Adam "MCA" Yauch of the Beastie Boys has sent an update on his condition. The musician was diagnosed with a cancerous tumour which forced the cancellation of the trio's touring plans:

So I'm about a week and a half out of surgery now and rapidly recovering from it. I'm pretty well detoxed from the anesthesia that they pumped me up with to keep me under for all that time. That took several days to get out of my system. My neck and jaw are still pretty stiff from the surgery, but it gets better everyday. Had the stitches out this past monday… so things are moving along.

But no sooner am I on the mend from this first torture than are they lining up the next one. The next line of treatment will be radiation. That involves blasting you with some kind of beam for a few minutes a day, 5 days a week, for about 7 weeks. That will start in a few weeks…

In honor of MCA, Jay-Z covered "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" and Coldplay covered "Fight For Your Right To Party" at All Point's West, where the Beasties had been previously scheduled to perform.