In 2004, The New York Times' Stephanie Zacharek negatively reviewed the video for the Beastie Boys' new single "Ch-Check It Out." MCA a.k.a. Adam Yauch, who died today at the age of 47, had directed the video under his pseudonym Nathanial Hornblower. He didn't take kindly to Zacharek's review, and let her know in a letter to the Times demanding, among other things, that she send him a goat.
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It was one year ago today that Adam “MCA” Yauch passed away. Go ahead, find your copy of Check Your Head. We’ll wait…Welcome back. Anyway, in 2004, the New York Times wrote a negative review of the music video for the Beastie Boys’ ... Read Post
Adam "MCA" Yauch, one of the founders of the Beastie Boys, has died of cancer at age 47. Yauch had been battling cancer since 2009 when a tumor was found in his salivary gland. The illness kept Yauch from attending the Beastie Boys'... Read Post
R.I.P. Nathanial Hornblower: MCA's Hilarious Response to a Bad New York Times Review More » Read Post