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vaspider · 2 days
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According to member Adam Horovitz, since the men knew she wouldn’t accept the money if she saw it as a charitable act, they claimed they owed her royalties from their EP Polly Wog Stew. ... “So if you’ve ever worn a ‘lightning bolt’ t-shirt or listened to Victim in Pain or found yourself fondly recalling a Beastie Boys show you went to, you have a transgender woman to thank for that. And we should know her story. If you call yourself a hardcore kid, Donna Lee Parsons touched your life.” [said Norman Brannon in his anti-matter newsletter]
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cosmonautroger · 2 days
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Beastie Boys, Sabotage, 1994
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mcforwhatiam · 1 day
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From Thurston Moore's autobiography.
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Beastie Boys - Intergalactic 1998
Hello Nasty is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group Beastie Boys, released on July 14, 1998. It sold 681,000 copies in its first week, debuting at number 1 on the Billboard 200 album sales chart, and won Best Alternative Music Album at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards in 1999.
"Intergalactic" was released as the first single, on June 2, 1998. The single reached number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it the band's third top-40 single, and reached number five on the UK Singles Chart, where it remains the band's biggest hit. It received a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 1999.
The wonderful "Intergalactic" video was directed by Beastie Boy Adam Yauch under the pseudonym Nathanial Hörnblowér. The storyline revolves around a giant robot causing destruction by fighting a giant octopus-headed creature in a city. Various scenes are filmed in the Shibuya and Shinjuku train stations in Tokyo, Japan. Throughout the video, the band wear bright uniforms of Japanese street construction workers. The music video won the award for Best Hip-Hop Video at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards.
Beastie Boys have sold 20 million records in the US and had seven platinum-selling albums from 1986 to 2004. They are the biggest-selling rap group since Billboard began recording sales in 1991. In 2012, they became the third rap group to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In the same year, Adam Yauch died of cancer and Beastie Boys disbanded. The remaining members have released several retrospective works, including a book, a documentary, and a career-spanning compilation album.
"Intergalactic" received a total of 62,4% yes votes!
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takeyourshots · 23 days
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beastie boys themed forcemasc (this one might be too niche, boys)
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johnnyryall · 10 months
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this is what i imagine every beastie boys photo looks like to those who are not familiar with them
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nothing--good · 8 months
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Some of my favorite portraits by David LaChapelle
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twixnmix · 5 months
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Beastie Boys during the video shoot for "She's On It" in Long Beach, New York, 1985.
Photos by Josh Cheuse
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tropicalscream · 3 months
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Laois, walking out of a Beastie Boys concert: Fucking Bullshit
Chilchuk: well what DID you expect would be going on?
Laois looking sadly at bag full of unused kitchen items: It doesn't matter...
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goosterbold · 4 months
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ohmy80s · 6 months
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Beastie Boys & Billy
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legallybrunettedotcom · 4 months
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gender: skater 🛹
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cosmonautroger · 9 months
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Adam Yauch, Beastie Boys, 1980
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joe-spookyy · 21 days
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thinking about the star trek beastie boys paradox. the use of the hit song sabotage by the beastie boys in star trek (2009) raises many questions that go completely unanswered in the rest of the series. since the song is part of the scene and is being not only heard but intentionally played by captain kirk, this means that sabotage exists in the star trek universe. if this song exists, it implies that the remainder of the band’s discography also exists. but the issue here is that in several beastie boys songs, they directly reference star trek and its characters. examples include in intergalactic, where they mention “a pinch on the neck from mr spock”, or in the brouhaha, where they say “this is bones mccoy on a line to sulu.” the fact that captain kirk himself is listening to the beastie boys in this film and again, to one of their lesser known songs (a REMIX of body movin ON VINYL) in the sequel, gives the viewer an idea that he’s a pretty big fan of their music. does kirk simply not notice the fact that they’re literally talking about his friends and coworkers? they literally say HIS name in b boy bouillabaisse: stop that train. or am i meant to believe that he’s conveniently not heard some of their most popular music? intergalactic is their third top song on spotify. there’s no way he hasn’t heard it. is he just really really oblivious? or are the beastie boys just some sort of prophetic gods in this universe? director jj abrams, i applaud your music choices but by making the beastie boys canon in star trek you have opened up a whole can of worms and i don’t intend on letting you rest until you solve this mystery for me. WHAT IS THE TRUTH!
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soupy-sez · 9 months
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Beastie Boys – Shake Your Rump (1989)
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80smusicgifs · 8 months
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Beastie Boys - MTV News - 1986
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