New videos from M83, The Walkmen, Andrew Bird, and El-P

A direct video sequel for M83's "Midnight City," the newest video from directors Fleur & Manu has to be Akira inspired in some form (with an Adam Yauch tribute Easter egg thrown in as well). Check it out below.



Another future Lollapalooza alum, The Walkmen, just released their seventh studio album yesterday, along with a video for the title track "Heaven," directed by Alex Southam.



Despite the fact that Andrew Bird's latest album, Break It Yourself, has already been out a few months, until today we haven't seen any official video from the album. Check out the brain-exploding animation (done by Yu Morita) for "Eyeoneye" below.



And finally, from one of the best albums of 2012 so far, El-P released the video for his heavy single "The Full Retard," which ends up being more NSFW than you might think. Check it out below and grab Cancer for the Cure now.

Friday Bears: Adam Yauch dead at 47

It's been nearly three years since founding Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch was originally diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in 2009. Unfortunately for me, aside from being a fan for a long portion of my life, listening to my brother's cassette copy of Hello Nasty in the late 90s, my first personal interaction with them was when they cancelled their headlining show for that year's Lollapalooza. That being said, I never had my chance to see the group since then, and now never will.

Yauch, better known as MCA, died earlier today in what is suspected to be involved with the aforementioned cancer. He founded the group in 1979, as the bassist for the original hardcore punk version of the band, later reforming into the iconic rap group alongside Adam Horowitz and Mike Diamond. The group's last album, Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2, was delayed because of Yauch's treatment, but was eventually released last year, alongside Yauch's directed short-film for "Make Some Noise."

For whatever it's worth, with the effective end of the lengthy career of the group, The Beastie Boys now see themselves in a pantheon of great acts that were always great. From 1986's License to Ill, to their directive change of pace in Paul's Boutique, and last year's Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2, Yauch, Horowitz, and Diamond ended up somewhere ahead of the curve, even if their styles were totally dependent of their 80s upbringing. It's an unfortunate, early ending to the group, despite the veteran longstanding.

It's a sad day all around. Yauch was 47.