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Beastie Boys: Toy Company Removes “Girls” Ad, Writes Open Letter To Beastie Boys

submitted by Nick Nov 27th 2013 05:00 pm (stereogum.com)

What counts as fair-use parody, and what counts as a simple advertisement? For the past few days, many of us have been arguing and wondering over those things, thanks to a viral toy commercial that put a feminist spin on the Beastie Boys’ ridiculously catchy 1986 lunkhead standard “Girls.” The YouTube commercial, from the Kickstarter-funded [...]

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Beastie Boys: mural to be painted on 'Paul's Boutique' street corner

submitted by Nick Jul 26th 2014 11:00 am (www.nme.com)

Artist Danielle Mastrion will create tribute to 1989 album in New York later today

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LCD Soundsystem: Hot Chip, LCD Soundsystem and Beastie Boys collaborators for Latitude's William Onyeabor tribute

submitted by Nick Jul 3rd 2014 07:00 pm (www.nme.com)

The Atomic Bomb! Who Is William Onyeabor? show will take place on Sunday afternoon at the festival

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Beastie Boys: Poised For Another Legal Win, This Time Over Paul’s Boutique Samples

submitted by Nick Jun 12th 2014 04:00 pm (stereogum.com)

Beastie Boys already prevailed in legal battles against GoldieBlox and Monster Energy this year, and now they seem likely to win a third. Before Adam Yauch died, the record label Tuf America sued Beastie Boys over the use of uncleared samples from Trouble Funk’s “Say What” and “Let’s Get Small&am...

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Beastie Boys: Win $1.7M In Monster Trial

submitted by Nick Jun 5th 2014 11:00 pm (stereogum.com)

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

submitted by Nick Jun 4th 2014 04:00 pm (stereogum.com)

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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