Art & culture site BOOOOOOOM! assembled this mixtape of live Beastie Boys performances in tribute to the late great MCA. Unlike a lot of tribute mixtapes surfacing, this is all live performances which makes it well worth popping in your soundsystem — as anyone who’s seen the Beasties perform, they were ne plus ultra. As [...]
11
May
16 of the best live performances in tribute the late Adam Yauch
8
May
Glen E. Friedman's photo tribute to Adam "MCA" Yauch
Wow — can you even imagine what it would’ve been like to be at the above party? I mean, The Beastie Boys clinking glasses with Sean Penn, David Lee Roth and Billy Idol? At the same time?! Jesus Christ I can’t even imagine the 1980s-level debauchery — you can almost see Billy Idol standing behind [...]
4
May
Acclaimed musician, humanitarian, activist, Beastie Boy & intrepid fighter for your right to party
We’d be remiss if we didn’t take a moment out to give thanks to Adam Yauch for all he’s given us over the years. There are few bands who I defend as strongly as the Beastie Boys — a group who has not one or two but three albums in the Madman’s Best 100 Albums [...]
14
Feb
Download the hour-long homage packed with her classic hits
Have you gotten your fill of Whitney yet, or are you still mourning? If you still haven’t gotten enough of Ms Houston’s music to salve your grieving soul, you need to download New York radio station Hot 97 DJ Mister Cee’s Throwback at Noon set from yesterday, which was an hour-long homage to Whitney Houston [...]
27
Sep
Dirt McGirt's landmark 1995 debut finally gets re-mastered
When you say that Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s landmark 1995 debut Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version is one of the best Wu Tang Clan records, you’re basically suggesting it’s one of the best hip hop albums of all time. And you’d be right. Next to eminent classics like GZA’s Liquid Swords and Raekwon’s [...]
25
Jul
Musicians the world over say goodbye in their own way
Of all the tributes to the late Ms. Winehouse coming out, Rolling Stone has compiled a comprehensive litany of musicians farflung who have paid tiny tributes this past weekend following her passing. The list of farflung musicians includes everybody from Tony Bennett, The Who and Mark Ronson to Lady Gaga, Rick Ross and Sebastian Bach. [...]
10
May
One of Boston's greatest return after a quarter century
It’s been 24 long years for fans of The Cars, one of America’s most important New Wave bands of the 80s. Today, May 10th, The Cars release their brand new album, Move Like This, on Hear Music/Concord Music Group. Produced by Garret “Jacknife” Lee (Bloc Party, U2, REM, The Hives, Weezer) and The Cars, the [...]
4
Apr
You can never have too much Frazetta in your life
If you have any question about what Frank Frazetta meant to us over here, read Mr. Mundt’s eulogy to what we all believe was the greatest fantasy artist of all time. Dismissed by some as a comic and pulp book cover artist for most of his career, the man was truly a legend — screw [...]
