As part of an upcoming special issue that pays tribute to Adam Yauch—aka MCA—by looking at the visual history of the Beastie Boys, Juxtapoz magazine conducted interviews with the artists behind the group's memorable album art. And while...Show More Summary
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Lauryn Hill Sentenced to Three Months for Tax Evasion: That was the verdict following a lengthy court battle. Fight For Your Right to Frolic: Beastie Boy Adam "MCA" Yauch had a Brooklyn park dedicated to him on Saturday, marking the first anniversary of his death. Show More Summary
Finding life in the Beasties Boys music, a year after the death of MCA.
Yesterday a small playground in Brooklyn was re-named Adam Yauch Park after the deceased Beastie Boys member, who passed away a year ago today. At the ceremony, Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz made a touching (and funny: "Like the Wu-Tang Clan,...Show More Summary
It was one year ago today that Adam “MCA” Yauch passed away. Go ahead, find your copy of Check Your Head. We’ll wait…Welcome back. Anyway, in 2004, the New York Times wrote a negative review of the music video for the Beastie Boys’ “Ch-Check...Show More Summary
One year ago today, the world lost one of the greats when Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, a.k.a. MCA, succumbed to a three-year battle with cancer at age 47. We're celebrating his life and legacy today with Paul's Boutique on repeat, along with a nonstop rotation of YouTube videos featuring Yauch and the rest of the Beastie Boys. Here are a few of our favorites: [ more › ]
Tearjerker: Beastie Boys' fallen member Adam "MCA" Yauch gets a Brooklyn park named after him, coinciding with the one year anniversary of his death after a long struggle with throat cancer. Two of your favorite things in one place:Show More Summary
Beastie Boy Adam Yauch died almost exactly a year ago of cancer, and today he got a nice tribute from his hometown of Brooklyn. The parks department renamed a small park in his honor, reports USA Today. "This is real! And it is awesome," declares Daily Intel. (Here's an example...
Adam Yauch, the Beastie Boy otherwise known as MCA, had a Brooklyn playground renamed for him Friday, a day before the one-year anniversary of his death.Palmetto Playground, in the Brooklyn Heights section of the New York City borough...Show More Summary
Tomorrow (May 4) marks the one-year anniversary of the passing of legendary Beastie Boys’ frontman Adam “MCA” Yauch. To honor his memory, Brooklyn’s Palmetto Playground will officially be renamed Adam Yauch Park.MTV reports that the New York City Department of
Next time you call Brooklyn a hipster wasteland, please remember: we have an Adam Yauch Park, and you don’t. Palmetto Playground was renamed today in a ceremony honoring the late great Beastie Boys member, thanks to, according to the New York Post, “a post last year on the Brooklyn Heights Blog that gained steam on Facebook. Show More Summary
Late Beastie Boys member Adam "MCA" Yauch is getting a New York City park named after him.
City officials are turning the Brooklyn Heights-area Palmetto Playground into "Adam Yauch Playground."
The rapper, who died at age 47 due to throat cancer, actually used to hang out in the park. Show More Summary
Friends, family, city officials pay tribute to the Beastie Boys legend.
Beloved musician, filmmaker, political activist and rapper Adam Yauch passed away on May 4th, 2012 after a three-year-long battle with cancer. He was 47. Today his old friend and Beastie Boys co-founder Adam Horovitz, a.k.a Ad-Rock,Show More Summary
Just in time for the one-year anniversary of Adam "MCA" Yauch's death, this is real! And it is awesome.
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Brooklyn Vegan: Palmetto Playground on Columbia Street in Brooklyn Heights was officially rechristened Adam Yauch Park this morning in a ceremony attended by Beastie Boys’ Adam Horovitz (aka Ad-Rock), Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and Frances Yauch, the mother of Adam (aka MCA ) who died on May 4, 2012. Read and comment. From brooklynvegan.com.
“This is Brooklyn’s Park, this is America’s Park, but specifically, this is Adam Yauch Park.” — Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz New York City Parks & Recreations announced on May 3rd that they have renamed Palmetto Playground in Brooklyn Heights in honor of Beastie Boys’ Adam “MCA” Yauch who died in May of 2012. The park will [...]
Almost one year to the day of Beastie Boy Adam Yauch's May 4 passing, Yauch's friends gathered in Brooklyn this morning to officially rechristen Palmetto Playground as Adam Yauch Park. Read more...
The departed Beastie Boy was well loved.