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

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

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

Brian James, the original member and bass player for The Damned, has died at age 70. James was a member of The Damned from 1976 to 1978 and 1988 to 1991. He last performed with the band in 2022. Brian ...