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Champaign-Urbana, IL - Musician, producer, composer, audio designer, and DJ Larry E. Gates II  has played hundreds of stages across the nation and has shared those stages with the likes of Chuck Berry, G. Love & Special Sauce, 30 Seconds To Mars, Local H, Superdrag, Trombone Shorty, Brother Ali, The Nappy Roots, Blueprint, DJ Rare Groove, Illogic, and many others.

 

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Entries in Beastie Boys (17)

Throwback Thursdays: Beastie Boys Megamix

I know that I blogged about the Boys last week, but in anticipation of their upcoming album, Hot Sauce Committee Part Two (May 3rd) I put together a sentimental Beastie mix.  Ladies and dudes, I give you - The Praying Mantis All Vinyl Megamix by yours truly (LEGTWO).  Props to Mark Seliger for the photo.

 

Beastie Boys Megamix ~ DJ LEGTWO 

Throwback Thursdays: The Beastie Boys

I bought Licensed to Ill seven times.  Seven.  The follow up, Paul's Boutique, was only purchases three times.  I highly recommend reading Dan LeRoy's 33 1/3 series on that album.  It was a game changer.  The reason that you have to pay for samples now (Paul's Boutique contained "somewhere between 200-300 samples").  It's amazing to see how these cats have endured - without selling out (ever hear a Beasties song on a car commercial?) or relying on gimmicks (I'm looking at you, Matisyahu).  Their only angle was that they were brats.   And in fact, they were the brattiest brats that ever bratted.   Their new album, Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 is due out on May 3rd.  

 

But first.....it's Throwback Thursday.

 

 

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