‘We wouldn’t still be playing if we’d got stinking rich’: the Damned celebrate 50 years of punk, goth and holy grail hunting

An appetite for self-destruction left Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible and Rat Scabies hugely influential but financially insecure. They’re back with a big show and their first album together since 1995 ...

‘I Know That Sounds Corny’: The Damned Look Back on 50 Years & Pay Homage to Late Co-Founder Brian James

By Gary Graff The Damned was on the eve of a South American tour last March 6 when word came that its founding guitarist, Brian James, had passed away at the age of 74. It was news that hit hard, not ...