26 January 2026
London’s punk oldtimers THE DAMNED
celebrate their 50th birthday this year.
50? Time storms forward mercilessly.
Their debut LP Damned Damned Damned from 1977
still is one of the best punk albums ever, in my book.
They now have a new one out, named NOT LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
Their 13th longplayer. One with nothing but covers of 60/70s pop songs.
It’s a deeply personal and celebratory record to the memory
of co-founder/guitarist and musical architect Brian James,
who passed away on 6th March of last year.
The LP closes with a powerful farewell. The Rolling Stones‘ 1965 cracker ‘The Last Time‘, featuring Brian James himself, taken from his final live performance with The Damned in 2022 in London.”
Rat Scabies & Dave Vanian – The Damned at Lokerse Feesten, Belgium – August 2025
Photo by Turn Up The Volume
TUTV: Expect covers of songs by Pink Floyd, The Stones, Lovin’ Spoonful, The Kinks,
The Creation, The Stooges, The Yardbirds, The Weeds, and a couple of others. The fact
that the record is a tribute to the late Brian Jones is the main message here. Kudos
to them for doing this. For me, after two spins, I went back to that supersonic debut LP.
– SEE EMILE PLAY –
Pink Floyd
– THERE’S A GHOST IN MY HOUSE –
R. Dean Taylor
ALBUM