ILLINGEST B-GIRL

Illingest B-Girl series two starts here! Enjoy a blind review of Mike D's new album Thank You by myself and a very special guest.

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In this four-episode series, I analyze the Beastie Boys’ career through their music, tracing how their messages and embodiment of identity, commodification, authenticity, and socio-political awareness evolved from their formation in 1981 to the death of band member Adam Yauch (MCA) in 2012. In episode four, I conclude this series with some thoughts on the legacy of Beastie Boys and the importance of having fun.

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In this four-episode series, I analyze the Beastie Boys’ career through their music, tracing how their messages and embodiment of identity, commodification, authenticity, and socio-political awareness evolved from their formation in 1981 to the death of band member Adam Yauch (MCA) in 2012. In episode three, I talk about the Beasties’ Tibetan Freedom Concerts and post-9/11 US politics.

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Even if you’re not a Beastie Boys fan, you can probably recognize their most popular songs, like “Fight For Your Right To Party” or “Sabotage”. But I bet even most die-hard fans, like myself, don’t realize the significance of their battle to preserve their authenticity while being commodified by the culture industry. In this four-episode series, I’ll be analyzing the Beastie Boys’ career through their music, tracing how their messages on identity, commodification, authenticity, and socio-political awareness evolved from their formation in 1981 to the death of band member Adam Yauch (MCA) in 2012. In this episode, I talk about the significance of Grand Royal (the label) and Grand Royal (the magazine) to the Beastie Boys, their fans, and music culture.

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Even if you’re not a Beastie Boys fan, you can probably recognize their most popular songs, like “Fight For Your Right To Party” or “Sabotage.” But I bet even most die-hard fans, like myself, don’t realize the critical significance of their battle to preserve their authenticity while the culture industry commodified their very identity. In this four-episode series, I analyze the Beastie Boys' career through their music, tracing how their messages and embodiment of identity, commodification, authenticity, and socio-political awareness evolved from their formation in 1981 to the death of band member Adam Yauch (MCA) in 2012. In episode one, I talk about the difficulty of maintaining authenticity within the culture industry – what even is the culture industry anyway? – and the Beasties’ dramatic early years.

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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit illingestbgirl.substack.com