It’s been nearly 35 years since the Beastie Boys released their classic debut album, Licensed To Ill. In this candid conversation, Rick Rubin, who started out as the Beastie’s DJ, reconnects with Mike D and Ad-Rock. Spike Jonze, who directed the new Beastie Boys documentary, Beastie Boys Story, also sits in and plays moderator. It’s been nearly 20 years since Ad-Rock and Rick have talked and like old friends, they jump right into a slew of inside jokes and hilarious memories of their lives leading up to the release of Licensed to Ill.
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Billie Eilish connects with Zane Lowe to discuss cancelling the ‘Where Do We Go?’ tour, recording new music with Finneas at home, and the inspiration behind her new Apple Music ‘me &…
Despite the global pandemic, we’ve had a pretty impressive couple of months album-wise, chief among them the keenly anticipated Goat World from Luton superstar Nafe Smallz. Fans and critics…
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