history
Who are the Beastie Boys?
(taken from www.bboys.virtualave.net)

Officially, the Beastie Boys are Michael Diamond, Adam Horovitz, and Adam Yauch. The original line-up was Michael Diamond on vocals, Adam Yauch on bass, Kate Schellenbach (who has since gone on to form Luscious Jackson) on drums, and John Berry on guitar. John, Michael, and Kate started out in a band called "The Young Aborigines", but after two gigs they broke up and, enlisting Adam Yauch, formed the original incarnation of the Beastie Boys. When Kate and John left the band, they picked up Adam Horovitz, the bass player for "The Young and the Useless", who often opened for the Beastie Boys.

Today the Beastie Boys are made up of Michael Diamond (drums, vocals), Adam Horovitz (guitar, vocals), Adam Yauch (vocals, bass), Eric Bobo (percussion), DJ Hurricane Wendell Fyte (turntables), Mark 'Keyboard Money Mark' Nishita (keyboard), and Amery 'AWOL' Smith (drums).