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Joey Beltdrives’ Bumpy Backspins: Ill Communication – Beastie Boys – 1994 

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Ill Communication - Beastie Boys - 1994

Ill Communication – Beastie Boys – Released May 31st, 1994, Grand Royal / Capitol Ill Communication is the fourth studio album by the Beastie Boys. Released 30 years ago back in May of 1994, it’s the perfect synergy of the band’s punk and hiphop roots, combined with their newfound funk sensibilities. The result is an … Read more

Firing on Babylon – The Music of Sinéad O’Connor

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Sinéad O Connor RIP

To understand the island of Ireland in 1987 let me paint you a monochromatic picture. Unemployment was at 18%, the country was still officially classified as a third-world shithole, the Catholic Taliban was firmly in control, it was easier for young people to score heroin than to buy condoms, gangs of capricious nuns roamed with … Read more