168 Songs of Hatred and Failure - A History of Manic Street Preachers: Hardback Book Fred again.. Manchester 1986 and Live in

Manchester 1986 and Live in Brixton

emanating from Cardiff’s post-industrial docklands

King Tubby and Super Cat

With the 67th contest taking place in the UK in May

NOW is proud to present the next instalment in our ongoing Millennium series - NOW - Millennium 2002 - 2003

168 Songs of Hatred and Failure - A History of Manic Street Preachers: Hardback Book Fred again.. Manchester 1986 and Live inThe story of Manic Street Preachers is unique in pop. Raging out of the stricken mining communities of south Wales in the late 80s, they were bonded by friendships, family ties and a self styled 'geometry of contempt', whereby James Dean Bradfield and Sean Moore would orchestrate the daring intellectual broadsides written by Richey Edwards and Nicky Wire. Seemingly condemned to mere cult status by a cruel juncture of artistic triumph, commercial