New York Post — The hip-hop and rock group filed a complaint in Manhattan federal court accusing Chili's owner Brinker of copyright infringement and unfair competition from using significant portions of the 1994 track without a license. more info

Stereogum — To paraphrase the song in question: The Beastie Boys are shutting Chili’s down with a push of their button. The rap crew — who famously rarely license their music for commercial use — have sued restaurant owner Brinker International for alle... more info

Magnet Magazine — 20 years ago today, the Beastie Boys released To The 5 Boroughs. Ch-check it out. Read our Beasties Over/Under: The post The Beastie Boys Released “To The 5 Boroughs” 20 Years Ago Today appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Antimusic Rock — 30th anniversary of Ill Communication with the July 26 release of two limited edition versions of this Beastie Boys opus more info

Stereogum — 10 years ago, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of Beastie Boys’ fourth album Ill Communication with a retrospective. Five years ago, the legendary hip-hop group shared a mini-doc titled Still Ill to mark 25 years since the LP. Today, they’... more info

Magnet Magazine — 30 years ago today, the Beastie Boys released Ill Communication. All right, hear this. Read our Beasties Over/Under: Someone was selling a copy of the long out-of-print issue of MAGNET with the Beasties on the cover when Ill Communication was release... more info

Stereogum — A couple of songs into Drain’s headlining set, the dicks came out. These dicks were balloons — plastic, a few feet long, with little dangling ballsacks. I don’t even know whether they were stage props. Someone in the crowd could’ve just sh... more info

Consequence Of Sound — Newly announced collectibles won't be available until the fall, but you can secure yours now. Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage” Characters Come to Life as Super7 Collectibles: Giveaway Consequence Staff more info

Consequence Of Sound — The couple cover the Licensed to Ill classic in their latest "Sunday Lunch" performance. Robert Fripp and Toyah Kick It with Beastie Boys’ “Fight for Your Right”: Watch Spencer Kaufman more info

JamBase — Night seven of Yo La Tengo's 2023 Hanukkah run at The Bowery Ballroom in New York City was highlighted by a Beastie Boys' cover featuring members of Galaxie 500. more info