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

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

Brian James, founding guitarist and early principal songwriter for UK punk pioneers The Damned, has died. The news was shared ...

It was radical.” James returned to his Damned material in 2013, touring the UK with former bandmate Rat Scabies and re-recording Damned songs for his album, Damned If I Do. In 2022, James ...

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

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

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 ...