KEXP Seattle — The past several days have been filled with tributes to Adam Yauch, aka MCA. There’s very little that I can add to that outpouring, except to say that I, like so many, was incredibly shocked and saddened to hear of his passing. As I stopped by KEXP... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Last week TufAmerica, Inc., which administers the rights to the recordings of Washington, D.C. go-go band Trouble Funk's catalog, filed lawsuit in federal court accusing the Beastie Boys of sampling without permission the group's 1982 funk classics, ... more info

ContactMusic — The Beastie Boys have shot back into the U S album charts following the death of rapper Adam Yauch last Friday 04May12 Sales of the bands back catalogue have surged since Yauch known as Mca lost his three-year battle with cancer and fans flocked to..... more info

Gigwise — 'License To Ill' climbs chart following the death of Adam MCA Yauch more info

411 Mania — News and thoughts on Marilyn Manson saying he doesn't try to shock, the Beastie Boys getting sued for copyright infringement, Kings of Leon's guitarist getting engaged, Rebecca Black's new music video and more! more info

Perez Hilton — After news of Adam MCA Yauch's death hit the music industry harder than a pile of bricks last week, fans went on a Beastie Boys shopping spree! While the 1986 album Licensed to Ill reenters the Top 20 with 19,000 copies sold, overall album sales rea... more info

MVSW — Beastie Boys ~ “Sure Shot” MCA said it best for Mother’s Day: “I want to say a little something that’s long overdue the disrespect to women has got to be through To all the mothers and the sisters and the wives and friends I wanna offer my ... more info

411 Mania — Lots of songs and albums increase in sales... more info

Perez Hilton — While the two events are obviously not related, that is a sh*tload of negativity pouring on remaining Beastie Boy members Michael Diamond AKA Mike D, and Adam Horovitz AKA Ad-Rock. The day before Beasite Adam Yauch passed away due to cancer complicat... more info

Guardian Music — This week's selection features Beastie Boys, a Beach Fossils offshoot and a smattering of 2-stepEach week, we invite someone to share a playlist of songs they've been listening to recently. Martyn Young is a 26-year-old music writer for This Is Fake ... more info