Salute Your Shorts: Spike Jonze Skate Videos
Back before he was directing feature films, Spike Jonze was best-known as one of the few auteur music-video directors. But before he was directing music videos, he was directing... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesBeastie Boys plan reissue, Hollywood Bowl show
Time to get ill, y'all. The Beastie Boys took it easy for a spell after 2007's The Mix-Up, content to polish their Grammys and pop in for a festival show or two. Well, they'll be having no more of that, as a recent press release intimated. The Boys' iconic 1992 album, Check Your Head, will be getting the reissue treatment, complete with a helping of b-sides and rarities culled from the B-Boy vaults.... read more
Found in: Concerts, NewsDepeche Mode, Jane's Addiction, Beastie Boys to headline Lollapalooza, allegedly
According to Chicago Tribune music critic Greg Kot, Lollapalooza's headliners this year will include Depeche Mode, Jane's Addiction and Beastie Boys. Kot writes, "Though promoters would not confirm the information Friday, multiple sources inside the industry said the three headliners are a lock for the festival." According to Billboard, Kings of Leon will join the line-up as well.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBeastie Boys: Paul’s Boutique (20th Anniversary Edition)
By 1988, the Three Hip-Hop Stooges... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsA Musical Guide to Inauguration Weekend
In less than a week, the new guy finally gets his chance to save our republic. So cue the music! If you're heading into Washington for the festivities, here's a rundown on 10 shows worth catching.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayBeastie Boys, Sheryl Crow, Jack Johnson, Santogold - Richmond Coliseum - Richmond, VA - 10/28/08
[Above: Beastie Boys]Photos taken at Richmond Coliseum by PJ Sykes... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsThe 10 Best Hip-Hop Songs VH1 Forgot
VH1 just announced the “100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs Ever!!!” and the list isn’t terrible. It’s actually pretty good. They have Public Enemy's “Fight The Power” in the right place (# 1), they identified the best Notorious B.I.G. song (“Juicy”) and, apart from the egregious inclusion of Coolio (at #38 with the horrendous “Gangsta’s Paradise”), they don’t have a lot of embarrassing inclusions. But they did forget some amazing tracks. Here, in 10 words or less, we make the case for the 10 best hip-hop songs VH1 forgot. They may not trump “Fight They Power,” but they’re all better than anything... read more
Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-VActivision unveils Guitar Hero: World Tour line-up
For months now, Guitar Hero diehards have been hanging on... read more
Found in: Games, NewsBeastie Boys in studio for new album
The Beastie Boys are back in the back in the studio to follow up their Grammy winning instrumental album The Mix Up. The good news: the Beasties are rapping on this album. The bad news: it’s not coming out anytime soon (MCA says don’t expect it this year). But in between laying down new tracks, the B-Boys are hitting two festivals, Langerado in Florida (tonight!) and MX Beat Soundfest in Mexico City. In the meantime, fans will have to hope that the boys from Brooklyn will release some of the collaborations from the likes of M.I.A. and Snoop Dogg. But... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBeastie Boys mix up The Mix-Up with M.I.A., Lily Allen, more
Beastie Boys are known to let the beat...drop. And with the trio's most recent LP The Mix-Up making up in beatific atmospheres for what the album lacked in words (it was, after all, the first instrumental album the group has released since 1996's The In Sound from Way Out!), these NYC fellas prove that they got the skills to pay the bills. Yet still, the three MC's couldn't resist the urge to put words to the sounds. Adam "MCA" Yauch told Billboard.com that the boys are "talking to some different artists who might kinda like remixes and put vocals on... read more
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