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

The Damned founding member Brian James has died aged 70, a representative has confirmed. Guitarist James was part of the original line-up of the group, whose debut album, 1977’s Damned Damned Damned, ...

After being hidden by boards for over 22 years, the fabled rats of Raul's mural re-emerged ... and Roky Erickson's re-emergence under the punk rock banner. Neither gone nor forgotten, the rats ...