Beastie Boys, by Glen E Friedman of course
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Big Boys, backstage at The Whisky A Go Go, Hollywood, California, probably 1982, by Glen E. Friedman. According to Friedman--one of the all-time greats of punk rock photography--this was a secret show, and the BBs were opening for X. With Fred Schultz.
Pat Blashill
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The Cramps, Santa Monica Civic; 1980.
Photo by Glen E. Friedman.
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"SEE, THIS AIN'T AMERICA'S MOST WANTED,
THIS IS AMERICA'S MOST MACKIN'!"
PIC(S) INFO: Mega spotlight on American hip-hop group, BEASTIE BOYS, walking down Franklin Ave., Los Angeles (Hollywood), CA, from the B. Boys' "Check Your Head" photo-session, c. 1991. 📸: Glen E. Friedman.
OVERVIEW: "We met up by the Capitol Records building and eventually ended up in a beach parking lot in Santa Monica. Same lot you would have parked in if you had a car and were going to Arthur Lake's parents home in ‘76 to skate their pool. Pictures from this day ended up on the cover of "CHECK YOUR HEAD" and on various other merchandise the boys put out.
This is one of my FAVORITES from the day.
Hearing this album in the studio with them for the first time while they were working on the sequencing is what inspired me to ask them to do the photo session. They already had the LP cover done I was told, but that was fine by me, once I faxed them some of these they changed direction and threw a Fax on the cover of the LP. On the cassette and later CD they used the actual photograph. Inspired, conquered. Great day, amazing work. They also met AWOL for the first time this day, since i asked him if he'd mind hauling us around in his van and hang out."
-- GLEN E. FRIEDMAN (American photographer/living legend)
Sources: www.instagram.com/p/CSXscEqrXtL, Reddit, Pinterest, StreetArtNews, various, etc...
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LL Cool J in NYC by Glen E. Friedman, 1985.
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Public Enemy, California, 1987
by Glen E. Friedman
«I knew Chuck D (right) and Flavor Flav before Public Enemy became Public Enemy and we were very close. They came out to California in 1987 – the year they released their first album, Yo! Bum Rush the Show – and I showed them around town. They were filming a rock show on MTV called IRS Records Presents the Cutting Edge, which I might have helped them get on – I helped a lot of hip-hop acts get rock press back then. I persuaded Chuck and Flavor that [punk band] Minor Threat were an important band with similar ideals and that they might want to wear these shirts – the black sheep was an image I thought they could identify with. They were like, “We trust Glen, we’ll put on the shirts, all good.” Punk-rock and hip-hop were interchangeable to me, but not everybody saw it that way, so it was necessary to do things like this.»
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Glen E. Friedman: My Rules (1982)
Back Cover
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The Cramps at the Roxy - L.A. / 1980.
Photo by Glen E. Friedman.
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Run-DMC, 1985, © Glen E. Friedman
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