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Beastie Boys

  • Are Rock Stars Supposed To Get Old?

      In the past year, members of two of my three favorite bands have died. Not from drug overdoses, not from plane or bus crashes; when I was a kid, I thought those were the only ways rock stars could die. First, there was Adam Yauch (MCA) of the Beastie Boys, who lost his battle… Read more

  • Van Halen – How One of The World’s Biggest Rock Bands Ruined Junior High For Me

    1984 by Van Halen was the first album (tape) I ever bought with my own money. I was 11 years old, and I don’t remember how I got the money (by honest means, I assure you), but I knew that was what I wanted. I was raised on rock music. I remember as a kid… Read more