You Love Us - The cult, the chaos, the eyeliner. A Manic Street Preachers podcast.

In this episode of You Love Us, we ride into the world of resilience, rhythm and rebellion. Our guest is Bert Sheffield  three-time Paralympian, three-time World Championships Para Equestrian, who opens up about how the Manic Street Preachers became a source of inspiration and motivation throughout her journey.From the adrenaline of the arena to the defiance of Faster, we explore how the Manics’ music - fierce, literate, uncompromising - fuelled her competitive fire and shaped her outlook on life. This is about more than medals. It’s about how music can be the engine that drives you forward, even when the world says you can’t.You can find Bert at www.hearthorsedressage.comFollow the podcast on Instagram @youloveuspodcast

The Manic Street Preachers have conquered the charts with Everything Must Go, but Richey’s absence is now absolute, and Nicky Wire is holding the pen alone for the first time.We look at the release of This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours — a record that swapped punk grit for widescreen melancholy, topped the charts, and made the Manics stadium kings.From Welsh volunteers in the Spanish Civil War to barefoot bass takes in a creaky French château… from political fury in S.Y.M.M. to the unexpected tenderness of Born a Girl — we explore the stories, the recording sessions, the quotes, the critical reception, and the moment this band entered their imperial phase.📱 Follow us on Instagram: @youloveuspodcast#YouLoveUsPodcast #ManicStreetPreachers #ThisIsMyTruthTellMeYours #IfYouTolerateThis #NickyWire #JamesDeanBradfield #SeanMoore #WelshMusic #Britpop #Manics

When Richey Edwards disappeared in February 1995, it wasn’t just a bandmate that vanished — it was the soul, the scribe, and the symbol of the Manic Street Preachers’ darkest poetry.In this emotional episode, we delve into the aftermath: the grief, the silence, and the question that haunted them — what now?We chart the band’s rebirth, from near-collapse to creative resurrection, through the recording of Everything Must Go. We’ll talk Nicky’s lyrics, James’ new resolve, Sean’s grounding force — and the ghost of Richey that lingers in every note.This is the story of survival, soundtracked by strings, sorrow, and stadium-sized ambition.🎧 Listen now on your favourite podcast platform or right here: @youloveuspodcast📲 Follow & join the conversation: #YouLoveUsPodcast #ManicStreetPreachers #EverythingMustGo #RicheyEdwards #MSPHistory #WelshRock #ManicsForever

Episode 2: Richey’s Mirror – Art, Pain, and The Holy BibleIn this gripping chapter of You Love Us, we plunge into the black heart of the Manic Street Preachers’ most harrowing masterpiece: The Holy Bible (1994). As the band’s political fury sharpened and their artistic vision turned bleakly prophetic, lyricist Richey Edwards descended into a storm of self-destruction.We explore how the Manics weaponised press manipulation, poetry, and polemic to challenge the complacency of British culture – and how Richey’s spiralling mental state fused with brutal honesty to create an album unlike anything before or since.A raw journey into beauty, horror, and truth – this is the sound of a band on the edge, and a mirror held up to the darkest corners of the human soul.📸 Follow us: @youloveuspodcast📧 Contact: youlovesuspodcast@gmail.com#YouLoveUsPodcast #ManicStreetPreachers #RicheyEdwards #TheHolyBible #MSP #90sMusic #AlternativeRock #PostPunk #MusicPodcast #Britpop #CultAlbums #PodcastRecommendation #WelshRock #MusicObsessed #DarkAlbums #ArtAndPain #PodcastLife #MusicHistory

Episode 1 – Paint It RedWelcome to You Love Us, the podcast devoted to the legacy, chaos, and brilliance of the Manic Street Preachers. In our debut episode, Paint It Red, we dive deep into the band’s incendiary origins. From the small-town childhoods in Blackwood to eyeliner, spray-paint, and slogans—this is the story of how four Welsh teenagers formed a band with ambition as big as their riffs.We trace their early years, the formation of the Manics, and the furious energy behind their debut album Generation Terrorists, followed by the sleeker, darker edge of Gold Against the Soul. Idealism, slogans, and swagger meet raw ambition and heartbreak in the early chapters of the Manics’ myth.Follow us on Instagram: @youloveuspodcastEmail: youloveuspodcast@gmail.com