Altsounds — Finnish producer and executioner* Huoratron (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=qcymg5cab&et=1104221263748&s=223&e=001TdwJ51vDcPrgVn0RrTbnekxg0HlUVGcHx_x1XmVMIpefr1kicwXDq7H2vRermRNbrp5p-IvFDAOkYI8f-ONnSdpAOW__tRnr4sgYLtTrKpNZ7zi0E4xoZg==)* (pronounced wh... more info

411 Mania — M.I.A. keeps busy after the release of her mixtape... more info

VH1 Blog — Yay yay yay! You’re Cut Off! is back! Are you as excited as Nadia? Welcome back to You’re Cut Off!, the show that puts entitled princesses in their place and makes us laugh in the process. And sometimes empathize. But mostly laugh. Anyway, befor... more info

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