Activision unveils Guitar Hero: World Tour line-up
For months now, Guitar Hero diehards have been hanging on... read more
Found in: Games, NewsBeastie Boys in studio for new album
The Beastie Boys are back in the back in the studio to follow up their Grammy winning instrumental album The Mix Up. The good news: the Beasties are rapping on this album. The bad news: it’s not coming out anytime soon (MCA says don’t expect it this year). But in between laying down new tracks, the B-Boys are hitting two festivals, Langerado in Florida (tonight!) and MX Beat Soundfest in Mexico City. In the meantime, fans will have to hope that the boys from Brooklyn will release some of the collaborations from the likes of M.I.A. and Snoop Dogg. But... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBeastie Boys mix up The Mix-Up with M.I.A., Lily Allen, more
Beastie Boys are known to let the beat...drop. And with the trio's most recent LP The Mix-Up making up in beatific atmospheres for what the album lacked in words (it was, after all, the first instrumental album the group has released since 1996's The In Sound from Way Out!), these NYC fellas prove that they got the skills to pay the bills. Yet still, the three MC's couldn't resist the urge to put words to the sounds. Adam "MCA" Yauch told Billboard.com that the boys are "talking to some different artists who might kinda like remixes and put vocals on... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBeastie Boys: The Mix Up
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Found in: Music, ReviewsBeastie Boys Tour Details
Pre-sale for Beastie Boys tickets begins tomorrow, so get ready for that if you can be in the following places on the following dates: August: 1 - Philadelphia @ Festival Pier 6 - Boston @ Bank of America Pavilion 8 - New York @ Summerstage 9 - Brooklyn @ McCarren Pool 16 - Denver @ Red Rocks 23 - Santa Barbara @ County Bowl 25 - Berkeley @ Greek Theater General sale is June 15 and 16, with “more intimate dates” to be announced. Capitol Records will release their new album, The Mix-Up on June 26. Related links: Beastie Boys... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBeastie Boys Shut Up
Mike D, MCA and Adrock aren’t so outspoken this time around. The guys known as the Beastie Boys will release the second instrumental album of their career, The Mix-Up, June 26 on Capitol Records. Featuring the boys also known as Mike Diamond, Adam Yauch, and Adam Horovitz on drums, guitar and bass, the record follows The In Sound from Way Out! in the Beastie’s instrumental catalogue. The Mix-Up includes no vocals, no samples and no scratches. Two spots at this year’s Sasquatch! Festival will kick off the Beastie Boys’ summer world tour. The Mix-Up track listing: 1. B For My... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBeastie Boys' New Record Goes Gold
The sixth full-length album from the Beastie Boys, To The 5 Boroughs, has sold over 500,000 copies, making it certifiable gold. Released June 15, the album debuted at #1 on the Billboard U.S. Album Chart. A week later it had reached the half-million sales mark. To The 5 Boroughs, which also features Mixmaster Mike, is the first to be produced by the Beastie Boys themselves. The group will deliver the video for the second single, "Triple Trouble," on July 15. Director Nathanial Hornblower is currently working on the clip with the Beastie Boys, amidst reports of arguments and other troubles... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBeastie Boys - To The 5 Boroughs
Impossibly crowded skyline, dirty streets, high rent, yellow taxi fleets, celebrity mayor, Thanksgiving Day parade, Letterman, Wall Street... read more
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