Brian James, the pioneering punk guitarist who co-founded the Damned, died Thursday, March 6 at the age of 70. James’ death was confirmed with a statement on his Facebook page. While no cause of death ...

“The first record I ever bought was I’m A Moody Guy by Shane Fenton, who became Alvin Stardust. I was so young that I had to get my mum to buy it – I was five or something. I still love that ...

The Damned have announced that Captain Sensible will not be playing with the band on their upcoming US shows in May with Blondie due to travel restrictions. He will be playing on their shows in the UK ...

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 ...

James formed The Damned in 1976 with bandmates Captain Sensible, Dave Vanian and Rat Scabies. That year, they released what ...

The genial Captain Sensible got in touch to tell us about his favourite LPs, from Stereolab to the Bee Gees, Soft Machine to Felt and Jimi Hendrix. Damned live photo by Dod Morrison. Punk hero Captain ...

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On X, James’ former Damned bandmate Captain Sensible (Raymond Burns) wrote, “We’re shocked to hear that creator of @thedamned, our great chum Brian James has sadly gone. A lovely bloke that ...

As the best bits collated here show, solo Sensible traded in the same satirical Englishness as The Kinks and Madness ("Croydon", "A Nice Cup Of Tea"). To some, the Captain's 1982 No 1 romp through ...