The Mix Up?

[razmatazern]

According to this article (http://www.albumvote.co.uk/news/article/2188.htm), the name of the new album will be The Mix Up and will be released June 25

Beastie Boys Name New Album

The Beastie Boys are expected to follow 2003's To The 5 Boroughs with a brand new album called 'The Mix Up'. Full details are still to be confirmed but the CD has been slated for the June 25 release.

The legendary New York Rappers will be appearing at London's Live Earth concert in July

so is this another rumor?

[Lo_Lyfe]

Interesting. It's quite a connotative album title, though. Although so was To the Five Boroughs.

[MC Boulangerie]

The Mix Up :confused:

[Pootytang]

In the states, 99% of albums are released on Tuesday's. Once in a while, someone will release their album on another day. I say this because I noticed June 25 is on a Monday.

[Jmoney77]

In the states, 99% of albums are released on Tuesday's. Once in a while, someone will release their album on another day. I say this because I noticed June 25 is on a Monday.
i thought all were released on tues.?

[Pootytang]

Every once in a blue moon, you will have an artist that will release their album on a different day.

[Lo_Lyfe]

The Mix Up refers to (or at least evokes) something musical. I don't know about that as a title. It's no 'We Be Stupid'.

[TAL]

In the states, 99% of albums are released on Tuesday's. Once in a while, someone will release their album on another day. I say this because I noticed June 25 is on a Monday.
It's a British article, and albums are released on Monday's there.

[MC Boulangerie]

And June 26 it's the Zenith concert :D

Coincidence ? http://mic-to-mic.blogspot.com/2007/02/expect-unexpected-in-paris.html

[Lo_Lyfe]

Although they did get tt5b wrong as a 2003 release.

[Laver1969]

So we'll go with TMU. (y)

[ILLMIX]

i think this is true..........., here in the UK albums are released on mondays. (y)

[Late-Night Lion]

Sounds pretty legit, we shall see

[Brother McDuff]

i could live with "The Mix Up". it's sure better than "we be stupid". that's for sure.

[balohna]

Yeah, We Be Stupid was fucking retarded. The Mix Up sounds cool.

[Pootytang]

I could see "The Mix Up" written across the cd in Maroon with a Yellow background.

[dave790]

It suggests variety (y)

[senbei]

Kinda funny that it's coming out on the same day as the Bad Brain's new record
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/42574-bad-brains-reveal-inationi-tracklist-release-date

[kleptomaniac]

read what it says here (http://mic-to-mic.blogspot.com/2007/04/beastie-boys-album-confirmed-for-june.html) (lb)

Several fans contacted us about a short article published by Albumvote.co.uk, a UK music site. The article reads:

The Beastie Boys are expected to follow 2003's To The 5 Boroughs with a brand new album called 'The Mix Up'. Full details are still to be confirmed but the CD has been slated for the June 25 release.

I sent an email to a few friends at the Beastie Boys' record label in the United States and asked if they could confirm the album title and release date.

One friend replied that the release date has indeed been set. The Beastie Boys new album will be released in North America on June 26, 2007. The information the label currently has for the album title is "TBD" (i.e., To Be Determined).

Although it's nice to have a confirmed release date, it's the secondary information my friend supplied in the email that got me excited. My friend writes:

6/26 release date, with festival tour then club tour to follow. That's all I know at the moment.

Go back and re-read that. Festival tour then club tour! Woo-hoo! Rejoice Beastie Boys fans!!

With a festival tour of Europe already planned for this summer, one can assume the club tour will be in North America this fall.

[balohna]

Holy fuck a club tour sounds awesome. I'll be legal in August, perfect timing :D

[pm0ney]

I remember before TT5B came out, an outside news source broke the story about how it's called To The 5 Boroughs, how its an all hip hop album and gave out the names of all the tracks...before it broke on the message board. So I'm guessing it's going to be the same this time around. We'll first find out from a random news source and then either minton or one of the boys who works at the site will be able to confirm for us.

[Brother McDuff]

if it's an instrumental tour with club dates, i sure hope they advertise it as instrumental, otherwise it's going to be a bitch fighting for a limited amount of tickets with a buncha casual fans who'll end up being dissapointed anyway when they get there and it's instrumental.

[Rodie]

Definitely the most legit sounding title so far. (y)

[ggirlballa]

june 26 for sure

[Jmoney77]

through that article it does look like its gonna be called "the mix up" and like all beastie records its never too soon for a release date

[Meatloaf]

The Mix Up?

I can dig it.



(y)

[kll]

Sorry if someone has already asked this, but...

Do albums released in the UK traditionally come out before or after US releases?

[TAL]

Before.

[JasonP]

Don't they drop in Japan first...like a couple weeks earlier?

[Laver1969]

Don't they drop in Japan first...like a couple weeks earlier?

I think TT5B dropped in Japan about a week before it did in Europe and the US.

[funk63]

(strokes chin mole)

[MIKEtotheD]

Don't they drop in Japan first...like a couple weeks earlier?

All the Japanese CD's seem to have an extra track on them too. (!)

[Rodie]

All the Japanese CD's seem to have an extra track on them too. (!)

Earlier with extra tracks. Lucky bastards.

[Late-Night Lion]

^ I'm pretty sure the extra tracks are because singles aren't released in Japan...so bands attach the B-sides to the album

[balohna]

Yes, plus music is apparently very expensive there.

[MC Boulangerie]

In Japan the imported cd costs less than cd produced in country. They add titles to the local cd to make them more attractive, because they are very expensive.

[carl]

Yip, just read a snippet of a Mike D interview on nme.com. All the music will be performed by Beastie Boys as opposed to sampling. I'm now convinced there will be lyrics. :)

[Lo_Lyfe]

Fucking hell, it's only 2 hours old. (http://www.nme.com/news/beastie-boys/27933)

As a fan who knows the group, I am excited by Michael D's comments.

"We play instruments on the whole album, as opposed to sampling. There's more rock on there. If you know us you can trace the influences and they're not completely surprising. Someone who listens to us casually might think 'What the hell are these guys doing?'

I dreamed of some rock stuff in the early days. Here's hoping.

[Lo_Lyfe]

Jazz Odyssey: Written by Derek, this instrumental premiered at Themeland Amusement Park in Stockton, California, during the 1982 tour despite David's reluctance to "do a free-form jazz exploration in front of a festival crowd." As it turned out, only a sparse crowd was on hand to witness the rebirth of Tap sans Nigel. It may have been a good thing: Nigel is not a fan of jazz. "Jazz," he said in 1992," is just a series of mistakes without the 'oops.' " (LT) Nigel has also lambasted jazz guitarists for playing so soft. "I don't understand it. They use this bizarre tone on their guitars; it's like it's under a tub of water. It's like plup-plup-plup-plup-plup, like a little motor boat. But I think that's because they're old people, and they don't like the noise. And of course they play soft, so you can't hear them. Then they go, 'Yeah, I'm a great player.' 'Sure, mate. I've gotta take your word for it.' With me, I play loud. My manhood is right on the table. Examine it, pick it up, if you will." (GP) Derek: "Hopefully there's a bit of Jazz Odyssey in everything we play." (QM) Asked if the band would ever record Jazz Odyssey, Derek replied, "To record it, I think, would be to imprison a bird that must fly free..

[JohnnyChavello]

I like the sound of that interview, but I have a couple of questions. Money Mark referred to the new stuff as Check Your Head Part II a few months back and this interview hints at a mix of that album and Paul's Boutique. Would it be possible to really resemble either of those albums without 1) lyrics and 2) samples (particularly Paul's). I'm sure it is possible, but I'm interested to find out how, exactly.

[Lo_Lyfe]

I like the sound of that interview, but I have a couple of questions. Money Mark referred to the new stuff as Check Your Head Part II a few months back and this interview hints at a mix of that album and Paul's Boutique. Would it be possible to really resemble either of those albums without 1) lyrics and 2) samples (particularly Paul's). I'm sure it is possible, but I'm interested to find out how, exactly.
Yeah, maybe the key lies in what they're playing. I like the "more rock" part. Bad news for the fans of snooze-fests, however.

[Parkey]

It's in NME (http://www.nme.com/news/beastie-boys/27933) and all...

[Lo_Lyfe]

^^^Yeah, that other bloke said, and I put a link up, too. It's pretty interesting.

[Funky Pepp]

In Germany, it will be released on 29th then, as releases here are on fridays after every other country's release-dates in the world... :(

So, will you guys please write some decent reviews to keep me updated until then?

[TAL]

In Germany, it will be released on 29th then, as releases here are on fridays after every other country's release-dates in the world... :(

How silly, here in Finland we usually get them on the Friday before.

[Funky Pepp]

How silly, here in Finland we usually get them on the Friday before.
Lucky you! Worst of all was the release of AIFST. It didn't come out until a few weeks ago here. So you had to order it at Amazon UK. Thank god, there's this brand new innovation of the internet - even here in Germany... ;)

[Lo_Lyfe]

Actually, for some weird reason I bought TT5B the day before the official release. Like it was on shelves and everything. :confused:

[Otis Driftwood]

:cool: It was leaked on the internet two weeks before the official release date...

[Lo_Lyfe]

:cool: It was leaked on the internet two weeks before the official release date...
Oh yeah, I get that. And I spent ages dodging the opportunity to D/L it. But it was on shelves the day before our listed release date.

[Otis Driftwood]

Fuck, I'm not suggesting anything here. There's also advance orders on amazon and whatnot...

[Lo_Lyfe]

Fuck, I'm not suggesting anything here. There's also advance orders on amazon and whatnot...
This isn't one of our arguments. I'm not being a knob.

[Friis gal]

Fucking hell, it's only 2 hours old. (http://www.nme.com/news/beastie-boys/27933)

doesn't sound bad at all :)

[cj hood]

somebody needs to ask if there's hiphop on it.......

[Lo_Lyfe]

somebody needs to ask if there's hiphop on it.......
As long as there's jazz-funk!

[Deep_Sea_Rain]

somebody needs to ask if there's hiphop on it.......

I'm still holding out hope...all these comparisons to CYH are a little comforting though...it had some excellent hip hop cuts.

[ILLMIX]

I'm still holding out hope...all these comparisons to CYH are a little comforting though...it had some excellent hip hop cuts.

if they rap over the instruments they play?...now that'd be cool.

[kleptomaniac]

thank you, mr. diamond, for that unbelievably needed update! ;)(y)

the mix up sounds hot! :cool:

[pm0ney]

So now 3 sites have broken the story and we still haven't heard anything from the admins on the boards. What gives?

[martijn]

somebody needs to ask if there's hiphop on it.......

is there hip hop on it?

[Junker]

The Beastie Boys are expected to follow 2003's To The 5 Boroughs

....read 2004 ok. ;)

[Junker]

If the album will really be called 'The Mix Up' I can clearly see some hip hop in it.

[ILLMIX]

So now 3 sites have broken the story and we still haven't heard anything from the admins on the boards. What gives?

this is what always happens, news never hits this board/site first...it gets outsourced to other mediums then we find it. Hopefully the news will appear on this site next week. :rolleyes:.....with stuff that we already know from the information we're gettin this week.

[balohna]

Well the thing is that this hasn't been officially announced, Mike just decided to spill the beans in an interview.

[Laver1969]

this is what always happens, news never hits this board/site first...it gets outsourced to other mediums then we find it. Hopefully the news will appear on this site next week. :rolleyes:.....with stuff that we already know from the information we're gettin this week.

Just before TT5B came out, the site and board went down. Then there was a whole teaser period, with the board slowly getting addtional info. The best part was finding the hidden sound snippets.

I wonder if there are any similar tricks of their sleeves for this one?

[funk63]

u guys this could just be a decoy album name to mix us up

[Taco Zip]

That's a pretty fast release after TT5B - for Beastie's behaviour.
I hope there's some hiphop on it as well. Or maybe some tracks like the scoop or professor booty(y)

[DrunkenMantis]

I hope they do another one like Live at PJ's

[MIKEtotheD]

I hope they do another one like Live at PJ's

I hope so too.
That's one of my favorite songs. (y)

[BeastieAlbum07]

if they rap over the instruments they play?...now that'd be cool.

JIMMY JAMES!

I LOVE THAT SONG!

[Brother McDuff]

i'm pretty sure jimmy james is pretty much all samples, if not completely.

[BeastieAlbum07]

i'm pretty sure jimmy james is pretty much all samples, if not completely.

It is still a kick-arse song!

[BeastieAlbum07]

If the album will really be called 'The Mix Up' I can clearly see some hip hop in it.

Well, the whole thing could be put out there to "mix us up" about the instrumental album.

Maybe this album will be a precursor to a hip-hop album to "mix us up" even more.

[Brother McDuff]

Well, the whole thing could be put out there to "mix us up" about the instrumental album.

Maybe this album will be a precursor to a hip-hop album to "mix us up" even more.


i think you may be looking a little too far into this, brother. :p

[BeastieAlbum07]

i think you may be looking a little too far into this, brother. :p

Haha.

I think you have fallen into that Beastie trap...

[Hello_nasty]

I come bearing gifts... read on...

"Today the Beastie Boys new album, which is titled The Mix Up, was provided to Capitol Records associates for promotional review, along with some additional information about the release. The album will be released in North America on July 10, not June 26 as we reported earlier. The album is, in fact, completely instrumental. By "completely instrumental," we mean NO VOCALS.

To promote the album's release, Beastie Boys will be appearing on "The Late Show with David Letterman" (date yet to be determined).

Get ready to hate us because we have been invited to a private listening party of the new album in Los Angeles tonight. We will provide additional information about the release after the party. We wanted to share the love so we invited select members of the Beastie Boys Message Board in Los Angeles to attend this party with us. So look to hear what those people have to say about the album on the message board."

Courtesy of Mic to Mic (http://mic-to-mic.blogspot.com/)

[funk63]

Well, the whole thing could be put out there to "mix us up" about the instrumental album.

Maybe this album will be a precursor to a hip-hop album to "mix us up" even more.



dude u stole MY idea!
thing is i was joking..

[Taco Zip]

i'm pretty sure jimmy james is pretty much all samples, if not completely.

They are instrumental samples ;)

[dave790]

That's mad cool, let us all know...

[YoungRemy]

Jazz Odyssey: Written by Derek, this instrumental premiered at Themeland Amusement Park in Stockton, California, during the 1982 tour despite David's reluctance to "do a free-form jazz exploration in front of a festival crowd." As it turned out, only a sparse crowd was on hand to witness the rebirth of Tap sans Nigel. It may have been a good thing: Nigel is not a fan of jazz. "Jazz," he said in 1992," is just a series of mistakes without the 'oops.' " (LT) Nigel has also lambasted jazz guitarists for playing so soft. "I don't understand it. They use this bizarre tone on their guitars; it's like it's under a tub of water. It's like plup-plup-plup-plup-plup, like a little motor boat. But I think that's because they're old people, and they don't like the noise. And of course they play soft, so you can't hear them. Then they go, 'Yeah, I'm a great player.' 'Sure, mate. I've gotta take your word for it.' With me, I play loud. My manhood is right on the table. Examine it, pick it up, if you will." (GP) Derek: "Hopefully there's a bit of Jazz Odyssey in everything we play." (QM) Asked if the band would ever record Jazz Odyssey, Derek replied, "To record it, I think, would be to imprison a bird that must fly free.

to further expand, and to connect all the dots here... Spinal Tap is reuniting, wherelse? Wembley Stadium-Live Earth, July 7th
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070425/ap_on_en_mu/spinal_tap_reunion

Mock metal group Spinal Tap to reunite

By JAKE COYLE, AP Entertainment Writer 1 hour, 31 minutes ago

NEW YORK - Spinal Tap is back, and this time the band wants to help save the world from global warming.

The mock heavy metal group immortalized in the 1984 mockumentary, "This is Spinal Tap," will reunite for a performance at Wembley Stadium in London as part of the Live Earth concerts scheduled worldwide for July 7.

The original members of Spinal Tap will be there: guitarist Nigel Tufnel (played by
Christopher Guest), singer David St. Hubbins (
Michael McKean) and bassist Derek Smalls (
Harry Shearer).
Rob Reiner, who both directed "This is Spinal Tap" and played the fake documentarian Marty DeBergi in the film, will also be in attendance.

A new 15-minute film directed by Reiner on the band's reunion will also play at the opening night of the Tribeca Film Festival in New York on Wednesday. The slate for the opening gala, to be hosted by
Al Gore, was previously announced, excepting the Reiner short...


I can see it now... the free form exploration known as Jazz Odyssey, as envisioned by the innovators, a free for all collaboration between old and new...

[midzi]

I can't wait for the single and video. This will be interesting.

[dirtydan11]

(!) I come bearing gifts... read on...

"Today the Beastie Boys new album, which is titled The Mix Up, was provided to Capitol Records associates for promotional review, along with some additional information about the release. The album will be released in North America on July 10, not June 26 as we reported earlier. The album is, in fact, completely instrumental. By "completely instrumental," we mean NO VOCALS.

To promote the album's release, Beastie Boys will be appearing on "The Late Show with David Letterman" (date yet to be determined).

Get ready to hate us because we have been invited to a private listening party of the new album in Los Angeles tonight. We will provide additional information about the release after the party. We wanted to share the love so we invited select members of the Beastie Boys Message Board in Los Angeles to attend this party with us. So look to hear what those people have to say about the album on the message board."

Courtesy of Mic to Mic (http://mic-to-mic.blogspot.com/)

[Jitters]

It's great to hear some news.

Even if it's only semi-official and not an announcement. (y)