The Second Coming of Diamond Head Crater

By Keir Nathan Thomas

"A rip-roaring read ... Fantastically earthy, often laugh out loud ... Pulls back the covers on the U.K. music biz with the ghoulish glee of small boys yanking the wings off flies." — Irene Wood, Alwayswriteagain

"Spinal Tap meets Tony Parsons with a dash of Mancunian swagger ... A fun, entertaining read and will leave you with a smile on your face." — Ian Barker, author of One Hot Summer

Ever wanted to be a rock star? Danny did, and was, back when his Britpop band Diamond Head Crater scraped into the Top 10 over a decade ago. Since the band split-up he's lived a very ordinary life, as have the other band members – the drummer works as a fishmonger, the lead guitar player is disabled following a bike accident, the singer can't seem to keep out of jail, and Danny himself is training to be an accountant.

Danny's foundations are rocked when a fan email arrives – proving if nothing else that the band still has fans. Could now be the time to put Diamond Head Crater back on the road? Will Danny's relationship with girlfriend Jane survive the ups and downs of 21st century fame? And is the band ever going to be a realistic possibility with volatile singer Stripehead in front of the mic, and their cannabis-farming, peer-of-the-realm manager rewriting the Simon Cowell rulebook?

Within a few months the band goes from appearing in grotty Manchester pubs and being a laughing stock on YouTube to headlining at the Albert Hall in front of 20 million TV viewers... But things are about to go spectacularly and comically wrong.
Danny's foundations are rocked when a fan email arrives – proving if nothing else that the band still has fans. Could now be the time to put Diamond Head Crater back on the road? Will Danny's relationship with girlfriend Jane survive the ups and downs of 21st century fame? And is the band ever going to be a realistic possibility with volatile singer Stripehead in front of the mic, and their cannabis-farming, peer-of-the-realm manager rewriting the Simon Cowell rulebook?

Within a few months the band goes from appearing in grotty Manchester pubs and being a laughing stock on YouTube to headlining at the Albert Hall in front of 20 million TV viewers... But things are about to go spectacularly and comically wrong

• Language: English
• Publisher: Keir Nathan Thomas
• Release date: May 20, 2015

Keir Nathan Thomas

Keir Nathan Thomas was born in Bury, Lancashire in 1972 although where he was born has since been swallowed up into Greater Manchester. He spent his formative years in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, south Manchester, after his parents moved there when he was 10 years old. After graduating from university with a first class degree in Creative Arts Thomas worked as a journalist on magazines in London, eventually moving on to edit several. Later he commissioned, wrote and edited computer textbooks, winning an award for one, and in 2010 started a small poetry press called Puppywolf that he describes as a “professional hobby.” In recent years he’s written about writing for the two major creative writing magazines in the UK and blogged professionally, as well as becoming a best-selling Kindle author. The Second Coming of Diamond Head Crater is his first novel. He lives in Cheshire with his partner and two tuxedo cats. His website is http://keirthomas.com.

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