The Newsroom — Beastie Boys founding member Adam Yauch aka MCA died after a long battle with cancer. His longtime frined LL Coll J wants to carry on his legacy more info

Guardian Music — Go-go didn't fly on record for a simple reason: it was made to be heard in a packed, sweaty club. Preferably in Washington DCLast week's news that Trouble Funk were to sue the Beastie Boys over unlicensed samples might have had a fair few Beasties fa... more info

Popdose — We pay tribute to the Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch by featuring 1989's "Hey Ladies" in this week's Jheri Curl Fridays column more info

Guardian Music — A selection of musical goodies we found on the internetGuardianmusic.tumblr.com is the place where our writers post songs, videos, pictures and other music-related odds and ends they come across during their web trawling.Here's our top five Tumblr po... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — The Beastie Boys weren't my introduction to hip-hop (I like to credit A Tribe Called Quest and their 1993 album Midnight Marauders, which I picked up on tape in fourth grade, for really getting me obsessed with the genre), but... more info

Guardian Music — Catch up with the last seven days in the world of musicMCA RIPAdam Yauch of the Beastie Boys has died aged 47Tributes pour in from Beastie Boys fans around the webAdam Yauch and the indestructible spirit of the Beastie BoysFive clips and your memorie... more info

Core News — “The biggest bounce, bass & steezy vibes from around the world. This week Toddla has Aluna George in for Tea Time and pays tribute to MCA with a Beastie Boys ‘T In The Dark Mix’ There’s also big tunes from Kendrick Lamar, Major Lazer, ASAP Ro... more info

411 Mania — Tony Acero, the writers of The Low End Theory and the staff of 411mania.com look at the life of The Beastie Boys and MCA in a very special edition of The Low End Theory. more info

411 Mania — Is Nirvana the last great rock band? Should the Beastie Boys continue without Adam Yauch? Is Andre 3000 a good choice to play Jimi Hendrix? 411's Chad Webb and Chris Bell debate these topics and more in this week's 411 Fact or Fiction: Music! more info

Perez Hilton — How beautiful! Elton John sent some touching sentiments into the universe last week. The living legend addressed Adam Yauch's death at his Las Vegas concert, mentioning that while he wasn't super close with the Beastie Boys, he was a big a fan. He... more info