30 YEARS AGO TODAY THE BEASTIE BOYS WERE BANNED FROM AMERICAN BANDSTAND (VIDEO)
On this day in 1987 Beastie Boys were the first band to be banned and censored from American Bandstand.
The story that’s been told is that Dick Clark accused the band of stealing a phone from his office.
Ad-Rock responded by saying he could buy a phone off the street for $10 so why would he steal one from Dick Clark?
Watch their performance from 1987:
