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Courtesy James Winter
James Winter, an aspiring film maker from Portland, Oregon, along with his wife, kids and nephew spent last week creating an entertaining tribute to the Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch a.k.a. MCA.
The family followed the original Spike Jonze-directed music video as closely as possible. The end result is a fun twist on one of the most iconic videos of all time, the 1994 classic “Sabotage.”
In a phone interview this morning with Winter he explained that not only is he a fan but his sons recently fell in love with The Beastie Boys, “When their last album came out, Hot Sauce Committee, we got that and and somehow managed to get a clean version so we’ve just been bumpin’ the heck out of it and they’ve just been lovin’ it.”
“When we decided to do the project I showed them the Sabotage video and one of the recent videos for “Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win” featuring G.I. Joe figures getting blown up… and they loved that.”
When asked about the response so far, Winter says that this is the first interview he’s accepted, “This was done because I’m a fan. And I’ve been a fan since I was a kid. I saw them when I was 14 at the Palladium in Hollywood and they changed my life.” He continues about his 1987 concert experience, “I was a punk rock kid and they introduced me to hip hop. When I was at the show it was general admission, open floor, and there were gang bangers and punk rockers and jocks and cholos but everybody was united under these guys. To me, that what the Beastie Boys represent… this spirit of joy no matter who you are, get into the moment and get down.”
Courtesy Reprise Records
The Voodoo Festival has become a thing of legend. For many bands, it’s an absolute must-play on the summer festival circuit.more
Steve Bitanga
This Thursday, May 17th, tune in for an exclusive performance and Q&A session with M83 from the Red Bull Sound Space.more
Photo by Ellen Von Unwerth
Bassist Flea Balzary and guitarist Josh Klinghoffer from the Red Hot Chili Peppers joined the multi-genre, multi-dimensional music maker, Damon Albarn, as part of Africa Express.more
Gabriel Olsen
Huntington Beach’s punk rock icons the Offspring, have celebrated almost three decades as a band, from their start as Manic Subsidal to their current status as music industry mainstays.more
Photo by Steve Bitanga
On May 7th, mellow British alt-indie band, Keane, released their fifth album Strangeland featuring hit single “Silenced by the Night.” The album marks Keane’s fifth consecutive release since 2004′s Hopes and Fears to rocket through the UK album charts and Strangeland hit Number One on those same charts this Sunday.more
Jeremy & Ajay Popoff from LIt joined me in studio yesterday. Very candid and very down to earth guys. Loved chatting with them and they will be back in town in a few months, so keep your ears peeled for details. Catch the complete interview below.
Rise Against courtesy Interscope Records
Chicagoans are doing their best to snatch title of live music capitol of the world from Austin, Texas. With Lollapalooza and today’s announcement of the Riot Festival and Carnival, the Windy City is fast on their way to claiming the crown.more
(credit: Courtesy of Paul Kensey)
HOUSTON (CBS) — Phone, keys, wallet are on the short list of things you don’t want to leave home without. But Dave Hurban, a 21-year old Dynasty Tattoo artist from Newfield, N.J., made sure his iPod would be something he’d never forget to grab.
After surfing the web and researching other outrageous piercings, Hurban decided his new lightweight iPod Nano 6 deserved a permanent place to live on his body; and he learned he’d be the first to do so.
“It feels like I’m wearing a watch,” Hurban said. “You get used to it. It’s like when you wear the same ring all the time. It can get knocked off if you bump it too hard.”
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Jimmy Fallon is about to Blow Your Pants Off with his forthcoming comedy-slash-music album featuring songs performed on his show Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.
The multi-talented television host has performed quipping environmentally-conscious songs like “Balls In Your Mouth” with Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder, “Scrambled Eggs” with Paul McCartney, and the internet viral sensation, the “History of Rap” with Justin Timberlake.
Blow Your Pants Off also features old-school artists like Neil Young and Bob Dylan performing television theme songs such as the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” and “Charles in Charge.”
