The Damned

The chaos and carnage of The Lords Of The New Church, punk’s first supergroup

By Carol Clerk Published 25 July 26

Formed by members of The Damned, Dead Boys and Sham 69, The Lords Of The New Church snatched defeat from the jaws of victory

The Damned's first US tour was an unforgettable experience

By Paul Brannigan Published 21 July 26

"We’d see Joey Ramone in the street and say hi"

How The Damned embraced the darkness to make a classic 80s goth album

By Dom Lawson Published 19 July 26

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

"There were more people there than they had ever cumulatively played to in their career at that point." The story behind the Ramones first ever UK show, on Independence Day 1976

By Paul Brannigan Published 4 July 26

It's now 50 years since Ramones brought their blitzkrieg bops to Britain

10 obscure and criminally under-rated UK punk albums

By Mörat Published 21 April 26

There's more to British punk rock than Never Mind The Bollocks and London Calling

That time a world famous rock star got members of The Clash and The Damned to babysit her daughter

By Paul Brannigan Published 17 March 26

Two Punks And A Baby: A Hollywood Tale

The legendary punk single that beat the Sex Pistols out of the gate by a month

By Paul Lester Published 18 January 26

The story of the 1976 single that fired the starting pistol on British punk

Debate: what's the greatest punk album ever?

By Louder Published 28 August 25

Ramones? Fun House? The Crack? Dookie? The Shape Of Punk To Come? Randy the Band? We want to know your pick for punk's finest hour