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The Damned's classic '80s lineup w/ Rat Scabies announce first North American tour in 35 years

This lineup of The Damned — Dave Vanian, Rat Scabies, Captain Sensible and Paul Gray — gave us ‘The Black Album’ and “Strawberries,’ and will be their first tour here since 1989

ANOHNI announces new Blacklips book & compilation album (stream 2 tracks)

’Blacklips: Her Life and Her Many, Many Deaths’ and accompanying compilation ’Blacklips Bar: Androgyns and Deviants — Industrial Romance for Bruised and Battered Angels, 1992–1995’ are out in March, and ANOHNI will discuss them with co-author Marti Wilkerson and Laurie Anderson in NYC.

Watch The Damned's original lineup play tons of early material at first show in decades

Originally set for 2021 to celebrate the 45th anniversary of The Damned‘s debut single “New Rose,“ the reunion of Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Brian James, and Rat Scabies got underway this weekend…

The Damned's original lineup reuniting for 1st time in decades for 2021 dates

The original lineup of punk icons The Damned — Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Rat Scabies and Brian James — are reuniting for a 2021 UK shows to celebrate the 45th anniversary of their debut single, “New Rose.”

Download every issue of legendary L.A. punk zine Slash Magazine for free

We lost Slash Records’ founder Bob Biggs over the weekend. The label grew out of Slash Magazine which chronicled punk, post-punk and other underground sounds from L.A. and the rest of the world from from 1977 to 1980…

Misfits, Rancid & The Damned played Madison Square Garden (review, setlists, videos)

Misfits’ first NYC show with Danzig, Doyle, and Jerry since 1983 (and apparently the band’s final reunion show) looked and sounded as great as you’d hope, and it was a killer triple bill with Rancid and The Damned…

Buzzcocks, Thurston Moore & more playing Pete Shelley tribute in London

The tribute show also features Buzzcocks’ original-era rhythm section, Tim Burgess of The Charlatans, and more.