Interview with the Young Beastie Boys
by [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4mx2P3kLv4?rel=0] Interesting — this is from 1985; Licensed to Ill came out in 1986.
Tag: Beastie Boys
Battle of the Beards
English Facial Hair Versus American Facial Hair! Comics Curmudgeon Versus Music Mensch! There is a great article on Rick Rubin in the Daily Beast. Rubin has produced an eclectic range of bands — his most recent effort producing the new Black Sabbath album. I remember hearing about this guy when the first Beastie Boys album came out and there was a swirl of comments about how much he did on License to Ill versus the Beastie Boys themselves. He’s gone from rap to rock and back again — he’s not only produced Sabbath but Kanye’s latest album. This guy produced Adele …
Rap On In Heaven Adam Yauch
A sad weekend – Adam “MCA” Yauch of the Beastie Boys died of cancer at age 47. Here’s one of their classics with a video directed by Yauch’s alter ego Nathaniel Hornblower: