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Mike D Auctions Off Beastie Boys Memorabilia Including Mtv Vmas Moonman
Beastie Boys star Mike D is auctioning off some of the band's memorabilia for charity.The 55-year-old founding member of the legendary rap rock group has announced the sale of 15 items to raise funds for...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 29 January 2021
Mike D Rules Out Dj Restaurant Role
Mike D has ruled out becoming a ''wine and vinyl guy''.The 51-year-old former Beastie Boys artist - also known as Michael Diamond - will be choosing the wine at choosing the wine at new Hollywood...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 18 August 2017
Beastie Boys Will Never Play Live Without Mca
Beastie Boys will never play live again.The 'Fight For Your Right' hitmakers have confirmed they'll never perform again, following the death of member Adam 'MCA' Yauch in 2012, aged 47 due to cancer.The news came...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 03 July 2015
Beastie Boys Legal Threats Dropped
Beastie Boys have received a letter from a toy company which has backed down after threatening to sue them. The two surviving members of the group - Mike Diamond, aka Mike D and Adam Horovitz,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 28 November 2013
The Beastie Boys Aren't Suing Goldieblox After All, But Goldieblox Are Still Suing The Beasties
GoldieBlox may have shot themselves in the foot if they wanted to appear as the victims in the ongoing saga surrounding their online advertising campaign that features the Beastie Boys song 'Girls.' After claiming that...
By Joe Wilde in Music / Festivals on 26 November 2013
Beastie Boys Stars Among Mike Dancers In New Yoko Ono Vimike Deo
Beastie Boys bandmates Ad-Rock and Mike D are among the stars in Yoko Ono's video for her new single Bad Dancer.The rappers, who collaborated with Yoko Ono's Plastic Ono Band on the song, join Questlove,...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 05 November 2013
Beastie Boys Star Mike D Has Big Plans For Sandy Food Truck
Beastie Boys rapper Mike D is planning to make his free food truck a permanent fixture in an area of New York devastated by superstorm Sandy last year (12).The hip-hop star teamed up with top...
By WENN on 03 April 2013
Gwyneth Paltrow Celebrates 40th In New York
Gwyneth Paltrow has celebrated her 40th birthday with a third star-studded bash.The actress - who has already toasted the milestone at parties in Nice and London - was joined by a large group of her...
By Bang Showbiz on 06 October 2012
Mike D'antonio Blames Howard Jones For Departure
Killswitch Engage bassist Mike D'Antonio has blamed former frontman Howard Jones' lack of "creative juices" for his departure from the band earlier this year (12).The rockers parted ways with the singer after nine years, with...
By WENN on 03 May 2012
Axl Rose Booed At Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Ceremony
Axl Rose was booed at the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Saturday (14.04.12) when his name was mentioned.The singer refused to attend the 27th Annual event in Cleveland, Ohio, where his...
By Bang Showbiz on 16 April 2012
Mike D Battled With Dental Pain To Record New Beasties Album
Beastie Boys star Mike D regularly broke down in tears during the recording sessions for the band's latest album because the drugs he was taking for painful dental work left him feeling "angry and angsty".The...
By WENN on 11 May 2011
Beastie Boys Prepare 'Big' Video
Beastie Boys will release a "big" new video to introduce 'Hot Sauce Committee Part II'. The rap group have confirmed the second instalment in their 'Hot Sauce' series will be released before the first, and...
By Bang Showbiz on 07 January 2011
Beastie Boys' Altered By Adam Yauch's Cancer
Adam Yauch's cancer put Beastie Boys' songs about "farting and pooping" into perspective. The group had planned a distinctly immature record to follow up their 2004 album 'To The 5 Boroughs', but after the musician...
By Bang Showbiz on 27 November 2010
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Will Varley & Jack Valero - The Astor Theatre Deal Live Review
Three nights before the end of his current tour Will Varley returned to his home town of Deal to delight a sold out crowd in The Astor Theatre.
WYSE talks to us about her "form of synaesthesia", collaborating with Radiohead's Thom York and the prospect of touring with a band [EXCLUSIVE]
With only a few days to go before Portsmouth based songstress and producer WYSE releases her new single, 'Belladonna', we caught up with her to find...
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Bay Bryan talks to us about being a "wee queer ginger", singing with Laura Marling and being inspired by Matilda [EXCLUSIVE]
Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
Keelan X talks to us about staying true to "your creative vision", collaborating with Giorgio Moroder and being "a yoga nut" [EXCLUSIVE]
Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.
![Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]](https://images.contactmusic.com/images/home/homepage/luke-de-sciscio-abof-a.jpg "Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]")
Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
Annie Elise talks to us about the challenges a female producer has to face and "going through a year of grief and sickness" [EXCLUSIVE]
Electronic music pioneer and producer Annie Elise says that the release of her first EP - 'Breathe In, Breathe Out' feels "both vulnerable and...
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