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Here’s the first trailer for the Spike Jonze-directed Beastie Boys documentary

March 13, 2020March 12, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Documentary, Spike Jonze

Spike Jonze did a lot of music video work with the Beastie Boys (cf. the clip for “Sabotage“). He recently

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, January 17, 2020

January 17, 2020January 16, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Alanis Morissette, Beastie Boys, Cows, Donald Trump, Electronic Drums, James Hetfield, Kanye, Kim Jong-Un, Metallica, REM, Roland, Soundgarden, Spike Jonze, Taylor Swift, Trent Reznor

Today marks three years with Trump as president. Seems longer. Here’s what I have for music news on January 17,

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Random music news for Monday, January 6, 2020

January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Bohemian Rhapsody, Brian May, Foo Fighteers, HMV, Meat Loaf, Miley Cyrus, Ozzy, Rod Stewart, Spike Jonze

In Las Vegas for CES. Watch this space for more stuff like this. Meanwhile, here’s music news for January 6,

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Music History 

Holy Crap! The Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage” Video is 20 Years Old?

February 11, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Sabotage, Spike Jonze, Video

Jeezus, where did the time go?  But it’s true.  A quick check of the archives says that “Sabotage” was released

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The Story of the Beastie Boys Feature Movie That Never Happened

December 25, 2013 Alan Cross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Movies, Spike Jonze

A movie starring the Beasties?  That was the plan. From Consequence of Sound: “The four of us wrote a script

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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