Roadrunner - Blabbermouth — MC Ren of N.W.A. has slammed Gene Simmons for the negative comments the KISS bassist/vocalist made about the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inducting rap artists. "That dude is real arrogant," the rapper told Rolling Stone. "It's like, how he's looking a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The album features contributions from Rachel Haden (that dog., The Rentals, etc), the Jawbox cello guy Gordon Withers, longtime Beastie Boys touring drummer Alfredo Ortiz, and more. Continue reading… more info

NME — The Beastie Boys' legendary DJ will guest on the band's as-yet-untitled fifth album more info

Nialler9 — Four years on from the death of MCA, it’s clear, as it should be that the Beastie Boys are done releasing music under the name. In 2013, the remaining Beasties Mike D and Adrock appeared in a Yoko Ono video but there’s been very little else on of... more info

Time — "We will find hope in the impossible" more info

TMZ — Interesting celebrity foursome at the Knicks vs. 76ers game last night -- Chris Rock, Beastie Boys rapper Adam Horovitz, Ben Stiller and Jimmy Fallon.  Huge stars ... super successful ... and it got us thinking -- who's got the biggest bank… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Beastie Boys at work in Oscilloscope Labs (via Oscilloscope) The Beastie Boys' NYC studio, Oscilloscope Labs is going to be used a portion of the year as a learning center, part of the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — St. Marks Place in New York City has spawned countless artistic and political movements. Here Frank O'Hara caroused, Emma Goldman plotted, and the Velvet Underground wailed. But every generation of miscreant denizens believes that their era, and no o... more info

Stereogum — Biz Markie once rapped, “I watch Star Wars just to see Yoda.” But now the Biz will have another reason to watch the forthcoming series reboot Star Wars: The Force Awakens: There’s a character based on his friends the Beastie Boys. According to ... more info

Stereogum — On the 1971 album Led Zeppelin IV, Led Zeppelin covered the blues standard “When The Levee Breaks,” and the result is probably the heaviest thing that band ever recorded. John Bonham’s bruising drum intro alone was enough to guarantee immortali... more info