Agent Palmer

There is something more authentic and honest about this book than most biographies or autobiographies. Perhaps it’s the fact that this book is a collection of essays, stories, pictures, lists, images, and other ephemera created by Mike Diamond (Mike D), Adam Horovitz (Ad Rock), and their friends, assembled together in chronological order.

Or… Perhaps it’s just the fact that the Beastie Boys are the Beastie Boys.

Last year I continued with my friends’ A to Zed playlists and I even incorporated two thematic playlists with the Baseball Playlist and the DC Superhero Playlist. I plan to do a few more of these this year, starting with this Month by Month Playlist.

Now, I’ll be honest, a good portion of these playlists were/are created as research for my behind-the-scenes and sometimes on-air responsibilities for Our Liner Notes.

As movies go, every year seems to be about the same. There are great movies, those that fall short, those that surpass expectations, those that are bombs, and those that go under the radar. It’s not easy to figure out which is going to be which.

Sure, we know the ones that will do big at the box office, but that doesn’t mean they’ll be good or live up to their elevated expectations. That being said, here is my list of the 19 movies I am personally most looking forward to seeing in the theater during 2019.

As the year comes to a close we all tend to look back at the year that was. There are recap posts for all manner of things and I considered a good many of them; my most popular posts, my favorite movies, my own self-serving personal accomplishments, remembering those we lost, best television series, top this, best that, it goes on and on. But I’m not doing any of those.

I’ve decided to share with you, again in some cases, one quote from each of the books that I read this year.