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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: Fuji Rock Festival to screen classic past sets including Beastie Boys, Oasis and Radiohead

submitted by Nick Aug 14th 2020 09:00 am (www.nme.com)

'Keep On Fuji Rockin’' will be broadcast on YouTube from August 21-23The post Fuji Rock Festival to screen classic past sets including Beastie Boys, Oasis and Radiohead appeared first on NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs | NME.COM.

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Beastie Boys: Watch Desus & Mero’s Extended Interview With The Beastie Boys & Spike Jonze

submitted by Nick May 5th 2020 03:00 pm (stereogum.com)

Last year the surviving Beastie Boys, Ad-Rock (Adam Horovitz) and Mike D (Michael Diamond), teamed up with director Spike Jonze, their longtime collaborator, for a retrospective live show called Beastie Boys Story in which they showed archival footage of their glory days and then talked about it onstage. Jonze filmed one of those shows for&#...

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Beastie Boys: Watch The Trailer For Spike Jonze’s Live Beastie Boys Documentary

submitted by Nick Mar 12th 2020 01:00 pm (stereogum.com)

We all love the Beastie Boys, right? That's something that we can hang onto, amidst the increasing panic and uncertainty of daily life right now? Well, there's about to be a new cinematic experience that goes deep into the group's history in some potentially fascinating ways. And even better, for right now: We won't have…

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Ozzy Osbourne: Trent Reznor, Beastie Boys Cancel SXSW Appearances Due To Coronavirus Threat

submitted by Nick Mar 6th 2020 01:00 am (stereogum.com)

Ozzy Osbourne, Trent Reznor, and Beastie Boys are among the latest to cancel their appearances at SXSW this year due to the coronavirus threat. All three were going to be there as part of the film portion of the festival.

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Beastie Boys: Watch A Teaser For The Spike Jonze Documentary Beastie Boys Story

submitted by Nick Jan 27th 2020 09:00 pm (stereogum.com)

Last night during the Grammys Award ceremony, a teaser for the Spike Jonze documentary Beastie Boys Story aired for the first time. The film, which is heading to Apple TV+ in April, is an extension of the 2018 memoir Beastie Boys Book. It'll chronicle the history of the hip-hop trio and feature segments shot by…

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