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“A unique symbol of punk’s emergence in the UK”: The Damned frontman Brian James’ iconic Gibson SG, the guitar that defined the sound of early UK punk, already set to exceed estimate at auction

The 1964 SG soundtracked the Damned’s first two records, and featured on the first punk single to ever be released in the UK

Guitar World

‘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

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“Each of them impacted the instrument in their own way, as luthiers, hitmakers, session players, or air guitar-inspiring soloists”: Remembering the guitarists we lost in 2025

2025 has been a big year for the guitar, but we've also had to sadly say goodbye to dozens of guitar greats, from many eras, and every imaginable genre. Here, we recognize those guitarists, and their contributions to the instrument

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Prime Video top 10 movies — here’s the 3 I’m adding to my watchlist this weekend (Nov. 22-23)

If you're looking for something to watch on Prime Video this weekend, here are the 3 best movies currently in the streaming service's top 10.

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The Damned cancel North American tour dates due to band member's 'catastrophic event' at home

The Damned have axed a handful of dates after an "unexpected" and "catastrophic event" at a band member's home.

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The Damned announce 50th anniversary show at Wembley Arena

The band will be supported by Peter Hook And The Light, The Loveless featuring Marc Almond and The Courettes.

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The Dammed guitarist Brian James buried at sea

The Dammed guitarist Brian James was buried at sea off the coast of Newhaven in East Sussex, England, his widow Minna has revealed.

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Guitarist with the punk band the Damned who wrote many of their songs, including their first single, New Rose

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"He built a campfire in the middle of his hotel room. It was kinda cute…" The mad, bad and dangerously daft story of The Damned

A fast history of punk legends The Damned. Includes: spit, vomit, cider, sulphate, haunted mansions, and "serious amounts of lunacy".

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“Brian’s vision of a music revolution had been absolutely spot on”: Punk icon Brian James, founder and former guitarist of the Damned, dies aged 70

James electrified the nascent UK punk-rock scene and fired its first salvo with the Damned's era-defining single, New Rose

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Brian James, founding guitarist of the Damned, dies aged 70

James was the lead songwriter for the trailblazing British punks’ first album Damned Damned Damned and went on to collaborate with artists such as Iggy Pop

The Guardian - UK

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

The Damned founding guitarist Brian James dead at 70

Brian James wrote much of The Damned's early material as they carved their place in punk rock history

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Iconic The Damned guitarist Brian James dead aged 70

After a career that involved shaping punk music history, Brian James, the legendary punk rock guitarist and founder of The Damned, has died aged 70.

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“One of the true pioneers of music – guitarist, songwriter, and true gentleman”: Brian James, punk rock guitar legend who played with The Damned and The Lords of the New Church, dies at 70

During his brief time with the Damned, James authored songs like New Rose, considered one of the foundational anthems of punk

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"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

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"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

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One of investing's most reliable, highly-recommended strategies is up over 11% this year—so why do leading financial advisors still say they rarely use it?

The classic 60-40 portfolio was never meant to be the end-all, be-all portfolio—it’s just “a good starting place," according to Vanguard's Todd Schlanger.

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"We figured, if we make this record some of our heroes can get some royalties": Guns N' Roses' Duff McKagan on the making of "The Spaghetti Incident?"

Duff and his Guns N' Roses bandmates thought their 1993 covers album would be a good way to shine a light on their punk rock heroes

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Students criticize the University of North Carolina's response to an active shooter emergency

Students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are criticizing the school’s response to a campus shooting that killed a faculty member

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Audio reveals 911 caller in University of North Carolina shooting immediately identified a suspect

A 911 recording indicates police in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, quickly received the name and description of the accused shooter just after a professor was fatally shot this week

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University of North Carolina student charged with murder of faculty member

Tailei Qi arrested Monday afternoon after fatal shooting of associate professor Zijie Yan caused university to lock down

The Independent UK

UNC students seen jumping from windows in heartwrenching videos during active shooter situation

Graduate students says it was ‘surreal seeing the mass panic,’ after hourslong lockdown

The Independent UK

Suspect's motive unclear in campus shooting that killed 1 at UNC Chapel Hill, police say

Police are searching for both the weapon and the motive in a shooting at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill that left one faculty member dead and prompted an hours-long lockdown

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Brickbat: One for My Trouble

Toronto, Canada, police officers Brian James and Thomas Victor have been charged with theft under $5,000, possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000, and breach of trust. Prosecutors said the men did not report two stolen bottles of Johnnie Walker Black Label scotch whisky they recovered from a man…

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