NME — The surviving members of the band are in the midst of a trial in New York against Monster Beverage Corp more info

Brooklyn Vegan — It has been a year of legal dealings for the Beastie Boys, with the band fighting for their right to keep their songs out of ads and promotional videos. After coming to an out-of-court agreement with kids toys manufacturers... more info

Stereogum — Two years ago, just days after the death of Beastie Boys member Adam “MCA” Yauch, Monster Energy Drink featured five Beasties songs from Z-Trip’s Beasties Megamix in a promo video for a snowboarding event called Ruckus In The Rockies. The end o... more info

NME — Rapper is shown giant poster of his bandmate, Mike D, dressed in a sailor suit more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Beastie Boys hip-hop group turned to the courts on Tuesday to fight for their right to not let energy drink maker Monster Beverage Corp use their songs. more info

NME — The band are taking the beverage brand to court over using their music in a promotional video more info

LargeHeartedBoy — At Huffington Post, Julia Fierro shared a list of the most dysfunctional parents in literature. Stereogum and Flavorwire reconsidered the Beastie Boys' Ill Communication album 20 years after its release. Chicago Magazine broke down Rahm Emanuel's lis... more info

Stereogum — Jon Spencer Blues Explosion just released a Record Store Day recording of their popular live medley of “She’s On It” by the Beastie Boys blended with “Jack The Ripper” by Link Wray. Now you can watch the video for it, which patches together... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — In The Guardian's latest Google Street View series, they've posted pictures of classic album covers taken in public places pasted onto the Google Street View snapshot of the location. The post includes PJ Harvey's Stories from the City, Stories... more info

Time — From One Direction to the Beastie Boys more info