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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: Ad-Rock says LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy owes him $150 for breaking his fridge

submitted by Nick May 15th 2013 10:00 am (www.nme.com)

Hip-hop pioneer accuses LCD man of not stumping up cash for repairs    

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Beastie Boys: 'MCA' To Be Honored With Brooklyn Playground

submitted by Nick May 3rd 2013 01:00 pm (www.antimusic.com)

Adam Yauch, best known as 'MCA' of rap pioneers Beastie Boys, was a major figure not only in popular music, but also in the city of New York, specifically the borough of Brooklyn where he grew up

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Beastie Boys: Brooklyn playground named after Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch

submitted by Nick May 1st 2013 07:00 pm (www.nme.com)

The Palmetto Playground will be renamed the Adam Yauch Playground in a ceremony on May 3    

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Beastie Boys: Ad-Rock & Mike D Working On Beastie Boys Memoir

submitted by Nick Apr 29th 2013 03:00 pm (stereogum.com)

The New York Times reports that Mike D and Ad-Rock, the two surviving members of the Beastie Boys, are getting to work on a new book about the group’s history. They’ve signed a deal with publishers Spiegel & Grau, the Random House subsidiary that published Jay-Z’s Decoded, and they’re planning to ...

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Beastie Boys: sign deal to release book in 2015

submitted by Nick Apr 29th 2013 11:00 am (www.nme.com)

"Pastiche of voices, images, irreverent humor and pop-culture reference points" planned by hip-hop group    

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