The late guitarist is credited with writing what's considered the first British punk rock single and later collaborated with ...

Brian James, founding member of English punk-rock band The Damned, died Thursday (March 6). The guitarist was 70. The news ...

LEGENDARY punk rock guitarist Brian James who founded The Damned has sadly died aged 70. The iconic musician, who played with ...

There is some debate about who holds the title of the first punk rock band. Some say it was the Ramones who helped make CBGB in New York City a hub for the rising genre and the subculture that ...

The band epitomized the new punk spirit in rock, injecting a new destructive ... Her book is a living record of the ‘70s punk scene, which almost by its very definition, was ephemeral.

Brian James, the guitarist who was a founding member of iconic UK punk band The Damned, has died at the age of 70. His ...

James electrified the nascent UK punk-rock scene and fired its first salvo with the Damned's era-defining single, New Rose ...

Manics Street Preachers, The Alarm and Lostprophets, three of the most iconic bands ever to come from Wales, all have palpable punk rock roots. While punk has been thriving in Wales since the 70s ...

catchy and pointed song laden with slice-of-life lyrics fit in well with the burgeoning punk rock movement. Although they were more of a cult band in the U.S., they had numerous hits in their home ...

Brian James, founding member of English punk-rock band The Damned, died Thursday (March 6). The guitarist was 70. The news was shared with fans via a post on James’ Facebook page on the day of ...

He was 70. James’ death on March 6 ... Damned arguably kicked off both the hardcore punk and goth-rock subcultures in Southern California — bands like Black Flag were inspired by their ...