Back Again

Beastie Boys have been dropping all kinds of fun nuggets leading up to their new release, Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, but today is the best gift of them all. In their always rad fashion they have chosen to stream the entire new album for all to enjoy, more than a week before it's drop date. I just folded my laundry while listening and so far this is the best Monday ever :) So here you go - Thanks Adam, Adam, and Mike!

Hot Sauce Committee Part Two by Beastie Boys

damn.

Bad news.

Can't front on that

Beasties performing "So Whatcha Want" on Arsenio Hall with DJ Hurricane and Cypress Hill.

My favorite album ever, Check Your Head (1992) by Beastie Boys, is being remastered and reissued.

All y'all will able to download the remastered classic, produced by Mario Caldato Jr. and recorded at G-Son Studios (with the parkay floor), via the Beastie Boys' website come next Monday (March 30). A few other versions will be available for pre-order as well, including a 180 gram quadruple-vinyl set, wrapped in a coffee-table book case and limited to 2000 copies. Noice!


The release of this album, some 17 years ago, marks a very significant period of productive groundswell for the Beastie Boys. It was around this time that they established their record label and magazine, Grand Royal, along with their involvment in the X-Large clothing shop. They chose to forgo expensive L.A. studio time in favor of building their own recording space slash office playground. G-Son studio, complete with basketball court and skate ramp, was located in Atwater Village, CA. -->Extended friendly Beastie footnotes of this time period (and beyond) include more than one individual contributor of this, the Good Problem blog.

Recently, Mike and Adam and Adam confirmed that they'll be throwing a show at the Hollywood Bowl early this coming fall. Look for more dates as the weeks progress as they also plan on dropping a new album this year titled "Tadlocks Glasses." If you have never seen them live, you've never really had fun at a concert.

p.s. You can play this song at my funeral.

"I'm so rope, they call me Mr. Roper"

Click the "flip" graphic to view the back of my PB Trading Card.

Good News! The Beasties remastered their opus "Paul's Boutique" and are celebrating it's 20th Anniversary. I took part by uploading my Boutique Era photo and story on the Beastie Boys Site- you should too. There are a ton of other goodies there to play with.

Whadup Yauch

The Beastie Boys are my favorite band — hands goddamn down. Naw, fuck that — "Band" is far too limited a moniker. Mike, Adam, and Adam collectively form my favorite Positive Emotion Inducing Creative Machine.

Most recently, Adam Yauch (MCA) has launched a film distribution label. The first release is his basketball documentary Gunnin' For That #1 Spot which will be in select theatres this month. I'm trying to get it here in Nebraska, but no word yet. Anybody wanna help?

This next clip is the first trailer of his new movie :)



gunninmovie.com