Manic Street Preachers Manic Street Preachers Manic Street Preachers are a Welsh rock band, formed in 1986 in Blackwood, Caerphilly and consisting of cousins James Dean Bradfield (lead vocals, lead guitar), and Sean Moore (drums, percussion, soundscapes), plus Nicky Wire (bass guitar, lyrics). They are often colloquially known as The Manics. Following the release of their first single, "Suicide Alley", the band was joined by Richey Edwards as co-lyricist and rhythm guitarist. The band's early albums were in a punk vein, eventually broadening to a greater alternative rock sound, whilst retaining a leftist politicisation. Their early combination of androgynous glam imagery and lyrics
Preachers of L.A. City, Atlanta and Dallas have also been mentioned. Preachers of L.A. Preachers of L.A. is an American reality television series that premiered October 9, 2013, on Oxygen. "Preachers of L.A." chronicles the lives of three bishops and three pastors from their work within the church to their personal lives at home. The preachers are adherents of prosperity theology, an offshoot of Pentecostalism. The series also encompasses the spouses of the men. In January 2014, Oxygen renewed the series for a second season with the original cast returning. It was announced that a spin-off "Preachers of Detroit" will debut on Oxygen