Wednesday, December 7, 2011 11:45AM - By Candace Butler
The ceremony won’t be held until April 14th at Cleveland’s Public Hall, but we already know who will be included into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this time around, and they include long-time favorites Red Hot Chili Peppers, the allegedly unignorable Guns N’ Roses, and, least “rock” of them all, The Beastie Boys. Donovan, Laura Nyro, and the Small Faces/Faces will also be honored.
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011 9:30AM - By Sasha Patpatia
It’s a wonderful week of new album releases, save for the bottom two (but hey, even those albums could float your boat. It never hurts to try), and though this week’s winners might not be the most uplifting band on the list, their album has won over the heats of critics all around, see what you think of these new releases:
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Friday, February 25, 2011 8:31AM - By Jeffrey Hyatt
Hot damn! The Beastie Boys have finally set a release date for their new album – Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2.
The new album was originally titled Hot Sauce Committee Pt 1 and scheduled for a September 2009 release, but Adam Yauch’s cancer treatment put the album on the shelf. But on May 3, the new album will finally make its debut. Check the Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2. tracklist below!
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010 11:48AM - By Travis Woods
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced today its list of 15 nominees for the 2011 hall of fame inductees, according to Entertainment Weekly, and while there are a heady mix of artists included (Beastie Boys, Donovan, Dr. John, LL Cool J, and Tom Waits), there are a few head-scratchers worth noting.
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009 2:49PM - By Mali
Those of you worried about Beastie Boy Adam “MCA” Yauch’s recuperation after having surgery to remove a cancerous tumor on his his left parotid (salivary) gland might be interested in his recent post about his trip to Dharamsala, India.
After Yauch underwent surgery to remove the tumor which, fortunately was located early and was localized in a location that will not affect Yauch’s vocal chords, he decided to journey to India to seek further help.
Here is some of what Yauch posted earlier today about his experience with Eastern medicine:
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009 9:51PM - By Seraphina L.
Beastie Boys fans and kind-hearted people – you may relax now. Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys is safe at home resting after undergoing a surgery for his cancerous tumor.
Yauch sent his fans a message via e-mail saying that the surgery was over a week and half ago and in actuality, he only spent one night in the hospital. At home, he to go “have home cooked food and hang out with the family.” It’ll be just a few weeks when he’ll start radiation treatment.
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Thursday, July 23, 2009 11:00AM - By Seraphina L.
With the unfortunate news of Adam Yauch’s cancerous tumor, work on the new Beastie Boys album has been postponed and upcoming tour dates have been cancelled for surgery and rest. However, all festivals have been working hard to replace their slots with worthy candidates.
We reported that Yeah Yeah Yeahs has taken the Beastie Boys slot at Lollapolooza, and now we have word from Billboard who says Jay-Z will be replacing them at All Points West Music & Arts Festival. The rapper has performed at a few festivals before but this will be his debut at All Points West. Although Jay-Z has much more credibility for his talent than we can say for other rappers, he does bring a different flavor.
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009 4:00PM - By Seraphina L.
Now that Pitchfork 2009 has happened, music goers are looking forward to the next big one: Lollpalooza. Much excitement was was generated from the fact that Beastie Boys were scheduled to perform as co-headliners. However, as we unfortunately reported yesterday, all Beastie Boys dates are canceled so Yauch can get his rest. Work on the album has been postponed and these canceled dates include major festivals.
However, no worries, music goers. According to Time-Out Chicago, Lollapalooza was quick to replace their slot with the Yeah Yeah Yeahs who are no strangers to large festivals. Just check out our pictures from Coachella and see how great they were at that one!
What do you think of this? Are the Yeah Yeah Yeahs perfect as a replacement? Do you wish they picked another band instead? Let us know and check out some their music videos below!
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009 8:39AM - By Laura Aguirre
We all got the sad news yesterday that Adam Yauch of The Beastie Boys has cancer and that their tour and upcoming album has been postponed. If you’re looking for a bit of remembrance, you can now pre-prder the limited pressing of 5,000 12″ singles of the surprise performance between the Hip-Hop trio, The Beastie Boys and rapper Nas from this year’s Bonnaroo festival.
The single was recorded at the festival when Nas joined the trio on stage to perform a new track titled Too Many Rappers from the forthcoming album Hot Sauce Committee, due to hit the stores this fall.
This limited edition 12″ record is a return to old school values with the Beastie Boys releasing their new music in a vinyl format before it goes on a CD and digitally. This is one for the ages (of Hip Hop that is). The exclusive 12″ is now in stores.
Take a look at the Too Many Rappers video live at Bonnaroo below…
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