Artist: Beastie Boys

Adam Horowitz and Mike D announced they are planning a Beastie Boys memoir almost one year to the day after the passing of founding member MCA. The book is due out in 2015 via the label Spiegel & Grau, who also published Jay-Z's 2010 autobiography "Decoded." The book will apparently be anything but a standard memoir, with THR reporting that it will follow a loose oral history style with some multimedia elements included. No word on what those elements might be, although given the hubbub surrounding Jay-Z's release, one can assume that smartphones, tablets, and [...]

We have seen quite a few musical memoirs published in recent years, icons like Eric Clapton and Keith Richards have successfully made the transition from auditory recordings to printed press. Now, the hip-hop world will have a something tangible to be proud of, as Mike D and Ad-Rock, the surviving members of the influential Beastie Boys , have announced a memoir to be released in 2015. Do not expect your regular, parabola of drug-induced performances or dramatic climaxes blurred by the continuous mention of cigarette smoke, the Beastie Boys memoir will be nothing like that. Keeping in [...]

Adam Yauch A casi un año de la muerte de  Adam Yauch , los miembros restantes de los  Beastie Boys escribirán un libro sobre la banda, según reporta el periódico The New York Times a través de una entrevista con Julie Grau , encargado de publicar este proyecto, el cual llegará a las tiendas en 2015 a través de Spiegel & Grau , imprenta que forma parte de Random House . Este libro, aún sin nombre, será escrito por los mismos Ad-Rock y Mike D [...]

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 publish in fall 2015. On the book, the two Beasties are working with Sacha Jenkins, the rap writer who spearheaded the staff at the great zine '90s ego trip . If you need help writing your rap memoir, he's the guy to [...]

Here's news of a book we can't wait to read - the New York Times reports that surviving Beastie Boys Adam (Ad-Rock) Horovitz and Michael (Mike D) Diamond are putting together a memoir about the group's history. Now, this won't be an ordinary memoir, as the book, which is due in 2015, will be "loosely structured as an oral history" but will also contain bits that aim to challenge the reader and contributions from other writers according to the report. Mike D and Ad-Rock [...]

It's true: white people love coffee table books. There's nothing better than sipping your coffee from your coffee table lazily flipping through your coffee table book, which accomplishes the task of making you look really cool and smart for doing nothing better than staring at mostly big color photos and skimming some text you'll soon forget. It's hipster-ness defined. And what group could be better at bringing a wry smile to the face of the aging hipster at their coffee tables than this news: the surviving Beastie Boys (Ad-Rock and Mike D) have just signed a deal [...]

It's looking like hip-hop heads will have a new must-read book to purchase in fall 2015. That's the (rough) release date of the Beastie Boys ' upcoming memoir, which is being worked on by surviving members Ad-Rock and Mike D. As you likely already know, Adam "MCA" Yauch tragically passed away last year. His cohorts are receiving some editorial help from famed rap scribe Sacha Jenkins and the book is said to "loosely structured as an oral history,"  The New York Times reports . According to Julie Grau of publishing house Spiegel & Grau, [...]

Michael Diamond (a.k.a Mike D ) and Adam Horovitz ( Ad-Rock ), the surviving members of the Beastie Boys , have signed a deal with Spiegel & Grau, an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group, for a book celebrating the life and times of one of the music world's most influential and groundbreaking bands. The book is as-yet untitled, but publisher is expected to be release the retrospective in the fall of 2015. Spiegel & Grau's publisher Julie Grau told the New York Times that the book deal had been discussed [...]

The Beastie Boys ' Mike D and Ad-Rock are set to pen a book of memoirs for Faber Social, the publishing company Jarvis Cocker recently  became Editor-At-Large for . The book, due in 2015, has been described as a "panoramic story of the band and its times using oral history as its narrative backbone" tracing everything from the band's "origins as a New York City high school hardcore band" to "last year’s induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame". The project is one [...]

The BEASTIE BOYS ' surviving two members have signed a deal with Spiegel & Grau, an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group, for a book celebrating their history and aesthetic. A title has not been chosen, but it is planned to come out in fall 2015, the publisher is expected to announce this week. Even though it sounds like a non-them thang to do, I'd be shaking and crying right now if I wasn't ironing my work clothes.

Surviving Beastie Boys members Michael Diamond (Mike D) and Adam Horovitz (Ad-Rock) have remained out of the spotlight following the death of bandmate Adam Yauch (MCA) last year. But according to The New York Times , Diamond and Horovitz will soon put pen to paper, chronicling the hip-hop group's illustrious history in a memoir. The pair have signed a deal with Spiegel & Grau, an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group, which will release the book in fall 2015. A title is expected to be announced later this week. [...]

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Listen to a off-kilter Beastie Boys cover featuring ukulele, shakers, and xylophone.

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Filed under: The Hit List HENRY DILTZ, AFP/Getty Images When Rhode Island's Newport Jazz Festival debuted in 1954, audience members sat in neat rows of folding chairs and applauded politely for acts like Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet. Six years later, fans were so anxious to get into the festival, a riot occurred as ticket-less music lovers stormed the gates during a Ray Charles set, prompting a visit from the National Guard. [...]

It has been nearly a year since Adam "MCA" Yauch of the Beastie Boys passed, so it is only right this fantastic animated tribute popped up to pay respect. The video goes along with an upcoming London art show held by artist James Curran that will apparently hold 35 prints that will be up for sale. I assume those 35 prints will have something to do with the art shown during these lovable animations. Proceeds from the event will go to cancer patients. [ via ] You can watch the video below and check out artist James Curran's [...]

Well, seeing as I just danced for like two whole minutes at my cat to this song, I think it's only fitting that I write about it. I also want to talk forever and ever about their live show which I attended on Thursday at Irving Plaza. But I won't talk forever, I promise. There's a lot to say but let me begin by saying that  The Knocks  were a fantastic opener for  C2C.  We've talked about them before, and I understand the hype now. They're so much fun live, with an excellent selection of songs and a [...]

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It's safe to say that the winner of the past week was Tyler, the Creator , whose new album,  Wolf , finally dropped. It's looking to push a solid number of units and Tyler gave one of his best late-night performances of his career doing "Rusty" on The Late Show With David Letterman . We're hoping De La Soul runs the world next week, which is when t hey'll drop their first single since 2004. If not, maybe we'll just put together another list of albums that [...]

I've been whistling a song to myself all day, it's been driving me mad... GIRLS! track 6 from Beastie Boys' critically acclaimed and award winning debut album License d to Ill. If you like rap/hip hop, metal, punk, rock, or pop (or just songs with funny ... Continue reading �

Rockaway Lunch Plate is a gratis food truck run by Beastie Boy Mike D and his friend Robert McKinley, who works in the restaurant and hotel business, that services victims of Hurricane Sandy with free food, including chicken, rice, beans, and veggies. The inspiration came immediately after the storm when Mike D and McKinley went out to the Rockaways in Queens to help with damages and supply-donations, but noticed that with all the power outages and closed businesses, it was impeding people's access to food. Read more and watch video footage below. Read More...

Jeremiah Jae , productor del sello Ninja Tune (Londres), acaba de lanzar un LP titulado Black Castle , que consta de remixes a sus tracks predilectos de los legendarios Beastie Boys . “Ch-Check It Out” , “Just a Test” e “Intergalactic” son algunas de las canciones que recibieron un nuevo tratamiento en este disco, que afortunadamente, se puede descargar gratis dando click aquí [...]

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