If a mod revival gets in full swing, this band hope to be on one of the front scooters.

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...”

It was in Monty Python’s Life of Brian where Reg, the leader of the People’s Front of Judea, played by John Cleese, asks his followers “What have the Romans ever done for us?” Amusingly his disciples

Welsh proggers Godsticks are back with their darkest, heaviest and most uncompromising material to date. Bandleader Darran Charles tells Prog all about VOiD , their upcoming live shows and why he’s keeping an open mind when it comes to audience reactions.

Simon Neil leads a back on top Biffy ...

Organic sounds and big psych jams from Brighton.