In the last few years of his too-short life, you were as likely to find Adam Yauch, a.k.a. McA of the Beastie Boys, on the red carpet of a film festival as in the studio or onstage. As happens with many artists who find success at an early age, Yauch found new outlets for his talents, and they amounted to much more than mere hobbies. Sure, we’re blasting Beastie tunes nonstop in the hours after we learned of his death at age 47 today, but we’re also looking back at his non-musical accomplishments too.
Nathaniel Hornblower, The Director
As his alter ego Hornblower, a Swiss goat herder, Yauch directed a number of Beastie Boys videos, and quite memorably stormed the stage in costume at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards to protest Spike Jones’ not getting the Moonman for “Sabotage.” He was also rather outspoken in other outlets,...
Nathaniel Hornblower, The Director
As his alter ego Hornblower, a Swiss goat herder, Yauch directed a number of Beastie Boys videos, and quite memorably stormed the stage in costume at the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards to protest Spike Jones’ not getting the Moonman for “Sabotage.” He was also rather outspoken in other outlets,...
- 5/4/2012
- by Sabrina Rojas Weiss
- TheFabLife - Movies
Truly heartbreaking news to close off the week, as reports have come in from multiple sources, including Russell Simmons' GlobalGrind and Rolling Stone, that Adam Yauch, aka McA of the Beastie Boys, has passed away at the age of 47. Yauch was a founding member of the seminal hip-hop group, along with Mike Diamond, Adam Horovitz and Michael Schwartz, and also co-founded Oscilloscope Labs, one of the most exciting distributors of independent film in the U.S.
The Brooklyn-born Yauch started playing with his bandmates in a hardcore band, but they soon moved to hip-hop, and became one of the first megastars of the MTV generation, thanks to game-changing albums like Licensed To Ill and Paul's Boutique (the latter still one of hip-hop's finest creations). The band always considered videos a key part of their art, and aside from early videos from the likes of Spike Jonze (a friend and...
The Brooklyn-born Yauch started playing with his bandmates in a hardcore band, but they soon moved to hip-hop, and became one of the first megastars of the MTV generation, thanks to game-changing albums like Licensed To Ill and Paul's Boutique (the latter still one of hip-hop's finest creations). The band always considered videos a key part of their art, and aside from early videos from the likes of Spike Jonze (a friend and...
- 5/4/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Adam Yauch, a founding member of the hip-hop group Beastie Boys, died Friday in New York after a nearly three-year battle with cancer. He was 47. Known by his stage name McA, Yauch was inducted just last month into the Rock and Hall of Fame but was too ill to join bandmates Mike 'Mike D' Diamond and Adam 'Ad-Rock' Horovitz at the ceremony. Among a flood of music stars sending their tributes was Justin Timberlake, who Tweeted: "Crushed to hear the news of Adam Yauch's passing. A true pioneer of art." Reverend Run from Run-d.M.C. added, "I'm devastated. Praying...
- 5/4/2012
- by Mike Fleeman
- PEOPLE.com
MTV News caught up with the Beastie Boys on New Year's Eve in 1986, just before they were hitting the road with Madonna.
By Terri Schwartz
The Beastie Boys in 1987
Photo: Getty Images
"I'd just like to say that we, the Beastie Boys, are putting rock and roll back into rock and roll, and doing just what you, the listeners, want to hear! Yeah!"
That's the promise Adam Yauch made to MTV News back in 1986, and it's a promise the Beastie Boys have followed through on ever since. The news of Yauch's death meant the passing of a rock and hip-hop legend, and MTV News has spent the day honoring and remembering a man who has given us so much.
Our hour-long special "Adam Yauch: Remembering a Beastie Boy" took viewers back to 1986, to a time when the Beastie Boys had just released License to Ill to international critical acclaim and commercial success.
By Terri Schwartz
The Beastie Boys in 1987
Photo: Getty Images
"I'd just like to say that we, the Beastie Boys, are putting rock and roll back into rock and roll, and doing just what you, the listeners, want to hear! Yeah!"
That's the promise Adam Yauch made to MTV News back in 1986, and it's a promise the Beastie Boys have followed through on ever since. The news of Yauch's death meant the passing of a rock and hip-hop legend, and MTV News has spent the day honoring and remembering a man who has given us so much.
Our hour-long special "Adam Yauch: Remembering a Beastie Boy" took viewers back to 1986, to a time when the Beastie Boys had just released License to Ill to international critical acclaim and commercial success.
- 5/4/2012
- MTV Music News
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