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Beastie Boys' Mike D pays tribute to late band mate Adam Horovitz

Music Gossip

8 May 2012

Beastie Boys rapper Mike Diamond has paid tribute to late bandmate Adam Yauch. Mike admitted he has been in a "blur of deep emotions" since 47-year-old Adam's passing on Friday (04.05.2012) after a three-year battle with cancer in his parotid gland…

Adam Horovitz pays tribute to Beastie Boys bandmate Adam Yauch

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7 May 2012

Beastie Boys musician Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz has paid tribute to his late bandmate Adam Yauch following his death. The 45-year-old star praised the hip-hop group's fans, family and friends for all the "love and support" they have shown to the…

Beastie Boys co-founder Adam Yauch has died

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4 May 2012

Beastie Boys co-founder Adam Yauch has died. The 47-year-old rapper - who was diagnosed with a cancerous parotid gland and a lymph node in 2009 for which he underwent surgery and radiation therapy -passed away this morning (04.05.12). Adam - who…

Guns N' Roses to enter Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame

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7 Dec 2011

Guns N' Roses and Red Hot Chili Peppers are to be inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame next year. The rock groups will be joined by Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood's bands Faces/The Small Faces, rappers Beastie Boys and singer/songwriters…

Blondie cover Beastie Boys

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14 Jul 2011

Blondie covered the Beastie Boys at Somerset House last night (13.07.11). The iconic New Wave group - who were performing at the open-air London venue as part of the Somerset House Summer Series of concerts - performed 'Fight For Your Right (To…

Beastie Boys cried through recording

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11 May 2011

Beastie Boys Mike Diamond admits a weeping crisis delayed the release of ' Hot Sauce Committee Part Two'. Mike constantly found himself in tears while making the group's recently released album, however, not because of his bandmate Adam 'MCA' Yauch's…

Beastie Boys promise 'insane party record'

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9 May 2011

Beastie Boys think their next album will be the "most insane party record" ever. The group admit they have no long-term plans while band member Adam 'MCA' Yauch continues to receive treatment for cancer - which was diagnosed in 2009 - but believe…

Mix Master Mike only person able to replace DJ AM

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12 Apr 2011

Travis Barker says Beastie Boys' DJ, Mix Master Mike is the only person who could replace DJ AM. The Blink-182 drummer has enlisted Mike for his solo set on the present 'I Am Still Music' tour and admitted the idea of working with any DJ other than…

Beastie Boys confirm 'Hot Sauce Committee' release date

Music Gossip

15 Mar 2011

Beastie Boys have confirmed the release date of their comeback album 'Hot Sauce Committee Part Two'. The hip-hop group's long delayed record is their first release since 2007's instrumental set 'The Mix-Up', and their first full rap album since 'To…

Beastie Boys prepare 'big' video

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7 Jan 2011

Beastie Boys will release a "big" new video to introduce 'Hot Sauce Committee Part II'. The rap group have confirmed the second instalment in their 'Hot Sauce' series will be released before the first, and to celebrate their first album in almost…

Beastie Boys' altered by Adam Yauch's cancer

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27 Nov 2010

Adam Yauch's cancer put Beastie Boys' songs about "farting and pooping" into perspective. The group had planned a distinctly immature record to follow up their 2004 album 'To The 5 Boroughs', but after the musician was stricken with the disease in…

Connect Festival: Music, massages and mud, glorious mud

3 Sep 2007

Connect Festival, Inverarary Castle, Sunday. Festival gossip has it that Mike D from the Beastie Boys took a shine to the castle and challenged the Duke of Argyll to a duel. Jarvis Cocker is acclaimed as the best thing about Friday by fans still…

Beastie Boys

23 Aug 2007

Take an objective look at the Beastie Boys’ musical output over the last 25 years and in all honesty it’s pretty patchy. Patchy but fun-filled. Rarely do we see a group so switched on – they’ve been rocking their whole implausible career for kicks. Who…