25 Albums We're Looking Forward To This Summer
It's May, which means it's almost summer, which means car windows rolled down and stereos cranked up. Here to start off our summer preview week are 25 albums... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayPavement, Stooges, M.I.A., LCD, Big Boi Lead Oslo's Oya Festival 2010 Lineup
Last year, Oslo’s Oya Festival was named the greenest business in the Norwegian city. Pretty impressive for a music festival. And their lineup this year is pretty ridiculous to boot, including LCD Soundsystem, M.I.A., Big Boi, Panda Bear, Jónsi, Sleigh Bells, Surfer Blood, Local Natives and Marina & The Diamonds, to name but a few.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTen Things M.I.A. May or May Not Have Said During Her Pitchfork Twitter Takeover
Yesterday, in advance of her new album's June 29 release date... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayListen to New M.I.A. Song, "Born Free"
We don’t know too many details about M.I.A.’s forthcoming album, aside from its blimp-announced June 29 release date, the fact that producer Diplo calls it a “weird, punk, motown” record and that a song called “Space Odyssey” will be on it. All right, so maybe we know a few things about the album. Add this tidbit to the pile, then: a song called “Born Free” just hit these very interwebs. Does it sound like Gucci Mane meets Animal Collective to you? YouTube embed below:... read more
Found in: Music, NewsM.I.A. Announces Album Release with a Blimp
We’ve been waiting anxiously for more details on M.I.A.‘s forthcoming album for quite a while now. All we’ve had is a tidbit here and there—mostly from producer Diplo, who’s described the album both as a mix between Animal Collective and Gucci Mane and weird.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe 80 Best Workout Songs
We bet it's time for you to update that ol' workout playlist. The following songs are guaranteed to get your body moving. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayMajor Lazer Taps Thom Yorke, M.I.A. for April EP
Producers Diplo and Switch combined forces last year to put out Guns Don’t Kill People…Lazers Do, a crazy-good mix of dancehall, club beats and reggae. The duo is back at it, too, readying a follow-up five-song EP titled Lazers Never Die_. The disc, which features appearances by Thom Yorkeyorke and M.I.A., is set for an April release.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsLe Tigre Blogs About Christina Aguilera Collaboration
Christina Aguilera has come a long way from middle-school boom box jams (“Reflection,” anyone?) and the “Dirrrty” music video. For her upcoming album, Bionic, tentatively scheduled for April, Aguilera has logged studio time with an interesting and talented batch of ladies—Goldfrapp, Ladytron, M.I.A., Santigold and Le Tigre.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsIs Indie Dead?
Indie is, at once, a genre (of music first, and then of film, books, video games and anything else with a perceived arty sensibility, regardless of its relationship to a corporation), an ethos, a business model, a demographic and a marketing tool... read more
Found in: Culture, FeaturesListen to What May or May Not Be a New M.I.A. Song
[Photo by Mark C. Austin] — Update: The song is called “Space Odyssey” and it will indeed be included on M.I.A.’s forthcoming album. — Oh, the Internet. You’re a little crazy sometimes. But sometimes, you are also pretty awesome. In this instance, it’s a little of column A and a little of column B. About an hour ago, M.I.A. tweeted the below clip with the message, “THERES SPACE FOR OL DAT I SEE.” Sure enough, the clip shows what what appears to be Maya Arulpragasam herself singing along to a song that looks to be titled just that—a song that... read more
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