Dan LeRoy Libri

"The never-before told story of drum machines, from their primitive beginnings to their Eighties dominance to the ways they're still changing music today"--

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. But, Paul's Boutique eventually transformed the Beasties from a fratboy novelty to hiphop giants.