The rappers to go head to head with Steven Seagal?
Ahead of the full feature in our next issue, and our previous online article, here we’ve another teaser from Clash’s forthcoming feature interview with the three legends that are the Beastie Boys.
The New York rap trio – Mike D, MCA and Ad-Rock – were in bubbly spirits when we sat down to discuss their forthcoming LP, ‘Hot Sauce Committee Pt.1’, and a whole lot more (whether we meant to or not), including a new energy drink that we reckon just might be entirely fictitious. Yup, reckon.
Since our meeting, news broke that the Beasties’ tour plans, and indeed the release of what will be their eighth studio album, have been put on hold after MCA – real name Adam Yauch – was diagnosed with cancer of the salivary glands, a kind so rare it affects fewer than one per cent of all cancer sufferers. We wish him a speedy recovery.
Below is a snippet from the full interview, available in issue 41 of Clash Magazine, on newsagent shelves August 6.
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Classic Beastie Boys – ‘Intergalactic’ (1998)
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Five minutes ago we were discussing ‘Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 1’, the Beastie Boys’ eighth studio album. Now, I’m lost in the playful banter of three men who’ve been tight with each other since I was three years old. How many ways can you write: out of my depth.
“It contains the maximum amount of caffeine, nicotine and sugar that you’re legally allowed to put into a drink,” says Adam Yauch, better known as MCA, with a wicked grin plastered across his face. “It’s also combined with snake’s blood and turtle semen, so it’s a really invigorating product. It has natural jojoba in it, but the thing that’s key is that it has analgesics, and it contains an expectorant.”
He’s describing The Antidote, “a sports drink I’m doing to battle Steven Seagal’s drink, because he’s getting too much heat right now”. Adam Horowitz – Ad-Rock – is curious to learn more. Me? I’m wondering how I’m going to get this interview back on track. (If you are too, the answer is that I don’t.)
“What about B12?” asks Horowitz. “And a mild Viagra?”
“It contains the maximum legal amount of B12 that you’re allowed to put into your body,” comes Yauch’s reply; he’s trying desperately not to burst into laughter. “Plus it has the maximum legal amount of alcohol in it. Viagra? Yeah, it’s got all that shit. Ginseng!? Anything and everything you need is in this drink.”
“I think you need to do a non-alcoholic one,” suggests Horowitz, “and maybe a chocolate one.”
“So it’s for children?” Yauch is now laughing, but regains some composure to bring our unexpected conversational tangent to its close. “It’s Mountain Dew with a kick. It’s gonna be great – it’s called The Antidote, so look out for that. It’s like Gatorade. It’ll be good for cricket players.”
Everyone laughs, but how’d we ever get here? Pause. Breathe. Rewind…
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Classic Beastie Boys – ‘Sabotage’ (1994)
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Find out where our feature goes from here in the next issue of Clash Magazine, available from August 6. Find the Beastie Boys online HERE.
Photo: Emilie Fjola Sandy
The New York rap trio – Mike D, MCA and Ad-Rock – were in bubbly spirits when we sat down to discuss their forthcoming LP, ‘Hot Sauce Committee Pt.1’, and a whole lot more (whether we meant to or not), including a new energy drink that we reckon just might be entirely fictitious. Yup, reckon.
Since our meeting, news broke that the Beasties’ tour plans, and indeed the release of what will be their eighth studio album, have been put on hold after MCA – real name Adam Yauch – was diagnosed with cancer of the salivary glands, a kind so rare it affects fewer than one per cent of all cancer sufferers. We wish him a speedy recovery.
Below is a snippet from the full interview, available in issue 41 of Clash Magazine, on newsagent shelves August 6.
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Classic Beastie Boys – ‘Intergalactic’ (1998)
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Five minutes ago we were discussing ‘Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 1’, the Beastie Boys’ eighth studio album. Now, I’m lost in the playful banter of three men who’ve been tight with each other since I was three years old. How many ways can you write: out of my depth.
“It contains the maximum amount of caffeine, nicotine and sugar that you’re legally allowed to put into a drink,” says Adam Yauch, better known as MCA, with a wicked grin plastered across his face. “It’s also combined with snake’s blood and turtle semen, so it’s a really invigorating product. It has natural jojoba in it, but the thing that’s key is that it has analgesics, and it contains an expectorant.”
He’s describing The Antidote, “a sports drink I’m doing to battle Steven Seagal’s drink, because he’s getting too much heat right now”. Adam Horowitz – Ad-Rock – is curious to learn more. Me? I’m wondering how I’m going to get this interview back on track. (If you are too, the answer is that I don’t.)
“What about B12?” asks Horowitz. “And a mild Viagra?”
“It contains the maximum legal amount of B12 that you’re allowed to put into your body,” comes Yauch’s reply; he’s trying desperately not to burst into laughter. “Plus it has the maximum legal amount of alcohol in it. Viagra? Yeah, it’s got all that shit. Ginseng!? Anything and everything you need is in this drink.”
“I think you need to do a non-alcoholic one,” suggests Horowitz, “and maybe a chocolate one.”
“So it’s for children?” Yauch is now laughing, but regains some composure to bring our unexpected conversational tangent to its close. “It’s Mountain Dew with a kick. It’s gonna be great – it’s called The Antidote, so look out for that. It’s like Gatorade. It’ll be good for cricket players.”
Everyone laughs, but how’d we ever get here? Pause. Breathe. Rewind…
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Classic Beastie Boys – ‘Sabotage’ (1994)
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Find out where our feature goes from here in the next issue of Clash Magazine, available from August 6. Find the Beastie Boys online HERE.
Photo: Emilie Fjola Sandy
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