Pitchfork

Money Mark, the infamous "fifth" Beatle (er, make that "fourth" Beastie Boy), has closed up his keyboard repair shop for life in the fast lane. His third solo album, Change is Coming, will be released on September 18th through Emperor Norton, and will be followed by a tour of the United States of America, and parts of Canada. The new album will feature less of Mark's interesting vocal efforts and will focus more on his virtuoso keyboard playing, along with the help of members of Los Lobos and Ozomatli. Longtime Beastie collaborator Mario C. and Craig Silvery (REM, Portishead) are handling the production duties this time around, so expect a much more polished effort than Mark's downhome Mo'Wax releases. All this caps the recent infiltration of Money Mark into the public consciousness, including his work on Apple computer commercials, scoring the soundtrack for Blow (that it did), and the upcoming Fox Family Channel cartoon, "Da Mob." All he needs now is a remix on the Rush Hour 2 soundtrack, and Moby's gonna have some serious competition to contend with!