October 21, 2009 - UK punk-rock veterans The Damned had planned to tour later this month with Canadian rockers Danko Jones, but the outing has been called off because The Damned's US Visas haven't been approved, according to The Damned's website.
October 3, 2008 - Proto-punkers The Damned will return to the US club circuit this fall, with a headlining tour set to hit both coasts and run through the first few days of 2009.
September 28, 2001 - SEPT. 28, 6:55 P.M. ET Although the Sex Pistols and the Clash were the most high-profile British bands associated with the '70s punk movement, the Damned were actually the first punk band in England to release an album. Their debut effort, "Damned Damned Damned," featured the groundbreaking single "New Rose," and preceded the Sex Pistols' "Anarchy in the U.K." by several months.
April 18, 2001 - Joey Ramone was one of the world’s most recognizable rock stars. He was tall, thin, pale and oddly constructed, and his unusual appearance was amplified by bright pink granny glasses and neon-striped shirts atop tattered jeans. “I don’t fit into any mold,” Joey told Musician magazine in 1983. “To me, rock 'n roll is the art form most about being yourself.”
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