The Beastie Boys wrangled punk rock and hip hop together like no-one before or since – they were a huge inspiration to me starting way back 1986 – the first concert where I can remember my ears ringing. It was also the first time I started to understand the concept of a remix, of genre collision, of the endless possibilities of invention and reinvention in art. MCA passed on today after a long battle with cancer. Big sorrow in my heart – gone but not forgotten. RIP.
He’d have wanted us all to play Sabotage at volume 11. Video is one of the all time greats. Let’s do this.
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Details everywhere – first link I saw was here.
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@Joe and DJ – You seem to be shamefully projecting your own callous cynicism there.
Chase was a heartfelt Beastie Boys appreciator from way back – how else could he possibly express his respect at Adam Yauch’s passing? It was just a brief nod to BB’s inspiration on him, with a link to an old fave. Analytics Boosting! What nonsense.
MCA – RIP
Our generation grew up listening to the Beastie Boys, so I feel like we lost a brother. Adam has inspired thousands of creatives over the years. RIP Nathaniel Hornblower.
Love your work and knowledge sharing, Chase. But I had a similar reaction to that if Joe’s. Also, while many of the Beastie’s videos were directed by Adam Yauch (aka Nathaniel Hornblower), Sabotage was directed by Spike Jones, so to say it was Yauch’s is a little misleading. .