168 SONGS OF HATRED AND FAILURE is officially a Sunday Times bestseller and will be #7 in this weekend’s chart. Huge congratulations @keithcameron2.bsky.social! Thank you to everyone who has bought a copy or come to an event, the record stores and bookshops who have supported this special book…

Looking forward to getting stuck into this beauty. #ManicStreetPreachers @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social @keithcameron2.bsky.social

Some thoughts on 'This Ain't Rock 'n' Roll' by @danielrachel.bsky.social due out next month through @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social A thread 1/9 A vital, chilling, and impactful documentation of pop music’s incessant obsession with Nazism and the culture's willingness to look the other way...

With 168 SONGS OF HATRED AND FAILURE, @keithcameron2.bsky.social ‘has crafted the definitive account of this remarkable band’s discography to date – one that demands to be heard in full.’ Observer review by Lewis Huxley observer.co.uk/culture/book...

Collected my pre-order of the new Manic Street Preachers book from @bookhaus.bsky.social today. Looking forward to reading it (while listening to the corresponding songs if I can!)

Heading to Leeds next month for Small Distractions Literary Salon, where I’ll be in conversation with Amy McCarthy. Come one and all. www.seetickets.com/tour/small-d...

Today’s the day… @keithcameron2.bsky.social’s 168 SONGS OF HATRED AND FAILURE is out now. A ‘completely definitive’ and ‘exhilarating’ history of Manic Street Preachers through 168 of their tracks.

Happy publication day to @keithcameron2.bsky.social and @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social 168 Songs Of Hatred And Failure is available now. #ManicStreetPreachers

168 Songs Of Hatred And Failure: A History Of Manic Street Preachers Reviewed: “Completely definitive - ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐” Out this week on White Rabbit Books, MOJO writer Keith Cameron presents a masterful, forensic exploration of the Welsh iconoclasts, via their songs...

Last chance to try win this genuinely incredible prize... Pre-order a copy of 168 SONGS OF HATRED AND FAILURE from Waterstones and you'll be entered into a draw to win one of Nicky Wire's own personalised guitars, signed by the band. Closes midnight tomorrow! www.waterstones.com/win/168-song...

Some great shots from last week's Manics + @keithcameron2.bsky.social event with @resident-music.com 📸 With thanks to Mike Burnell (iso400photoblog.wordpress.com)

168 SONGS OF HATRED AND FAILURE 📍 Earth, Hackney 🗓️ 5.9.2025 James Dean Bradfield and Nicky Wire of Manic Street Preachers, performing, signing, and in conversation with author @keithcameron2.bsky.social

That was a special one. Thank you to everyone who came to Earth last night to hear @keithcameron2.bsky.social discuss 168 SONGS OF HATRED AND FAILURE with James Dean Bradfield and Nicky Wire - and biggest thanks to James and Nicky for performing and signing. An incredible band, an incredible night.

28 SEPTEMBER 2025 www.convenanzafestival.com

Book 35 was The Absence by Budgie. Really enjoyed this. A very honest look at himself that never feels self indulgent (& has some great tour tales). Thoroughly recommended (plus he is the BEST drummer so there’s that too). @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social @tomnoble.bsky.social

‘This is heaven for Manics fans’ Another incredible review for @keithcameron2.bsky.social’s 168 SONGS OF HATRED AND FAILURE, this time from the Sunday Times… www.thetimes.com/magazines/cu...

FINAL CALL FOR MANICS EVENTS NEXT WEEK... James Dean Bradfield and Nicky Wire join author @keithcameron2.bsky.social to celebrate his new book 168 SONGS OF HATRED AND FAILURE, with conversation and music in Brighton (Thurs) and London (Fri) 🎟️ geni.us/168SongsEvents

The fierce new paperback cover of Base Notes has just landed courtesy of @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social -- and is now available to preorder at your local independent bookshop. If you squint, you’ll see ‘Clive Loves Dawn’ written on the number plate… store.whiterabbitbooks.co.uk/products/bas...

Spoke to Budgie about #siouxsieandthebanshees, #theslits, #thecreatures, #spitfireboys, #biginjapan and his excellent memoir The Absence for the new issue of Vive Le Rock magazine. Available from all good newsagents. @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social

It’s not out until February next year but this incredible new paperback jacket is too good not to share right now… BASE NOTES, the olfactory memoir from @adellestripe.bsky.social (Other editions available now from all the usual places if you can’t wait that long to read)

New on my Substack. Part One of The Book of Airdrie: A Life in Pieces. Subscribe to read or redeem your one-off free read here: reversediorama.substack.com/p/the-book-o... @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social @memorialdevice.bsky.social

Big exciting day: the paperback second edition of CUREPEDIA, my book about The Cure @thecure.com, now fully updated to include Songs Of A Lost World (and related singles, gigs etc), is out NOW! Available from usual stockists, or order via the @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social website: geni.us/Curepedia

Out NOW in a fully updated new paperback edition: @simonprice.bsky.social's #TheCure masterpiece, CUREPEDIA. An epic book that has been praised as the definitive document and account of their remarkable career, now with all the details and stories around Songs of a Lost World geni.us/Curepedia

A look at the copies of 168 SONGS OF HATRED AND FAILURE, @keithcameron2.bsky.social's epic, definitive history of Manic Street Preachers, written with the band's full co-operation. Available 11 September geni.us/168Songs

Reminder of this incredible prize for Manic Street Preachers fans... Pre-order 168 SONGS OF HATRED AND FAILURE from Waterstones online and you could win one of Nicky Wire's own guitars, signed by the band. Find out more here: www.waterstones.com/win/168-song...

Muchos gracias to @tomnoble.bsky.social and the gaffer @leebrackstone.bsky.social @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social for this magesterial @keithcameron2.bsky.social tome. One of NME's final cohort of great writers, on the band whose profund influence on YoungStu in the 90's continues to resonate even now.

This will be awesome. First two books are brilliant, super-excites for this.

'The resulting volume replaces the familiar caricature with a rounded picture of a real person – one who is as flawed and complex as the man that he managed' @louderthanwar.bsky.social review of Peter Guralnick's THE COLONEL AND THE KING louderthanwar.com/the-colonel-...

The first reviews for 168 SONGS OF HATRED AND FAILURE are starting to land, including a ★★★★★ rave in the latest issue of Mojo... @keithcameron2.bsky.social's history of Manic Street Preachers, out next month: geni.us/168Songs

📰| Keith Cameron's forthcoming book '168 Songs Of Hatred And Failure: A History Of Manic Street Preachers' receives a ★★★★★ review in this month’s MOJO (October 2025), out now. #ManicStreetPreachers | @keithcameron2.bsky.social | #168SongsOfHatredAndFailure | @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social

Excited to announce the paperback second edition of CUREPEDIA, my book about The Cure @thecure.com‬ now fully updated to include Songs Of A Lost World (and related singles, gigs etc) & more. Available 28 Aug - preorder now! Full details at the @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social website: geni.us/Curepedia

A fully updated edition of @simonprice.bsky.social's modern classic CUREPEDIA lands later this month. Vastly detailed yet incredibly pacy and entertaining, this is a uniquely kaleidoscopic portrait of #TheCure and a must-read for any fans of the legendary band. geni.us/Curepedia

As Warp reissue the first two albums from The Sabres Of Paradise, WR's Lee Brackstone reflects on how Andrew Weatherall led bandmates Gary Burns and Jagz Kooner on a determined excursion through the twinkling, psychedelic sonic margins... via @thequietus.com | thequietus.com/quietus-revi...

'Guralnick’s book offers the most rounded, complex and myth-dispelling understanding of him we are ever likely to get' Brilliant Guardian piece by @eamonn-forde.bsky.social, as he speaks to Peter Guralnick about his new book on Elvis's manager Colonel Tom Parker www.theguardian.com/music/2025/a...

New book announcement! LYNCHIAN: THE SPELL OF DAVID LYNCH, an exploration into why his work has such a profound impact on us. Out in November, pre-order link in bio, some details in my newsletter... It is happening again!

#GirlsToTheFront @elizabethalker.bsky.social @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social

OUT TODAY...SHOUTING OUT LOUD: Lives of The Raincoats @audreyjgolden.bsky.social's authorised biography of the 'godmothers of grunge', who reimagined the nature of experimental music and DIY design and have been an influence for so, so many. geni.us/ShoutingOutL... (Special edition out 14 August)

Very limited tickets remaining for the 168 Songs events in Brighton (with @resident-music.com) and London (with Rough Trade) this September. A night of conversation, music and signing with Nicky Wire, James Dean Bradfield and author Keith Cameron. geni.us/168SongsEvents

Our friends @waterstones.bsky.social are running 25% off online pre-orders for some of our upcoming gems... Use code SUMMER25 for money off the Manics, Elvis, Curepedia and more: www.waterstones.com/campaign/jul... @danielrachel.bsky.social @simonprice.bsky.social @keithcameron2.bsky.social

Listen back to today's BBC Radio 6 show where I talk about SHOUTING OUT LOUD: LIVES OF THE RAINCOATS! @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Excellent news just in... Budgie is now a Sunday Times bestseller, and his memoir THE ABSENCE will be at No.5 in the charts this weekend! Huge thanks to all the readers, bookshops and record stores who have supported this book - and congratulations Budgie 🙏

This is a genuinely incredible prize for Manic Street Preachers fans... Pre-order 168 SONGS OF HATRED AND FAILURE from @waterstones.bsky.social and you could win one of Nicky Wire's own guitars, signed by the band. Find out more here: www.waterstones.com/win/168-song...

Issue 3 of Groovy Times opens with an interview author David Keenan He talks first gigs, record reviewing and Volcanic Tongue (record shop, book & compilation) @reversediorama.bsky.social @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social @disciples.bsky.social @unsunghunger.bsky.social groovy-times.com/david-keenan/

'Intimate. Wounded. Sensational. I didn't just read The Absence. I devoured it' Rupert Thompson It's finally here: Budgie's memoir is officially published today! 🥁 Find it in your local bookshop, record store or from geni.us/Budgie

Such an interesting evening with Budgie in conversation with @simonprice.bsky.social at Komedia We heard all about his family, relationships and what it’s like to be in about 6289174 different bands🥁 @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social

On this weekends Indie Brunch for @louderthanwar.bsky.social I'm joined by our very own @audreyjgolden.bsky.social to chat about her new book, Shouting Out Loud : Lives of The Raincoats which is due to be published on 31st July via @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social

It's publication week for Budgie! His memoir THE ABSENCE is out this Thursday, and his tour continues this week with dates in Liverpool tonight, then Swansea, Brighton (@resident-music.com), launch day in London, Belfast and Bath. Final pre-orders and event tickets at geni.us/Budgie

JUST IN! 'The Absence: Memoirs of a Banshee Drummer' by Budgie The Banshee of St. Helens has written his memoirs, and there’s a signed record shops-only edition about. @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social www.normanrecords.com/records/2076...

Coming later this month... SHOUTING OUT LOUD: Lives of The Raincoats @audreyjgolden.bsky.social's ultimate, authorised biography of this pioneering group of women, the 'godmothers of grunge' Out 31 July, with special edition following on 14 August geni.us/ShoutingOutL...

SIGNED copies of 'The Absence: Memoirs of a Banshee Drummer' by Budgie have just arrived! The autobiography of the incredible drummer for Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Creatures, The Slits & more! You'll be Spellbound (etc..) Order HERE! biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...