Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brian James of The Damned in London in 1979. (Erica Echenberg / Redferns via Getty Images) Brian James, the founding guitarist for ...

The Damned are the greatest punk rock band of all-time, so logic would also have it, that they are also the greatest rock and roll band of all time. I write this because punk rock is the only genre of ...

It's been an emotional year for The Damned. The classic punk band behind "New Rose," "Smash It Up" and "Neat Neat Neat" have spent most of 2025 on the road, playing to adoring fans across the world: ...

The "gritty party song," one of several tracks reimagined for the band's tribute album, was recently named among the year's ...

Monty [Oxy Moron, The Damned’s longtime keyboardist] and myself we’re listening to Ultimate Spinach on the way back from the studio the other day. For a meandering psych out, the musicianship is way ...

The Damned were one of the first bands to emerge from the West London rehearsal room that also produced the Sex Pistols and the Clash. Like the other members of the British punk “big three,” the ...

Brian James, co-founding guitarist with The Damned, died at the age of 70 on Mar. 6, his family confirmed. He was the lead songwriter for the band in their early years and wrote their 1977 track “New ...

San Antonio’s Paper Tiger welcomed a bill of UK punk pioneers Wednesday night, headlined by the Damned, a band known both for its smash-and-bash riffage and its trailblazing goth touches. The night ...

Brian James, founding guitarist in The Damned, died on Thursday, just a few weeks after his 70th birthday. The news was posted on his Facebook page: It is with great sadness that we announce the death ...

Brian James, co-founding guitarist with The Damned, died at the age of 70 on Mar. 6, his family confirmed. He was the lead songwriter for the band in their early years and wrote their 1977 track “New ...