Thanks, boss. Yes, there are the proto-punk records from the likes of the Dolls, the Stooges and MC5, but really, in 1976, ...

Brian James, founding guitarist and songwriter of seminal British punk group The Damned who later played with Stiv Bators in ...

Brian James penned "New Rose," the first U.K. punk single, and helped kick off both hardcore and goth subcultures.

Sadly, Brian James, founding member of The Damned has passed away. He was 70. He died at his home with his family present.

The band released their debut single ‘New Rose’ in October of that year, and in February 1977 dropped their debut album ‘Damned Damned Damned’ – the record scored an 8/10 review from NME.

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

"Founding member of The Damned, writer of the first ever UK punk single, New Rose, Brian was the principal songwriter of the band’s debut album, Damned Damned Damned, which was released in ...

Brian James, founding guitarist of the Damned, has died. No cause of death has been shared, though he passed peacefully with his family by his side. He was 70.

they released one album, Mad for the Racket, in 2000. On two occasions, James reunited with the Damned, first for a string of reunion shows in 1988 and 1989, and then again in 2022.