By eMusic Editorial Staff, eMusic ContributorWith the 2012 presidential-election debates kicking off this week, we've all got a lot of Big Issues on our minds: what's next for our economy, the state of healthcare, same-sex marriage, and countless others. To… more »

The Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch

By Jason Diamond, eMusic ContributorI know death is a part of life, but I never thought I'd have to write that Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys has passed away at the age of 47 from cancer. There's going to… more »

Mike D: Artist

Beastie Boys perform on stage during Bonnaroo 2009 on June 12, 2009 in Manchester, Tennessee.

By Jason Diamond, eMusic ContributorMike D of the Beastie Boys gave Pitchfork a tour of "Transmission LA: AV Club", his multimedia, 17-day installation at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v= I'm probably not going to make it out to Los Angeles to check out the installation, but… more »

By eMusic Editorial Staff, eMusic ContributorThe only thing ardent music fans seem to enjoy more than watching artists unquestionably succeed is getting to see them fall flat on their faces. It's reassuring to know that our heroes are fallible, even… more »

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