Beastie Boys

The first two hip hop records that I ever heard in full were nothing less than classics. I’ll always remember having the cassette-dubs of the harder-than-hard leather-clad Run DMC, whose Raising Hell was the pinnacle of hip hop badassery…

The rumors appear to be confirmed. We’ve lost one of our generation’s musical legends and one of my personal heroes. As many are reporting and tweeting (including Russell Simmons, Questlove, TMZ and Pitchfork), Adam Yauch aka MCA of the Beastie Boys, who has been fighting cancer for a few years, passed away today at the way too young age of 47…

Josh T Pearson @ BV-SXSW 2011 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Check out Rough Trade’s list of the Top 100 Albums of 2011 (yay Josh T Pearson!), below…

tUnE-yArDs is releasing a 12″ single for w h o k i l l‘s “Gangsta” on September 27 via 4AD. The 12″ features the album version of the track, an Ad Rock (of Beastie Boys) remix, a Cut Chemist Remix, the instrumental version, and a cappella version…

Old 97’s @ Swan Dive in Austin, TX – BV SXSW 2011 (more by Tim Griffin) today in Chicago * Old 97’s, Robert Ellis (Night 2) @ Lincoln Hall * Blonde Redhead, The Sentinels @ Bottom Lounge * Harvey Milk, Yakuza, Heaving Mass @ Beat Kitchen * King Creosote, Jon Hopkins, Briar Rabbit @ Schubas * Steve Earle and the Dukes (and Dutchesses), Allison Moorer @ the Vic * Wiccans, Birth Deformities, Divine Right, Narrow Mind @ Treasure Town * Nachmystium, Sourvein, Batillus, Lord Mantis, Mutilation Rights, Hour of 13 @ Empty Bottle The Beastie Boys have posted a new video for “Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win” featuring Santigold, and directed…

Beastie Boys have posted a new video for “Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win” from Hot Sauce Committee Pt 2 featuring an appearance from Santigold…

Raekwon at Best Buy Theater (more by Toby Tenenbaum) Raekwon will headline Prospect Park Bandshell on Saturday (7/9 @ 7:30pm) featuring an impressive lineup of Smif-n-Wessun, Joell Ortiz, Large Professor & Neek The Exotic, and more…

Clipse Nas & Damian Marley at Williamsburg Waterfront (more by Samantha Marble) Distant Relatives Nas & Damian Marley will team up for a summer show in NYC this year just like last…

MoMA Nights with DJ Adam Horovitz and a Special Poster Signing Thursday, May 5, 2011, 5:30-8:45 p.m. MoMA is open late the first Thursday of the month, September-June, with a DJ, a cash bar, a prix-fixe menu in Cafe 2, and special Gallery Talks…

Zola Jesus @ Terminal 5 in 2010 (more by Vincent Cornelli) today in NYC * Tribeca Film Festival * Earth Fair @ Grand Central * Boys Noize @ Webster Hall * Kim Gordon @ The Stone * Talk Normal @ The Stone * Smokey’s Round-Up @ Barbes * The Bad Plus @ The Blue Note * Of Montreal, The Knocks, Vassar * Bill Frisell @ Village Vanguard * Sea of Bees, The Loom @ Sycamore * Davila 666 afterparty @ Bruar Falls * Electric Junkyard Gamelan @ Barbes * Gordon Monahan @ Issue Project Room * Morne, Batillus, Belus @ Union Pool * Dodsfalla, Oiltanker, Praetura @ Silent Barn * Jimmy & the Wolfpack @ Parkside Lounge * Jowe Head, The Surprisers, Cuffs @ Cake Shop * Diamondsnake, Tab the Band @ Mercury Lounge * Doveman, Norah Jones & friends @ Le Poisson Rouge * Davila 666, The Beets, Xray Eyeballs @ Knitting Factory * No Fun, Gone Bad, Strange Rivals, Florida @ Bruar Falls * Zachary Cale, Little Gold, The Gang Violets @ Union Hall * Pacific Theater, Mahogany, Frozen Faces @ The Rock Shop * Retro Grave, Gnaw, Kayo Dot @ The Studio at Webster Hall * My Chemical Romance, Neon Trees, The Architects @ Terminal 5 * Huasipungo, Born in a Cent, Fialka Trupe, llucsi Cai @ ABC No Rio * Zola Jesus, Naked On The Vague, Cult of Youth @ Bowery Ballroom * PC Worship, Denney and The Jets, Buck Gooter, Florida @ Death By Audio * Man Forever, Notekillers, Moonrises, Gary Higgins @ Monster Island Basement * Hunx and His Punx, Shannon and the Clams, Grass Widow, K Holes @ Glasslands * Curtains, Chen Lo, YC The Cynic, Top Dolla Raz, Mic Blaque, H…