{"product_id":"beastie-boys-bookbooks","title":"Beastie Boys Book","description":"\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e• \u003cb\u003eA panoramic experience that tells the story of Beastie Boys, a book as unique as the band itself—by band members ADROCK and Mike D, with contributions from Amy Poehler, Colson Whitehead, Wes Anderson, Luc Sante, and more.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe inspiration for the Emmy-nominated Apple TV+ “live documentary” \u003ci\u003eBeastie Boys Story,\u003c\/i\u003e directed by Spike Jonze\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone \u003c\/i\u003e• \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian \u003c\/i\u003e• \u003ci\u003ePaste  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormed as a New York City hardcore band in 1981, Beastie Boys struck an unlikely path to global hip hop superstardom. Here is their story, told for the first time in the words of the band. Adam “ADROCK” Horovitz and Michael “Mike D” Diamond offer revealing and very funny accounts of their transition from teenage punks to budding rappers; their early collaboration with Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin; the debut album that became the first hip hop record ever to hit #1, \u003ci\u003eLicensed to Ill\u003c\/i\u003e—and the album’s messy fallout as the band broke with Def Jam; their move to Los Angeles and rebirth with the genre-defying masterpiece \u003ci\u003ePaul’s Boutique; \u003c\/i\u003etheir evolution as musicians and social activists over the course of the classic albums \u003ci\u003eCheck Your Head, Ill Communication, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHello Nasty \u003c\/i\u003eand the Tibetan Freedom Concert benefits conceived by the late Adam “MCA” Yauch; and more. For more than thirty years, this band has had an inescapable and indelible influence on popular culture.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWith a style as distinctive and eclectic as a Beastie Boys album, \u003ci\u003eBeastie Boys Book \u003c\/i\u003eupends the typical music memoir. Alongside the band narrative you will find rare photos, original illustrations, a cookbook by chef Roy Choi, a graphic novel, a map of Beastie Boys’ New York, mixtape playlists, pieces by guest contributors, and many more surprises.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBeastie Boys Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A fascinating, generous book with portraits and detail that float by in bursts of color . . . As with [the band’s] records, the book’s structure is a lyrical three-man weave. . . . Diamond’s voice is lapidary, droll. Horovitz comes on like a borscht belt comedian, but beneath that he is urgent, incredulous, kind of vulnerable. . . . Friendship is the book’s subject as much as music, fame and New York.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Wild, moving . . . resembles a Beastie Boys LP in its wild variety of styles.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Diamond, Michael","offers":[{"title":"Hardback (Music)","offer_id":44027404386528,"sku":"","price":39.6,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_a0fd9b35-b32f-4180-832f-1479dc27d135.jpg?v=1685027551","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/beastie-boys-bookbooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}