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Rock ‘n’ Roll Book Club @rnrbook-club.bsky.social · 2d

Next week - we welcome @keithcameron2.bsky.social to Walthamstow’s Mothers Ruin

Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-history-...

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Keith Cameron @keithcameron2.bsky.social · 3d

Hi ho rock’n’roll, deliver me from nowhere… 👇

MOJO Magazine @mojomagazine.bsky.social · 4d

Including the fabled ‘Electric Nebraska’ sessions, new edition reveals the mythic origin story of Springsteen’s bleak masterpiece. Read MOJO's review in full.

Bruce Springsteen: Nebraska '82 Review

www.mojo4music.com

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White Rabbit Books @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social · 5d

Reminder for Manics fans - this is happening 1 week today in Walthamstow, with @keithcameron2.bsky.social and @rnrbook-club.bsky.social. Ticket link below...

White Rabbit Books @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social · 20d

Another great 168 SONGS OF HATRED AND FAILURE event coming up with @keithcameron2.bsky.social, celebrating his Sunday Times bestselling history of Manic Street Preachers...

With @rnrbook-club.bsky.social for their brilliant Music Maps podcast

22 Oct - TICKETS: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-history-...

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Rock ‘n’ Roll Book Club @rnrbook-club.bsky.social · 7d

Next week - Walthamstow @keithcameron2.bsky.social on The Manics
@musicmaps.bsky.social

🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-history-...

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Keith Cameron @keithcameron2.bsky.social · 12d

US pub date is November 11, on Mobius.

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Rock ‘n’ Roll Book Club @rnrbook-club.bsky.social · 12d

Two weeks tonight we welcome author @keithcameron2.bsky.social to Walthamstow for the deepest of dives into the history of The Manic Street Preachers 📕 168 Songs of Hatred and Failure @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social

🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-history-...

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Keith Cameron @keithcameron2.bsky.social · 12d

Indeed! Definitely worth staying awake for…

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Keith Cameron @keithcameron2.bsky.social · 13d

Attention all Manics-loving insomniacs – I’ll be talking 168 Songs Of Hatred And Failure with Paul Ross on @talksport.com Extra Time later.

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Keith Cameron @keithcameron2.bsky.social · 18d

Congratulations Justin, great to see it.

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TRE - Talk Radio Europe @tre.radio · 18d

On Let's Talk with Giles Brown from 10.00CET - Étienne Ghys with 'The Football: The Amazing Mathematics of the World's Most Watched Object', and @keithcameron2.bsky.social on '168 Songs of Hatred and Failure: A History of Manic Street Preachers'

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Keith Cameron @keithcameron2.bsky.social · 23d

And the clown circus rolls on.

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Keith Cameron @keithcameron2.bsky.social · 24d

The wonderful new Cate Le Bon album is out today.

MOJO Magazine @mojomagazine.bsky.social · 25d

“A warm bath infused with rare essences of chorus and reverb - ⭐⭐⭐⭐”

Seventh album from Welsh sonic sorcerer Cate Le Bon features The Velvet Underground’s John Cale and a wash of heartache-soothing FX balm. Read MOJO's review and the tracklisting in full...

Cate Le Bon - Michelangelo Dying Review: Sophisti-pop succour

Seventh album from Welsh sonic sorcerer Cate Le Bon features The Velvet Underground's John Cale and heartache-soothing FX balm. Read MOJO's review in full.

www.mojo4music.com

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White Rabbit Books @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social · 26d

The 168 Songs of Hatred and Failure playlist: an official Spotify playlist featuring (almost) every Manic Street Preachers track featured in @keithcameron2.bsky.social's Sunday Times bestselling book.

Listen here: manicstreetpreachers.lnk.to/168-songs

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Rock ‘n’ Roll Book Club @rnrbook-club.bsky.social · 29d

Another fine week for music book sales. Huge congrats to @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social @keithcameron2.bsky.social for your deserved Sunday Times Bestseller placing. Dan Jennings and Weller too!

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Keith Cameron @keithcameron2.bsky.social · Sep 18

Thanks Robert, glad you’re enjoying it.

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Keith Cameron @keithcameron2.bsky.social · Sep 18

This is excellent: a funny, candid depiction of illness and the reality of rock’n’roll life.

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White Rabbit Books @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social · Sep 17

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…

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Keith Cameron @keithcameron2.bsky.social · Sep 17

Ace review, Jon!

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Keith Cameron @keithcameron2.bsky.social · Sep 14

Thanks Justin, great to meet you!

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White Rabbit Books @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social · Sep 11

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.

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Forever Delayed @foreverdelayed.bsky.social · Sep 10

🎙️| Listen again to Nicky Wire and Keith Cameron discuss '168 Songs Of Hatred And Failure: A History Of Manic Street Preachers' with Huw Stephens on BBC 6 Music

#ManicStreetPreachers | @keithcameron2.bsky.social | #168SongsOfHatredAndFailure

Manic Street Preachers & Keith Cameron - BBC Radio 6 Music - Huw Stephens - 09/09/2025

YouTube video by MSPpedia

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Forever Delayed @foreverdelayed.bsky.social · Sep 10

🎫📚| Tonight Manic Street Preachers and Keith Cameron conclude their 168 Songs Of Hatred And Failure tour at Abergavenny Borough Theatre 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

#ManicStreetPreachers | @keithcameron2.bsky.social | #168SongsOfHatredAndFailure

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Keith Cameron @keithcameron2.bsky.social · Sep 9

Hatred and Failure alert! I’m joining Nicky Wire to discuss my new Manics book on Huw Stephens’ BBC 6Music show today from 6pm.

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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · Sep 8

Here's my review for @mojomagazine.bsky.social of @keithcameron2.bsky.social's brilliant new Manics book. Hugely recommended www.mojo4music.com/articles/sto...

Manic Street Preachers 168 Songs Of Hatred And Failure Review

MOJO writer Keith Cameron presents a masterful, forensic exploration of the Manic Street Preachers via their music. Read the ★★★★★ review in full.

www.mojo4music.com

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White Rabbit Books @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social · Sep 8

And you can see @keithcameron2.bsky.social in conversation with @juderogers.bsky.social about 168 SONGS OF HATRED AND FAILURE this Thursday at Swansea's Elysium Gallery, with Cover to Cover bookshop www.ticketsource.co.uk/cover-to-cov...

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