Fifty years ago, an angry young man with attitude to spare stepped up to a microphone and screamed: “Something better change!

He played on 19 out of 20 Stranglers albums with the last one he played on being 2012’s Giants. We send our condolences to his family, friends, and fans. Read tributes from the band members below.

U.K. punk scene, the venues played almost as significant a role as the bands. The Roxy, The Vortex, and the 100 Club were ...

It made such a major impact on me that you can hear the influence running through the Stranglers song Down In The Sewer from our debut album (1977’s Rattus Norvegicus). What right did Johnny ...