Some bands have that special "it" factor right out of the gate. American reggae-punk outfit Bad Brains fits that criterion.

Newly discovered live recordings of one of punk rock's most influential bands get their release Friday —45 years after they were captured at a D.C. nightclub. Bad Brains, hardcore punk pioneers with a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bad Brains in 1993. (Credit: Niels van Iperen/Getty Images) Paul and Earl Hudson were born to a Jamaican mother and an American ...

Bad Brains have signed with Trust records. Though the label did not disclose the nature of the deal, it is likely that Trust records will distribute, and possibly reissue, the band's catalog. Bad ...

"For four decades, Bad Brains have inspired artists from the Beastie Boys and Henry Rollins to Lauryn Hill and Living Colour with their unique mix of breakneck-paced hardcore punk and dubby reggae.

Paul and Earl Hudson were born to a Jamaican mother and an American father who worked as a mechanic for the U.S. Air Force, and they moved all over the country before settling down in Washington, D.C.