Posts with tag "beastie boys"

Beastie Boys Release New Single and Hilarious Movie Trailer

Posted Apr 8th 2011 at 03:45 PM by Boombox Editors

The Beastie Boys will make some noise come May 3 when their much-delayed eighth studio album, 'Hot Sauce Committee, Pt. 2,' is finally released. But the boom bap came a little early for New York's bad brothers. On Wednesday, 'Make Some Noise' -- the first track off the album -- was leaked online, and the Beastie Boys had to concede to the Internet, releasing the track via their Tumblr page later ...

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Beastie Boy Adam Yauch Recovers From Cancer

Posted Jan 7th 2011 at 12:14 PM by Jett Wells

When Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys was diagnosed with cancer in his parotid gland 18 months ago, the band canceled its shows and put off a much-anticipated album. All this doom and gloom made fans wonder if they had seen the last of the beloved rap-rock group. Guess again. In an interview with BBC Radio 1 (via WENN.com), bandmate Michael Diamond (Mike D) announced that Yauch (MCA) officially beat ...

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2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees: Who Got Snubbed?

Posted Dec 15th 2010 at 06:05 PM by Jason Newman

Judging by the 463 comments on our Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Most Egregious Snubs article, the Hall's picks for rock immortality -- or just an extra shiny piece of plastic to throw on the mantle -- perennially inspires hand-wringing, profanity-laced invective and bemused resignation. Alice Cooper, Tom Waits, Neil Diamond, Darlene Love and Dr. John will all be entering the Hall at the ...

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LL Cool J in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? It Officially Could Happen

Posted Sep 28th 2010 at 02:00 PM by Jett Wells

Pop-Ed: It's that time of the year again. Music's highest honor, induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is about to be handed out to the greatest artists to ever rock the planet. But upon first look, the nominees for the class of 2011 appear weak, to say the least. Every year can't be like 2006, when Black Sabbath, Blondie, Miles Davis and the Sex Pistols were inducted, and you know it's a ...

Beastie Boy Adam Yauch Has Cancer

Posted Jul 20th 2009 at 01:24 PM by PopEater Staff

Adam Yauch, who goes by the stage name MCA in the legendary Beastie Boys, has announced that he has cancer and that the Beasties have been forced to postpone all tour dates at this time. "I actually have a form of cancer in the gland, and it's in a gland called the parotid gland, and it's in a lymph node in that area." Yauch said in a video announcement. ...