Rat Scabies says The Damned earned some of their biggest royalty payments after Guns N’ Roses covered ‘New Rose’ and The Offspring recorded ‘Smash It Up’.

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 ...

Rat Scabies reveals how The Damned's Not Like Everybody Else became an emotional tribute to Brian James, including his final performance on The Last Time.

The Damned have announced a 50th anniversary concert at London’s OVO Arena Wembley, admitting they ‘never thought [they’d] make it this far’. Taking place on April 11, 2026, the show will see the band ...

Brian James, co-founding guitarist with The Damned, died at the age of 70 on Mar. 6, his family confirmed. He was the lead ...

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As the guitarist and main songwriter for the Damned, he helped spark an explosion on the British music scene in the 1970s. By Alex Williams Brian James, who helped spark the punk-rock revolution in ...

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Brian James, founding guitarist and songwriter of seminal British punk group The Damned who later played with Stiv Bators in The Lords of the New Church, died Thursday. He was 70. His family confirmed ...