This article contains mention of death. Brian James, the original guitarist and songwriter for The Damned and The Lords of ...

Brian James, founding guitarist and songwriter of seminal British punk group The Damned who later played in The Lords of the ...

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

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

Brian James, the founding guitarist for the Damned and writer of the first punk single, "New Rose," has died at the age of 70.

Punk legend Brian James, a founding member of The Damned and also part of supergroup The Lords of the New Church, has died at ...

A fast history of punk legends The Damned. Includes: spit, vomit, cider, sulphate, haunted mansions, and "serious amounts of lunacy".

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

The Damned founding member Brian James has died aged 70, a representative has confirmed. Guitarist James was part of the original line-up of the group, whose debut album, 1977’s Damned Damned Damned, ...

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, Engla ...

Brian James, founding guitarist of the pioneering UK punk band Damned, has died. His passing was confirmed in a statement posted on his Facebook page, though no cause of death has been shared. “It is ...

Brian James, founding guitarist and principal early songwriter for the legendary UK punk band The Damned, has died at the age ...