Recent blog posts about Beastie Boys from music blog aggregator, Elbo.ws http://elbo.ws/artist/beastieboys/ 2013-05-24T22:18:00+01:00 text/html 2013-05-24T16:38:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4969442/10-geekiest-rock-songs-of-all-time/
Making lists is an incredibly geeky thing to do. Seriously, it pre-supposed that you not only have a stupidly large and completely arbitrary knowledge of something, but also that you care enough to rank that thing. Its super nerdy. I realized this, of course, while standing in a 45 minute line to get into the new Star Trek movie while discussing with my friends the finer points of how Wrath of Kahn was an amazing meditation on aging. So, lets just celebrate our inner nerdiness with the geekiest rock songs in the history [...]]]> text/html 2013-05-23T23:04:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4967707/beastie-boys-intergalactic-slop-rock-remix/
Brisbane lads Slop Rock tackle the classic tune by Beastie Boys - Intergalactic. Whilst this tune has been remixed & bootlegged countless times now, Slop Rock bring a fresh and up to date approach to the mix making it a fun crossover between the original Beastie Boys intergalactic madness and a big room banger. The track is also up for free download. which is very nice of them. So grab yourself a copy and get on board your sure to hear this one out and about of the next few months me thinks. Enjoy cunts. Beastie [...]]]> text/html 2013-05-23T11:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4966370/booze-blues-10-great-drinking-songs/
One of the most unfortunate injustices of life is how the things that offer the most pleasure, if only fleetingly, often do so much damage. No wonder the words "guilty" and "pleasure" get along so well. That goes double (preferably of vodka, or tequila) for drinking, a seemingly endless fountain of pleasure the night of and torturous hell the morning after. Thankfully, the simple pleasures of drinking songs are healthier, and they can continue indefinitely, as long as you want to press "repeat." Country music would dominate any list of the best ones (and where else could [...]]]> text/html 2013-05-22T18:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4965063/great-musicians-on-the-concerts-that-inspired-them-to-make/
If you aren't already, it's time to follow The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle on Tumblr his blog is as witty and entertaining as one might expect, and he updates it fairly frequently. In particular, it was interesting to see him recently post a photo of a very young version of himself at a Nick Cave show. It turns out he's quite the Cave fan, and that seeing The Bad Seeds play on the tour in question was quite the formative experience on both Darnielle himself and on [...]]]> text/html 2013-05-19T14:24:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4958850/weekend-videos-telstar-karate-luv/
I've been constantly humming Telstar's "Karate Luv" since it was first played to me at a particularly intoxicating desert jam session back in April. The trio recently unveiled their DIY video for the track and which immediately brought to mind the humor and creativity of the Beastie Boys' "Sabotage" video; not a bad thing at [...] The post Weekend Videos: Telstar - "Karate Luv" appeared first on Cougar Microbes .]]> text/html 2013-05-16T15:28:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4954581/watch-titus-andronicus-and-the-so-so-glos-cover-no/
Right now, Titus Andronicus and the So So Glos are on the so-called "Bring Back The Dudes" tour, bringing sweaty and messy punk-rock singalongs to bars across this great nation. And both bands came together onstage to end a recent set at the New Orleans venue Siberia. The So So Glos guys drunkenly paid homage to their home borough (and Titus's adopted home) by covering the Beastie Boys' deathless " No Sleep Till Brooklyn ," tweaking lyrics while appropriate, while Titus frontman Patrick Stickles wandered around smoking and shaking a tambourine. This show looks fun as fuck, and the So [...]]]> text/html 2013-05-15T14:37:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4952097/el-da-que-james-murphy-rompi-el-refrigerador-de-uno/
Beastie Boys. Segn un anota publicada por NME , el miembro de los Beastie Boys , Ad-Rock , confes que James Murphy rompi su refrigerador y le debe $150 dlares. Esto sucedi anoche en la premiere de Frances Ha , el nuevo filme de Noah Baumbach . Mientras Adam Horovitz ( Ad-Rock ) daba una entrevista para Vulture , vio pasar a Murphy y dijo que le deba $150 dlares: "Se qued en mi casa un tiempo y descompuso el refri y [...]]]> text/html 2013-05-12T17:59:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4945903/daft-punk-countdown-10-days-left/
Sigh, sorry dudes and dudettes for missing two days - been a busy week. But the good news is that iTunes will be streaming the album on the 13th!!! So for those that want to download the album early, chances are there will be a low-quality rip on or around the 13th. But, let's post two songs... [...]]]> text/html 2013-05-11T23:53:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4945293/francesco-rossi-paper-aeroplane/
Ored from the same mindset as So Good To Me by Chris Malinchak, Francesco Rossis Paper Aeroplane is set to become a wondrous 2013 Iberian/club anthem with a set of illustriousremixes to follow (no doubt) as soon as the momentum of this impressive Original runs out. Strengthened by its percussive backing and soulful soothing chorus, Francesco Rossi brings an element of magic to the ever broad genre known as house music. Accompanied by two remixes from Starkillers (Nick Terranova) inside a flamboyant bonus selection from ourselves, Dimtry KO , Starkillers and [...]]]> text/html 2013-05-11T19:23:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4945170/automatic-reaction-salvador-g-norman-bassey-cut-ups/
The enigmatic foursome that is Automatic Reaction - are back with four interstellar soulful mixtapes of equal calibre. Lined up againsttwo colossal bootlegs that motion a salute to the Beastie Boys & Cajmere (Green Velvet), plus a shindig of trumpets & loops covering The J.B.s, Gary Caos and Stetsasonic.. if youre hungry whilst reading this review, then pick yourself up a Automatic-Reaction-in-a-bucket meal deal for a priceless ten out of ten. For tracklistings - click your chosen link in blue: Beyond The Planet Of The Funky Ass Beats | Let It Bang | [...]]]> text/html 2013-05-10T04:01:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4942312/its-still-us-against-them-titus-andronicus-the-so-so/
Titus Andronicus and The So So Glos: bringing back the dudes BY JORDAN MAINZER REWRITE BEGINNING. SEE EMAIL What's left to say about Titus Andronicus at this point? At least that's what I initially thought. I don't think it's an overstatement to say that the Glen Rock, New Jersey bands show on May 4th with fellow Brooklyn DIY punks The So So Glos and Chicago-based but originally from Brooklyn band Sharpless (who sound like some sort of Thermals/Screaming Females hybrid and who [...]]]> text/html 2013-05-07T16:17:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4936636/brooklyn-park-renamed-after-adam-mca-yauch/
Brooklyn's Palmetto Playground has been officially renamed after the Beastie Boys' founding member Adam Nathaniel Yauch, AKA MCA. The park's new name is now: Adam Yauch Park. The ceremony was on Friday (May 3) at the part with... [[ This is a content summary only. Click on the titles for full stories... ]]]]> text/html 2013-05-06T13:30:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4934195/beastie-boys-no-sleep-til-brooklyn-virginia-leaves-cover/
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Lucero, Old 97's, Sparklehorse Song: Beastie Boys - No Sleep 'til Brooklyn (Virginia Leaves Cover) [download here ] What's so good? [...]]]> text/html 2013-05-06T12:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4934022/pink-responds-to-hate-mail-after-she-cancels-birmingham-concert/
Did You Hear? :: After Pink canceled her April 22 concert in Birmingham, Ala., she was diagnosed with chest and ear infections and she received hate mail in the process. "I am a human being, therefore I am able to catch illness. It is beyond my control and I can't apologize for that," she replied. [ Official website ] :: E!'s Twitter account was hacked Saturday night, and it began to spread rumors that Justin Bieber was gay and Selena Gomez supported his decision. "This [...]]]> text/html 2013-05-05T11:00:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4932742/adam-yauch-a-year-and-a-day-without-mca/
The closest I've come to reaching an understanding with death is this: death is a long echo. Its deafening at first and as soon as you think the echo has faded, some thing comes along and pings it back into your life. And when death creeps into music its like an echo chamber. Maybe it rattles in the rests of Jeff Buckley songs, or lives inside Notorious B.I.G.s words, or hangs on every Elliott Smith note. Chuck Klosterman tried to write about the mysticism of death in rock 'n' roll in his book Killing Yourself To Live , only [...]]]> text/html 2013-05-04T23:52:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4932372/beastie-boys-so-what-cha-want/
Beastie Boys - So What Cha Want Thanks Adam! www.beastieboys.com]]> text/html 2013-05-04T16:17:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4932112/video-ad-rock-speaks-at-mca-park-dedication-in-brooklyn/
As you might have heard yesterday, Brooklyn, N.Y. officially has one of the best parks in the world: Adam Yauch Park. That's right, the NYC borough renamed one of its parks after the late Beastie Boys rapper, who passed away tragically one year ago today. And during the dedication ceremony, Adam "Ad-Rock" Horowitz gave a moving speech that might leave you feeling choked up if not in tears. I don't blame you if you just listen to the Beasties for the rest of today. Watch the speech below.]]> text/html 2013-05-04T13:27:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4932022/remembered-beastie-boys-adam-yauch/
Yesterday, New York Parks & Recreation opened the Adam Yauch Park in Brooklyn Heights, on the same site that the musician, producer, humanitarian and MC used to play as a child. It's a year on from the artist's untimely death from salivary gland cancer and much respect is still being paid to his life and work, who under the moniker MCA along with Mike 'Mike D' Diamond and Adam 'Ad-Rock' Horovitz, founded the legendary NYC hip-hop act Beastie Boys . Hundreds of artists and bands as diverse as Coldplay, [...]]]> text/html 2013-05-03T20:27:03+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4931164/adam-yauch-park-late-beastie-boys-member-gets-brooklyn-playground/
Filed under: News , Music Appreciation Late Beastie Boys member Adam "MCA" Yauch is getting a New York City park named after him. City officials are turning the Brooklyn Heights-area Palmetto Playground into "Adam Yauch Playground." The rapper, who died at age 47 due to throat cancer, actually used to hang out in the park. The local Brooklyn Heights Blog had been advocating for the park name-change and was on hand [...]]]> text/html 2013-05-03T19:32:00+01:00 http://elbo.ws/post/4931088/in-photos-adam-yauch-park-renaming-ceremony/
This morning, Brooklyn's Palmetto Playground was rechristened to Adam Yauch Park, after the Beastie Boys member who died of throat cancer one year ago tomorrow. In attendance were Adam "Ad Rock" Horovitz, Yauch's mother, Beastie Boys manager John Silva,Brooklyn President Marty Markowitz, and several other city officials.Dale W. Eisinger was there to capture the ceremony - his photos are below. Tomorrow marks the second annual MCA Day , which will take place at Brooklyns Littlefield on Saturday. Rare photographs and fan art will be on display as members of the Dynamic Rockers and other DJs spin [...]]]>