As the guitarist and main songwriter for the Damned, he helped spark an explosion on the British music scene in the 1970s.

Critically acclaimed psychedelic Montreal four-piece rock and roll band The Damn Truth return to the UK for an 11-date ...

Sister-trio-led rock band HAIM released their new single Relationships on March 12 ... Sharing the news of the release on Instagram, the band wrote: “This one took us 7 damn years to crack but we’re ...

Later that year, James left the band but returned for a spell in the 1980s and again in 2022. “If things are flat and boring and you’re being programmed to be like your grandparents then something’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

Image: The Damned in 1978. Pic: Sheila Rock/Shutterstock James' fellow band member, bassist Raymond "Captain Sensible" Burns, said in an Instagram post: "The riffmeister, Brian has gone - that ...

LEGENDARY punk rock guitarist Brian James who founded ... true gentleman", was globally recognised for his role in the band The Damned. He was hailed as the writer of the first ever UK punk ...

Brian left The Damned after the release of their second album and went on to found short-lived band Tanz Der Youth ... Brian worked with a number of rock 'n' roll stars including Iggy Pop ...

The Oscar-nominated actor, 50, has taken his fandom for the rock band to new heights in recent years, touring some of their ...

Brian James, the founding member and guitarist of the influential British punk band The Damned and an architect of the British punk rock movement, died on March 6, 2025, in Seaford, East Sussex, ...