remphish1 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 http://www.tmz.com/2...dam-yauch-dead/ Long time Beasties Fan I thought he was on the road to recovery Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 jesus always my favorite beastie boy, and i was hoping he'd come back and they'd tour again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 My man MCA's got a beard like a billy goat!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tweedling Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 this is almost too much. What a sad day. Last couple of days I have been playing HSC and wondered how he was doing and thought I needed to take my daughter and son to see them. That dream is dead. So much of my youth was spent emulating and dreaming of being the 4th B Boy. Wow! Damn Quote Link to post Share on other sites
suites Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Terrible...I was worried when he did not show up to the RNRHOF last week. Such a shame. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cpuchino1 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 This sucks. What a good person. Hope he was able to be appreciated for more than the character he was represted as in the press. Will be missed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KevinG Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Playing Paul's Boutique in his honor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 paul's boutique is an absolute classic. it's my go to source when i need to argue about sampling as an artform. brilliant stuff. remains a top 5/10 record of all time for me. so many good memories, and so many bands/shows/pop culture quotes that i wouldnt know if not for that album. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I was shocked to see this headline upon my return from lunch. What a terrible loss, and not just for music fans. Yauch was always my favortite Beastie Boy. Seemed like a realy good guy, too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anthony Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I think many people of my age were hugely influenced by the Beasties and MCA.For many of us, the debut LP was the first rap record that we liked/bought. For many of us, we still argue with friends about how under-rated Paul's Boutique is.For many of us, Ill Communication came out during our formative years and remains entrenched within our memories of road trips, cheap beer, good friends and late-night games of Spades. RIP MCA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Official statement from the Beastie Boys:Adam Yauch | 1964-2012It is with great sadness that we confirm that musician, rapper, activist and director Adam “MCA” Yauch, founding member of Beastie Boys and also of the Milarepa Foundation that produced the Tibetan Freedom Concert benefits, and film production and distribution company Oscilloscope Laboratories, passed away in his native New York City this morning after a near-three-year battle with cancer. He was 47 years old.Born in Brooklyn, New York, Yauch taught himself to play bass in high school, forming a band for his 17th birthday party that would later become known the world over as Beastie Boys.With fellow members Michael “Mike D” Diamond and Adam “Adrock” Horovitz, Beastie Boys would go on to sell over 40 million records, release four #1 albums–including the first hip hop album ever to top the Billboard 200, the band’s 1986 debut full length, Licensed To Ill–win three Grammys, and the MTV Video Vanguard Lifetime Achievement award. Last month Beastie Boys were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, with Diamond and Horovitz reading an acceptance speech on behalf of Yauch, who was unable to attend.In addition to his hand in creating such historic Beastie Boys albums as Paul’s Boutique, Check Your Head, Ill Communication, Hello Nasty and more, Yauch was a founder of the Milarepa Fund, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting awareness and activism regarding the injustices perpetrated on native Tibetans by Chinese occupational government and military forces. In 1996, Milarepa produced the first Tibetan Freedom Concert in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, which was attended by 100,000 people, making it the biggest benefit concert on U.S. soil since 1985′s Live Aid. The Tibetan Freedom Concert series would continue to stage some of the most significant benefit shows in the world for nearly a decade following in New York City, Washington DC, Tokyo, Sydney, Amsterdam, Taipei and other cities.In the wake of September 11, 2001, Milarepa organized New Yorkers Against Violence, a benefit headlined by Beastie Boys at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom, with net proceeds disbursed to the New York Women’s Foundation Disaster Relief Fund and the New York Association for New Americans (NYANA) September 11th Fund for New Americans–each chosen for their efforts on behalf of 9/11 victims least likely to receive help from other sources.Under the alias of Nathanial Hörnblowér, Yauch directed iconic Beastie Boys videos including “So Whatcha Want,” “Intergalactic,” “Body Movin” and “Ch-Check It Out.” Under his own name, Yauch directed last year’s Fight For Your Right Revisited, an extended video for “Make Some Noise” from Beastie Boys’ Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, starring Elijah Wood, Danny McBride and Seth Rogen as the 1986 Beastie Boys, making their way through a half hour of cameo-studded misadventures before squaring off against Jack Black, Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly as Beastie Boys of the future.Yauch’s passion and talent for filmmaking led to his founding of Oscilloscope Laboratories, which in 2008 released his directorial film debut, the basketball documentary Gunnin’ For That #1 Spot and has since become a major force in independent video distribution, amassing a catalogue of such acclaimed titles as Kelly Reichardt’s Wendy and Lucy, Oren Moverman’s The Messenger, Banksy’s Exit Through The Gift Shop, Lance Bangs and Spike Jonze’s Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait Of Maurice Sendak, and many more.Yauch is survived by his wife Dechen and his daughter Tenzin Losel, as well as his parents Frances and Noel Yauch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 MCA where have you been?Packed like sardines in the tin So kick off your shoes and put on your swim finsCause when it comes to quarries I'm known to swim Damn.... Thought he was getting better. Quite a loss of a definite game changer today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimtweedy1977 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Hearing about this today really bummed me out. although I've only been a casual listener to the Beastie Boys, I remember them being one of the first groups I heard outside of the music that I heard at home. It was a tape of License To Ill and hearing Brass Monkey and Paul Revere. I thought he was getting better, so I was shocked to hear this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anthony Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c78B8PRiQ2o Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Muzzle of Dan Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 This makes me so sad. (null) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c78B8PRiQ2ohis quick little bass solo towards the end is the epitome of badass. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 From a Chicago Sun-Times article - that's pretty cool. He was even saluted at the ballpark. The New York Mets honored Yauch on Friday night by blaring Beastie Boys songs each time one of their hitters walked to the plate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tweedling Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Thought I'd grow old anticipating what the Beastie Boys had up their sleeves. " like a bun to the burger"Dave looks like a kid in a candy store! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted May 10, 2012 Author Share Posted May 10, 2012 A tribute http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/09/adam-yauchs-first-line-in-every-song_n_1503205.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TLF18 Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 here's something i wrote last night connecting Maurice Sendak and Adam Yauch: Where the Beastie Things Are Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smells like flowers Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 here's something i wrote last night connecting Maurice Sendak and Adam Yauch: Where the Beastie Things AreReally nice piece of writing! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magnetized Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 So good. I shared this on my Facebook page. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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