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

Nialler9 —   The Wicklow label Mine’s Clarence (inspired by a Beastie Boys lyric, they are) released an EP from the Irish producer Übung featuring a somnambulist house cut called ‘Diamonds’. Cian Corcoran, also one half of Designgoat, under his music g... more info

Stereogum — Last June, a federal court ruled that Monster Energy Drink would have to pay the Beastie Boys $1.7 million in damages for unauthorized use of their music in promotional materials. But of course, these kinds of suits are always messy, and things didn�... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — FIDLAR fighting for their right to parody other videos FIDLAR will release their second album, Too, on September 4 via Mom + Pop. The album's first single is "40oz on Repeat" and its accompanying video pays low-budget homage to some... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Thank you, Dave. Here are the 11 Best Musical Performances on the David Letterman Show: 1.  Bruce Springsteen - Glory Days 2.  Future Islands - Seasons 3.  Foo Fighters - Everlong 4.  R.E.M. - So Central Rain 5. Beastie Boys - Ch-Ch... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Adam "Ad Rock" Horovitz, who has gotten back into acting with a role in comedy While We're Young, is the latest participant in Rookie Mag's "Ask a Grown Man" advice video series, where grown men answer questions on love... more info

Stereogum — Hey, the Beastie Boys won another court case! Last year, a court ruled that the makers of Monster Energy Drink would have to pay the group $1.7 million for unauthorized use of their music. And now, the Beasties are being let off for unauthorized use ... more info