The parental war on music has been going on ever since Elvis first gyrated on stage, but sometimes it's easy to forget that parents just never understood, especially when the bands they raged against ended up proving them wrong down the road. Adam Yauch famously apologized for The Beastie Boys' earlier antics and boorish behavior, in part by penning this lyric into 1994's "Sure Shot": “I want to say a little something that’s long overdue/The disrespect to women has got to be through/ To all the mothers and sisters and the wives and friends/ I want to offer my love and respect to the end." Yauch also became more politically active, raising awareness about China's persecution of Tibetans, and he's now remembered as an individual any parent would hope their kids would look up to—as Randall Roberts put it in the LA Times this weekend, "he managed to carve a path at once so admirable and unlikely that his contributions should serve as a model for a life worth living." more ›

[UPDATE BELOW] Over the weekend, many musicians, artists and other notables shared their remembrances of the late great Adam Yauch, the musician and filmmaker known worldwide as MCA. The Mets walked out to Beastie Boys songs before Friday night's game, and there was a beautiful Yauch tribute on the MSG scoreboard during yesterday's Knicks game. And yesterday comedian Neal Brennan, who co-created and co-wrote the Chappelle Show, shared this video that never aired, from the series' aborted third season. It features Beastie Boys performing "The New Style" on a boat in New York City’s East River. Earlier today, the video was taken down for violating Viacom's evil sensibilities, but now it's back up... for now. more ›

Last night, Coldplay revisited their cover of the Beastie Boys' "Fight For Your Right (To Party)" at the Hollywood Bowl—they did it at the 2009 All Points West festival, too, and apparently didn't learn their lesson—to pay tribute to Adam Yauch, the Beastie Boys founder, filmmaker, and humanitarian who died yesterday at age 47. Here are a few other (some better) covers of Beastie Boys songs: more ›

When news broke yesterday that Beastie Boy Adam "MCA" Yauch had died of cancer at the age of 47 the Internet pretty much shut down. Yauch tributes dominated Twitter and everyone mourned by watching and listening to The Beastie Boys. more ›

If you want to stroll around the five boroughs drinking some Brass Monkey, mourning and celebrating the loss and the life of Adam Yauch while listening to Paul's Boutique, here are some suggestions on where to take your own self-guided Beastie Boys tour. We got things going with the following spots, and you can add your own to the map. more ›

There are definitely more eloquent ways of saying this, and there will be time for that, but this just really fucking sucks. No way around it. As ?uestlove put it, "Yauch is gone. fuck." We remember meeting Adam Yauch at a film screening for his nascent Oscilloscope film distribution company—he was as kind, thoughtful, and perceptive as we expected. Years earlier, we had spotted him at a massive march protesting the start of the Iraq war—we noticed MCA ahead of us in the crowd when he joined other demonstrators sitting down in the middle of the street. No words were exchanged, and nobody hounded him, because it was no surprise Yauch was there. Here he is with the Brass Monkey on Soul Train in 1987: more ›

Horrible news: Russell Simmon's website Global Grind is reporting that Adam Yauch has succumbed to cancer. We have not received confirmation from Beastie Boys' management Nasty Little Man—no one is answering calls at their office or cell phone at this moment. We'll update when we get confirmation, but it seems likely that Simmons would be in the know. more ›

Earlier this month, we got a sneak peek at the Spike Jonze-directed music video for the new Beastie Boys single "Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win," and today it drops in its entire, epic form. Prepare to have your mind blown. more ›

Here's a mashup of epic proportions: downtown New Wave favorites Blondie combined their beloved single "Rapture" with the Beastie Boy's "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" at a show last week, with excellent results. Note that Debbie Harry continues to kill it with her perfectly chiseled cheekbones and razor-sharp platinum bob, proof that some rock stars age like a fine wine. more ›

Exciting news from the Beastie camp today: the trio is reuniting with their "Sabotage" music video (and Being John Malkovich, and Adaptation, and about a dozen other awesome music videos) director Spike Jonze for the video for their next single, "Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win." more ›

Ice cream truck troubadour Michael Hearst and his book-rock collective One Ring Zero are back with an upcoming release called The Recipe Project, a book/CD of recipes from famous chefs put to song. David Chang, Mario Batali, and Tom Colicchio are just a few of the big names participating in the project, which will be released this fall. Here's a look at what to expect from Incanto chef Chris Cosentino, whose joyous Beastie Boys-inspired ode to eggs and brains is hilariously insane in the mem-brain: more ›

Every first Thursday of the month (through June), MoMA stays open a bit late, opens up a cash bar, serves patrons a prix-fixe meal, and invites a deejay over. Tonight that deejay is Ad Rock of the Beastie Boys, who will be spinning from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. (more details here). Bonus: Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill and Le Tigre will also be on hand—it was just announced that she'll be collaborating with Horovitz on a Runaways tribute. more ›

Yesterday, there was a mixture of anticipation and confusion after the Beastie Boys released an obscure press release which stated: "This Saturday, 4/23 (tomorrow) Beastie Boys Make Some Noise MSG. Tip off is 10:35 a.m." Well, now we know what it is: the band have set up a speaker in the middle of the court at MSG, and are live "streaming" their entire new album, Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2! There also looks like there's one man in the empty arena, waving his hands in the air like he just don't care. Listen/watch the stream below. We can say without a doubt that it's the only good thing that's happened in MSG in the last 24 hours. more ›

We just received a press release that simply stated: "This Saturday, 4/23 (tomorrow) Beastie Boys Make Some Noise MSG. Tip off is 10:35 a.m." A similar message was sent out to fans this morning, which has started a discussion on the band's message board. Needless to say, it has left us and other people of the internet totally confused. So, WHAT DOES IT MEAN? Here's what we've come up with: more ›

What a difference a year can make. One year ago Adam Yauch of The Beastie Boys was asking for some cancer-smashing vibes, and now he's cancer-free and ready for the big screen, the stage, and whatever else comes his way. The group has just released the official trailer for a short film called Fight For Your Right-Revisited, which premiered at Sundance earlier this year and was written and directed by Yauch. Check it out below, it looks like it was cast by Judd Apatow himself! more ›

Great news: Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys has reportedly beaten cancer. In an interview with BBC, band-mate Mike D said that Yauch's "all-clear" following his illness was "a good thing" and that "we're really happy about it." It's quite a relief, because the last we heard from Yauch in April, he was sending out a mass e-mail requesting cancer-smashing vibes from his fans. Looks like the vibes worked! (Yauch also credits his vegan diet.) more ›

Teenagers, already the lowest form of life on the planet, are at their absolute worst on Halloween. But we never knew their insufferable shenanigans were so deadly, too. The Times has reviewed newspaper accounts of Halloween deaths, and reports that since 1984 at least 24 people "have been seriously wounded or killed in stabbings, shootings, beatings or accidents sparked by egg-throwing confrontations around Halloween." Back in 1998, a data entry clerk was shot in the head by egg-tossing teens after he got out of his car to confront them. And in 2008 an egg-tossing teen tragically fell to his death off a roof when his target chased him. more ›

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced the newest nominees for its 2011 induction ceremony in the lost city of Cleveland, Ohio. Among the 15 artists nominated are NYC scientist-rappers the Beastie Boys, NJ's second son Bon Jovi, Kurt Weilian crooner Tom Waits, chicken-enthusiast Alice Cooper, vanilla hippie Donovan, and Jewish Elvis Neil Diamond. more ›

When Beastie Boys co-founder Adam Yauch announced that doctors had found a cancerous tumor in his left parotid (salivary) gland, he expressed optimism about his recovery, because the cancer was localized and would not affect his vocal chords. That was back in July, and though we've interviewed Yauch since then, we didn't want to press the man too much on his health. (Gothamist: How is your health situation? Yauch: I'm doing all right! I'm in Hawaii right now, feeling good.) It's unclear what his status is, but this email just went out to members of the Beastie Boys fan club: more ›

In December of 2009, we had the opportunity to interview Adam Yauch, the Beastie Boy and founder of the film production company Oscilloscope Laboratories. It was six months after Yauch had been diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his left parotid (salivary) gland. At first MCA seemed optimistic about the diagnosis, saying, "I just need to take a little time to get this in check, and then we'll release the record and play some shows. It's a pain in the neck (sorry had to say it) because I was really looking forward to playing these shows, but the doctors have made it clear that this is not the kind of thing that can be put aside to deal with later." Last Friday, however, Yauch succumbed to cancer at age 47. more ›

Ideally every good summer music festival is filled with one or two moments where everyone there can't help but shake off the cobwebs of cynicism and think to themselves, "Now this is what it's all about." It's pretty safe to say that Jay-Z did just that for a few thousand people last night at All Points West, performing the takeover just as the rain cleared to begin his first American festival appearance with a cover of "No Sleep Til Brooklyn." We admit to needing a video like the one below to do just that for those of us stuck listening to APW coverage on rock radio stations suddenly caring about Jay, accompanied by DJs using it as a chance to show off their emcee skills and explain the rapper's importance due to his collaborations with The Killers, Jack White and Linkin Park. Alas, Jigga to the rescue: more ›

It only took the folks behind the All Points West Festival a few days to find a replacement for their Friday night headliners. Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys announced on Monday that the band would be canceling their upcoming tour, which included the festival date, while he undergoes treatment for throat cancer. So, upon hearing such somber news who does one get to replace the legendary trio? The fest booked another Brooklyn-born boy, of course, and his name is Jay-Z. The APW press release says this is, somewhat unbelievably, the U.S. festival debut for the rapper; choosing a fitting quote from one critic that declares: “his mouth is one of the most nimble in the genre's history, and he uses it to present thoughts that are sharp, funny and resonant." Sounds about as close to the Beasties as one can get, and hopefully he'll do a cover or two to fill the void. For those not interested in Jigga, single day Friday tickets are now refundable (the rest of the fest's lineup is here). more ›

Some heavy news out of the Beastie Boys' camp today: The three emcees and one DJ are canceling their upcoming tour and postponing their new album release because doctors have discovered a cancerous tumor in Adam Yauch's left parotid (salivary) gland. In the video above, Yauch and Adam Horovitz announce the bad news, with Yauch expressing healthy optimism about his recovery, because the cancer is localized and will not affect his vocal chords. He's expected to have surgery next week, to be followed by radiation treatment. more ›

"Hey, bro, take my photo! I'm addicted to adrenaline and I burst all the blood vessels in my eye doing back flips!" Such are the strange, close encounters that happen every few steps while one wanders the 700-acres of Tennessee farmland crawling with 75,000 people during this weekend's Bonnaroo music festival. Time and space don't permit a full accounting of all the bizarre sights, sounds, and smells observed during our three days here (there's still one last afternoon of Snoop Dogg, Andrew Bird, Erykah Badu, and Phish ahead), but click through on the photos here for a glimpse at the recession-defying bacchanal. (The adrenaline addict is in there somewhere.) more ›