Adam Yauch

Cypress Hill, With Action Bronson, at Grand Central November 13

Cypress Hill's B-Real and Sen Dog Talk Weed, Rap, Punk, Gang Life, and Being Cuban

If you're ever in Amsterdam, cop a slab of paper-flat hash, palm the sheet, and breathe hot air on it. Once the sheet becomes pliable, load it up with OG Kush, roll it like a blunt, and smoke up till society melts. That's what Cypress Hill's B-Real calls "the giggle stick." Obviously, he and his S ... More >>

Ten Best Music-Related Things to Do in Miami This Weekend Under $10

We heard about Lil Wayne begging Drake to squash the beef between him and Chris Brown earlier this week, but there's still no word as to whether or not Drizzy's extended an olive branch. Needless to say, if the New York City scuffle's really affecting Young Money's business that bad, the crew shou ... More >>

LCD Soundsystem's Shut Up and Play the Hits Movie in Miami for One Night Only on July 18

Maybe every decade or so, a band -- like LCD Soundsystem -- will arrive with its own perfect take on pop music. The lyrics will be simple yet complex, resonating deeply with whole high-school hallways' worth of confused kids. And the hooks will be epic, seemingly made for driving at night with the w ... More >>

Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch Dead at 47

See Russell Simmons, Rev Run, and others' Twitter reactions to the death of Adam Yauch as well as Crossfade's memorial slideshow of Beastie Boys concert photos. Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch (AKA MCA) is dead. Details about what ultimately took his life have not yet been released. UPDATE: The rapper a ... More >>

Russell Simmons, Rev Run, and Others' Twitter Reactions to Death of Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch

See Crossfade's obituary for Adam Yauch as well as Crossfade's memorial slideshow of Beastie Boys concert photos. The Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch is dead. But the Beastie Boys live forever. The rap crew's global cultural influence was cemented the moment they dropped the atomic boulder of musicality ... More >>

Red Hot Chili Peppers Among 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees

Photo by Clara Balzary via facebook.com/chilipeppers​The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, contemporary music's Cleveland equivalent to Major League Baseball's Cooperstown, has announced its class of 2012. As we here at Crossfade expected, Guns N' Roses made the cut. But the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bea ... More >>

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez Naked! Plus Five Other Arty Moments Inspired by Pop Stars

Photograph: Daniel Edwards/Cory Allen Contemporary ArtJustin and Selena as One by Daniel Edwards. ​Artist Daniel Edwards is best known for casting a life-sized sculpture of Britney Spears giving birth on all fours, hunched over a bear skin rug. (As if Brit were that earthy!) But now Edwards has sh ... More >>

Beastie Boys: Cancer-Free, Ready to Release Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2 in Spring 2011

​Beastie Boys fans have plenty to look forward to this year: MCA is cancer free and the Brooklyn trio's Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2 is on track for a Spring 2011 release -- even though part one's indefinitely delayed.In 2009, the Beasties had to pull out of several headlining gigs (including one in ... More >>

Iggy Pop to Cameo Star in Beastie Boy-Produced William S. Burroughs Documentary

​Most bibliophiles know about the lurid tales of William S. Burroughs. He shot and killed his second wife by accident while drunk, became openly gay, had an affinity for guns, a serious opiate addiction the last 50 years of his life -- and for all of you Floridians, he spent a small time living in ... More >>

Beastie Boys Show (And Entire Tour) Canceled

File this one under: Some of the worst news you'll hear today. The Beastie Boys concert, scheduled for October 8 at Bayfront Park Ampthitheater, has been canceled. Adam Yauch, aka "MCA" was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his salivary gland, which requires immediate treatment. The Beastie Boys h ... More >>

CD Review: Bad Brains

Bad Brains Finally Reach Zion

Night & Day

September 24 - 30, 1998