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Press Releases

WHITE RABBITS PERFORM ON THE CONAN SHOW ACCOMPANIED BY THE BASIC CABLE BAND

http://instagr.am/p/LBoWTDPmcZ/

White Rabbits made an appearance on Conan last night with special guests Richie “LaBamba” Rosenberg, Jerry Vivino and Mark “the Loveman” Pender of The Basic Cable Band. The band’s epic performance of “The Day You Won The War” comes on the heels of an 8-week non-stop worldwide tour. Still showing no signs of exhaustion, the band has made stops at the Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and now Conan.

The Conan performance can be viewed here, previous TV performances below.
http://teamcoco.com/video/white-rabbits

Additionally, the band made an appearance on NYC’s The Alternate Side for an in studio performance. We’re not totally sure how they managed to be in two cities at once, but then again White Rabbits just continue to amaze us. This spectacular session was broadcast this morning on WNYE 91.5 in New York and can be viewed here:
http://www.thealternateside.org/120521/white-rabbits-tas-session

The always going White Rabbits will continue to tour throughout the summer, with stops confirmed for Lollapalooza and Bethlehem Musik Fest complete tour dates here:
http://whiterabbitsmusic.com/tour-dates/

Previous Milk Famous late night appearances:

Jimmy Kimmel Live:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/345045/jimmy-kimmel-live-white-rabbits—danny-come-inside

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon:
http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/blogs/2012/04/white-rabbits-perform-heavy-metal/

Late Show With David Letterman:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-e-yGvEfy4

Electric Guest, Press Releases

ELECTRIC GUEST ADDED TO BONNAROO LINEUP

ADDITIONAL WEST COAST DATES IN JUNE

“a Beck-ian journey into L.A. slacker soul, full of hooky neon jams that ponder fame’s fraught highway and the emptiness of modern life.”–ROLLING STONE

Currently touring in support of their debut album Mondo (Downtown/Across The Universe)–featuring the “winking falsetto and retro swagger” of  single “This Head I Hold,” which landed one of 12 spots on Entertainment Weekly’s spring playlist– Electric Guest have now been added to the epic 2012 Bonnaroo line up! They will be playing The ‘This Tent’ on Friday, June 8th.

Electric Guest will also be making stops at this weekend’s Sasquatch! Festival and will be playing at Outside Lands later this summer. They’ve also added a smattering of West Coast dates, all dates below.

In case you missed it, check out David Letterman offering Electric Guest free jet pack rides after they blew the roof of The Late Show performing their single “This Head I Hold”: http://bit.ly/JnEJKo

05/26/12 – George, WA – Sasquatch! Music Festival
05/27/12 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
06/02/12 – Santa Barbara, CA – Velvet Jones
06/03/12 – San Diego, CA – Sandy Parts Festival
06/04/12 – Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room
06/08/12 – Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
06/16/12 – Pasadena, CA – KCRW Presents Make Music Pasadena
08/10/12-08/12/12 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands

Beck, Press Releases

BECK TO RELEASE THIRD MAN RECORDS SINGLE

“I JUST STARTED HATING SOME PEOPLE TODAY”/”BLUE RANDY” OUT MAY 28

Beck will make his Third Man Records Blue Series debut May 28th, releasing the one-off single “I Just Started Hating Some People Today” b/w “Blue Randy” (TMR 128). The record will be available day of release via thirdmanrecords.com, iTunes and of course the Third Man Records store at 623 7th Ave South in Nashville and finer retailers nationwide. There will be no pre-orders for this single.

Both tracks were recorded in 2011 while Beck was in Nashville working on new material for his long awaited next album. The songs spontaneously came together at the Third Man studio on Beck’s final day in Nashville.

Inspired by the title of “Blue Randy,” an extremely limited run of 100 Tri Color 7-inches will be available beginning 10am on Saturday June 2nd at Randy’s Records at 157 East 900 South in Salt Lake City (http://www.randysrecords.com/). An even scarcer scattering of 50 Tri Colors will be randomly inserted in mail orders for the single placed with Third Man

Divine Fits, Press Releases

BRITT DANIEL, DAN BOECKNER AND SAM BROWN are DIVINE FITS

Debut Album Out 2012 TBC On Merge

Britt Daniel (Spoon), Dan Boeckner (Wolf Parade) and Sam Brown (New Bomb Turks) have confirmed the existence of their new band, Divine Fits.

Divine Fits’ as yet untitled debut album will be released later this year by Merge Records in the U.S. The album was was produced by Nick Launay.

Further details regarding the record’s release date, live dates, etc. will be announced as they are confirmed. Check back at http:/www.divinefits.com or @divinefits on Twitter in the meantime.

Press Releases

SUGAR Catalogue To Be Re-Issued July 24 On Merge

Classics Copper Blue, Beaster & File Under: Easy Listening To
Receive Deluxe Re-Mastered & Expanded Treatment

Through both his solo work and as a frontman for the legendary Hüsker Dü, Bob Mould pioneered a signature wall of guitar sound and unmistakable vocal style that has imprinted a defining influence on more than one generation-impacting artists including Dave Grohl, Ryan Adams and Britt Daniel of Spoon, all of whom paid homage to Mould by performing songs from all stages of his career at a tribute show last year at L.A.’s Disney Hall. In the three decades encompassing his career thus far, however, Bob Mould saw his greatest success during his stint as lead singer, guitarist and songwriter for iconic early ’90s trio Sugar.

Mould broke onto the rock scene in the early 1980s as front man of the hardcore band Hüsker Dü. Hüsker Dü packed decades of creative evolution into the barely five years between the release of its first and final records, blowing eardrums and minds in equal measure while progressing from the primal breakneck caterwaul of Everything Falls Apart to the double-vinyl conceptual opus Zen Arcade to bona fide initial pop rock inroads with Candy Apple Grey before disintegrating in 1987. Mould re-emerged in 1989 as a sober and formidable singer/songwriter with his landmark solo debut Workbook, and continued working as a solo artist through the following year’s Black Sheets Of Rain.

Mould returned to a three-man band format with the 1992 debut of Sugar. With Mould on guitar and vocals, David Barbe on bass and vocals, and Malcolm Travis on drums, Sugar harnessed the sonic chaos of Hüsker Dü into a more focused pop/rock framework with increased emphasis on the songs’ exciting melodies and irresistible hooks as well as the increasingly accomplished musicianship behind them. Critics and audiences alike warmed to Sugar’s fresh and innovative balance of punishing volume and pop sparkle, with many regarding this phase as their favorite of Mould’s entire career.

Sugar’s 1992 debut album Copper Blue sold over 250,000 units upon its original release and received overwhelming praise. Rolling Stone christened it “thunderous”; Vogue dubbed it “smashing”. NME would ultimately name it their 1992 Album of the Year. Currently, Mould has been commemorating Copper Blue’s 20th anniversary by playing the record in its entirety with his current band of Jason Narducy (bass) and Jon Wurster (drums).

Recorded and mixed during the same intense sessions that produced Copper Blue, the Beaster EP was originally released in April 1993. Notably darker in tone than the widescreen power-pop of Copper Blue, Beaster nevertheless boasts some of Mould’s most powerful songwriting.

File Under: Easy Listening a/k/a F.U.E.L. — the third and final album by this short-lived but brilliant trio — was originally released in September 1994, featuring songs such as “Your Favorite Thing” that endure as mainstays of Mould’s solo performances to this day.

Mac McCaughan of Superchunk & Merge wrote of the reissues:
When word went around that Bob Mould had new band, not only a “band” band (as opposed to hired band to play his solo albums on tour) but also a trio, of course anyone raised from teenhood on punk rock and Husker Du in particular (like myself) went into high expectation mode. Copper Blue turned out to be a distillation of Bob’s pop mode and roaring guitar mode into one tightly wound explosion of sound. There was space enough for the songs to breathe, but a driving urgency & energy in the rhythm section of Barbe & Travis that gives the whole album a barely-harnessed feel. Sonically, on songs like “The Act We Act”  (Copper Blue), “JC Auto” (Beaster) & “Gee Angel” (F.U.E.L.) Sugar took Husker Du’s aesthetic widescreen, the center held steady by Bob’s focused songwriting. It’s kind of incredible what Sugar did within such a small discography; there’s no wasted space and the flow of great songs is a surprising, exciting listen 20 years later.

Tracklist:

MRG451 – Copper Blue / Beaster (3CD set)
Copper Blue & Beaster will be released as double LP with b-sides & live show as bonus downloads.

CD1 & CD3 of this release will be sold together digitally as MRG451.

CD2 will be sold separately digitally only, as MRG452

CD1 (tracks 1-10 are original Ryko Copper Blue remastered, 11-14 are Ryko b-sides)
1 The Act We Act
2 A Good Idea
3 Changes
4 Helpless
5 Hoover Dam
6 The Slim
7 If I Can’t Change Your Mind
8 Fortune Teller
9 Slick
10 Man on the Moon
11 Needle Hits E
12 If I Can’t Change Your Mind (Solo Mix)
13 Try Again
14 Clownmaster

CD2 Beaster EP (original Ryko version remastered)
1 Come Around
2 Tilted
3 Judas Cradle
4 JC Auto
5 Feeling Better
6 Walking Away

CD3 Live at Cabaret Metro Chicago, Illinois, July 22, 1992
1 The Act We Act
2 A Good Idea
3 Changes
4 Running Out of Time
5 Helpless
6 If Can’t Change Your Mind
7 Where Diamonds Are Halos
8 Hoover Dam
9 Beer Commercial
10 Slick
11 Anyone
12 Clownmaster
13 Tilted
14 Armenia City In the Sky
15 JC Auto
16 The Slim
17 Dum Dum Boys
18 Man on the Moon

MRG453 File Under: Easy Listening (aka FU:EL)
FU:EL will be sold as a single LP with b-sides & live show as bonus downloads.

CD1 (tracks 1-10 are original Ryko FU:EL remastered, 11-16 are Ryko b-sides)
1 Gift
2 Company Book
3 Your Favorite Thing
4 What You Want It To Be
5 Gee Angel
6 Panama City Motel
7 Can’t Help You Anymore
8 Granny Cool
9 Believe What You’re Saying
10 Explode And Make Up
11 Mind Is an Island
12 Frustration
13 Going Home
14 In the Eyes of My Friends
15 And You Tell Me
16 Believe What You’re Saying (Campfire Mix)

CD2 – The Joke Is Always On Us, Sometimes – Live at First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 2, 1994
1 Gift
2 Company Book
3 Hoover Dam
4 After All the Road Have Led to Nowhere
5 Where Diamonds Are Halos
6 Slick
7 Going Home
8 Running Out of Time
9 Frustration
10 Changes
11 Can’t Help You Anymore
12 Helpless
13 If I Can’t Change Your Mind
14 In the Eyes of My Friends
15 Clownmaster
16 Gee Angel
17 Explode And Make Up
18 The Slim

Jack White, Press Releases

JACK WHITE: “FREEDOM AT 21” 7-INCH WITH NON-LP B-SIDE PRE-SALE LIVE NOW AT http://jackwhite.thirdmanrecordsstore.com/

SINGLE IN STORES JUNE 11

MAY 22 NEW YORK SHOW TO AIR LIVE ON SIRIUSXMU

“Freedom at 21,” the newest single from Jack White’s international #1 album Blunderbuss (Third Man/Columbia), will be released on 7-inch vinyl with the exclusive non-album B-side “Inaccessible Mystery” on June 11. The single is now available for pre-sale at http://jackwhite.thirdmanrecordsstore.com/.

On the live front, Jack White’s Tuesday, May 22 concert at New York City’s Roseland Ballroom will air live that night beginning 9:00 p.m. EST on SiriusXM’s SiriusXMU, channel 35. The concert will be rebroadcast on several SiriusXM music channels throughout the week, including Alt-Nation, channel 36, The Spectrum, channel 28 and SiriusXMU, channel 35.

In addition to the concert broadcast, Jack White will join SiriusXM host Jenny Eliscu in studio for an exclusive in-depth interview to air Tuesday, May 22 at 5:00 pm ET on SiriusXMU.

The concert and interview are exclusive to SiriusXM subscribers. Potential new subscribers can get a free 7-day online trial here. (link to http://bit.ly/sxmtrial)

Select performances from the recent American Express Unstaged live stream of Jack’s show at Webster Hall in NYC, directed by Gary Oldman, can still be viewed at www.youtube.com/jackwhitevevo.  The original live stream of the full concert was seen by over 5 million people.

Jack White’s world tour in support of Blunderbuss will continue throughout the fall. See below for current dates and check back at http://jackwhiteiii.com/ for updates.

05/21/12- NY, NY – Roseland Ballroom +
05/22/12 – NY, NY – Roseland Ballroom +
05/24/12 – Detroit, MI – Scottish Rite Theater +
05/24/12 – Detroit, MI – Scottish Rite Theater  (all ages matinee show) +
05/26/12 – George, WA – Sasquatch Music Festival
05/27/12 – Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre +
05/28/12 – Eugene, OR – Hult Center for the Performing Arts (Silva Concert Hall) +
05/30/12 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern +
05/31/12 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern +
06/21/12 – London, UK – O2 Academy Broxton +
06/22/12 – London, UK – Hammersmith Apollo +
06/23/12 – Hackney Marshes, London, UK – Radio 1’s Hackney Weekend
06/25/12 – Amsterdam, NL – Heineken Music Hall
06/26/12 – Berlin, Germany – Tempodrom +
06/27/12 – Cologne, Germany – E-Werk +
06/29/12 -Werchter, Belgium – Rock Werchter
07/01/12 – Belfort, France – Les Eurockeennes
07/02/12 – Paris, France – L’Olympia +
07/03/12 – Paris, France – L’Olympia +
07/05/12 – Hamburg, Germany – Docks +
07/05-08/12 – Roskilde, Denmark – Roskilde Festival
07/20-22/12 – Dover, Delaware – Firefly Music Festival +
07/25/12 – Melbourne, Australia – Festival Hallm
07/26/12 – Sydney, Australia – Hordern Pavillion +
07/27/12 – Byron Bay, Australia – Splendour In The Grass Festival +
07/27-29/12 – Niigata, Japan – Fuji Rock Festival +
08/03-05/12 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
08/08/12 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheater +
08/10-12/12 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands
09/08/12 — London UK — iTunes Festival

+ sold out

Jack White, Press Releases

JACK WHITE ATTEMPTS NEW WORLD RECORD

Jack White has again decided to take on the tremendous challenge of making it into the Guinness Book of World Records.

During the rest of the performances on his current tour supporting his new album “Blunderbuss” (which incidentally is currently in the running for the world record of “the fastest named album in history” *pending), Jack White will every night on stage attempt to break the world record for most metaphors in a single concert.

The attempt may prove very exhausting and at times even dangerous, but the results could prove to be glorious and possibly even vainglorious. White and Third Man Records are certain that the extremely scientific and intricate analysis of the metaphors that occur will be examined in accordance with Guinness’ usually very thorough methods probably, or at the very least if somebody answers the phone at the pub.

Third Man Records encourages all attendees of said concerts to please not interfere or interject with any metaphors that they witness occur during the show as to not disqualify or worse yet, trivialize the metaphor in question. In addition all concert attendees are encouraged to entice as many metaphors to occur during the show that they possibly can as long as they don’t endanger themselves or Mr. White.

For your chance to participate in the making of history, Jack White & crew can be seen at one of the following venues:

05/18-20/12 – Gulf Shores, AL – The Hangout Music Fest
05/19/12 – Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel +
05/21/12- NY, NY – Roseland Ballroom +
05/22/12 – NY, NY – Roseland Ballroom +
05/24/12 – Detroit, MI – Scottish Rite Theater +
05/24/12 – Detroit, MI – Scottish Rite Theater  (all ages matinee show) +
05/26/12 – George, WA – Sasquatch Music Festival
05/27/12 – Vancouver, BC – Queen Elizabeth Theatre +
05/28/12 – Eugene, OR – Hult Center for the Performing Arts (Silva Concert Hall) +
05/30/12 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern +
05/31/12 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern +
06/21/12 – London, UK – O2 Academy Broxton +
06/22/12 – London, UK – Hammersmith Apollo +
06/23/12 – Hackney Marshes, London, UK – Radio 1’s Hackney Weekend
06/25/12 – Amsterdam, NL – Heineken Music Hall
06/26/12 – Berlin, Germany – Tempodrom
06/27/12 – Cologne, Germany – E-Werk +
06/29/12 -Werchter, Belgium – Rock Werchter
07/01/12 – Belfort, France – Les Eurockeennes
07/02/12 – Paris, France – L’Olympia +
07/03/12 – Paris, France – L’Olympia +
07/05/12 – Hamburg, Germany – Docks +
07/05-08/12 – Roskilde, Denmark – Roskilde Festival
07/20-22/12 – Dover, Delaware – Firefly Music Festival +
07/25/12 – Melbourne, Australia – Festival Hallm +
07/26/12 – Sydney, Australia – Hordern Pavillion +
07/27/12 – Byron Bay, Australia – Splendour In The Grass Festival +
07/27-29/12 – Niigata, Japan – Fuji Rock Festival +
08/03-05/12 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
08/08/12 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheater
08/10-12/12 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands

For more information visit:
http://thirdmanrecords.com/
http://jackwhiteiii.com/

Explosions In The Sky, Press Releases

EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY NEW VIDEO FOR “POSTCARD FROM 1952” LIVE NOW AT EXPLOSIONSINTHESKY.COM

ZAMMUTO CONFIRMED AS SUPPORT FOR U.S. TOUR

Live now at EXPLOSIONSINTHESKY.com is the third ever video from Explosions In The Sky for “Postcard From 1952” from their fifth studio album Take Care, Take Care, Take Care released on Temporary Residence Ltd. Directed by Annie Gunn and Peter Simonite, “Postcard From 1952” employs yet another cinematically expansive track from Take Care, Take Cate, Take Care as the perfect complement to an indelible visual experience. Gunn and Simonite re-create a series of vintage Polaroid moments with painstaking care to every detail from vintage styling to flash cube lighting for a trip back in time that explores moments before and after these memory fragments were captured. Already the video has earned high praise from various areas of the online world.

“Explosions in the Sky. Amazing new video. I dare you not to feel!” — acclaimed director, writer and producer Judd Apatow http://tinyurl.com/8yrjqz3

“Their music plays soundtrack to some of life’s most tender moments: a baby’s early steps, a mother photographing her child, flowers in a young girl’s hair, a couple’s kiss.” — The Huffington Post

“It’s gorgeous” — Stereogum

Joining Explosions in the Sky on their recently announced U.S. tour dates will once again be their Temporary Residence label mates Zammuto. Zammuto is the new project of Nick Zammuto, half of highly acclaimed collage-duo The Books. The upcoming dates include headline shows at such prestigious venues as the Chicago Theater in Chicago and Nashville’s revered Ryman Auditorium, in addition to appearances at the Sasquatch Music Festival in George, Washington and the Governor’s Ball Music Festival on Randall’s Island in New York City.

EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY

On Tour 2012

5/25/2012 – George WA – Sasquatch Music Festival
6/17/2012 – Houston TX – Warehouse Live
6/18/2012 – Mobile AL – Soul Kitchen Music Hall
6/19/2012 – Tampa FL – The Ritz Ybor
6/20/2012 – Miami FL – Grand Central
6/21/2012 – Athens GA – The Georgia Theatre
6/22/2012 – Charlottesville VA – Jefferson Theater
6/24/2012 – Randall’s Island New York NY – Governors Ball Music Festival
6/25/2012 – Morgantown WV – 123 Pleasant St.
6/26/2012 – Chicago IL – Chicago Theatre
6/27/2012 – Nashville TN – Ryman Auditorium

For further information, contact Dana West dana@nastylittleman.com

Electric Guest, Press Releases

ELECTRIC GUEST MAKE NETWORK TELEVISION DEBUT

PERFORM “THIS HEAD I HOLD” ON THE LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN

Electric Guest have found themselves in a world of incredible firsts.

First offer for a free jet pack ride, compliments of David Letterman when the band made their network television debut on The Late Show last week. Check out their infectious performance HERE

Last week’s first sold-out headlining show at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom was an exhilarating event. Jon Pareles of The New York Times lauded “the lean, confident, sleekly retro pop songs… Electric Guest’s songs were about the here and now. It’s recession-era pop, husbanding its most valued resources and worrying, tunefully, about the way ahead.”

Their first Rolling Stone review where their debut album Mondo (Downtown Records/Across The Universe) is commended as a “Proven talent…wired with sonic wit… a Beck-ian journey into L.A. slacker soul.”

Back in L.A. Electric Guest performed their current single “This Head I Hold,” live and shoeless on the Dick & Beaver Music Show for Wilcox Sessions: http://vimeo.com/41533043

Fans of the bands Keith Schofield directed music video for “This Head I Hold” can take a behind the scenes look at the making of the video which includes an extended cut into the wayward dance competition and spiritual desert trek: http://youtu.be/3ZVZbugBnMg

Currently, Electric Guest continue to sell out shows nationwide, catch them here:

05/08/12 – Baton Rouge, LA – Chelsea’s
05/09/12 – Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s
05/10/12 – Austin, TX – The Parish
05/25/12-05/28/12 – George, WA – Sasquatch Music Festival
05/27/12 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
06/02/12 – Santa Barbara, CA – Velvet Jones
06/03/12 – San Diego, CA – Sandy Parts Festival
06/04/12 – Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room
06/16/12 – Pasadena, CA – KCRW Presents Make Music Pasadena
08/10/12-08/12/12 – San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands

Beastie Boys, Press Releases

ADAM YAUCH 1964-2012

It is with great sadness that we confirm that musician, rapper, activist and director Adam “MCA” Yauch, founding member of Beastie Boys and also of the Milarepa Foundation that produced the Tibetan Freedom Concert benefits, and film production and distribution company Oscilloscope Laboratories, passed away in his native New York City this morning after a near-three-year battle with cancer. He was 47 years old.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Yauch taught himself to play bass in high school, forming a band for his 17th birthday party that would later become known the world over as Beastie Boys.

With fellow members Michael “Mike D” Diamond and Adam “Adrock” Horovitz, Beastie Boys would go on to sell over 40 million records, release four #1 albums–including the first hip hop album ever to top the Billboard 200, the band’s 1986 debut full length, Licensed To Ill–win three Grammys, and the MTV Video Vanguard Lifetime Achievement award. Last month Beastie Boys were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, with Diamond and Horovitz reading an acceptance speech on behalf of Yauch, who was unable to attend.

In addition to his hand in creating such historic Beastie Boys albums as Paul’s Boutique, Check Your Head, Ill Communication, Hello Nasty and more, Yauch was a founder of the Milarepa Fund, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting awareness and  activism regarding the injustices perpetrated on native Tibetans by Chinese occupational government and military forces.  In 1996, Milarepa produced the first Tibetan Freedom Concert in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, which was attended by 100,000 people, making it the biggest benefit concert on U.S. soil since 1985’s Live Aid. The Tibetan Freedom Concert series would continue to stage some of the most significant benefit shows in the world for nearly a decade following in New York City, Washington DC, Tokyo, Sydney, Amsterdam, Taipei and other cities.

In the wake of September 11, 2001, Milarepa organized New Yorkers Against Violence, a benefit headlined by Beastie Boys at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom, with net proceeds  disbursed to the New York Women’s Foundation Disaster Relief Fund and the New York Association for New Americans (NYANA) September 11th Fund for New Americans–each chosen for their efforts on behalf of 9/11 victims least likely to receive help from other sources.

Under the alias of Nathanial Hörnblowér, Yauch directed iconic Beastie Boys videos including  “So Whatcha Want,” “Intergalactic,” “Body Movin” and “Ch-Check It Out.” Under his own name, Yauch directed last year’s Fight For Your Right Revisited, an extended video for “Make Some Noise” from Beastie Boys’ Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, starring Elijah Wood, Danny McBride and Seth Rogen as the 1986 Beastie Boys, making their way through a half hour of cameo-studded misadventures before squaring off against Jack Black, Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly as Beastie Boys of the future.

Yauch’s passion and talent for filmmaking led to his founding of Oscilloscope Laboratories, which in 2008 released his directorial film debut, the basketball documentary Gunnin’ For That #1 Spot and has since become a major force in independent video distribution, amassing a catalogue of such acclaimed titles as Kelly Reichardt’s Wendy and Lucy,  Oren Moverman’s The Messenger,  Banksy’s Exit Through The Gift Shop, Lance Bangs and Spike Jonze’s Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait Of Maurice Sendak, and many more.

Yauch is survived by his wife Dechen and his daughter Tenzin Losel, as well as his parents Frances and Noel Yauch.