Mike "Mike D" Diamond, Adam "MCA" Yauch and Adam "Adrock" Horovitz have confirmed a June 26 release date for their seventh studio album, The Mix-Up, on Capitol Records.

The Mix-Up is Beastie Boys' first-ever full album of all-new instrumental material. The follow-up to 2004's To The 5 Boroughs, The Mix-Up features Diamond, Horovitz and Yauch back on drums, guitar and bass, with able assistance from Keyboard Money Mark and percussionist Alfredo Ortiz, on 12 brand new wordless, sample-less, scratchless originals. Sure to please fans of the instrumental cuts from Check Your Head and Ill C...

Filter Magazine, the country's premiere independent music publication, and innovative clothing brand American Rag Cie have once again partnered to launch Issue #2 of Ragged. This thirty-two page special edition magazine features stories on indie rock and alternative music from major and up-and-coming artists. Artists featured in Ragged Issue #2 include Aqualung, Robbers On High Street, Midnight Movies, The Colour, Miho Hatori, Carina Round, and The Cinematics.

Launched on March 15th, to coincide with the well-renowned SXSW Music Festival in Austin, TX, Ragged was distributed throughout...