When the group released Hello Nasty in 1998, it went straight to #1 in the U.S., the UK, Germany, Australia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, and Sweden and did very well elsewhere in the world.

The effort garnered them two Grammy Awards in 1999 for “Best Alternative Music Album” and Best Rap Performance for the single “Intergalactic.”  The music video for the single also earned them the “Best Hop Hop Video” prize at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards (to go along with the “Video Vanguard Award” they took home the previous year).

I’m rambling a bit all to say that I’m thrilled the Beastie Boys have released the digitally remastered version of Hello Nasty which features a bonus disc of b-sides and rarities containing seven never-before-released tracks, plus skits & remixes. The original album cover art has been restored in this 10 panel eco-friendly 2 CD set.

In honor of this release, I thought it would be cool to watch the video for “Intergalactic.”

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Beastie Boys “Hello Nasty” Remastered

The group might have missed the All Points West festival in New York City last weekend but the other acts showed that the Beastie Boys were never far from anyone’s mind with Coldplay’s Chris Martin playing “(You’ve Got to) Fight For Your Right (to Party)” on the piano and Jay-Z busting a bit of “No Sleep Till Brooklyn.”  Karen O (of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs) and Q-Tip also showed their support.

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Here’s the email that MCA sent out (via Billboard):

hey all,
hope you are doing well.
so i’m about a week and a half out of surgery now and rapidly recovering from it. i haven’t taken any of the pain meds, which supposedly speeds along the healing process, or should i say, taking them slows it down. anyway, i spent 1 night at the hospital after the surgery. the hospital was too crazy to get any rest so i headed home to relax, have home cooked food and hang out with the family.
i’m pretty well detoxed from the anesthesia that they pumped me up with to keep me under for all that time. that took several days to get out of my system. my neck and jaw are still pretty stiff from the surgery, but it gets better everyday. had the stitches out this past monday… so things are moving along.
but no sooner am i on the mend from this first torture than are they lining up the next one. the next line of treatment will be radiation. that involves blasting you with some kind of beam for a few minutes a day, 5 days a week, for about 7 weeks. that will start in a few weeks…
saw the jay-z cover of no sleep, and the coldplay one of fight for your right from APW on youtube. good shit. and i heard karen o wore a “get well MCA” armband, and that q-tip gave a shout out too….. very kind of them.
just wanted to thank them and everyone else who sent positive thoughts my way. i do think that all of the well wishes have contributed to the fact that my treatment and recovery are going well.
much love back at all of you!
adam

I hope he continues to improve.  I love the Beastie Boys and I want them to keep on making music for a very long time.  Here’s a video of Chris Martin singing “”(You’ve Got to) Fight For Your Right (to Party).”

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