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50 Years of Punk review – rock’n’roll rebels fondly recall the filth and fury a half-century on

Glen Matlock, Viv Albertine and Rat Scabies revisit the music, clothes and disgusting spitting in a likable documentary marking half a century of British punk

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17

“It could hardly have been more in tune with the gothic scene’s aesthetic preferences if it had come with free bat wings”: The pioneering British punk band who embraced the darkness to make a classic 80s goth album

With 1985’s Phanasmagoria, The Damned made one of the great goth-punk albums

Louder · Jul 19

"She dumped the baby on me and Joe Strummer and f***ed off for three days." That time a world famous rock star got shocked members of The Clash and The Damned to babysit her daughter while she went out partying

Two Punks And A Baby: A Hollywood Tale

Louder · Mar 17

The Damned founding member Brian James dies aged 70

He wrote the UK punk single, New Rose, and was behind the creation of their first record.

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025

Never mind the back pain: how rock’s drummers cope with furious sets in their 70s

From Rat Scabies of the Damned to Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols, we ask rock and punk’s greatest drummers how they deal with long nights of fast songs – and uncover a story of arthritis, cardio and turmeric oil

The Guardian - UK · Jan 6, 2025

"We didn't have a clue what we were doing, but the first playback was one of those moments you never forget": How The Damned took four days and lots of cider to kickstart a revolution

The Sex Pistols may have got all the headlines and The Clash the critical acclaim, but The Damned trumped them all

Louder · Jun 18, 2024

"If we make this record and it sells, then if nothing else some of our heroes can get some royalties": The stories of the songs that powered Guns N' Roses' strangest and most understood album

Thirty years ago, Guns N’ Roses released The Spaghetti Incident?, an album of covers, and brought a load of mostly obscure, mostly punk-rock tracks to a wider audience

Metal Hammer · Jan 10, 2024

"Be careful what you wish for!" Rat Scabies returns to The Damned, as the punk legends announce UK tour with their early '80s line-up

Rat Scabies is back in The Damned alongside Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible and Paul Gray, reuniting the line-up who last played together in 1989

Louder · Nov 21, 2023

How The Damned made Darkadelic, their surprise contender for Album Of The Year

Re-made and remodelled, with acclaimed album Darkadelic echoing glorious moments from their post-punk past, The Damned head into the future with much to offer

Louder · Jun 22, 2023