BrianHaran published Caterham link with punk rock star Rat Scabies revealed

Caterham has a claim to fame with punk rock, a new exhibition has revealed.Rat Scabies, drummer with renowned punk band The Damned, recalls playing in the town during his early days.Real name Chris Millar, he played in a band called Rot in 1975, before joining The Damned the following year.At a Punk 1976-78 exhibition at the British Library, he wrote: "Rot played nothing except well over-the-top arty farty stuff."They made me put towels over my drums because I was too loud."We had...

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