Stereogum — Last year, GoldieBlox, a toy company that specializes in non-princessy toys for girls, made an online commercial that used a parody of the Beastie Boys’ 1986 lunkhead nugget “Girls,” flipping the lyrics to turn them feminist. You’d think this... more info

Pop Candy — Wednesday's headlines also include Charlie Kaufman, Beastie Boys and Dion McGregor. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Remember the drama between toy company Goldieblox and their appropriation of Beastie Boys' "Girls" in an online ad that resulted in preempitve and actual lawsuits? Well it's been settled, according to The Hollywood Reporter. No details have been rele... more info

NME — Mike D and Ad-Rock of rap group reach settlement with GoldieBlox more info

ContactMusic — The Beastie Boys have reached a settlement with bosses of a toy company to end a legal battle over their hit track Girls.The rappers became embroiled... more info

NME — Birmingham band take on '(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)' for Infectious Music compilation more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Japanese trio Buffalo Daughter were best known in the late '90s when they were signed to Beastie Boys' label, Grand Royal. Their 1998 album New Rock exemplifies was they do, mising synthpop, krautrock and hiphop into one... more info

NME — Godlike Geniuses' performance closed the NME Awards 2014 with Austin, Texas show more info

NME — Songs by LL Cool J, Beastie Boys and Outkast performed by the pair more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — In 1999, Cibo Matto released their spectacular sophomore album, Stereotype A.  It didn't sound like anything else out there, which only elevated why it was so brilliant.  It was like Cibo Matto didn't actually belong.  You didn't reall... more info