Beastie Boys
Beastie Boys Biography
1981 Beastie Boys - then consisting of Adam Yauch (a.k.a. MCA) on bass, drummer Kate Schellenbach (later of Luscious Jackson), guitarist John Berry (of Big Fat Love), and Mike Diamond (a.k.a. Mike D) on the mic-debut at Adam Yauch's 17th birthday party. The band plays its first public gigs opening for the likes of Bad Brains and Reagan Youth at venues including CBGB, A7, and - by a hair - Max's Kansas City, where they play on the last night of the club's existence.
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You could compare The Mix-Up to the idea of attempting to fly a plane with no wings, because it was never ever going to....
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