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Bad Brains Reissue the Timeless ‘I Against I’
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Bad Brains Reissue the Timeless ‘I Against I’

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 / 13 August 2024

Canonical DC hardcore act Bad Brains remain as vital as ever. Almost 40 years after I Against I’s initial release, it’s remarkable how timeless it sounds.

Afropunk Fest: 23-24 August 2014 – Brooklyn, NY (Photos)
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Afropunk Fest: 23-24 August 2014 – Brooklyn, NY (Photos)

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 / 27 August 2014
Afropunk Fest felt more politically charged this year. People had their hands in the air as a tribute to Michael Brown nearly as often as they did for the performers.
The Fascination with Fundamentalism in Hardcore Punk
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The Fascination with Fundamentalism in Hardcore Punk

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 / 20 June 2014
Some bands echoed the Dead Kennedys' anti-Moral Majority messages; others embodied right-wing religion.
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Bad Brains: Into the Future

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 / 5 December 2012
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Bad Brains + GZA: 19 April 2012 – Philadelphia

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 / 7 May 2012
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No Future: Punk’s 2012 Nostalgia Trip

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 / 28 February 2012
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Black Music, White People / White Music, Black People

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 / 19 February 2012
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Hey Gibson, Let’s Talk Guitar Albums: An Alternative Top 10

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 / 19 August 2010
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Electric Purgatory: The Fate of the Black Rocker

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 / 4 March 2010
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Before Bad Brains There Was Death

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 / 17 March 2009
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Bad Brains: Build a Nation

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 / 8 August 2007
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Bad Brains: Banned in D.C.: Bad Brains Greatest Riffs

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 / 9 September 2003