Though not as celebrated as the Sex Pistols, the Clash or Ramones, the Damned is one of punk rock's flagbearers -- in fact, the first in Britain to release a single, "New Rose" back in 1976. Three ...

The origins of punk rock have been fought over for years. But one can’t deny that a lot of proto-punk bands were birthed in the heart of America, from The Velvet Underground to The Stooges to ...

Angry, hard-edged punk music really was born in the United Kingdom - but unlike the British invasion bands of the 60's, the Sex Pistols and their contemporaries initially struggled to gain popularity ...

Brian James, who helped spark the punk-rock revolution in Britain in the 1970s as the lead guitarist and chief songwriter of the British band the Damned, bringing a rare degree of musicality to a ...

Vivienne Westwood, British Fashion Designer and Punk Style Icon, Dies at 81 “Vivienne continued to do the things she loved, up until the last moment, designing, working on her art, writing her ...

After about a year doing punk rock and punk pop covers, Punk Rock Factory "fizzled out a bit", says Peej. "We picked things up again in 2019 and put out an album, a mixture of tracks," he says.