The Beastles

The Beastles is the name of a fictional band created by dj BC. The music is a mashup of music from The Beatles and the Beastie Boys.

dj BC received both acclaim and controversy after the release of the self-made album 2004 dj BC presents The Beastles, which was removed at the request of Apple Corps, the owner of all The Beatles' intellectual property, including their recordings. In 2006 he went on to produce a second album named Let It Beast, with cover art by cartoonist Josh Neufeld.

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Critical attention

The Boston Phoenix named dj BC as Boston's Best Lawbreaker,[1] the Detroit Metro Times marked dj BC presents The Beastles as one of the best of 2004,[2] and dj BC was featured in Newsweek,[3] and Rolling Stone.[4]

Discography

Let It Beast

  1. "Ladies Do Love Me" - 3:34
  2. "Belly Movin'" - 3:12
  3. "Buildin My Life" - 2:38
    • Samples:
      • "In My Life" by The Beatles
      • "It Takes Time To Build" by The Beastie Boys
  4. "Electrified Kite" - 2:01
    • Samples:
      • "Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite!" by The Beatles
      • "Electrify" by The Beastie Boys
  5. "Let it Beast" - 3:24
    • Samples:
      • "Let It Be" by The Beatles
      • "The Negotiation Limerick File" by The Beastie Boys
  6. "Lovely NYC" - 3:12
  7. "Anna's MCs" - 3:54
  8. "Love You To Check It Out" - 3:46
  9. "Looking Down The Barrel Of A Warm Gun" - 2:41
  10. "A Day in The Life of A Beastie Boy" - 2:20
    • Samples:
      • "A Day in the Life" by The Beatles
      • "Get Back" by The Beatles
      • "Groove Holmes" by The Beastie Boys
      • "Mark On The Bus" by The Beastie Boys

dj BC presents The Beastles

  1. "Whatcha Want, Lady?" — 3:49
  2. "Tripper Trouble" — 3:01
  3. "Mother Nature's Rump" — 3:34
  4. "I Feel Fine Right Now" — 3:02
  5. "Sure-Bla-Di Shot-Bla-Da" — 3:23
  6. "Mad World Forever" — 3:24
  7. "Word To The Mic" — 3:08
  8. "Root Down Reprise" — 2:46
  9. "Hold It Together Now" — 4:43

See Also

References

  1. ^ "The sound of surprise: Looking for Boston's best". Boston Phoenix. http://www.djbc.net/mashes/BCbestof.jpg. Retrieved 2008-05-22. 
  2. ^ "Best (and worst) music of 2004". http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=7175. Retrieved 2008-05-22. 
  3. ^ N'Gai Croal (March 6, 2006). "Time for your mash-up?". Newsweek. http://www.djbc.net/beastles/newsweekbeastles.jpg. Retrieved 2008-05-22. 
  4. ^ Brian Hiatt. "Mash-up corner". Rolling Stone. http://www.djbc.net/mashes/beastlesrollingstone.jpg. Retrieved 2008-05-22. 

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