One of the foremost British horror writers of any generation, James Herbert, died yesterday aged 69 and left a huge hole in the genre and millions of fans around the globe grieving for his passing.
The master of psychological horror had given his readers terrifying blood curdling moments through-out a 39 year career that started in 1974 with the release of the book The Rats and finished only recently with the paperback release of the 2012 novel Ash.
Originally published by L.S. Media. February 12th 2009.
Back in August of last year, two of the original members (Simon Crowe and Garry Roberts) of the Boomtown Rats got together with Peter Barton and Darren Beale to play their first full gig as The Rats at the Bilston Robin. It was a night that didn’t disappoint. Six months down the line and the band, if anything, have got tighter and an awful lot of the old magic was in evidence for the audience to see.
Originally published by The Birmingham Mail. August 2008.
During the last few years, there has been an abundance of 70’s and 80’s bands making comebacks but one act resisting the clamour to reform was the Boomtown Rats – until now.
With no chance of Bob Geldolf rejoining, it has been left to original members Simon Crowe back to doing what he does best on drums and Garry Roberts on guitar, they were joined by Peter Barton on vocals and the impressive Darren Beale on guitar.