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Manic Street Preachers: theartsdesk Video Exclusive

by Russ CoffeyThursday, 2 December 2010

James Dean Bradfield: Working out the cha cha cha for this Sunday's performance on 'Strictly Come Dancing'

Diana Margarit

It's been a while since the pop/punk and post/pre-Richey comparisons have been made. Ironic considering how seemlessly the Manics slip between modes these days. Today theartsdesk brings you an exclusive preview of the live, power-popping video of "Hazleton Avenue", due for release next Monday to coincide with their live digital EP, Some Kind of Nothingness (available on iTunes).

Having had to postpone the Birmingham and London gigs in October due to James's laryngitis, tracks have been taken from elsewhere during the band's hugely successful tour, which recently took in Australia and the Far East. Whilst abroad the band have been furiously tweeting such nuggets of trivia as the fact that they enjoyed breakfasting with Leonard Cohen in Perth, but felt a little star-struck. Other fascinating tidbits include that they consider the Jenny and Johnny CD to be the album of the year, and that they still worry about what Mojo and Q think. But the real news is that they will be playing on this Sunday's Strictly Come Dancing, and Nicky Wire doesn't quite know what to wear. Try tangoing to that, Ann Widdecombe!

"Hazleton Avenue" recorded live at Hammersmith Working Man's Club:

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