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A Beastie Revolution: Locations from the early hardcore days of the Beastie Boys in NYC
May 19, 2012 peter bell
Before they were rhymin’ and stealin’, or getting live on the spot (puttin’ all kinds of shame in the game you got), the Beastie Boys were a rag-tag group of punk rockers in New York City. Not just any kind of punk rock– the loud, fast, agro version called hardcore that was popularized by bands […]
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Remembering Hüsker Dü
March 6, 2012 peter bell
Remarkable music scenes don’t happen every day, and they don’t pop out of the void spontaneously. It takes the hard work of dedicated individuals to produce the type of culture that fosters great music. Behind every individual that reaps the financial rewards of a successfully commoditized music scene, there is a network of unsung heroes […]