Beastie Boys

Beastie Boys To Release 4LP Edition Of ‘Hello Nasty’

Beastie Boys will mark the 25th anniversary of the classic ‘Hello Nasty’ album with a deluxe edition 4LP version in September.

Tagged as: 90s, Beastie Boys, Hello Nasty, rap, USA

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Bob Dylan Sells Out To Universal Music

by Paul Cashmere

And just when you thought 2020 couldn’t throw up any more surprises Bob Dylan has become a complete sell-out. Dylan has sold the publishing rights to his songwriting catalogue in a deal said to be worth around $300 million to Universal Music.

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Apple To Produce Beastie Boys Biopic

by Paul Cashmere

Apple today announced that it has acquired “Beastie Boys Story,” a new nonfiction film from Grammy Award-winning Beastie Boys members Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz and Academy Award-winning director Spike Jonze.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 80s, 90s, Apple, Beastie Boys, rap

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Memo Music Hall Pays Tribute To Beastie Boys with Beastie Boys Live Experience this weekend

by Paul Cashmere

The music of Beastie Boys will be performed at Melbourne’s iconic Memo Music Hall on Saturday night with a supergroup paying homage to the band from Brooklyn.

Tagged as: Australia, Beastie Boys, Cookin' on three Burners, Memo Music Hall, music industry, rap

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Eminem Didn’t Ask Beastie Boys If He Could Replicate Their Album Cover

by Paul Cashmere

Eminem did not approach Beastie Boys before releasing a replica of their ‘Licensed to Ill’ cover for his ‘Kamikaze’ album.

Tagged as: Ad-Rock, Beastie Boys, Eminem, George Stroumboulopoulos, House of Strombo, media, Mike D, USA

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Eminem Attacks His Critics On New Album Kamikaze

by Music-News.com

Eminem’s 10th studio album, Kamikaze, landed just after midnight (31Aug18) and looks set to cause controversy as he fires back at criticism of his previous release Revival, taking shots at Charlamagne Tha God, Machine Gun Kelly, Joe Budden, and Lil Yachty, among others.

Tagged as: 00s, 80s, 90s, Beastie Boys, Charlamagne Tha God, Eminem, Joe Budden, Kamikaze, Licensed To Ill, Machine Gun Kelly, rap, USA

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Eminem Just Slipped A New Album Kamikaze Into The World With No Notice

by Paul Cashmere

Eminem has a new album called ‘Kamilkaze’ and no-one knew about it until it dropped a few hours ago.

Tagged as: 00s, 80s, 90s, Beastie Boys, Eminem, Kamikaze, Licensed To Ill, rap, USA

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Adam Yauch of Beastie Boys. image by Ros O'Gorman

Beastie Boys’ Adam Horowitz Talks At Rally After Trump Supporters Racist Vandalism

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Over 500 people came to Brooklyn Heights on Sunday morning for a peace rally brought on by the vandalizing of Adam Yauch Park.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Ad-Rock, Adam Horowitz, Adam Yauch, Beastie Boys, rap, USA

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Trump Supporters Deface Adam Yauch Park In Brooklyn

by Paul Cashmere

Trump’s Divided States of America is happening fast and ugly. Adam Yauch Park in Brooklyn was defaced by racist Trump supporters on Friday.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Adam Yauch, Beastie Boys, rap, Trump Supporters Deface Adam Yauch Park In Brooklyn, USA

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Beastie Boys ‘Licensed To Ill’ Gets 30th Anniversary Vinyl Make-Over

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The 30th Anniversary LP edition of Beastie Boys’ debut album Licensed To Ill will be released on October 14, 2016. This special reissue was cut from the original production masters and is presented on 180-gram heavyweight vinyl.

Tagged as: Beastie Boys, Beastie Boys 'Licensed To Ill' Gets 30th Anniversary Vinyl Make-Over, Licensed To Ill, music news

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R.I.P. John Berry of Beastie Boys Aged 52

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Before the Beastie Boys hit the big time, they had two other members, Kate Schellenbach and John Berry. The two only appeared on one recording by the group, their debut EP Polly Wog Stew.

Tagged as: Beastie Boys, John Berry, music news, R.I.P. John Berry of Beastie Boys Aged 52

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Beastie Boys Paul’s Boutique Corner To Be Repainted

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Beastie Boys ‘Paul’s Boutique’ cover location at Ludlow Street in Brooklyn is to get a make-over.

Tagged as: 80s, Beastie Boys, Brooklyn, Paul's Boutique, rap, USA

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Beastie Boys Win $1.7 million Case

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Beastie Boys have been victorious in their fight against Monster Energy to the tune of $1.7 million.

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Beastie Boys Will Not Make Any More New Music

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Michael Diamond (Mike D) of the Beastie Boys has testified in a New York courtroom that he and bandmate Adam Horovitz (Ad-Rock) promised the late Adam Yauch (MCA) that they would not make new music without him.

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Capitol Records A&R Executive Tim Carr Murdered In Thailand

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Record company executive Tim Carr has been murdered in Thailand.

Tagged as: A&R, Beastie Boys, Capitol, Dreamworks, Megadeth, Tim Carr, Warner Brothers

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Yoko Ono. Photo by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Yoko Ono And Friends Urge New York To Frack Off

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Yoko Ono and son Sean Lennon have been very active in trying to persuade New York governor Andrew Cuomo to not allow fracking in the state of New York.

Tagged as: B-52's, Beastie Boys, Bill Frisell, Bonnie Raitt, David Byrne, David Crosby, David Geffen, Donald Fagan, Flea, Graham Nash, Greg Rolie, Jackson Browne, Joe Walsh, Julian Lennon, Kim Gordon, Lee Renaldo, Mike Watt, Nancy Shevell, Natalie Merchant, Paul McCartney, Richard Page, Ringo Starr, Roberta Flack, Sean Lennon, Steve Lukather, Steven Tyler, The Flaming Lips, the Patti Smith Group, Thurston Moore, Todd Rundgren, Tom Waits, Warren Haynes, Yo La Tengo, Yoko Ono

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Rolling Stone Reveal 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

There are still many people out in the world that consider rap and hip-hop that “new music” but, the fact is, it has been around a long, long time and has built up quite a legacy of recordings.

Tagged as: Beastie Boys, Dr Dre, Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, N.W.A., Public Enemy, Rolling Stone, Run DMC, Snoop Dogg, Sugarhill Gang

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Questlove Posts His Beastie Boys Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame Demo

by Andrew Tijs

Ringleader of The Roots, Questlove, has posted the Beastie Boys mix demo for the R’n’R Hall Of Fame online.

Tagged as: Beastie Boys, demo, Hall of Fame, hip-hop, Questlove, rap, rock and roll, The Roots, tribute

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Beastie Boys Sue Energy Drink Over Unauthorised Use In Ad

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Hot on the heels of the news that the late-Adam Yauch stipulated in his will that none of his music was to be used for advertising purposes, the remaining Beastie Boys have sued Monster Energy Drink for unauthorized use of their recordings.

Tagged as: Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch, Beastie Boys, Mike Diamond, Monster Energy Drink

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Beastie Boy MCA’s Will Protects His Legacy

by Andrew Tijs

The will of Adam Yauch, aka MCA of the Beastie Boys, prevents commercial interests capitalising on his creative output.

Tagged as: Adam Yauch, Beastie Boys, hip-hop, MCA, rap, will

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Beastie Boys Working To Name Brooklyn Park After Adam Yauch

by Andrew Tijs

Adam Horovitz is working to have a Brooklyn park named after late Beastie Boy Adam Yauch.

Tagged as: Ad-Rock, Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch, Beastie Boys, Brooklyn, MCA, park, petition, State Street

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Adam Yauch Honored By New York State Legislature

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The New York State Legislature in Albany has passed a resolution honoring the late Adam “MCA” Yauch of the Beastie Boys.

Tagged as: Adam Yauch, Beastie Boys, New York State Legislature

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Beastie Boys Albums Shoot Back Into The Charts

by Andrew Tijs

Following the death of Adam Yauch, the Beastie Boys get seven albums back in the Billboard 200.

Tagged as: Adam Yauch, Beastie Boys, Billboard 200, chart, death, Licensed To Ill, MCA, Paul's Boutique, seven albums, Solid Gold Hits

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Poor Timing Beastie Boys Sued Day Before Adam Yauch Death

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

One day before Adam Yauch passed away, the Beastie Boys were served with a lawsuit over samples that they used on their albums License to Ill (1986) and Paul’s Boutique (1989).

Tagged as: Adam Yauch, Beastie Boys, MCA

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Ad-Rock Thanks Fans And Stars Pay Musical Tribute To MCA

by Andrew Tijs

Adam Horovitz thanks well-wishers and Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fun, and more pay tribute to fallen Beastie Boy Adam Yauch.

Tagged as: Adam Horovitz, Adam Yauch, Beastie Boys, Coldplay, live, MCA, R.I.P., Red Hot Chili Peppers, tribute

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Chris Martin of Coldplay. Image by Ros O'Gorman.

Watch Coldplay Play Fight For Your Right To Party For Adam Yauch (VIDEO)

by Paul Cashmere

Coldplay performed at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles last night and performed an amazing Coldplay version of Beastie Boys ‘Fight For Your Right To Party’ for Adam Yauch.

Tagged as: Adam Yauch, Beastie Boys, Chris Martin, Coldplay

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