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Beastie Boys: Adam Yauch dies of cancer, aged 47

submitted by Nick May 11th 2012 07:00 am (news.yahoo.com)

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Adam Yauch, a founding member of pioneering hip-hop group the Beastie Boys who captivated fans with their brash style in early hits like "Fight for Your Right (To Party)," died on Friday after a battle with cancer. He was 47. Yauch, Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz formed the band that gained fame in the 1980s and stood out not just for their music, but for their ethnicity. In a genre dominated by African-Americans, they were three white Jewish kids from Brooklyn, New York. The Beastie Boys sold some 40 million records worldwide over more than 20 years. ...

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Beastie Boys: Fight for your right to create havoc: How the Beastie Boys caused a crime wave

submitted by Nick Jun 23rd 2022 04:00 am (www.loudersound.com)

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Beastie Boys: to reissue rare out-of-print vinyl edition of ‘Check Your Head’

submitted by Nick May 23rd 2022 09:00 am (www.nme.com)

Celebrating the 1992 record's 30th anniversaryThe post Beastie Boys to reissue rare out-of-print vinyl edition of ‘Check Your Head’ appeared first on NME.

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Cream: Chase Plato – “ICE CREAM MAN” & “RIP KOBE”

submitted by Nick Apr 12th 2022 09:00 pm (www.stereogum.com)

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submitted by Nick Feb 2nd 2022 02:00 pm (www.nme.com)

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Paul McCartney: Mark Ronson – “I Know Time (Is Calling)” (Feat. Paul McCartney & Gary Numan)

submitted by Nick Jul 30th 2021 05:00 pm (stereogum.com)

Mark Ronson has released the soundtrack to his new show Watch The Sound With Mark Ronson, which premieres on Apple + today. The six-part docuseries explores revolutionary recording technologies in music through conversations with stars like Paul McCartney, Questlove, King Princess, the Beastie Boys’ Ad-Rock and Mike D, Charli XCX, and ...

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