Beastie Boys biography
Beastie Boys released [[The Sounds of Science]], a two-CD anthology of their works in 1999. This album reached #19 on the Billboard 200, #18 in Canada, #6 on the Internet sales charts, and #14 on the R&B/Hip Hop charts. The one new song, the single "Alive", reached #11 on the Billboard's Modern Rock chart.
In the years following the release of Hello Nasty the group launched their official website which underwent several transformations eventually culminating in one of the most popular recording artist related websites on the internet.
In 2000, Beastie Boys had planned to co-headline the "[[Rhyme and Reason Tour]]" with [[Rage Against the Machine]] and [[Busta Rhymes]], but the tour was canceled when drummer Mike D suffered a serious injury due to a bicycle accident. The official diagnosis was fifth-degree [[Separated shoulder|acromioclavicular joint dislocation]]; he needed surgery and extensive rehabilitation. By the time he recovered, Rage Against the Machine had disbanded.
Under the name "Country Mike," Mike D recorded an album, [[Country Mike's Greatest Hits]], and gave it to friends and family for Christmas in 2000. Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz's side project [[BS 2000]] released [[Simply Mortified]] in 2001.
In 2002, it was discovered that Mike D and Rick Rubin were reuniting to produce Mike's other side project, World of Hustle.
[[Hello Nasty]] was reissued on September 22, 2009.
To the 5 Boroughs: 2002-2006
The band increased its level of political activism after the [[September 11, 2001 attacks|September 11th terrorist attacks in 2001]], organizing and headlining the New Yorkers Against Violence Concert in October 2001. Funds from the concert went towards the [[New York Women's Foundation Disaster Relief Fund]] and the [[New York Association for New Americans]] (NYANA).
In 2002, Beastie Boys started building a new studio facility, Oscilloscope, in downtown [[Manhattan, New York]] and started work on a new album. The band released a [[protest song]], "In A World Gone Mad", against the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|2003 Iraq war]] as a free download on several websites, including the Milarepa website, the MTV website, [[MoveOn.org]], and [[Win Without War]]. It became the most downloaded track during April 2003. The 19th and 20th Tibetan Freedom Concerts were held in Tokyo and Taipei, Beastie Boys' first Taiwan appearance. Beastie Boys also headlined the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]].
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