Stereogum — Last June, a federal court ruled that Monster Energy Drink would have to pay the Beastie Boys $1.7 million in damages for unauthorized use of their music in promotional materials. But of course, these kinds of suits are always messy, and things didnâ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — FIDLAR fighting for their right to parody other videos FIDLAR will release their second album, Too, on September 4 via Mom + Pop. The album's first single is "40oz on Repeat" and its accompanying video pays low-budget homage to some... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Thank you, Dave. Here are the 11 Best Musical Performances on the David Letterman Show: 1.  Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days 2.  Future Islands - Seasons 3.  Foo Fighters - Everlong 4.  R.E.M. - So Central Rain 5. Beastie Boys - Ch-Ch... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Adam "Ad Rock" Horovitz, who has gotten back into acting with a role in comedy While We're Young, is the latest participant in Rookie Mag's "Ask a Grown Man" advice video series, where grown men answer questions on love... more info

Stereogum — Hey, the Beastie Boys won another court case! Last year, a court ruled that the makers of Monster Energy Drink would have to pay the group $1.7 million for unauthorized use of their music. And now, the Beasties are being let off for unauthorized use ... more info

Time — The lawsuit was filed in 2012 and concerns sample usage more info

Stereogum — Back in 2013, we learned that Ad-Rock and Mike D, the two surviving Beastie Boys, were working on a memoir together. They had signed on with Random House subsidiary Spiegel & Grau to write a book that would be “loosely structured as an oral history... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — St. Vincent won "Best Alternative Music Album" at the Grammys tonight (before the telecast)! Past winners of that award include U2, REM, Tom Waits, Beck, Nirvana, Radiohead, Beastie Boys, Coldplay, The White Stripes, The Black Keys, Bon Iver, Gotye,.... more info

Roadrunner Records — Whilst ripping up the UK together on the Prepare For Hell tour, Korn & Slipknot treated fans at the London, Wembley show to a very special cover of the Beastie Boys classic 'Sabotage'. Watch it below! more info

Stereogum — James Murphy scored Noah Baumbach’s forthcoming film While We’re Young, an undoubtedly romanticized illustration of what it’s like to be a youth living in Brooklyn, starring Adam Driver (of course) and Amanda Seyfried (Why?). The good news is t... more info