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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Adds Six Backing Bands to its Roster

This year's inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will be six backing groups that for three decades have been overlooked. We say to you Hall of Fame gods - it is about time. The Comets, Blue Caps, The Crickets, Famous Flames, The Midnighters and The Miracles will be added to the Hall despite the years their talents remained unrecognized.   read more

The 80 Best Albums of the 1980s

The 1980s might conjure up images of leg warmers, parachute pants, moonwalking, Flock of Seagulls haircuts and any number of John Hughes movies. But looking back at the decade’s best albums, those years were extremely diverse.  read more

Watch Mike D and Colbert Discuss Hip-Hop Semantics

The Colbert Report welcomed living hip-hop legend Mike D from the Beastie Boys to academically review both sides of the illin' arugment alongside host Stephen Colbert.  read more

Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Guns N' Roses Inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced their 2012 group of inductees. This year’s inductees include Beastie Boys, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Guns N’ Roses. The ceremony is set for April 14, and will air on HBO in May.  read more

The 25 Best Music Videos of 2011

Clever, artful music videos are the little self-contained moments of happiness that we often forget to enjoy. That’s why we’ve collected 25 of the year’s best for you right here. You’ll find plenty of dancing, animation, labors of love and yes, cats, in our 2011 list.  read more

Watch Broken Social Scene Cover U2, Beastie Boys at Their Final Show

Last Tuesday was (at least what the band is saying for now) Broken Social Scene’s last concert. It took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the members left the band ended things on a pretty fun, and sort of wacky note.   read more

Watch Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake’s “History of Rap 3”

Whenever Justin Timberlake makes an appearance on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”, you can expect a new version of “History of Rap”, their rundown of the greatest songs from hip-hop history. Last week, they released their third iteration of the series.  read more

Record Store Day Announces Black Friday Releases

Record Store Day announced their Black Friday releases yesterday. The list includes a book for Beastie Boys’ Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, a 40th anniversary edition of Imagine and a box set of the Nevermind singles.   read more

Limited Edition Beastie Boys Sneakers to Benefit Prop 8 Films

Beastie Boys have been kicking lyrics straight to our brains for 25 years and they still know how to be creative. Now you can own a pair of limited edition Converse with never before seen photographs of the hip-hop trio.  read more

Beastie Boys' Ad-Rock Guests on Cooking TV Show, Holds Special Contest

In a bizarre twist, Adam Horovitz, better known as Beastie Boys emcee King Ad-Rock (the one with the higher, nasally delivery), unexpectedly popped up on Bravo's cooking competition show Top Chef: Just Desserts, an spinoff of the popular series.  read more