Beastie Boys

Alternative Rock Hip Hop Techno House Jungle Etc. 

Mike D Says ‘Thank You’

June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2026, Beastie Boys, Capitol Records, Davis Diamond, Mike D, Mike D 5D, Mike Diamond, Skyler Diamond, Thank You

Solo debut from Beastie Boy out Aug. 28

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Hip Hop 

Mike D Goes Solo With ‘Switch Up’

May 8, 2026May 8, 2026 Ron Hart 0 Comments Ad-Rock, Adam Horovitz, Beastie Boys, Mike D, Switch Up, Very Nice Person

Single marks first new music from a Beastie Boy in 15 years

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Funk Remembrance Soul 

Forever Fresh: Sly Stone Remembered

June 11, 2025June 11, 2025 Kara Tucker 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Cynthia Robinson, Graham Central Station, Greg Errico, Larry Graham, Lil Wayne, RIP, Sly and the Family Stone, Sly Stone, Sylvester Stewart, The Viscaynes

The funk/soul genius died this week at 82

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Films Hip Hop Irish Rap 

Kneecap: Luck of the Linguists

August 7, 2024August 7, 2024 Jason Gross 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Belfast, JJ "DJ Próvaí" Ó Dochartaigh, Kneecap, Liam Óg "Mo Chara" Ó hAnnaidh, Madman Films, N.W.A, Naoise "Móglaí Bap" Ó Cairealláin, Northern Ireland, Public Enemy, Sony Pictures Classics

Will the Irish rappers and their biopic overtake the States?

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Alternative Rock Hard Rock Rock 

Like Suicide: 30 Years of Soundgarden’s Superunknown

March 7, 2024March 7, 2024 Dan Weiss 0 Comments 1994, 30th Anniversary, AM, Beastie Boys, Ben Shepard, Black Hole Sun, Chris Cornell, Hole, Kim Thayil, Kurt Cobain, Madonna, Matt Cameron, My Wave, Nirvana, Soul Coughing, Soundgarden, Superunknown, Veruca Salt

Looking back on the celebrated Seattle band’s studio supernova

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Alternative Rock Blues Hip Hop Rock 

G. Love & Special Sauce Reissue Classic 1994 Debut for its 30th Anniversary 

January 4, 2024January 4, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Boston, Digable Planets, G. Love, G. Love & Special Sauce, Garrett “G. Love” Dutton, James “Jimi Jazz” Prescott, Jeffrey “The Houseman” Clemens, Philadelphia International Records, Soul Coughing, Special Sauce, The Roots

Remastered and expanded digital edition due out January 12th

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Bossa Nova Funk Hip Hop 

Flow Against Know: Beastie Boys’ Hello Nasty Turns 25

July 16, 2023July 16, 2023 Ted Miller 0 Comments 1998, 25th Anniversary, Ad-Rock, Beastie Boys, Cibo Matto, Grand Royal, Hello Nasty, MCA, Mike D, Mixmaster Mike

Saluting the last great LP from Ad-Rock, MCA and Mike D

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Funk Soul 

Cloudburst: The Pointer Sisters’ Debut at 50

May 31, 2023June 2, 2023 Kathy Fennessy 0 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Anita Pointer, Barack Obama, Beastie Boys, Blue Thumb Records, Bonnie Pointer, June Pointer, Pinball Count Song, Ruth Pointer, Sesame Street, The Pointer Sisters, Yes We Can Can

How their eponymous first LP brought swing moves to soul in 1973

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Music Journalism Remembrance 

Goodbye to MTV News: The Conscience and the Ouija Board of the Network

May 11, 2023May 11, 2023 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Doug Herzog, Gregory Isaacs, MTV, MTV News, Nirvana, Paramount, R.E.M., Run DMC, Sun Ra, The Flamin' Groovies, The Soft Boys, The Week in Rock, TikTok, Tim Sommer

Paying homage to the best job I ever had

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Alternative Rock Hip Hop Remembrance Rock Soul 

Luscious Jackson’s Vivian Trimble Gone at 59

April 7, 2023April 7, 2023 Ron Hart 1 Comment Beastie Boys, Dusty Trails, Gabby Glaser, Grand Royal, Jill Cuniff, Kate Schellenbach, Kostars, Luscious Jackson, RIP, Vivian Trimble

Remembering the keyboardist for one of NYC’s coolest acts

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Music Journalism Rock 

25 Great Songs About Rock & Roll Life

January 31, 2023February 1, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments AC/DC, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Bad Company, Beastie Boys, Bonnie Raitt, Creedence Clearwater Revival, David Bowie, Deep Purple, Frank Zappa, Grand Funk Railroad, Horse Girl, Jeff Beck, Joni Mitchell, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Motörhead, Mott the Hoople, Patti Smith, The Guess Who, The Kinks, The Minutemen, The Old 97's, The Ramones, The Tubes, The Who, Willie Nelson

Ranking some of our favorite tunes that brought you behind the curtain

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Funk Hip Hop Punk 

Be True To Yourself And You Will Never Fall: Check Your Head at 30

April 22, 2022April 22, 2022 Ryan Bray 0 Comments Ad-Rock, Bad Brains, Beastie Boys, Beasties, Biz Markie, Check Your Head, Kojak, Mark Nishita, MCA, Mike D, Money Mark, Ted Nugent

On their third record, the Beastie Boys lifted themselves back up and set the tone for the 90s

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African Dub/Reggae Remembrance 

The Upsetter Goes To Heaven

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 Ron Hart 1 Comment Adrian Sherwood, Andrew WK, Beastie Boys, Black Ark, Black Ark Studio, Bob Marley, Lee Perry, Lee Scratch Perry, Mad Professor, RIPSubatomic Sound System, The Clash, The Orb

In the wake of his unexpected passing at age 85, we celebrate the life of Jamaican music legend Lee “Scratch” Perry and his bottomless well of recordings

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Hip Hop Rap Remembrance 

Biz Markie Has Left The Building

July 18, 2021March 28, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments Beastie Boys, Benny and the Jets, Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Cold Chillin', Cool V, Elton John, Just A Friend, Masta Ace, Nick Cannon, RIP, Roxanne Shante, Vapors, Yo Gabba Gabba

When it came to bringing humor and warmth to a most serious rap game, Marcel Theo Hall had what we all needed

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New Wave 

Talking Heads Remain Amazing

October 19, 2020June 1, 2023 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1980, Beastie Boys, Chris Frantz, Crosseyed and Painless, David Byrne, Jerry Harrison, Once In A Lifetime, Remain In Light, Remain In Love, Talking Heads, The Great Curve, The Young Aborigines, Tina Weymouth

Looking back on 40 years of the band’s greatest album

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