Down by law

A paranoid hostage drama in 1970s Indianapolis; the secret of eternal life; generational trauma in Germany; and more…

Written about “sexual repression causing incredible desire among a school full of boys”, it was a No.1 across Europe, but a US flop.

Following Richey Edwards’ disappearance and the “commercial disaster” of The Holy Bible , the MANIC STREET PREACHERS were told that this is the end. Instead, they roared back with an unassailable anthem heralding one of the biggest British albums of the ’90s. Sam Richards celebrates 30 years of Everything Must Go : “It was the most spectacular feeling,” says Nicky Wire. “That period when you go over the top...”

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Lola Young Eight Weeks Looking back, moving forwards, defying the odds 336pp. Penguin. Paperback, £10.99. Lola Young has been a crossbench member of the House of Lords since 2004. She is also an emeri

Simon Neil leads a back on top Biffy ...