There is some debate about who holds the title of the first punk rock band. Some say it was the Ramones who helped make CBGB in New York City a hub for the rising genre and the subculture that ...

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

Brian James, an important figure in the British punk rock movement in the 1970s, died Thursday, March 6. He was 70. The ...

The Damned founding member Brian James has died aged 70, a representative has confirmed ... was the debut full-length release by a UK punk group. He wrote the UK punk single, New Rose, and ...

Brian James, the founding guitarist for the visionary and influential U.K. punk band The Damned, has died. He was 70. James' death on March 6 was confirmed on his official Facebook page ...

Brian James, the pioneering punk guitarist who co-founded The Damned, died Thursday at the age of 70. The talented musician .