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Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox have performed a cover of the Beastie Boys classic ‘Fight For Your Right’ for their latest ‘Sunday Lunch’ performance.The rendition of the iconic ‘80s hit comes as the latest instalment to the married couple’s long-running ‘Sunday Lunch’ video series – which sees them put their own spin on rock classics from their home.Although no longer a weekly series as it was in past years, the two still share the odd new video, and this time it sees them take on a Beastie Boys classic.Shared yesterday (January 28), the King Crimson guitarist took on the ‘Licensed To III’ iconic riff wearing an eye-catching gold, white and black patterned shirt, while Toyah shows off her hip-hop vocals while standing on a table in the background.Fripp even joined in on the vocal duties, singing along with the chorus, and exclaiming “Fight for your right to party with Toyah and Robert’s ‘Sunday Lunch’” at the end. Check it out below.Last week, the married couple shared a cover of Michael Jackson‘s ‘Give In To Me’ for their latest ‘Sunday Lunch’ performance, with the guitarist dressing up as Slash to take on the 1991 track.Before that, they welcomed in the New Year by kicking off 2024 with a cover of KISS’ ‘Lick It Up’.Other recent highlights include a cover of Bon Jovi’s ‘You Give Love A Bad Name’, The Black Keys‘ ‘Lonely Boy’, and Richard Berry’s ‘Have Love, Will Travel’.Last year, the pair brought their viral lockdown concept to the live stage at Glastonbury, where they performed David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’.They also looked back at the success of their series backstage with NME, sharing that the response “did surprise us”.

The O.C. is one of the defining teen dramas of the early 2000s.Created by Josh Schwartz, the series follows troubled teen Ryan Atwood (Ben McKenzie) who is adopted by wealthy parents Sandy (Peter Gallagher) and Kirsten Cohen (Kelly Rowan) in Orange County, California.As Ryan arrives in Newport Beach, he has to adjust to life as a high-schooler in high society, alongside adoptive brother Seth (Adam Brody), Marissa Cooper (Mischa Barton) and Summer Roberts (Rachel Bilson).The show spanned four seasons from 2003 to 2007. Other cast members include Chris Carmack, Tate Donovan, Melinda Clarke, Alan Dale and Autumn Reeser.The O.C.’s opening theme song is ‘California’ by Phantom Planet, while the score is composed by Christopher Tyng.

immortalized in New York history Saturday when the street corner featured on the cover of the hip-hop group’s 1989 album “Paul’s Boutique” was christened “Beastie Boys Square,” reports NME. Speaking at the ceremony, former band members Ad-Rock, 56, and Mike D, 57, thanked their fans for making their dreams come true.

Beastie Boys Square.The cover of the 1989 album features the intersection of Ludlow and Rivington on the Lower East Side.A decade ago, a campaign was launched to name the area after the band, but it was rejected by a community board in New York.Last year, it was then confirmed that the campaign was finally successful and Beastie Boys Square would become a reality.On Saturday (September 8), the band were honoured at a ceremony at the location, and Ad-Rock and Mike D both spoke at the event.“Thank you [to New York] for teaching us what to look at, what to listen to, what to wear, how to love, how to live,” Ad-Rock said to the crowd.

Beastie Boys have announced a special vinyl reissue of ‘Hello, Nasty’ to celebrate the album’s 25th anniversary.The album was originally released in 1998, with a 4LP box set then released in 2009 to celebrate the album’s 10th birthday.With that version of the album long out of print, it will now return on September 8 via the UMe label.The box set features a book alongside 21 bonus tracks, featuring rarities, B-sides, remixes and more.See the package and pre-order below.Hello Nasty is 25. To celebrate, we’ve reissued the limited deluxe 4LP box set we put out back in 2009.It includes 21 bonus tracks, 180g vinyl and a revamped slipcase.

Foo Fighters covered a snippet of Beastie Boys‘ ‘Sabotage’ during their set at Bonnaroo.The show at this year’s event in Tennessee earlier this week marked the latest of many upcoming festival appearances the band are set to make this summer.Cuing bassist Nate Mendel to kick off the 1994 hit’s opening riff, frontman Dave Grohl said: “Fuck, let’s do it – go, Nate, go,” before he took on the first verse.After a few lines, Grohl stopped and said: “I can’t fucking rap and I don’t know the song, though I love it.” He then added: “Next year, we’ll come back to Bonnaroo, we’ll play at the fucking ‘Wha-What Stage’ and we’ll do a whole Beastie Boys set, how about that?” You can view footage below.Foo sabotage at Roo #bonnaroo #foofighters #beastieboys pic.twitter.com/8fp8tDGJlK— Velvet Jones (@velvetjonesing) June 19, 2023The snippet was part of a medley section that the band have been including on their tour which has previously seen them cover snippets of Devo’s ‘Whip It’ and Nine Inch Nails’ ‘March Of The Pigs’.During the same performance at Bonnaroo, the band were also joined onstage by Paramore frontwoman Hayley Williams for ‘My Hero’.The singer – who has often cited the band as a source of inspiration for Paramore – had performed on that same stage just before Foo Fighters kicked off their show.Elsewhere in their set, Foo Fighters also broke out multiple songs from their latest studio effort, ‘But Here We Are’.Released earlier this month, the album marked the band’s 11th studio album, and their first new music since the sudden passing of longtime drummer Taylor Hawkins last March.

Queens Of The Stone Age, Green Day, Pearl Jam and more — has died aged 61.News of the artist’s passing was confirmed on his social media page earlier today (May 10), via a statement, which explained how he died on May 6, and the loss came as a shock to his family. “Frank was a man larger than himself, an icon in each genre he worked in.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie features licensed music alongside reworked versions of classic Mario tracks.Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, the animated film boasts an ensemble voice cast including Chris Pratt as Mario, Anya Taylor-Joy as Peach, Charlie Day as Luigi, Jack Black as Bowser, Keegan-Michael Key as Toad and Seth Rogen as Donkey Kong.The film is a collaboration between Nintendo, Universal Pictures and Illumination, who are best known as the creators of Despicable Me and The Secret Life Of Pets.Brian Tyler (Fast & Furious, Iron Man 3) composed the score, who worked closely with Mario composer Koji Kondo to incorporate classic themes from the games into the film.Speaking about the score to ScreenRant, Tyler said: “There are hundreds, I think, of references in my music that reference the game, but it is an original score.”He added: “Koji Kondo, the original writer of this music, who I adore and am friends with, was a big part of this.

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol.3 has arrived online – featuring the likes of Radiohead, Florence + The Machine, Bruce Springsteen, Beastie Boys and many more. Check it out below.The last in the travel of the sci-fi Marvel franchise is due for cinematic release in May – but fans can check out the latest of the movie series’ now legendary ‘mixtapes’ now.The mixtape opens with an acoustic rendition of Radiohead’s classic ‘Creep’, before rolling through other indie staples including The Flaming Lips‘ ‘Do You Realize??’, ‘This Is The Day’ by The The, and ‘Dog Days Are Over’ by Florence + The Machine – as well as classic rock cuts by the likes of Springsteen, David Bowie, 10CC, Fleetwood Mac, Glen Campbell, and Cheap Trick.Speaking to Rolling Stone, director James Gunn explained how this stripped-down version of Radiohead’s ‘Creep’ sums up the vibe for the film.“It doesn’t start with ‘Mr. Blue Sky’ [like Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

Beastie Boys have teamed up with toy designers Super7 for a series of ‘Sabotage’-inspired action figures.The trio of toys sees Ad Rock, MCA and Mike D dressed as their alter-egos from the 1994 music video for ‘Sabotage’.The Spike Jonze-directed visuals saw Beastie Boys play fictional movie stars in a ‘70s crime drama, with MCA playing Nathan Wind playing Cochese, Ad-Rock playing Vic Colfari playing Bobby, ‘The Rookie,” and Mike D playing Alasondro Alegré playing ‘The Chief’.Super7 has made some official ReAction Figures paying homage to the original cast of Sabotage. Collect them all! Pre-order in the US store: https://t.co/9V1r7CoCT0 Or at @super7store: https://t.co/uCX4ygYqBB#Sabotage #Super7 #ActionFiguresNotDolls pic.twitter.com/2EN799enYZ— Beastie Boys (@beastieboys) August 22, 2022The Super7 action figures remain faithful to these characters and cost $20 (£17) each.

The New York City Council have approved an application to rename the corner of Ludlow Street and Rivington Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan “Beastie Boys Square.” Efforts to pay homage to the long-running rap trio in that location — where the cover photo of their critically acclaimed 1989 album Paul’s Boutique was taken — since shortly after the death of one of their founding members, Adam “MCA” Yauch, in 2012. In 2014, Manhattan Community Board 3 turned down the proposal due to lack of community support for the petition created by Leroy McCarthy, who had successfully campaigned to designate a green space in Brooklyn Heights Adam Yauch Park and later got a Beastie Boys mural installed at the Ludlow and Rivington intersection — still there today, in its third iteration.

Beastie Boys are being honoured with a new street name in New York City.The street – on the Lower East Side corner of Ludlow Street and Rivington Street – will be renamed in the band’s honour, after being approved by the New York City Council according to PIX11.The street was made famous by the band on the cover of ‘Paul’s Boutique’. The new sign will recognise the achievements of Michael “Mike D” Diamond, Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz, and the late Adam “MCA” Yauch.“As many of us know, once the Beastie Boys hit the scene, it really changed the hip-hop game,” said council member Christopher Marte (via PIX11).

Beastie Boys will reissue the limited edition 4xLP version of their 1992 album ‘Check Your Head’ to celebrate its 30th anniversary this year.The record, which originally arrived in April 1992, was the trio’s third studio album and featured such tracks as ‘Pass The Mic’, ‘So What’cha Want’ and ‘Jimmy James’.Beastie Boys, via UMe, will release a limited edition reissue of the rare 4xLP deluxe version of ‘Check Your Head’, which was originally released in 2009 as an artist store exclusive, on July 15.The previously out-of-print box set includes the 2009 remaster of the original double album plus two extra LPs of bonus content, including remixes, live versions and B-sides.All four LPs will be pressed on 180-gram vinyl and housed in a fabric-wrapped and stamped hardcover case.The ‘Check Your Head’ 4xLP box set will be available to pre-order exclusively through the Beastie Boys online store, which you can find here.You can see the tracklist for the ‘Check Your Head’ 4xLP box set below.LP 1Side A‘Jimmy James’ ‘Funky Boss’ ‘Pass The Mic’ ‘Gratitude’ ‘Lighten Up’Side B‘Finger Lickin’ Good’ ‘So What’ Cha Want’ ‘The Biz Vs The Nuge’ ‘Time For Livin” ‘Something’s Got To Give’LP 2Side C‘The Blue Nun’ ‘Stand Together’ ‘Pow’ ‘The Maestro’ ‘Groove Holmes’Side D‘Live At P. J.’s’ ‘Mark On The Bus’ ‘Professor Booty’ ‘In 3’s’ ‘Namaste’LP 3Side E‘Dub The Mic’ (Instrumental) ‘Pass The Mic’ (Pt.

Hester Diamond — the mother of rapper Michael Diamond, otherwise known as Beastie Boys co-founder Mike D — has listed for $19.5 million, according to a StreetEasy listing update and a report in the New York Times. The residence has no fewer than 6,300 square feet of living space and more than 800 square feet of terrace space.The late Diamond, who died in 2020 at age 91, lived there for more than 50 years.

Beastie Boys and The Clash – see footage below.Protests broke out after Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak were given fines referred by the Metropolitan Police for breaking COVID lockdown rules by attending parties at Downing Street and Whitehall.The Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, along with Johnson’s wife Carrie, have been notified about the fixed penalty notices, which are the latest conclusions from the Met Police’s investigation.Labour has called for both Johnson and Sunak to resign, while Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey demanded parliament be recalled for a vote of confidence in Johnson.At the protests, many played Beastie Boys’ legendary track ‘Fight For Your Right’, which has become an unofficial protest anthem over the series of protests around partygate.On the BBC’s 10 O’Clock News last night, the sounds of The Clash’s ‘I Fought The Law’ could also be heard over the news report.See footage of the protests and their soundtrack below.Someone is playing “I Fought The Law And The Law Won” at Downing Street over the news at Ten. Steve, you’re an absolute legend.

back on the market for $1.09 million, received an accepted offer over the ask the first day it was on the market, but a contract has not yet been signed as of press time. The one-bedroom, one-bathroom home is 500 square feet.

Beastie Boys‘ ‘Fight For Your Right (To Party)’ outside the gates of Downing Street.A video posted this morning (December 8) by BBC News journalist Vinnie O’Dowd shows a man wearing a top hat and holding a big speaker system playing the classic 1987 single loudly outside of Downing Street.The track – taken from the trio’s classic 1986 debut album ‘Licensed To Ill’ – features the refrain: “You gotta fight!/ For your right!/ To party!” You can see the clip below.The protestor’s actions appear to

Super producers are usually not young guys; they are generally the Tony Viscontis, Rick Rubins, Dr. Dre, Linda Perry, and Nigel Godrich’s of the world, to name a few.

In May of 2012, musician, artist, rapper, filmmaker, and political activist Adam Yauch (MCA) passed away after a battle with cancer. His influential group, the seminal hip -hop trio, The Beastie Boys, essentially died on the same day too.

Broken Record podcast, when Beastie Boys Mike “Mike D” Diamond and Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz reunite with Rick Rubin, who was their friend, producer and cowriter of their epochal 1986 debut album “Licensed to Ill.”And since Horovitz and Rubin hadn’t spoken in more than 20 years (not out of anger, but just because they simply hadn’t), it not only has the joyfulness of reuniting with an old friend, it almost amounts to an oral history of the group’s early years: touring with Run-DMC and Madonna,

Chronicling the multi-decade career of one of the world’s biggest rap groups, Beastie Boys Story reunites the band with the director of some of their most famous videos in a fascinating, massively entertaining and heartfelt ‘live documentary’ that’ll touch even the most hardened viewer.

Opening Ceremony has dropped a new Beastie Boys-themed capsule collection.

It’s impossible not to feel good when Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz and Michael “Mike D” Diamond are talking. The two living Beastie Boys lightly ribbing each other, reminiscing, making bad jokes, and showing goofy photos of their teenage years—as far as nostalgia goes, this is about as warm and fuzzy as it gets.

Spike Jonze has dropped the first trailer from his forthcoming documentary, “Beastie Boys Story,” on the trailblazing New York trio of rappers due later this year.

The Spike Jonze-directed Beastie Boys documentary is coming to IMAX theaters on April 3 and will then stream on April 24 via Apple TV+. Following a teaser earlier this year, the film’s first full-length trailer was shared tonight. It features archival video as well as new footage of Mike D and Ad-Rock talking about the band’s history on stage.

Beastie Boys, Ozzy Osbourne, and Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have canceled their scheduled appearances at this year’s South By Southwest festival in Austin due to the ongoing threat of coronavirus.

The first teaser for Spike Jonze and the Beastie Boys’ new documentary has been released. The film, which was directed by Jonze and co-written with Mike D and Ad-Rock, will debut on IMAX on April 3, followed by a global release on April 24 via Apple TV+. Below, check out the teaser, which features archival shots along with more recent footage of Mike D and Ad-Rock on stage.

Beastie Boys’ Mike D and Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz, along with Spike Jonze, have announced a new documentary: Beastie Boys Story will debut on IMAX on April 3, followed by a global release on April 24 via Apple TV+. Jonze directed the movie and co-wrote it with Mike D and Ad-Rock. The project grew out of Jonze and the Beasties’ massive Beastie Boys Book, according to a press release.

Apple TV Plus has nabbed rights to “Beastie Boys Story,” a documentary about the legendary rap trio produced by Spike Jonze.

Beastie Boys have announced a new photo book with longtime collaborator Spike Jonze. Simply titled Beastie Boys, the new book arrives March 17 via Rizzoli and will compile shots of the Beasties taken by Jonze from throughout their career, from the music video shoot for “Sabotage”—Jonze’s first video for the band—to the cover shoot for their 1999 greatest hits album The Sounds of Science. Jonze also contributed an afterword for the book, with Mike D and Ad-Rock contributing text as well.