Spanning the years 1991-96, Marcopoulos's intimate black-and-white photographs capture the ongoing relevance and increasing musicianship of the Beastie Boys. The trio once gay- and woman-bashing brats, now respected members of popular music's social activist club shine through as melders of Hip Hop, funk, rock, and rap. What one thinks of their music is irrelevant, however, because the selections are so resonant and captivating that one cannot help but feel the pulse of Mike D, Ad-Rock, and MCA's creativity. Readers get ...
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Spanning the years 1991-96, Marcopoulos's intimate black-and-white photographs capture the ongoing relevance and increasing musicianship of the Beastie Boys. The trio once gay- and woman-bashing brats, now respected members of popular music's social activist club shine through as melders of Hip Hop, funk, rock, and rap. What one thinks of their music is irrelevant, however, because the selections are so resonant and captivating that one cannot help but feel the pulse of Mike D, Ad-Rock, and MCA's creativity. Readers get glimpses from the stage as well as impromptu shots of backstage life; all communicate the passion that the Beasties deliver to their audience.
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(MARCOPOULOS, ARI) (BEASTIE BOYS). Marcopoulos, Ari & Carlo McCormick. Prologue by Paul Miller, aka DJ Spooky. ARI MARCOPOULOS: PASS THE MIC-BEASTIE BOYS 1991-1996-SIGNED PHOTOGRAPHER ARI MARCOPOULOS AND AUTHOR CARLO McCORMICK. Signed by the Photographer and Author. Brooklyn, NY: powerHouse Books, 2001. First Edition. Oblong 4to. Pictorial Boards. Photography Monograph. Fine 144pp, profusely illustrated in b&w and color. "Spanning the years 1991-96, Ari Marcopoulos's intimate photographs capture the ongoing relevance and increasing musicianship of the Beastie Boys. What one thinks of their meld of Hip Hop, funk, rock, and rap becomes irrelevant, as the selections are so resonant and captivating that one cannot help but feel the pulse of Mike D, Ad-Rock, and MCA's creativity." A brand new, most handsome example of the 2001 first edition additionally BOLDLY SIGNED "Ari Marcopoulos" and "Carlo McCormick" in black marker across the title page. 1-57687-108-8 Inventory Number: 026873.
