Adam Yauch Checks In

The cancer-stricken Beastie offers updates on his post-diagnosis days: a trip to India and hangs with nuns and the Dalai Lama, his new vegan/organic diet, how he's passing his time, etc. Read 'em but don't weep -- he seems strong.... CONTINUE READING ADAM YAUCH CHECKS IN»

Posted on October 7, 2009 (1 comments)
Tags: Adam Yauch | Beastie Boys | Thom Yorke

Tenacious D Replace Beasties At Outside Lands

When MCA's cancer forced the Beastie Boys to cancel their All Points West appearance, Jay-Z ably filled the slot. San Francisco might be wondering how they offended the gods and got Tenacious D. Read the announcement in an overly dramatic... CONTINUE READING TENACIOUS D REPLACE BEASTIES AT OUTSIDE LANDS»

Posted on August 7, 2009 (0 comments)
Tags: Beastie Boys | Outside Lands | Tenacious D | The Walkmen

Adam Yauch Checks In

In an e-mail to fans, the ailing Beastie Boy discusses his cancer treatment and the good vibes he got from all the APW shout-outs. He's rapidly recovering from surgery, and radiation starts in a few weeks. Read here and send... CONTINUE READING ADAM YAUCH CHECKS IN»

Posted on August 5, 2009 (2 comments)
Tags: Adam Yauch | Beastie Boys | Method Man | Redman

All Points West Wet 2009 In Photos

When APW presented its inaugural festival last year, we weren't alone in taking issue with the experience: lack of food options, a fair but generally recycled undercard which played more like "a bunch of bands opening for Radiohead," an extremely... CONTINUE READING ALL POINTS ~~WEST~~ WET 2009 IN PHOTOS»

Yeah Yeah Yeahs Replace Beastie Boys At Lollapalooza

On the heels of Adam Yauch's unfortunate cancer diagnosis and subsequent concert cancellations, Lollapalooza has announced the Beasties' Saturday slot will be filled by Karen, Nick, Brian, and Pajo. No word as yet on who'll take the Beasties' headlining set... CONTINUE READING YEAH YEAH YEAHS REPLACE BEASTIE BOYS AT LOLLAPALOOZA»

Posted on July 21, 2009 (10 comments)
Tags: Beastie Boys | Kings Of Convenience | Lollapalooza | Yeah Yeah Yeahs

New Beastie Boys (Feat. Nas) - "Too Many Rappers"

On the same day Adam Yauch told us he has cancer and the band's taking a break so he can recover, we get a listen to the man doing his thing in Hot Sauce Committee Part 1's "Too Many Rappers."... CONTINUE READING NEW BEASTIE BOYS (FEAT. NAS) - "TOO MANY RAPPERS"»

Posted on July 20, 2009 (25 comments)
Tags: Beastie Boys | Nas

MCA Has Cancer, Beastie Boys Taking Time Off

Well this is pretty sad. And it also sort of explains a lot. Despite generally looking spry and flowing admirably for their years, recent Beastie Boys performances live and on television have revealed MCA to be a little more sluggish... CONTINUE READING MCA HAS CANCER, BEASTIE BOYS TAKING TIME OFF»

Posted on July 20, 2009 in Video (12 comments)
Tags: Beastie Boys | Jay-Z

Beastie Boys' Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 1 Gets A Release Date, A Tracklist, A Santigold

Aside from being pooped on, the Beasties made noise down at Bonnaroo when they invited Nas onstage to debut "Too Many Rappers" from their forthcoming "bizarre" LP. The gray-flecked MCs have revealed some more details concerning the awesomely titled Hot... CONTINUE READING BEASTIE BOYS' HOT SAUCE COMMITTEE PT. 1 GETS A RELEASE DATE, A TRACKLIST, A SANTIGOLD»

Posted on June 23, 2009 in Album Art, Video (13 comments)
Tags: Beastie Boys | Bonnaroo | Nas | Santigold

Triumph At Bonnaroo Videos Are Here (For You To Poop On)

The Tonight Show's Triumph The Insult Comic Dog was everywhere at Bonnaroo '09 -- backstage, onstage, Tent City, the Discotheque Arcade, Scratch DJ Academy. We saw the puppet hound duet with animal rights activist Neko Case ("Do any of those... CONTINUE READING TRIUMPH AT BONNAROO VIDEOS ARE HERE (FOR YOU TO POOP ON)»

Bonnaroo 2009: Brooklyn Go Hard

By Scott Lapatine & Amrit Singh Not that it's a competition, but at any summer festival you'll be expected to answer What Was The Best Set So Far several times a day. We have a tie for Friday, at least... CONTINUE READING BONNAROO 2009: BROOKLYN GO HARD»

Beastie Boys & The Roots Do "So What'cha Want" On Fallon

So much Beastie Boys all over the place right now. In addition to headlining all the festivals, the guys are systematically re-releasing their discography this year, while also promising a new LP awesomely titled Hot Sauce Committee. Instead of the... CONTINUE READING BEASTIE BOYS & THE ROOTS DO "SO WHAT'CHA WANT" ON FALLON»

Posted on May 26, 2009 in Video (18 comments)
Tags: Beastie Boys | Jimmy Fallon

Beasties, Talib Kweli In 30 Rock's Kidney Song

Steve Earle, Moby, Norah Jones, Michael McDonald, and Tina Fey's fave Elvis Costello also lent their voices to help Milton Green get a kidney. Watch the "We Are The World" parody here.... CONTINUE READING BEASTIES, TALIB KWELI IN 30 ROCK'S KIDNEY SONG»

The 'Gum Drop LXXXVII: Hear New Sally Shapiro, Win Nixon "Master Blaster" Headphones & The Expanded Check Your Head

My Guilty Pleasure, the followup to Sally Shapiro's Disco Romance, is out in late summer/early fall. First single "Miracle," penned and produced by Johan Agebjörn and Roger Gunnarsson, is out officially via Paper Bag on 6/16, but it showed up... Check Your Head'">CONTINUE READING THE 'GUM DROP LXXXVII: HEAR NEW SALLY SHAPIRO, WIN NIXON "MASTER BLASTER" HEADPHONES & THE EXPANDED CHECK YOUR HEAD»

Posted on May 6, 2009 in Giveaway, MP3 (5 comments)
Tags: Beastie Boys | Sally Shapiro

New Beastie Boys - "Lee Majors Come Again"

Some copies of the reissued Check Your Head four-LP collector's set came with a surprise bonus 7" that includes two seemingly new, previously unreleased tracks: The full-on and fuzzed out punk of "Lee Majors Come Again" and the playful a... CONTINUE READING NEW BEASTIE BOYS - "LEE MAJORS COME AGAIN"»

Posted on May 6, 2009 (7 comments)
Tags: Beastie Boys | Green Man Festival | Lee Majors | Roky Erickson | Smith Westerns

All Points West 2009 Lineup Brings My Bloody Valentine, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Tim & Eric

Last year Goldenvoice brought the last thing this country needed more of (music festivals) to the last part of the country that needed it. Most local live music lovers don't travel across country to, say, Coachella, because they know the... CONTINUE READING ALL POINTS WEST 2009 LINEUP BRINGS MY BLOODY VALENTINE, YEAH YEAH YEAHS, TIM & ERIC»

Posted on March 30, 2009 (57 comments)
Tags: All Points West | Beastie Boys | My Bloody Valentine

Depeche Mode, Beastie Boys, Jane's Addiction Headlining Lollapalooza 2009

The Chicago Tribune has confirmed Lolla's big three anchors at the fest going down August 7-9 in Chicago's Grant Park. If only it was 1990 this year. (UPDATE: Kings Of Leon, too.)... CONTINUE READING DEPECHE MODE, BEASTIE BOYS, JANE'S ADDICTION HEADLINING LOLLAPALOOZA 2009»

Beastie Boys Are Coming Back With A "Bizarre" LP

Although really what they're describing doesn't sound all that far out: "It's a combination of playing and sampling stuff as we're playing, and also sampling pretty obscure records," said MCA. They're wrapping up the sessions as we blog, with the... CONTINUE READING BEASTIE BOYS ARE COMING BACK WITH A "BIZARRE" LP »

Posted on February 25, 2009 (2 comments)
Tags: Beastie Boys

Paul's Boutique Turns 20

As we all know, the Beastie Boys' followup to Licensed to Ill gained much momentum, a number of devotees, and magnum opus status after its initial dismissal as a "commercial failure" (although it was always a critical success, critics). What... CONTINUE READING PAUL'S BOUTIQUE TURNS 20 »

Posted on February 4, 2009 (9 comments)
Tags: Beastie Boys

Sonic Latte

We all like to listen to Daydream Nation while sipping skinny mochas at the local Starbucks. Of course we do. Making that guilty pleasure a little bit easier, 14 celebrities of various stripes each chose a SY track for a... CONTINUE READING SONIC LATTE»

Ben Gibbard: "Roger Waters Doing Dark Side Would Be Like Ringo Performing Sgt. Pepper's"

The boys of DCFC are gearing up for a busy festival season -- Coachella, Sasquatch, Bonnaroo, Pemberton -- where they'll be playing songs from the forthcoming Narrow Stairs, which hasn't leaked yet. Spin recently sat down with them at Ahmet... Dark Side Would Be Like Ringo Performing Sgt. Pepper's"'">CONTINUE READING BEN GIBBARD: "ROGER WATERS DOING DARK SIDE WOULD BE LIKE RINGO PERFORMING SGT. PEPPER'S"»

New M.I.A. Video - "Paper Planes" (Live In Philly)

Months after Kala made M.I.A. one of 2007's most Sri Lankan crossover stars, Maya's still bringing the bangas to the people with an orgiastic stage show and hypercolor fabric patterns. Indeed our favorite Arulpragasam is lining up a spring-into-summer trek,... CONTINUE READING NEW M.I.A. VIDEO - "PAPER PLANES" (LIVE IN PHILLY)»

Posted on April 18, 2008 in MP3, Tour Dates, Video (18 comments)
Tags: Adrock | Beastie Boys | M.I.A. | Santigold

At Langerado, Party Like It's 1995

While we were in NYC resting our legs for the upcoming Texan good times, thousands of music lovers went south for Langerado on the Big Cypress Indian Reservation. Looks like it was a hot, sweaty fun time down there. It... CONTINUE READING AT LANGERADO, PARTY LIKE IT'S 1995»

Posted on March 11, 2008 in Video (6 comments)
Tags: Beastie Boys | Blind Melon | Langerado | R.E.M.

New M.I.A. - "Paper Planes (Remix For The Children By Adrock)"

Maya's controversial Kala track already got the Beastie stamp of approval back when the boys turned up on the video for a quick cameo, but Adrock's showing the BK transplant more love on his lonesome, here, as one of five... CONTINUE READING NEW M.I.A. - "PAPER PLANES (REMIX FOR THE CHILDREN BY ADROCK)"»

Posted on February 13, 2008 in MP3 (13 comments)
Tags: Adrock | Beastie Boys | M.I.A.

Late Night TV Returns With Beards, Conan On Guitar

Night owls looking for freshly written jokes received a semi-infusion of comedic relief last night when the late night funny men finally returned for duty (Letterman, Conan, Kimmel, Leno -- Carson did a little while back but we clearly said... CONTINUE READING LATE NIGHT TV RETURNS WITH BEARDS, CONAN ON GUITAR»

New M.I.A. Video - "Paper Planes"

It's been a dramatic, breakout year in the life of our favorite Sir Lankan agit-pop siren, and you could look at "Paper Planes" as a microcosm for all that madness. Before the 'breakout' -- #9 Album, #4 Hottie -- there... CONTINUE READING NEW M.I.A. VIDEO - "PAPER PLANES"»

Posted on December 17, 2007 in Video (30 comments)
Tags: Beastie Boys | M.I.A.