Tag: Beastie Boys
Michael Diamond, also known as Beastie Boy Mike D, recently worked with architects John and Jill Bouratoglou to design his own townhouse. Now, he’s expanded to designing someone else’s — a 4,150 square foot single-family home on 242 Pacific Street in Boerum Hill, which will cost $4.98 million. The real estate listing emphasizes the luxury of the spot: […]
What will become of Beastie Boys Square? The plan to rename the corner of Ludlow and Rivington Streets, the site of the Paul’s Boutique cover, in the group’s honor has seen its share of ups and downs, and recently it appeared that it might be done for good. Now, Mark Levine, chairman of City Council’s Parks and Recreation […]
Artist Adly Syairi Ramly created these damn cute LEGO version of iconic bands like The Beatles and The Pixies, custom painting the figures IRL, with no photoshop. The range of artists represented here is comically wide: any series that includes both ‘N Sync and Napalm Death is good by us. See some highlights in the gallery […]
The saga of Beastie Boys versus GoldieBlox appears to be winding to a close, as the two parties have reached a settlement in a lawsuit sparked by a GoldieBlox YouTube commercial that went viral late last year. GoldieBlox, which sells toys designed to “inspire the future generation of female engineers,” used a reworking of the […]
In January, we told you that the plan to rename the corner of Ludlow and Rivington Streets on the Lower East Side “Beastie Boys Square” had hit a snag. Manhattan’s Community Board 3 had rejected LeRoy McCarthy’s application to memorialize the Paul’s Boutique corner, but would hold another vote if he could accrue a few hundred more […]
The plan to rename the corner of Rivington and Ludlow Streets — the site of the Pauls Boutique album cover photo — in the Beastie Boys’ honor was voted down by the local community board. Debated lasted 90 minutes at last night’s CB3 meeting, according to DNAinfo, before the board decided to reject the “Beastie Boys Square” proposal. LeRoy […]
Hear the stories behind Check Your Head, Ill Communication, Hello Nasty and the rest, as an impressive lineup of artists including Cey Adams, Glen E. Friedman, and friend-of-ANIMAL Ricky Powell talk about how their art ended up adorning the Beasties’ albums. Watch above. […]
Fans hungry for one last piece of the Beastie Boys legacy will get their wish Fall 2015, when Spiegel & Grau will publish a yet-untitled memoir by Adam Horovitz and Mike Diamond, aka Ad-Rock and Mike D. According to the New York Times, the tome, edited by veteran rap journalist and Ego Trip mag founder Sacha Jenkins will aesthetically mimic […]
Here is ANIMAL’s original supercut of over 30 references to “Brooklyn” in song and rap lyrics. Ta-da! Beastie Boys – “No Sleep ’til Brooklyn” Jay-Z – “Empire State of Mind” Wolfe Tones – “Streets of Brooklyn” 3rd Bass – “Brooklyn Queens” Barry Manilow – “Brooklyn Blues” Jay-Z – “Brooklyn Go Hard” Charles Hamilton – “Brooklyn […]
