Brian James, founding member of English punk-rock band The Damned, died Thursday (March 6). The guitarist was 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, founding guitarist of the legendary British punk band The Damned, has died. He was 70. His passing was confirmed ...

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 with The Damned and author of the UK's first punk single "New Rose", has died aged 70 ...

The Damned founding member Brian James has died aged 70, a representative has confirmed. Guitarist James was part of the ...

I hope you had a great week. I’m not sure if you’re aware but the great Brian James of the Damned has passed away. If you ...

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, co-founding guitarist with The Damned, died at the age of 70, his family confirmed in March 2025.

Written by the guitarist, it remains a classic of the genre with Blondie and Guns N Roses among those who've covered it.