• Manic Street Preachers are an active and hugely popular band, with a devoted fan base. A new album is scheduled for 2018
• The band was bestowed a Godlike Genius Award by the NME.
• Numerous photo album books on the Manics have proved popular. This book is the first serious study of the band.
• Also looks at the British political landscape, the miners' strike, the Blair years, Britpop, US foreign policy, Cuba an