A Very Beasties Easter

Hi gang. If you’re a fan of the Beastie Boys, you’ve probably already seen this … or at least snippets of it. Here’s the whole enchilada. It’s amusing, although I don’t condone the casting of Danny McBride as MCA. Regardless, my biggest beef with it is a typically pedantic one. For a band as solidly NYC to the bone as the Beasties, why oh why was this shot on the lamest of ersatz “city street” sets? C’mon. How about a little hometown authenticity? This looks like it was shot on the set of “Friends”.

It still rocks, of course.

And for a little historical perspective...