As mentioned, The Damned are in town this week to play Irving Plaza on Halloween with TSOL, and The Briefs (tickets). While here, guitarist Captain Sensible will be sitting in with Fred Armisen and ...

Having taken a spill that landed him offstage with a broken rib, Captain Sensible needed some recovery time, causing The Damned to postpone a few dates on their North American tour, including their ...

TAKE one look at Captain Sensible and you would think his name was profoundly ironic. With his red beret, wacky shades and striped tops, The Damned’s flamboyant guitarist comes over as an overgrown ...

Captain Sensible is wearing a giant necklace that boldly reads, “Captain,” nameplate stretching from one side of his chest to the other. “It’s a piss-take on the Marshall logo,” he cackles, his ...

The Sex Pistols may have gotten more headlines thanks to the publicity-savvy machinations of manager Malcolm McLaren, but British contemporaries The Damned were the true pioneers. The group was the ...

After a few days off during their 40th anniversary North American tour, the Damned are back, with co-founder Captain Sensible using an onstage “throne” to support his recently broken rib. Not only ...

On the Toronto date of tour, the Damned's Captain Sensible fell off stage and broke a rib. Due to these injuries, three of the band's shows have been postponed. First, the Montreal date was postponed ...

Punk Pioneer Captain Sensible of The Damned is not known for his good decisions — hence the name bestowed upon him all those years ago. The Captain’s (real name Raymond Ian Burns) only real good ...

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