#beastie boys

[these-modern-times]

One of my favorite performances to watch over and over.

Beastie Boys, Sabotage, 1994

[chelsamander]

Beastie Boys by David LaChapell at LA's All-American Burger, 7660 Sunset Blvd (1994)

[vaspider]

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]

[victusinveritas]

[girlofcosmicmagic]

Beastie Boys, New York (1986)

[doyoulikethissong-poll]

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!

[favorite-music-tourney]

[johnnyryall]

this is what i imagine every beastie boys photo looks like to those who are not familiar with them

[ohmy80s]

Beastie Boys & Billy

[nothing--good]

Some of my favorite portraits by David LaChapelle

[blvckmvsk]

[cosmonautroger]

Adam Yauch, Beastie Boys, 1980

[2006200620062006]

november art dump...

[nagyoncringe]

Kathleen Hanna sometime in 1993

[rastronomicals]

Beastie Boys

[todayinhiphophistory]

Today in Hip Hop History:

Mike D of The Beastie Boys was born November 20, 1965