New York Hardcore Punk Groups - Beastie Boys, Ludichrist, Biohazard, Killing Time, Reagan Youth, the Deadweights, Agnostic Front, This Is Hell (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 215. Not illustrated. Chapters: Beastie Boys, Ludichrist, Biohazard, Killing Time, Reagan Youth, the Deadweights, Agnostic Front, This Is Hell, Cro-Mags, Sheer Terror, Sick of It All, Judge, Gorilla Biscuits, Candiria, Born Against, Billy Club Sandwich, Youth of Today, Achilles, Shelter, Choking Victim, Murphy's Law, Kill Your Idols, Madball, Cipher, Gay for Johnny Depp, Six and Violence, 108, Bold, Warzone, Leeway, Go , Cattlepress, Civ, Heart Attack, Project X, Alove for Enemies, Hiretsukan, up Front, Kraut, Devoid of Faith, Side by Side, Youth Defense League, Burn, Awkward Thought, the Mob, Damage. Excerpt: Beastie Boys are an American hip-hop group from New York City. The group comprises Michael "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "MCA" Yauch, and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz. Since around the time of the Hello Nasty album, the DJ for the group has been Michael "Mix Master Mike" Schwartz, who was first featured in the song "Three MCs and One DJ." Beastie Boys began as a hardcore punk group in 1979, appeared on the compilation cassette New York Thrash with Riot Fight and Beastie, and released their debut EP in 1982. After achieving moderate local success with the 1983 release of experimental hip-hop 12" Cooky Puss, they switched to hip-hop in 1984 and a string of successful 12" singles followed culminating with their debut album Licensed to Ill (1986) which enjoyed international critical acclaim and commercial success. They are one of the longest lived hip-hop acts worldwide and continue to enjoy commercial and critical success in 2009, more than 25 years after the release of their debut album. On September 27, 2007, they were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2009, the group released digitally remastered deluxe editions of their albums Paul's Boutique, Check Your Head', Ill Communication and Hello Nasty. The Beast...