Bad Brains

Dub/Reggae Hardcore Punk 

Big Takeover: Bad Brains’ Rock for Light at 40

April 17, 2023April 17, 2023 Todd Manning 0 Comments 1983, Attitude, Bad Brains, Big Takeover, Daryl Jenifer, Dr. Know, Earl Hudson, HR, Ric Ocasek, Right Brigade, Rock for Light, Washington D.C.

Reflecting on the D.C. band’s unstoppable second album

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Funk Hip Hop Punk 

Be True To Yourself And You Will Never Fall: Check Your Head at 30

April 22, 2022April 22, 2022 Ryan Bray 0 Comments Ad-Rock, Bad Brains, Beastie Boys, Beasties, Biz Markie, Check Your Head, Kojak, Mark Nishita, MCA, Mike D, Money Mark, Ted Nugent

On their third record, the Beastie Boys lifted themselves back up and set the tone for the 90s

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Funk Hip Hop Music Journalism Remembrance Rock 

Elegy to a Flyboy

December 10, 2021December 13, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments 24-7 Spyz, Bad Brains, Basehead, Ben Tyree, Chocolate Genius, Defunkt, Fishbone, Flyboy in the Buttermilk, Follow For Now, Greg Tate, Hip-hop, journalism, Justin Warfield, Living Colour, Miles Marshall Lewis, Music Journalism, Ronald Shannon Jackson, The Veldt, Urban Dance Squad

Paying respects to Greg Tate, the man who gave music journalism its groove

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Funk Hard Rock Heavy Metal Ska Soul 

Why 24-7 Spyz Matter

June 27, 2021June 29, 2021 Ron Hart 2 Comments 2019, 24-7 Spyz, Bad Brains, Fishbone, Jimi Hazel, Living Colour, Philip "Fish" Fisher, Rick Skatore, Ronny Drayton, The Soundtrack To The Innermost Galaxy, Tony "T-Money" Lewis

These South Bronx skate metal legends didn’t need to prove that Black folks can rock, but went ahead and schooled the fools anyway

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Music Journalism 

LISTEN: What Juneteenth Means To Me

June 19, 2021June 20, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments Aretha Franklin, Bad Brains, Black Lives Matter, Clarence Clemons, Frank Ocean, Jimi Hendrix, Juneteenth, Lil Nas X, Living Colour, Stevie Wonder

59 songs that define my love and appreciation for Black Culture

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Music Journalism Rock 

Charlie Watts: No One Dances To The Guitar Solo

November 18, 2019November 22, 2019 Eric Davidson 2 Comments Bad Brains, Charlie Feathers, Charlie Watts, Dead Kennedys, Edison Rocket Train, Gimme Shelter Ed Sullivan, Grandmaster Flash's The Message, Learn to Whap-A-Dang video, Link Wray, MC5, Mike Edison, Minor Threat, Motörhead, Raunch Hands, Sex Pistols, Sonics, Sympathy for the Drummer, The Rolling Stones, The Trashmen, The Who, We Never Learn, Why Charlie Watts Matters

An interview with Mike Edison regarding his new book about the Rolling Stones drummer

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New Wave Power Pop Remembrance Rock 

Friends, Family and Longtime Colleagues Mourn the Passing of Ric Ocasek on Social Media

September 16, 2019September 16, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Alice Cooper, Bad Brains, Courtney Love, Craig Leon, Darryl Jenifer, Elliot Easton, Elvira, Flea, Kesha, Martha Quinn, Mistress of the Dark, Ric Ocasek, RIP, The Cars, Tom Morello, Weezer

Alice Cooper, Courtney Love, Weezer, Billy Corgan and Martha Quinn are just a selection of names paying homage to the New Wave icon

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Hardcore Punk 

How Low Can Punk Get?

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 Jeremy Shatan 1 Comment 1979, Bad Brains, Dead Boys

Bad Brains and the legendary Black Dots

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