Beastie Boys archive
Listen Fresh Air Remembers Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch
May 7, 2012 – A look back at the raspy-voiced rapper and activist, with excerpts from a 2006 interview.
Read The Beastie Boys Gave Me My Start: Memories Of Adam Yauch
May 6, 2012 – Friends and collaborators of the Beastie Boy remember the man and his influence.
Watch How Adam Yauch Grew Into His Voice
May 5, 2012 – His low, hoarse voice made Yauch seem like the mature Beastie Boy. He'd eventually earn the title.
Watch Adam Yauch, Co-Founder Of The Beastie Boys, Dies
May 4, 2012 – The gruff-voiced rapper known as MCA was diagnosed with cancer in 2009. He died in New York at 47.
Listen Rock Hall Inductees Offer Two Takes On New York Attitude
April 6, 2012 – Laura Nyro and The Beastie Boys were inspired by the city in different ways, with lasting results.
Watch Ken Tucker's Top 10: The Year In Music
December 20, 2011 – Fresh Air's critic looks back on a fruitful year and lists his favorite music releases of 2011.
Watch 15 Songs By This Year's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees
September 28, 2011 – Hear our favorite song by each of the 15 performers up for induction in 2012.
Watch Beastie Boys: Rap's Elder Statesmen Go Back In Time
May 9, 2011 – The clown princes of hip-hop poke fun at their younger selves in an an epic new music video.
Listen The Beastie Boys: The Fresh Air Interview
May 6, 2011 – In a 2006 interview, The Beastie Boys discuss their quarter-century in the hip-hop world.
Listen The Beastie Boys: Hip-Hop With A Dash Of 'Hot Sauce'
May 6, 2011 – The group's new album, Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, pays homage to old-school rappers and aging.
Watch MTV Loves MTV: A Bad Romance
September 13, 2010 – A long-lost video from the 1999 Video Music Awards suggests an alternate history for the network.
Read Def Jam's 25th Anniversary: Songs We Love
December 31, 2009 – Def Jam's box set contains some of the most amazing music released since the dawn of hip-hop.
Listen Steinski Gives A Sampling History Lesson WNYC
October 22, 2008 – The sampling pioneer speaks about how sampling changed music and a new retrospective collection. WNYC
Listen The '80s: Were They Really That Bad?
September 2, 2008 – Were the 1980s the worst years for music, or the most brilliant?
Listen Summer 2007 Music Preview
June 5, 2007 – All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen chats with NPR reviewers Robert Christgau, Meredith Ochs an...