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A Night at the Movies With Evan Smith
Texas Tribune founder honored by the Texas Film Hall of Fame for his services to cinema
"...the notoriously praise-resisting Terrence Malick. Meeting Adam Yauch (aka MCA of the Beastie Boys), Farrah Fawcett, Ann-Margret, Peter Fonda,..."

March 11, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Music Sucks
Michael Corcoran's infamous 1986 music column
"...Sexton: Need a title for your upcoming LP for MCA? How about Magic Coattail Ride? When the press starts..."

Sept. 3, 2021 Features Feature by Michael Corcoran

25 Years Ago, Sublime Arrived in Austin and Cut One of the Decade's Biggest Albums
Local producer Paul Leary put some Austin in the Long Beach surf/punk/dub trio's mix
"...trio had signed to Gasoline Alley, whose parent company, MCA Records, underwent a regime change in late 1995. Jon..."

May 7, 2021 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music Keynote: Beastie Boys
Ad-Rock and Mike D remain funny to us, too
"...30 years making music together with the late Adam “MCA” Yauch, who died of cancer in 2012, these two..."

March 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Thomas Fawcett

SXSW Music: Beastie Boys Talk Ill Communication in Austin Studio
Ad-Rock & Mike D detail the origins of “Sabotage” and “Sure Shot”
"...though,” added Horovitz, noting that it was departed Beastie “MCA” who owned a massive walk-in closet full of disguises...."

March 15, 2019 SXSW Post by Kevin Curtin

Beastie Boys' Ad-Rock and Mike D Talk Trap, Basketball, Bogus Conspiracies, SXSW, and Their New Book
"We realized that all we do have, before this started and after it ends, is the three of us.”
"...Book, released six years after the death of Adam "MCA" Yauch and subsequent disbanding, dives deep into their history...."

March 15, 2019 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

The Best Albums of 2018 by Genre
Hip-hop, metal, pop, and more picks from our critics
"...3) Kacey Musgraves, Golden Hour (MCA)..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Joe Ely
"...at a Big Hotel," which got Ely signed to MCA, and another definitive performance of "If You Were a..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez

George Strait
Strait out of the Box: Part 2 (MCA Nashville)

Dec. 16, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Laughing It Up with Kelly Willis
Well Travelled and lovely still a quarter-century down the road
"...In 1990, MCA Records released the debut of a little known country..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Playback: Headcrusher's Heavy Metal Colombian Offense
Headcrusher's Heavy Metal Colombian Offense, Joe Ely's Lost Electro Album, A New Home for Refugeed Bluegrass
"...ahead of the curve on computer-based home recording, but MCA Records wasn't impressed with the vision...."

June 27, 2014 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Saturday Interviews
Last-night SXSW showcase chats
"...A sophomore album never appeared, and when Geffen gobbled MCA, Res' contract provided a budget and freedom to create,..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Motown vs. Stax
Local covers showdown Friday at the Cactus Cafe
"...sound before singles were released. Gordy sold Motown to MCA in 1988. It’s now in the hands of Universal..."

Dec. 3, 2013 Music Post by William Harries Graham

We Were From Texas
Texas Triangle: Guy Clark, Susanna Clark, Townes Van Zandt
"...Freeway" and "That Old Time Feeling" for 1972's eponymous MCA debut, and "Desperados Waiting for a Train" appeared on..."

July 19, 2013 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Silver Apples
"...Silver Apples(MCA)..."

April 26, 2013 Music Feature by Austin Powell

Remember Radio Ranch's Bass Player
"...a while including a lot of touring and the MCA record years. Full disclosure: I am now married to..."

Feb. 12, 2013 Postmarks

The Bandera Way
Scenes from a marriage in four acts.
"...and the impossibly fresh ivory skin that crowned her "MCA's video girl" for three albums in the early Nineties...."

Feb. 8, 2013 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Critics Poll
"...Brubeck, Don Cornelius, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Etta James, Adam "MCA" Yauch (Fawcett)..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Music Feature

Battlefield America
It's You Got Served for a younger dance generation.
"...of hanging with the mohawked and mop-topped urchins? Is MCA spinning on his postmortem prayer wheel? Am I going..."

June 8, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

He Fought for Our Right to Indie Cinema [Updated]
R.I.P Beastie Boy/filmmaker Adam Yauch
"...tear or ten over the weekend, watching and re-watching MCA in the Beastie Boys Criterion Collection Video Anthology (forgot..."

May 7, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Shake Your Rump
Me, my dad, and MCA
"...I called home weepy with the news that Adam “MCA” Yauch had died after a three-year battle with cancer,..."

May 5, 2012 Music Post by Luke Winkie

SXSW Wednesday Interviews
Nuevo Wavo returns. Samples schmamples – we've got a live band!
"...JKC & the Crowns cut two albums for MCA, 1982's Synapse Gap and Party Weekend the following year...."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature

Back When: 2011
One last look at 2011
"...Time (Rounder) 10) Vince Gill, “Guitar Slinger,” Guitar Slinger (MCA Nashville) 11) Dale Watson, “Down Down Down Down Down,”..."

Jan. 4, 2012 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Party on the Patio
Live review of ZZ Top's 1st Annual La Grange Fest.
"...of the original band’s favorite opening combos, “Working for MCA” and “I Ain’t the One.” Had “Skynyrd Nation” not..."

Oct. 24, 2011 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Let's Build a City
All stages lead to the 2010-11 Austin Music Awards
"...Joe Ely, "Fingernails," Live Shots (MCA, 1980)..."

March 18, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Lucie 'splains It All
Austin Cabaret presents Lucie Arnaz, and here we have a lovely convo.
"...series. They do the series at the 92nd Street Y(MCA) which owns a beautiful, old perfectly acousticated – if..."

Feb. 10, 2011 Arts Post by Kate X Messer

Randy Rogers Band
"...Randy Rogers BandBurning the Day (MCA Nashville)..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri

George Strait, James Hand
"...George StraitTwang (MCA) James HandShadow on the Ground (Rounder)..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Music Review by Margaret Moser

Off the Record
Coma in Algiers hand-delivers its goods, while Tia Carrera and Ignitor pay their last respects to Room 710
"...the console is your CD player," smiles creator Steve McAllister, formerly of the George W Bush Singers. "It's a..."

July 24, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

Beastie Boy Licensed Ill
Three MCs and One DJ drop from ACL 2009
"...its forthcoming, Hot Sauce Committee Part 1, after Adam "MCA" Yauch was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his..."

July 20, 2009 Music Post by Austin Powell

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