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Harder Better Faster Stronger - Daft Punk - Mike Tompkins I brought my own flavor to a legendary Daft Punk mix and backed it up with a video that may blow your mind. Download on iTunes here bit.ly SEE HOW I MADE THIS VIDEO: youtu.be Facebook: ‪www.facebook.com Twitter: ‪twitter.com Web: ‪mike-tompkins.com DP Jay Ahn www.flight-86.com...

Since MCA passed away on May 4th, Mike D. and Ad-rock have done very limited speaking on the death of their friend and bandmate in the Beastie Boys. Both Mike and Ad-rock released short statements a few days after MCA's death, but have not spoken in detail or given any interviews. Today, RollingStone posted a preview of their forthcoming issue, which features MCA on the cover and a feature story celebrating his life and contribution to music. RollingStone also posted interviews with both Mike D. and Ad-rock in which the two surviving Beastie Boys talk about [...]

The Go-Go band, Trouble Funk, filed a lawsuit against the Beastie Boys for copyright infringement the day before Yauch's passing.It takes a cold-hearted bastard to continue suing a dead man, his grieving band mates and former label over a few samples from albums made in 1985 and '89. TufAmerica, the firm representing Trouble Funk, alleges

Since Friday, musicians, celebrities, writers, fans, you name it, from all over the country have tweeted, written, and spoke about the passing of MCA and what he has meant to their lives. Two people that were quiet over the weekend were Ad-Rock and Mike D., MCA's fellow Beastie Boys and very dear friends. I can't begin to imagine what Ad-Rock and Mike D. are going through right now, and was not surprised that they chose to deal with MCA's passing in private. On Sunday night, Ad-Rock released a statement via BeastieBoys.com with his thoughts, and today Mike D. posted a [...]

Beastie Boys' Ad-Rock and Mike D have both issued statements regarding the tragic death of their longtime bandmate, Adam 'MCA' Yauch. On the band's website , Ad-Rock wrote, "As you can imagine, shit is just fkd up right now. But i wanna say thank you to all our friends and family (which are kinda one in the same) for all the love and support. i'm glad to know that all the love that Yauch has put out into the world is coming right back at him. thank you." Mike D posted his [...]

Watch The Beastie Boys and Dave Chappelle Perform 'The New Style' in an Unaired Clip from Chappelle's Show Season Three

[2004. previously unreleased footage via @neilbrennan ]

Punk-angst with some of the best structured songs to come out of the 80's, Licensed To Ill is what happens when you take a visionary like Rick Rubin (hate him or love him, the man is still a genius) and put him in a room with three kids out of New York who were hungry, talented, and ready to make an artistic change.

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Sloane Alabaster has sent us over a posthumous tribute in respect to Beastie Boys' MCA who passed away yesterday. It's a track he was working on for several years.. and is only until now, that unfortunately, he's decided to re-tweak it and resurface it. For all the decades of joy and work that the Beastie Boys as a bunch of three individuals have created.. Adam 'MCA' Yauch : R.I.P. SLOANE ALABASTER - Intergalacticus

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In 2004, just a day after George W. Bush won re-election, the Beastie Boys hit Chicago alongside Talib Kweli in support of their '04 Hip Hop album, To The 5 Boroughs . At the time, I was 22 and teaching 2nd grade in Englewood on the southside of Chicago. I was also working at SoundSlam.com, where I would be able to ditch my teacher's uniform and interview artists like Common, Lupe Fiasco, Wyclef, Busta Rhymes, I even got to interview Tony Yayo (definitely a highlight). Since I started writing though, shit since I started listening to music, my goal [...]

I was greatly saddened to discover that legendary Beastie Boy and all round nice guy Adam Yauch, aka MCA, lost his fight to cancer yesterday. As a youngster I experienced a musical eureka moment when, on the back of that legendary 'Sabotage' video, I spent all my saved pocket money to buy not just on [...]

(August 5, 1964 – May 4, 2012)

O rapper americano Adam Yauch , conhecido pelo seu apelido MCA , morreu nesta sexta-feira (4), aos 47 anos. Ele era um dos membros fundadores do grupo americano The Beastie Boys . Adam lutava contra o câncer desde 2009. Desde então, sua luta foi acompanhada de perto pelos fans da banda, que o apoiavam e davam forças. A doença causou o cancelamento de diversos shows e também adiou e acabou cancelando temporariamente o lançamento do álbum Hot Sauce Committee Part One , que seria a primeira parte do álbum Hot Sauce Comittee Part Two [...]

This one hurts to report. Adam Yauch , better known as MCA and a co-founder of groundbreaking New York hip-hop group The Beastie Boys, has died at the age of 48. In 2009, MCA announced he was being treated for a cancerous parotid gland and a lymph node. Since then he underwent surgery and radiation therapy. Yauch didn't appear when his group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April, and his health had reportedly delayed the trio's upcoming Hot Sauce Committee, Part 2 . Yauch was active in the movement to free Tibet [...]

Durante el episodio pasado de "Pitchfork Weekly", Mike D de los Beastie Boys ofreció un tour de "Transmission LA: AV Club" , su instalación multimedia en el MOCA de Los Ángeles. En este breve video, Mike D nos da un recorrido por la instalación, comentando acerca de la obra de artistas como Sage Vaughn, Tom Sachs y Ben Jones, todo mientras disfruta de una buena taza de café. Chéquenlo acá abajo.

While he isn't crafting music with the boys, Mike D has taken on another ambitious role, spearheading his own art installation in Los Angeles' Geffen Contemporary at MOCA . The 17-day installation is being called "Transmission LA: AV Club" and it is filled with all sorts of fun multimedia exhibits from a wide range of artists. Along with the art, Mike D has also invited a number of notable artists to perform at the installation, including Thom Yorke, DJ Harvey, Santigold, James Murphy, and more. Check out the 4-minute clip and share your thoughts below. [ via ]

Santigold made quite a dazzling appearance at the opening of the Transmission LA: AV Club at MOCA last night. This special audio/visual experience is curated by Mike D (of the Beastie Boys) and will feature special music guests over the next 17 days as well as a great art installation featuring Sage Vaughn, L.A. locals [...]

The Stones Throw podcast series continues today with number 73, featuring Peanut Butter Wolf and Mike D of the Beastie Boys. After joining the rock-and-roll hall of fame, it was only right the prestigious label invited the hip-hop pioneer to spin some tracks, all of which are incredibly dope. I am not going to lie, though, there is some pretty obscure stuff on here. Give this mix a listen and let us know what you think. Download over at Stones Throw . TRACK LIST: 1. The Light Sailer- London Philharmonic Orchestra & Wendy Carlos 2. [...]

Download: Stones Throw Podcast 73 Mixed by Mike D & Peanut Butter Wolf The latest mixtape in our podcast series is from Mike D of the Beastie Boys & Peanut Butter Wolf, a 45-minute set they put together at Stones Throw HQ last week. Track list below. Opening this week at the downtown Los Angeles MOCA Geffen Contemporary is the Mike D's curated Transmission LA: AV Club, a 17-day multi-disciplinary festival, featuring the work of 16 contemporary artists, musicians, designers, filmmakers, chefs and live music/DJ events. The Stones [...]