Random music news for Friday, September 8, 2023
A question for our times: Who owns Neil Armstong’s moon poop and why do we need it back? And speaking of the moon, what’s going on beneath the surface? (Both via Larry). Hold
Read MoreA question for our times: Who owns Neil Armstong’s moon poop and why do we need it back? And speaking of the moon, what’s going on beneath the surface? (Both via Larry). Hold
Read MoreIn the summer of 1986, The Beastie Boys were in the final stages of transitioning from being a punk band into something new. A few years later, they’d discovered hip-hop and were now
Read MoreReally, people? You’d rather die than lose social media? Something’s wrong here. Meanwhile, in music news for July 19, 2023… More music news? Check here. BONUS: This podcast says it has the first
Read MoreTrue or false: the Beastie Boys got a big boost early in their career as the result of a lawsuit involving British Airways. The answer is “maybe.” Back in the summer of 1983,
Read MoreThis was Coachella’s VIP Dining Experience. Worth it? How about music news for April 24, 2023? More music news? Check here. BONUS: How did this ever get approved? Did they think that just
Read MoreOne of the most groundbreaking albums of the last couple of decades was Paul’s Boutique, the 1989 release from the Beastie Boys. What makes this album so important to music was its innovative
Read MoreTickets for a concert you really, really want to see are about to go on sale at exactly 10 AM. You’re at your computer and on the Ticketmaster website watching the clock tick
Read MoreHere are three bits of information you can use to impress your friends and win bar bets. One of the most popular Beastie Boys songs of all time is “Sabotage” from the Ill
Read More“Sabotage” remains one of the greatest of all Beastie Boy songs. The video, which parodies 70s cop shows, has itself been parodied many times. This Sesame Street version may be the best yet.
Read MoreThe Muppets covering The Beastie Boys? Yep. Hey, I laughed. Now some deadly serious (mostly) music news for December 23, 2022. More music news? Check here. BONUS: I’d forgotten at Mark E. Smith
Read MoreThere are new metric prefixes to deal with really large and really small amounts. For example, we can now say the Earth weighs six ronnagrams. It’ll be a while before spellcheck recognizes that.
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