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M.I.A., Star Composer Link for Slumdog Movie Track

6359 days ago
PitchforkPhoto by Kathryn YuBaby mama and Hova's witness M.I.A. is very much back from her sabbatical and rearing to hit us with new music. Her Blaqstarr-boosted cover of Tom Waits classic/"The Wire" theme song "Way Down in the Hole" surfaced earlier this mon... more info

Lupe Fiasco to retire following three-disc album?

6361 days ago
Paste MagazineIt's a tale all too common in the hip-hop world today: a rapper claiming retirement. We've been there with Jay-Z. We idly sat by while M.I.A. said she was bowing out for good (this before the explosion of "Paper Planes"). Now it might be Lupe ... more info

Skew

6362 days ago
3hiveThe opening track on Skew's debut album is a bit of an understatement. Stadiums are more than just OK. Stadiums are where things first got skewed for Skew. I'm assuming as much. At six, a young Skew got turned onto the rock 'n' roll at an Iron Maiden... more info

Skew

6362 days ago
3hiveThe opening track on Skew's debut album is a bit of an understatement. Stadiums are more than just OK. Stadiums are where things first got skewed for Skew. I'm assuming as much. At six, a young Skew got turned onto the rock 'n' roll at an Iron Maiden... more info

R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe Designs Polo Shirt for Lacoste

6363 days ago
PitchforkIn what's become an annual holiday tradition, the folks at France's Lacoste invite a non-designer to mock up a spin on the company's iconic polo shirt (you know, with the crocodile). This year, R.E.M. frontguy Michael Stipe became the third to take o... more info

M.I.A. Is Particular About Her Cheese

6363 days ago
Stereogum It tends to be a pretty good time when The Smoking Gun unearths these rocker tour riders. Mostly because we get to laugh at musicians' uncensored, exorbitant, diva-like demands and feel pretty good that we're nowhere near that silly as we wash down ... more info

Introducing Julian Perretta

6365 days ago
Altsounds…A distinctive new 19 year old sensation set to burst onto the UK music scene in the New Year. Signed by Nick Huggett, the A&R behind the likes of Adele, M.I.A. & Dizzee Rascal and managed by Hillary Shaw who also manages Girls Alou... more info

Introducing Julian Perretta

6365 days ago
Altsounds…A distinctive new 19 year old sensation set to burst onto the UK music scene in the New Year. Signed by Nick Huggett, the A&R behind the likes of Adele, M.I.A. & Dizzee Rascal and managed by Hillary Shaw who also manages Girls Alou... more info

M.I.A. covers theme song from The Wire

6366 days ago
Paste Magazine M.I.A. 's latest music video, a low-budget collaboration with Blaqstarr , begins with the Genesis-inspired lyrics of Tom Waits' "Way Down in the Hole." The first shot, all in black and white, is a close-up of Blaqstarr's face. He sings, "When you... more info

Single Minded: Kate Bush Meets M.I.A., Peaches Takes on Tone Loc

6366 days ago
Rolling StonePhoto: Getty (M.I.A.) Retna (Bush) Kate Bush vs. M.I.A., “Dreaming of Boys” [Mashup] Pop’s original weird woman gets cut up and pasted alongside pop’s latest weird woman for a mashup that should the lunatic in anyone. Greg Laswell, “Girls J... more info

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