Stereogum — HR, longtime frontman of DC punk heroes Bad Brains, is about to get surgery to make his brains less bad. As Loudwire reports, HR says that, later this month, he'll undergo brain surgery to fix his "Suicide Syndrome," a biological disorder that causes... more info

Metal Injection — He suffers from SUNCT, or short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache with conjunctival injection and tearing. The post BAD BRAINS Frontman To Have Brain Surgery Later This Month appeared first on Metal Injection. more info

Metalsucks — Resist the urge to make a joke about "bad brains," asshole. The post H.R. from Bad Brains to Undergo Brain Surgery appeared first on MetalSucks. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — No Bad Brains. Continue reading… more info

Chorus.fm — Bad Brains recently talked with Rolling Stone and mentioned that they hope to record one final alum. He recently converted a garage on his property into a recording studio so he could work on various free-jazz projects and record, he hopes, a fitting... more info

The Quietus — Film will be screened at 12-day music documentary festival Doc'n Roll next month more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The book features interviews with HR and other Bad Brains members, plus members of Black Flag, Cro-Mags, Guns N' Roses, Deftones, The Roots, Ian MacKaye, and more. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Bad Brains were (strangely) nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and singer H.R. now scheduled a NYC show... Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "I don't know who the nominators are, and frankly don't care, but the person who put Bad Brains name in the hat is either visionary, or they're savvy and trying to bring some legitimacy to their brand," Ian MacKaye says. Continue reading… more info

Indie Music News — Lesser Gods (lessergodsbooks.com) announced the release of the first fully authorized biography of Paul “H.R.” Hudson, one of rock’s most enigmatic, mysterious and troubled lead singers, who founded and fronted the seminal punk/hardcore band an... more info