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It's publication week for Budgie! THE ABSENCE is out this Thursday, and his tour continues with Liverpool (@WaterstonesLPL) tonight, then Swansea, Brighton (@residentmusic), @RoughTrade East, @BlackBoxBelfast + @ToppingsBath. Final pre-orders + tickets at geni.us/Budgie

#nowreading @HarrySword Harry Sword - Monolithic Undertow: In Search Of Sonic Oblivion from 2022 on @WhiteRabbitBks taken me ages to get round to reading this, but didn't take me long once I started, really enjoyed the section about John Cale, thanks

Yet to pick up a book bundle for our @Manics + Keith Cameron event over at Corn Exchange? Now's the time to do it... Make sure you don't miss out on this. It's going to be one incredibly special evening. Book + entry here: link.dice.fm/Qad0e30ac604

A reminder that, in a week's time (July 31), I'll be interviewing Budgie after he's read from his tremendous, brutally honest 'The Absence' book at Rough Trade Berlin. A few tickets are still available here: dice.fm/event/dkxe6e-b…

Pre-order ‘168 Songs of Hatred and Failure’ from @Waterstones and you could win one of Nicky Wire’s own guitars, signed by the band. Written by @KeithCameron2, the book tells the story of Manic Street Preachers through their music, words and the moments that shaped them.…

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 @Tuwhit2Whoo 🙏

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

'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. Congratulations @Tuwhit2Whoo! 🥁 Find it in your local bookshop or record store geni.us/Budgie

Such an interesting evening with Budgie in conversation with @simon_price01 at @KomediaBrighton We heard all about his family, relationships and what it’s like to be in about 6289174 different bands🥁

The legendary Budgie earlier this week, talking about The Absence, his brilliant and moving autobiography, and sharing memories of childhood, the Banshees and actual budgies! @ScotsPostPunk @WhiteRabbitBks @NewWaveAndPunk @Notoldjustexpe1

Really enjoyed Budgie @StripJointGlas & spoke to him before it started & he'd just been to Beeb & grilled by Billy Sloan he said,a very insightful Evening.

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 normanrecords.com/records/207669…

Coming later this month... SHOUTING OUT LOUD: Lives of The Raincoats @audreyjgolden'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/ShoutingOutLoud

Author @DanielRachel69 new book provides a much-needed critical examination of pop music's relationship with fascism, shedding new light on an urgent subject Join Daniel in conversation at #Louder2025 Sat 15th Nov, 8pm @innsideuk #Manchester All tickets: tinyurl.com/28rp8r9b

One of the most celebrated music memoirs of recent years is now in paperback. The wildly funny and improbably moving NEVER UNDERSTOOD by William & Jim Reid of @TheMaryChain. VERY limited numbers of the WR + record store editions still available too geni.us/NeverUnderstood

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Here's a look at the copies of @Tuwhit2Whoo's memoir THE ABSENCE... Officially published 17 July, his tour starts next week, and there are a limited number of signed copies still available for pre-order from select independent record stores and bookshops: geni.us/Budgie

The Abergavenny date on the @Manics 168 Songs of Hatred and Failure book tour is already SOLD OUT. And tickets are flying for Brighton (@residentmusic) and London (@RoughTrade)... geni.us/168SongsEvents

Delighted to announce I will be interviewing the legendary Budgie at @RoughTradeRecs Berlin in late July when he launches his long-awaited memoir for @WhiteRabbitBks. Reserve your tickets now before it’s too late!