The Beastie Boys' Paul's Boutique [Paperback]

Derided as one-hit wonders, estranged from their original producer and record label, and in self-imposed exile in Los Angeles, the Beastie Boys were written off by most observers before even beginning to record their second album - an embarrassing commercial flop that should have ruined the group's career. But not only did Paul's Boutique eventually transformed the Beasties from a fratboy novelty to hiphop giants, its sample-happy, retro aesthetic changed popular culture forever.Dan LeRoy is the Director of Literary Arts at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School in Midland, PA. His writing has appeared inThe New York Times,Rolling Stone,Newsweek,Vibe, The Village Voice, National Review OnlineandAlternative Press. Mr. LeRoy is the co-author (with Michael Lipton) of20 Years of Mountain Stage, a history of the National Public Radio show, and his bookThe Greatest Music Never Soldwill be published by Backbeat in autumn 2007. He is also a contributor toBut Prince Don't Moonwalk, an anthology of music writing to be published in 2008 by Crown/Random House.