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Beastie Boys: Win $1.7M In Monster Trial
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Two years ago, the Beastie Boys filed a breach of copyright suit against Monster Energy Drink when the drink company used the band’s music in promotional materials for the Monster Energy-sponsored snowboard competition, Ruckus In The Rockies. Those materials (namely a Monster-commissioned mix by DJ Z-Trip that included several Beastie ...
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Beastie Boys: Mike D Confirms Beastie Boys Are Done, Ad-Rock Dances On Inside Amy Schumer
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Last week, during the Beastie Boys’ court battle against Monster Energy Drink, Mike D said something we all already knew: After the death of Adam Yauch, the Beastie Boys are done. Here’s what he said: “We have not been able to tour since MCA, Adam Yauch, died. We can’t make new music.” Honestly, ...
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Beastie Boys: An Amused Ad-Rock Takes The Stand In Beastie Boys V. Monster Energy; Defense Promises Jury Will Learn Definition Of “Dope”
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Two years ago, just days after the death of Beastie Boys member Adam “MCA” Yauch, Monster Energy Drink featured five Beasties songs from Z-Trip’s Beasties Megamix in a promo video for a snowboarding event called Ruckus In The Rockies. The end of the video featured the phrase “RIP MCA” in the same...
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Beastie Boys: GoldieBlox Settles With And Apologizes To Beastie Boys For “Girls” Ad
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Last year, GoldieBlox, a toy company that specializes in non-princessy toys for girls, made an online commercial that used a parody of the Beastie Boys’ 1986 lunkhead nugget “Girls,” flipping the lyrics to turn them feminist. You’d think this would be the sort of thing that the now-enlightened Beasties mig...
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Beastie Boys: Campaign for 'Paul's Boutique' intersection to be named 'Beastie Boys Square' rejected
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