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Beastie Boys Co-Founder, John Berry, Dead At 52
May 20, 2016
John Berry, one of the founding members of the Beastie Boys, has tragically died at the age of 52. The Associated Press and Rolling Stone both confirmed the news with Berry's father and stepmother and report that the former guitarist for the group suffered from frontal lobe dementia before his death. https://twitter.com/rollingstone/status/733426030535311361 Berry, who performed with the Beastie Boys from 1981 to 1982, actually came up with the name of the group early on. The band would perform shows at his Manhattan loft in the beginning. The musician knew Beastie legend Mike Diamond, aka Mike D, in high school and the boys later recruited Adam Yauch and ...
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Beastie Boys Caught In A Copyright Feud Over Viral Toy Video
Nov 25, 2013
Jason Scott Staff Writer Trouble is brewing for the Beastie Boys. The group, comprised of surviving members Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz, is caught in a copyright feud surrounding the GoldieBlox viral parody video that first circulated the web last week. The video, nearly playing out like an advertisement, attempts to break down the gender stereotypes found in the band's "Girls" song, lifted from their 1986 hip-hop album Licensed to Ill. GoldieBlox is a startup based in San Francisco. The company's main goal is to encourage young girls to learn about science and technology through cleverly crafted videos. I...
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