Stereogum — M.I.A.’s ///Y/ is a good album. I disagreed with the reception it received, and was tired of reading the same tired complaints reworded slightly in reviews and comments, so I scribbled 8 Reasons Why ///Y/ Is Better Than You Remember. It’s underst... more info

XLR8R — Thunderhorse Video is a media arts collective responsible for making some of 2010's trippiest assemblages from White Car and Gatekeeper. Dump FM is a web portal/chat room where participants converse only with still or moving images, and which d... more info

Addict Music — Julian Casablancas has just done a M.I.A. and revealed the new Strokes’ album cover via twitter. The Strokes Reveal New Album Cover Via Twitter is a post from: Music News, Album Reviews, Live Reviews, New Music more info

Weird Kids Up Front — M.I.A. “Bad Girls” self-released _ For many, M.I.A.’s underrated third album Maya failed to live up to the expectations from the British singer who was known for her dance music that melded hip hop with influences from around the world.  “Ba... more info

Weird Kids Up Front — M.I.A. “Bad Girls” self-released _ For many, M.I.A.’s underrated third album Maya failed to live up to the expectations from the British singer who was known for her dance music that melded hip hop with influences from around the world.  “Ba... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — MIA at Brooklyn Bowl (more by Chris Gersbeck) M.I.A. released ("leaked") a new mixtape at 7pm EST on New Year's Eve. It features b-sides and rarities and is called Vicki Leekx. The nineteen song mix (which is actually a single... more info

Chorus.fm — *M.I.A.* (http://www.myspace.com/mia) is giving away a new mixtape (http://vickileekx.com/) entitled Vickileekx. It was inspired by the Wikileaks fiasco. Submitted by OnaedInSpace more info

Nialler9 — Gorillaz released a free fan-club only album The Fall. Klaxons released a free EP Landmarks of Lunacy, taken from those abandoned sessions rejected by the band’s label in 2008. M.I.A released a free mixtape Vicky Leekz. M.I.A. – Vicki Leekx Will ... more info

Discobelle.net — M.I.A just dropped this at the last moments of 2010, grab her new mixtape “Vicki Leekx” for some outtakes from her latest album along with brand new previously unreleased material. We’re enjoying this. M.I.A. – Vicki Leekx Mixtape (ge.tt) Tra... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — On Thursday night, rapper/singer/provocateur M.I.A. released a new Wikileaks-inspired mixtape called ViCKi LEEKX, a 36-minute rhythm frenzy featuring new production work by Diplo, Switch and Blaqstarr and a host of rhymes and rants by the artist born... more info