There’s a reason The White Mandingos should remind me of the Public Enemy and Anthrax collaborations of yore, though - aside from the fact they're all awesome - I haven't found it yet. It may have something to do with the perfect blend of hip hop and crunchy rock guitars, meshing together, molding, but upon closer inspection, the White Mandingos are creating something very different, wholly distinct, and in this case supremely bad ass. The epic triumvirate of musicians responsible for The White Mandingoes are legendary in their genres. The hybrid talents of Murs (Living Legends), Darryl Jenifer (Bad Brains), and Sacha Jenkins come together to, according to their Facebook page, “combine the old with the new in an effort to inspire you and slap you.” Sounds good to me. Their video for 'My First White Girl' fully embraces combining the old with the new, as well. Murs, dressed as Mr.
- 6/25/2013
- by Arshan Sadri
- Tubefilter.com
As Henry Rollins states early on in "Bad Brains: A Band in DC," a definitive documentary on the legendary hardcore band is long overdue. "Legendary" is even understating it a bit, as Bad Brains helped to invent what we know as American hardcore, taking inspiration from the Sex Pistols and The Damned, melding it with their own funk and soul inspired musicality and "positive attitude message” and electric performance style to birth a beast all their own. Bad Brains influenced everyone from Rollins to Minor Threat to the Beastie Boys to the Cro-Mags and more. The new documentary directed by Mandy Stein and Ben Logan attempts to capture and commemorate the history of this band while also dealing with the serious issues they have faced, mostly thanks to wonderfully (and destructively) unhinged lead singer H.R.
"Bad Brains: A Band in DC" hopscotches through time, starting with a nasty confrontation...
"Bad Brains: A Band in DC" hopscotches through time, starting with a nasty confrontation...
- 3/13/2012
- by Katie Walsh
- The Playlist
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