Bad brains

Beastie Boy Mike D has released his first new music since the death of bandmate Adam Yauch. The producer and rapper has uploaded a 10-minute-long mix to his Soundcloud page under the name Humberto V New Reactionaries. The mix was inspired by hardcore bands such as Black Flag and Bad Brains as well as trap, the aggressive strand of hip-hop made popular by the likes of Gucci Mane and Wacka Flocka Flame.

“I’ll defend Jim Morrison to the death!”

The real MacKaye: fab retrospective of punk rock in Washington, DC, 1976–84

Leonard Cohen, The Clash, Sonny Rollins, Jane Weaver, Kraftwerk, The Black Keys, Warren Zevon, Alice Cooper, Bootsy Collins and Courtney Marie Andrews

Weezer, The Killers, Nile Rogers and Lloyd Cole pay tribute

Singer passed away of addiction-related causes

Featuring the Ramones, Patti Smith, The Modern Lovers and some undiscovered treats

The new issue of Uncut arrives in UK shops on Thursday, though perhaps a few subscribers, with a prevailing wind, might have already received their copies. Lots of interesting stuff in there, including new interviews with The National, Laura Marling, Deborah Harry and Todd Rundgren; The Eagles, The Waterboys, Deep Purple, Mark Mulcahy, Kurt Vile; reviews of Fleetwood Mac, Vampire Weekend, REM, Van Dyke Parks and Jandek; respects paid to Jason Molina, Andy Johns and Phil Ramone; and a brief exchange with the now notorious Michelle Shocked.

Move over My Chemical Romance: the dynamic beginnings of US punk

Promising debut from Bay Area moodsmith Jason Lakis