Beastie Boys on Fallon
by Pete
The Beastie Boys appeared on Jimmy Fallon last night. Some thoughts:
- The Beastie Boys still kick ass.
- The Beastie Boys are aging right along with the rest of us (except for that poofy haired Mike D. What’s his secret?).
- I know their schedule is pretty full, but the Roots clearly need to be the Beasties’ full time backing band.
- I now feel the need to check out the newly released remastered edition of Check Your Head…
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Late Night Christmas
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Tags: Christmas, Darlene Love, David Letterman, Jimmy Fallon, John Denver, The Muppets, The Roots
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With things being as hectic as can be in my household, it’s the little things that bring home the holiday spirit. Last night, after spending some time shopping with my wife, we collapsed into the couch and flipped on Letterman just in time to catch Darlene Love perform her classic “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).”
To [...]
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Tags: Jimmy Fallon, Yoko Ono
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Tags: Beastie Boys, Eric B. and Rakim, Run-D.M.C.
Posted in Hip Hop, Old School | 5 comments
If you had to choose your top three rap / hip-hop songs of all time, what would they be? As I got on down to my Old School Mix at the gym today, that question worked its way into my head. My top two came to me immediately. The third took a few more seconds [...]
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Tags: Incubus, Jimmy Fallon, Prince, The Roots
Posted in Rock, Video | 2 comments
?uestlove warned us to set our DVR’s to catch Incubus perform Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy” with the Roots on the Jimmy Fallon show. Only thing is, my computer is upstairs and my DVR is downstairs. If that doesn’t define laziness, I don’t know what does.
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Tags: Beastie Boys, Boyz II Men, En Vogue, Foreigner, Jay-Z, Jon Secada, Journey, M.I.A.
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Editor’s Note: Ah Sunday, it’s time to relax and you know what that means a glass of wine, your favorite easy chair and of course a few nudges in the right direction.
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Paul Simon + Roots + Antibalas Horns on Fallon
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Tags: Antibalas, Jimmy Fallon, Paul Simon, Roots
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Tags: ACL Festival, austin city limits, Beastie Boys, Ben Harper, Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Lily Allen, Pearl Jam
Posted in Miscellaneous | 4 comments
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Tags: Beastie Boys, DJ Kool, Funkadelic, Marin Gaye, Prince
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For those who have not joined in the Friday Five here is all you need to know; each Friday I hit the shuffle button on my iTunes and share my five and drop a little knowledge and insight for each track. Sometimes there is a playlist involved, sometimes there isn’t. Sometimes we have guest, but [...]
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Tags: ABBA, Beastie Boys, Dave Matthews Band, Lily Allen, Pink Floyd
Posted in Friday Five | 2 comments
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Tags: 2 Live Crew, Beastie Boys, Doug E Fresh, Eric B. and Rakim, LL Cool J, Pubic Enemy, Run-D.M.C., Schoolly D., Too Short, UTFO, Whodini
Posted in Hip Hop, Old School | 1 comment
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I’m racking my brain trying to figure out if there is a rap group that has been together longer than the Beastie Boys. All I can think of is Public Enemy, but they broke up for a number of years.
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I’ll be seeing them this summer….Lollapalooza, I think? Can’t wait. They’ve managed to get old and not look ridiculous on stage. And Gonzo, good point. I can’t think of a group either.