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‘They said we incited riots’: explosive punks Bad Brains on drugs, self-destruction and recording from jail
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 2 Nov 2026, 05:00 UTC. The headline in use is “‘They said we incited riots’: explosive punks Bad Brains on drugs, self-destruction and recording from jail”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Young, black and fuelled by self-help mantras, they were reputedly the best live band on Earth. As their wild first sessions are rereleased, the group talk about scaring club owners – and getting kicked out of the UK Old punks might not agree on much – who was first, who…
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