Beastie Boys Book is Boss!
We conclude Beastie Boys Month with a look at their recently released autobiography, which is everything you could hope for in a tome with that title.
MUSIC
Finding Shoes and Feeling Dumb in LA: That Time I Interviewed the Beastie Boys
Beasties Month continues with this white-knuckle tale of an afternoon spent at the Capitol Records building, across the table from Ad Rock, MCA, and Mike D.
Five Faves: Beastie Boys Songs
Beastie Boys Month rolls relentlessly forward with this list of my favorite five tunes of theirs, from an early Run DMC cover to a funky Q-Tip team-up.
Beastie Boys Live Archive: YouTube Clip of the Month
Popwell kicks off Beastie Boys Month with this tasty collection of clips showing their evolution from bratty punks to hip-hop elder statesmen. Enjoy.
Sha La La – Musings About Music: Volume 7
Jamison Floyd delves into everything from the US Festival to Music Tastes Good, with side orders of East Bay punk, Mudhoney, Clutch, and more.
Fishbone Live in Tokyo, 1992: YouTube Clip of the Month
Captured in 1992 at the peak of their powers, Fishbone rip through some rockin’ tunes for the benefit of some lucky Japanese fans.
Talking Heads, Live in Rome 1980 – YouTube Clip of the Month
Everyone knows about “Stop Making Sense,” but there’s an even better Talking Heads concert out there, lurking in the YouTube shadows…
Sha La La – Musings About Music – London Calling Edition
International man of action Jamison Floyd walks the streets of London, muses on The Slits, reviews an old album and a new one, and so on and so forth…
Dire Straits Sucks! Put These Acts in the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame Instead
While crappy bands like Dire Straits are honored as greats, the likes of Rick James and Black Flag sit on the outside looking in. What?!?!
Sha La La – Musings About Music and Various Vacuous Schemes 5.0
Sit back (or remain standing) and enjoy Jamison Floyd’s latest deep dive into recent CD releases, concerts, rumors, hype, and such. Also, he really hates Train.