Whatever summer it was when I was young and carefree and Ill Communication and It's Great When You're Straight came out, that was such a great summer. Shame the latter hasn't held up well at all.
― puff pastry hangman (admrl), Friday, 18 March 2011 22:43 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh I guess they were released a year apart. Hazy days
― puff pastry hangman (admrl), Friday, 18 March 2011 22:44 (thirteen years ago) link
God yeah..both albums I could spin anytime, anywhere and it just always feels both fresh and familiar.
when they re-released Check Your Head, and I think Paul's Boutique too, last year, they put up a commentary on their website for each of them, where they all sat around and talked about making the albums. Both are definitely A+, many lols, and worth digging up
I'll see if I can find the link
― VegemiteGrrl, Friday, 18 March 2011 22:49 (thirteen years ago) link
would be curious about the Paul's Boutique one...
― Hyper Rescue Troop (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 18 March 2011 22:51 (thirteen years ago) link
dunno if it's still active but here you go
http://paulsboutique.beastieboys.com/content/download-pauls-boutique-audio-commentaryhttp://checkyourhead.beastieboys.com/content/download-check-your-head-audio-commentary
There's some great stuff on the Paul's Boutique one where they talk about all the clothes they wore in the Hey Ladies video
― VegemiteGrrl, Friday, 18 March 2011 22:57 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm suprised more albums haven't been released with commentary tracks like on dvds. (Poster Children did it several years ago, but I've not heard of any since then.)
― Johnny Fever, Friday, 18 March 2011 22:57 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah, I think it's a really cool idea, especially with bands that are fun to listen to, a la Beasties.
― VegemiteGrrl, Friday, 18 March 2011 23:01 (thirteen years ago) link
I love the sample repository sites that sprang up in my early internet days about "Paul's Boutique" and also Pop Will Eat Itself's "This Is The Day..." album. It was intriguing to see the vatious consensuses especially where I did in fact know the source.
― Loud guitars shit all over "Bette Davis Eyes" (NYCNative), Friday, 18 March 2011 23:03 (thirteen years ago) link
Did anyone else watch the full-length 'Fight For Your Right Revisited' the other night?
Link here: http://www.juxtapoz.com/Current/beastie-boyss-fight-for-your-right-revisited-full
It was kinda silly fun overall, like a big long music video...but I thought it was pretty fun. And Elijah pulls off his Ad-Rock homage pretty nicely!
― VegemiteGrrl, Friday, 22 April 2011 21:40 (thirteen years ago) link
feel like Beastie Boys are extremely unhip to like now. are the young people into them at all??
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 9 September 2011 17:01 (twelve years ago) link
when i saw em at bonnaroo, no one sang along to "Paul Revere," but everyone knew the words to "Intergalactic," so
― rolling in the derp (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 9 September 2011 17:03 (twelve years ago) link
Paul Revere didn't even crack the top 40 when it was released what, 30 years ago? Intergalactic was a much bigger hit from not much longer ago.
but no kids don't care about the Beastie Boys. why should they?
― you will always be wrong (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 9 September 2011 17:12 (twelve years ago) link
tbh i'm always kinda surprised when friends of mine that are like 10 yrs younger than me seem to still care about the beasties
― the 500 gats of bartholomew thuggins (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 9 September 2011 17:12 (twelve years ago) link
there's no reason they should care, but when I was a teenager I listened to "old" bands, y'know? just seems like Beasties fall from cooler-than-shit to eww-those-corny-old-white-guys??? in a relatively short span of time is pretty epic.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Friday, 9 September 2011 17:18 (twelve years ago) link
unconfirmed rumor of MCA's passing?
http://globalgrind.com/news/adam-yauch-mca-beastie-boys-dies-47-photos
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Friday, 4 May 2012 17:00 (twelve years ago) link
really hoping this isn't true...these guys were so big to me when I was a teenager
― That's a pretty funky dance, Garfield. Show me how you do it. (frogbs), Friday, 4 May 2012 17:01 (twelve years ago) link
Can anyone confirm?
http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/04/beastie-boys-adam-yauch-dead/
― Badmotorfinger Debate Club (MFB), Friday, 4 May 2012 17:01 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.pitchfork.com/news/46406-rip-adam-yauch-of-the-beastie-boys/
― good luck in your pyramid (Neil S), Friday, 4 May 2012 17:01 (twelve years ago) link
oh man, no way!
― tylerw, Friday, 4 May 2012 17:03 (twelve years ago) link
fuck!!!! RIP :(
― That's a pretty funky dance, Garfield. Show me how you do it. (frogbs), Friday, 4 May 2012 17:03 (twelve years ago) link
no no no no no please no
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 4 May 2012 17:04 (twelve years ago) link
fuck, I always thought he had luckily beaten the cancer, sad news...
― V79, Friday, 4 May 2012 17:04 (twelve years ago) link
Oh shit.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Friday, 4 May 2012 17:06 (twelve years ago) link
FUCK
― Silky Slim (dan m), Friday, 4 May 2012 17:07 (twelve years ago) link
awwwww fuck
deserves his own RIP thread, surely
― Roger Barfing (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 4 May 2012 17:07 (twelve years ago) link
horrible news, cancer can get tae fuck
― zappi, Friday, 4 May 2012 17:09 (twelve years ago) link
Oh fucking hell
― Roz, Friday, 4 May 2012 17:09 (twelve years ago) link
xxpost -- Rather.
RIP Adam Yauch/MCA of the Beastie Boys
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 4 May 2012 17:09 (twelve years ago) link
damnit when I saw this thread get bumped I thought it was them announcing a new album
― That's a pretty funky dance, Garfield. Show me how you do it. (frogbs), Friday, 4 May 2012 17:36 (twelve years ago) link
Tempted to do a POX thread. But would that be Beasties overkill, or is there still enough Beasties love in the wake of Yauch's passing to make it worthwhile?
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 10:53 (eleven years ago) link
We did just have a Beastie Boys PoXX thread. Just check everyone's ballots.
― how's life, Tuesday, 29 May 2012 11:00 (eleven years ago) link
And then cut them in half.
Yeah, that's what I thought.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Tuesday, 29 May 2012 11:15 (eleven years ago) link
http://soundcloud.com/ninja-tune/solid-steel-radio-show-31-8-1
Solid Steel in association with Serato (31st August) 3 years ago Solid Steel DJs Cheeba, Moneyshot and Food had the idea of collaborating on a version of the Beastie Boys‘ ‘Paul’s Boutique’ album made entirely from the original sample sources, shortly after Moneyshot aired his mix of their ‘Check Your Head’ album in the same way.
Finally the result is here, titled ‘Caught In The Middle Of A 3-Way Mix’ - each of them have taken a third of the album to work on and combined their efforts into a mix that will make you hear it in a new way. Aside from the original sample sources they’ve included commentary from the Beasties, vintage interviews, demo versions and much more.
The mix was over half way completed when they heard the tragic news of MCA‘s death in May so the impetus to finish it was instantly doubled and new meaning given to the project. It goes without saying that this is also a tribute to Adam Yauch and the legacy he left behind and we hope it will be embraced by Beastie fans around the globe.
Caught In The Middle of A 3-Way Mix - a tribute to The Beastie Boys' 'Paul's Boutique' album
― This cad needs a cordial introduction to Eugene of Oxbow. (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 1 September 2012 18:14 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIO8LdsoN8g
― Sounds like a forks display name (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 27 January 2015 02:33 (nine years ago) link
so many rushing to disparage the 'Boys at the top of this thread.
― diss strychnine (dog latin), Tuesday, 27 January 2015 09:41 (nine years ago) link
One of the things Ad-Rock is doing now:
A gathering on Thursday in New York of “Artists for Warren” included some notable possible supporters of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts Dem who keeps insisting that she’s not running despite clamor among the fans of her populist message. The cool kids in attendance at the indie/arty mixer included Adam Horovitz (aka Ad-Rock of the Beastie Boys) and actress Chloe Sevigny, we’re told. The host committee included actor Mark Ruffalo, and music was by Tennessee Thomas, a British drummer/actress.
The swanky backdrop? The loft of Julie Pacino (yeah, her dad’s name is Al) and Jennifer DeLia, filmmakers behind the production company Poverty Row Entertainment.
Per the invite: “Attendance is not an endorsement of Warren for President. Rather, this is an invitation to meet as a group of artists and activists to discuss how an Elizabeth Warren run could change the conversation, build progressive power, and move us closer to our shared vision of an America where everyone has a fighting chance.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/reliable-source/wp/2015/01/26/celebs-like-mark-ruffalo-and-chloe-sevigny-may-be-ready-for-elizabeth-warren/
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 27 January 2015 17:07 (nine years ago) link
seeeing Adrock being the dutiful husband in the punk singer kinda warmed my heart tbh
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 27 January 2015 17:10 (nine years ago) link
http://blog.funkygog.de/data/2006/10/beastie-boys-ill-communication-cover-back.jpeg
The back cover of 'Ill Communication' (I think - the one with 'sabotage' on it anyway) says it all for me: "Look at the funny coloured people! They've got natural rhythm you know! Wasn't Shaft a good film!" Patronising bastards.― DG, Sunday, 11 February 2001 20:00 (13 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
huh?
― Brio2, Tuesday, 27 January 2015 17:17 (nine years ago) link
old ilx had some weird opinions
these days I would defend them more stridently than I do upthread, the first three albums are such a great arc
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 27 January 2015 17:29 (nine years ago) link
DG was a shit poster don't worry about it
― #Research (stevie), Tuesday, 27 January 2015 17:39 (nine years ago) link
not worried about it, just kind of hilarious.
― Brio2, Tuesday, 27 January 2015 17:52 (nine years ago) link
http://www.aloha-miscreant.com/2014/12/the-ultimate-beastie-boys-sample-source.html
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 24 October 2015 16:01 (eight years ago) link
The Beastie Boys slayed the crowd the couple times I saw them play live in the early 90s. Outdoor arena half emptied out with the Smashing Pumpkins trying to follow them at the Lollapalooza I saw them at. To be fair, a group would have had to have a unique hook to get an audience's energy back up after these guys especially at an all day concert. First time I saw them was at a cow arena at a state fair grounds on Halloween after Check Your Head came out with the Rollins Band and Da' Lench Mob. Really mixed crowd of punks, b-boys and people that knew the videos many of which where getting their slam dance on for the first time. They were really fun live, one of the best live acts I saw of that time.
― earlnash, Saturday, 24 October 2015 17:44 (eight years ago) link
Thank you so much for that link Josh! I've had a Paul's Boutique sample CD and totally loved it. Looking forward to hearing this...
― AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Saturday, 24 October 2015 17:54 (eight years ago) link
https://open.spotify.com/track/1GhvZVUOeP6jdEAQvXtEoJ?si=XUxYzfWESwiEdaqqEXGJ4g
― calstars, Thursday, 28 June 2018 03:59 (five years ago) link
I gazed over someone's shoulder at a review copy of the book the other day and it looks nuts. I've heard it's not very revealing, but it looks fun.
― Arthur Funzonerelli (stevie), Thursday, 28 June 2018 06:33 (five years ago) link
Yeah does this look great or what?
https://cdn.hiconsumption.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Beastie-Boys-Book-1.jpg
Alongside the band narrative you will find rare photos, original illustrations, a cookbook by chef Roy Choi, a graphic novel, a map of Beastie Boys’ New York, mixtape playlists, pieces by guest contributors, and many more surprises.
https://kingsroadmerch.com/beastie-boys/view/?id=13926&cid=2024
― piscesx, Saturday, 29 September 2018 13:52 (five years ago) link
Hope piskor did the comic
― Οὖτις, Saturday, 29 September 2018 15:24 (five years ago) link
Been looking forward to the memoir but I hope there's a non-coffee table regular book version too.
― change display name (Jordan), Saturday, 29 September 2018 15:38 (five years ago) link