Manic Street Preachers: 168 Songs of Hatred and Failure, a conversation with Keith Cameron live at the Talking Shop at Green Man 2025
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A journalist since 1988, Keith Cameron is currently a contributing editor at MOJO. He previously worked for Sounds and New Musical Express, and his writing has appeared in The Guardian, The Times, Scotland On Sunday, Kerrang! and Q. His many and varied interviewees include AC/DC, Arctic Monkeys, Kate Bush, Nick Cave, Paul McCartney, Nirvana, Oasis, R.E.M., Keith Richards, Bruce Springsteen, U2 and The Velvet Underground. He is author of Mudhoney: The Sound And The Fury From Seattle, acclaimed by Mark Lanegan as “the definitive book on ’90s Seattle music”. His second book, 168 Songs Of Hatred And Failure: A History Of Manic Street Preachers, is published by White Rabbit in September 2025.
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