Rolling Stone reports that Beastie Boys co-founder Adam Yauch, aka MCA, has died at the age of 47. Yauch had been diagnosed with cancer in 2009 after a tumor was discovered in his salivary gland. He was unable to attend the Beastie Boys’ induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last month. “His [...]

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The thousands who swarm the streets today in New York for Occupy Wall Street’s May Day will not just be Occupy followers and union members. Some will also be fans of the musical participants: Tom Morello, Dan Deacon, Immortal Technique, Ben Harper, Das Racist, and JD Samson / MEN. First, Harper and Morello (of Rage [...]

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Shit Robot is back, today announcing a series of three 12″ singles collectively titled The Green Machine. You can hear preview clips of the two tracks off the first release, ‘Teenage Bass’/’Space Race’, below. It will be released digitally and on vinyl via DFA Records on May 21. You can also preorder a limited edition [...]

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Blur has announced a 21-disc “Super Deluxe Box Set” called Blur 21 through the video above and the product’s new site, blur.co.uk/blur21. The box contains 2-CD special editions of all seven Blur albums, which will also be sold individually. The box also offers: – Four discs of rarities, exclusive to this set. Includes 3½ hours [...]

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Famed TV host Dick Clark has died of a heart attack at the age of 82. While he began his career as a news radio host, Clark was best known for hosting the TV show American Bandstand from 1956 through its final season in 1989. The show hosted about 600 musical acts and helped popularize [...]

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