NME - The Daily Download — Diplo and Switch's Major Lazer make liberal use of the rave siren as they rework the Beastie Boys' Hot Sauce single, 'Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win', featuring Santigold. While it won't end up in any Top 10 of all time list, it's a lot of su... more info

Guardian Music — 1984: Number 8 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicThe Def Jam label holds an almost mythical status within hip-hop. How come? After all, it was far from the first to put out rap music and, though it released num... more info

Guardian Music — May 1987: Number 13 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of R&B and hip-hop musicBy the time the Beasties arrived for UK dates with Run-DMC, only one gig hadn't sold out. The last few tickets evidently went to people who took exception t... more info

Popeater — Filed under: Music News, WTF According to the Beastie Boys' Adam Horovitz, SpongeBob SquarePants may be trading his pineapple under the sea for something a little less scenic -- a jail cell. While recently riding on the New York City subway, Horov... more info

Culture Bully — Haunting new music from Jamie xx, a drunk-dialing slow burner from Drake & a new mashup combining Nina Simone and Rihanna with a track from the Beastie Boys' latest. more info

Guardian Music — 'The last time I had a spliff it knocked me out for a day, a night and another day'Lee "Scratch" Perry, 75, was born in Jamaica. In 1968 he formed a label, Upsetter Records, to record his own music; his first single was People Funny Boy. In 1969, he ... more info

Guardian Music — Trio of executives who work as a team to secure the finest pop talent and develop their brands globallyLabel executives: CEO Warner Music Europe, CEO Warner Music UK, ­chairman of Atlantic Records UKOur panel felt these three executives merited a si... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — One of the signs that a band or artist is truly unique is if it is impossible to cover their songs and do the material justice.  Artists like Bob Dylan, Nirvana, Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Guns N Roses, even the Beastie Boys have such distinct styles ... more info

NME — But Adele, Jack Johnson and Coldplay are the safest, according to new Halfords survey more info

NME — Ad-Rock jokes that he's annoyed that new LP wasn't leaked online more info