THE BROUHAHA

On the final podcast of 2011, we chat with Chili about The Pressure Softball Club, visit Dan's fish-eye-lensed office while he competes in 20 Questions, and rank our favorite tracks on Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2.

Happy Holidays & Happy New Year!

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Laver plays interviewer, Adrock shines on Top Chef, and 20 Questions returns:

(above: Although Adrock appeared on Top Chef: Just Desserts, someone dropped the ball and failed to make him any chocolate fondue.)

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Counting down the Best Live Beastie Boys Performances on National TV:

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Talkin' to Marcus Thompson, the man who not only founded Timex Social Club (former Beastie Boys tour-mates), but wrote the book on them:

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Many thanks to Michael Love (Beastiemania) for serving us up an interview with DJ Z-Trip. And many thanks to Z-Trip for guiding us through his new Beasite Boys Megamix while driving on the highway in San Diego (worry not, Z-Trip was rockin' the bluetooth).

(Below: What's the perk of having both a Beastie Boys and Z-Trip tattoo on your left arm? Getting to be the cover boy for Z-Trip's new Beasite Boys Megamix, duh.)

For the complete-straight-from-horse's-mouth-megamix link, go here.

Z-TRIP PRESENTS: ALL-ACCESS BEASTIE BOYS MEGAMIX:

http://ztrip.bandcamp.com/album/z-trip-presents-all-access-a-beastie-boys-megamix

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Jim (left) and Prof D (right) form their own committee to oversee the Hot Sauce Committee (which was finally, and triumphantly released today!):

(Above: This picture was taken in the mid-late '90s when Jim claimed that he was an angel and Prof D the exact opposite.)

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Just as mysterious (and glorious) as a yeti-sighting, we track down Mike Nishita, brother of Keyboard Money Mark.

And later, it's Jim's turn to take the Twenty Questions quiz as Rodie plays master griller:

(Above: After scouring the internet, this rare photo from Beastiemania is the only one we could find of the elusive Mike Nishita.)

(Top: Hello Nasty release day in May of 1998. Bottom: TT5B release day in June of 2004.)

(Above: Cool beans, look at the souvenir Money Mark inherited from the Check Your Head era.)

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Makin' some noise about the brand new Beastie Boys' single, "Make Some Noise" (with a special guest):

(Below: The Hose EP...inspiration for HSC, Pt. 2's artwork?)

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