In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Michael “Mike D” Diamond and Adam “Ad-Rock” Horowitz said that they had recorded new material with the late Adam “MCA” Yauch as recently as the fall of 2011....

Beastie Boys Michael "Mike D" Diamond and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz expressed their immense grief over the loss of bandmate Adam "MCA" Yauch in online statements days after the musician and filmmaker's death on May 4, but the surviving members of the group have shared more specific memories of living and working with their friend of three decades in the

Michael "Mike D" Diamond of the Beastie Boys has released a statement addressing the recent death of fellow bandmate, Adam "MCA" Yauch. "I know, we should have tweeted and instagrammed every sad, happy and inspired thought, smile or tear by now. But honestly the last few days have just been a blur of deep emotions for our closest friend, band mate and really brother. I miss Adam so much. He really served as a great example for myself and so many of what determination, faith, focus, and humility coupled with a sense of humor can accomplish. The world is in ...

"If you knock me, you'll get mocked / I'll stir fry you in my wok / Your knees will start shaking and your fingers pop / Like a pinch on the neck from Mr. Spock" goes one of the more memorable couplets on the Beastie Boys' 1997 hit 'Intergalactic'. It may not be one of Adam Yauch's best (and it certainly isn't one of his worst), but it's a classic example of the playful braggadocio he – under his MCA moniker - and the group excelled in from their formative years in the early '80s through to Yauch's untimely ...

One day after flying from New York to Los Angeles to meet the Beastie Boys, I watched helplessly as the three still-hyper goofballs hopped a plane back home to New York, for no good reason, except that, as 28-year-old Michael "Mike D" Diamond quipped, "I like to front, you know, like I'm jet-settin'...

Adam Yauch, better known to music fans as MCA of the legendary hip hop triumvirate Beastie Boys, passed away today at the age of 47 following a hard-fought battle with cancer. Obit via Nasty Little Man: It is with great sadness that we confirm that musician, rapper, activist and director Adam “MCA” Yauch, founding member of Beastie Boys and also of the Milarepa Foundation that produced the Tibetan Freedom Concert benefits, and film production and distribution company Oscilloscope Laboratories, passed away in his native New York City this morning after a near-three-year battle with cancer. He was 47 years old ...

The Beastie Boys have issued and released a public statement on Adam Yauch’s recent death. You can read it below by clicking “Read More.”[[MORE]] It is with great sadness that we confirm that musician, rapper, activist and director Adam “MCA” Yauch, founding member of Beastie Boys and also of the Milarepa Foundation that produced the Tibetan Freedom Concert benefits, and film production and distribution company Oscilloscope Laboratories, passed away in his native New York City this morning after a near-three-year battle with cancer. He was 47 years old. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Yauch taught himself to play ...

Various news outlets are reporting that Adam Yauch (A.K.A. MCA) of the Beastie Boys has passed away after a long bout with cancer at the age of 47. Beyond his music with the Beastie Boys, Yauch is known for directing several music videos (under the name Nathanial Hörnblowér) and the band's 2006 live video Awesome: I Fuckin' Shot That! . Additionally, Yauch produced the Bad Brains' Build a Nation . We at Punknews offer our deepest condolences to all the friends and family of Adam Yauch. UPDATE: Beastie Boys Official Statement UPDATE 2: Added some images and videos of ...

Russell Simmons : Adam was incredibly sweet and the most sensitive artist who I loved dearly. I was always inspired by his work. He will be missed by all of us. Rolling Stone : Adam Yauch, one-third of the pioneering hip-hop group the Beastie Boys, has died at the age of 47, Rolling Stone has learned. Yauch, also known as MCA , had been in treatment for cancer since 2009. The rapper was diagnosed in 2009 after discovering a tumor in his salivary gland. TMZ : Russell Simmons’ website GlobalGrind.com first reported the death. We have spoken to people independently connected to the ...

[ Latest Updates - Sunday 6PM : Adam Horovitz on MCA, Videos of Barr Brothers, Deer Tick and Juno What and Euforquestra MCA tributes plus additions to "Good Reads" section. Monday 8AM : fun. covers Sabotage, addition to good reads about Yauch as a filmmaker, Santigold pays tribute to MCA and a note from Mike D.] In a crushing blow to the hip-hop community, Adam “MCA” Yauch of the Beastie Boys has passed away after a long battle with cancer according to Global Grind – website of Def Jam Records founder Russell Simmons. Yauch was diagnosed with cancer in 2009 and was unable to appear ...

La fiesta Invasión es el escenario elegido para el regreso de una de las bandas más originales de la escena independiente local, y de la cual surgieron los más variados proyectos alternativos de sus integrantes, entre los que se encuentran Onda Vaga, Valeu!, Michael Mike y Los Campos Magnéticos, por mencionar algunos. Así es, luego [...]

100. Daniel Maloso - "Hijos de José" Monterrey DJ and self-proclaimed disco caveman Daniel Maloso stands on the ephemeral viaduct between a disco performer and a disco auteur. It’s this stance of Maloso as a sort of middleman that makes him such an interesting (if circumstantial) character in dance music. Because, really, with all the artists moving away from the all-comprehensive and universal magnetism of the genre, when Daniel Maloso sighs that “we are all sons of José,” we’re back to family business all over again. - Reyes 99. Lê Almeida - “Eles estão na minha rua” ♫♫♫ Brazili's youth-rushed Lê ...

Michael Mike Sorrentino alias The Situation Genere : Guido Provenienza : Staten Island, New York, USA ma di origini (vagamente) italiane Età : 29 Il passato : lavorava in un centro fitness Il suo 2011 : a Firenze nella quarta stagione di Jersey Shore Il futuro : nel dimenticatoio, probabilmente, oppure in qualche altro reality-show Perché è in classifica : è il re dei tamarri Ti potrebbero piacere anche : Vinny, Pauly D, Ronnie, Tony Manero Mike “The Situation” è l’evoluzione del tamarro. Da buon Guido (il modo in cui negli Usa sono chiamati gli italo-americani tamarri), la sua vita si divide unicamente tra palestra, centro abbronzatura ...

Tarde pero seguro, queríamos recordarles que hoy es la presentación del nuevo álbum de Fémina, la banda de San Martín de los Andes formada por Sofia “Toti” Trucco (voz, guitarra, ronroco) y Clara Miglioli (voz) y “Wewi” Clara Trucco (cajón, voz). El show del grupo es una interpretación casi teatral, con canciones que se caracterizan [...]

R.E.M.R.E.M. call it a day Thank you Michael, Mike, Peter and Bill for everything. Update: Past R.E.M. posts: The Final Toronto show – June 2008 SXSW 2008 – March 2008 (with photos) Best-of review – September 2006 An album-by-album career review – August 2004 My history with the band – August 2004 Video: R.E.M. – [...]