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Music History 

The Great Beastie Boys prank

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Prank

Beastie Boys fans know this story–it’s been around for a while–but the beauty of the internet is that you can

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The Beastie Boys and Madonna

October 5, 2021October 5, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Like a Virgin, Madonna

True or false: the Beastie Boys once toured with Madonna. Absolutely 100% true. Back in the spring of 1984, they

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Paul’s Boutique

September 27, 2021September 27, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Paul's Boutique, Samples

One of the most groundbreaking albums of the last couple of decades was Paul’s Boutique, the 1989 release from the

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The only female member of the Beastie Boys

May 19, 2021May 19, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Kate Schallenbach, Rick Rubin

True or false: There was once a female member of the Beastie Boys. True. Kate Schellenbach was a full member

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Friday, March 19, 2021

March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Adam Horowitz, Beastie Boys, Blink-182, Coachella, Lee Mavers, Nergal, Netflix, New Horizons, Poland, Ringo Starr, Spitting Image, Spotify, Streaming, The La's, Travis Barker, YouTube

Damn. I was really hoping for aliens, but maybe not. Next time. Drown your disappointment in music news for March

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Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, February 3, 2021

February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Beastie Boys, Dolly Parton, Donald Trump, Live Nation, Mariah Carey, Marilyn Manson, Morgan Wallen, New Zealnd, PRS, Ricky Powell, Spotify, TikTok, Ukulele Orchestra

Space court? It’s now a thing. And so is music news for February 3, 2021. The fallout from the #MeToo

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, January 30, 2021

January 30, 2021January 29, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baz Luhrman, Beastie Boys, Chester Bennington, Coachella, DJs, Elvis, Jerry Garcia, Mike D, Pearl Jam, Randy Rainbow, Super Bowl, Talinda Bennington, The Weeknd, Twitter

Angry about how governments are handling the coronavirus in Canada? Take a read of this. And what’s this GameStop stuff

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Music News 

For the first time, The Beastie Boys have allowed a song to appear in an ad. You’ll see why.

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 Alan Cross 1 Comment Beastie Boys, Blind Pig

[This post features contributions from Gilles LeBlanc. -AC] When Adam Yauch died in 2012, we were told that one of

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, October 19, 2020.

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020 Alan Cross 2 Comments Beastie Boys, Diddy, Eddie Van Halen, INXS, Joe Biden, Led Zeppelin, Manic Street Preachers, Marilyn Manson, Miley Cyrus, Music VIdeos, Pomplamoose, R. Kelly, Ronnie Woods, Van Halen

Give it a moment. You’ll get it. (Via Tom) Here’s what I have for music news for October 19, 2020.

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Music News 

Random music news for Monday, September 14, 2020

September 14, 2020September 14, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Bruce Dickinson, Chrissie Hynde, Connected Car, Dave Mustaine, Hawaii, Hipignosis, Iron Maiden, K-Pop, Kardashians, Megadeth, Metallica, Microsoft, Oracle, Pretenders, Spotify, TikTik, Tunein

Stop it. JUST STOP IT. Now let’s see we what we have for music news on September 14, 2020. First,

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Music News 

Random music news for September 4, 2020

September 4, 2020September 4, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alex Lifeson, Beastie Boys, Carole Baskin, Dancing with the Stars, Donald Trump, Ed Force One, Eddie Grant, FACTOR, Hiip-Hop, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Radio, Rule Britannia, Rush, Tiger King

Normally, the last long weekend of the summer can be a melancholy thing. But the sooner we get rid of

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