The Beastie Boys are experiencing something of a resurgence right now, so it makes sense that Ad-Rock would lend the talents of both himself and his wife ex Bikini Kill and Le Tigre frontwoman, Kathleen Hanna to help pay tribute to another group cut from the old-school, pioneering cloth The Runaways. Thats right, TwentyFourBit points out that Hanna and her husband have teamed up with electro synth-punk, Peaches, to cover Dead End Justice, which is the closing track of The Runaways 1976 debut LP.
The updated version features production credits from the 44-year-old Beastie Boy and is the last track on disc two of Take It Or Leave It: A Tribute To the Queens of Noise, which is being released by Main Man Records on June 28th. The compilation boasts more than two hours worth of music and also features contributions from the likes of The Dandy Warhols (who get to cover cover Cherry Bomb) and The Donnas (who take on Queen of Noise”). There are 36 cuts in all and Main Man Records says the discs will be interspersed with interview clips of The Runaways, mock radio advertisements, and comments from the one and only Johnny Ramone. Runaways frontwoman Cherie Currie also makes an appearance on the disc, taking on American Nights with Frankenstein 3000.
Proceeds from the sales of the album will be donated to the American Cancer Society in honor of The Runaways Sandy West, who succumbed to the disease in 2006. Wests last recording ever Dirty Magazines by her last band, Blue Fox closes out the second disc. The updated version of Dead End Justice hasnt leaked yet, but the original is available for aural inspection below. A complete tracklist is posted beneath that, and pre-orders for Take It Or Leave It are happening here. The albums artwork can be seen above.
Take It Or Leave It: A Tribute To the Queens of Noise Tracklist:
Disc One
01. The Donnas Queens of Noise
02. Shonen Knife Black Leather
03. The Binges I Love Playing With Fire
04. Bebe Buell Band Heartbeat
05. Deena & The Laughing Boys Lovers
06. Frankenstein 3000 California Paradise
07. Delrium Tremens Wasted
08. Richie Scarlet Wild Thing
09. Blue Fox Neon Angels On the Road to Ruin
10. The Easy Outs Is It Day Or Night (feat. Gar Francis)
11. Laura Warshauer Little Lost Girls
12. White Flag Cmon
13. Cali Giraffes Youre Too Possesive
14. Tara Elliot & The Red Velvets You Drive Me Wild
15. Planet Sorrow Thunder
16. Robbie Rist Yesterdays Kids
17. Serpenteens Little Sister
18. Adolescents School Days
19. Blue Fox Dirty Magazines (feat. Sandy West)
Disc Two
01. The Dandy Warhols Cherry Bomb
02. Richard Barone Hollywood
03. Care Bears On Fire Saturday Night Special (feat. Earl Slick)
04. Derwood Andrews Gotta Get Out Tonight
05. David Johansen Blackmail
06. The Ribeye Brothers Trash Can Murders
07. Digger Phelps Rock & Roll
08. Toilet Boys Born To Be Bad
09. The Swales Midnight Music
10. Frankenstein 3000 American Nights (feat. Cherie Currie)
11. F-13 I Wanna Be Where The Boys Are
12. The Stay At Homes Getting Hot
13. Kittie Fantasies
14. Starz Waitin For The Night
15. Jack Brag Secrets
16. Clinical Trials Dont Go Away
17. Kathleen Hanna & Peaches Dead End Justice (Produced by Ad-Rock)