New Santogold (Feat. M.I.A. & Gorilla Zoe) - "Get It Up"

We know that former tour partners Santi and Maya are both Clash fans and Diplo associates, but it looked like the latter's "retirement" was going to get in the way of the inevitable collab. Turns out they did a track...  CONTINUE READING NEW SANTOGOLD (FEAT. M.I.A. & GORILLA ZOE) - "GET IT UP"»

Posted on July 21, 2008 in MP3 (2 comments)
Tags: Diplo | Gorilla Zoe | M.I.A. | Santogold

Bonnaroo: It's A (Photo) Wrap

The tents are collapsed, the recycling collected, the hippies headed to the showers (j/k hippies don't take showers). Bonnaroo '08 now belongs to the chemically enhanced memories of its campers, and to message boards worldwide as people bitch about...  CONTINUE READING BONNAROO: IT'S A (PHOTO) WRAP»

Posted on June 16, 2008 in Concert (7 comments)
Tags: Adele | Alison Krauss | Bonnaroo | Brendan Benson | Drive-By Truckers | Jack White | José González | M.I.A. | Robert Plant | T-Bone Burnett | Tegan And Sara | The Fiery Furnaces | The Raconteurs | Vampire Weekend

M.I.A. Cancels European Tour For Fear Of "Losing A Sense Of ... Reality"

Sad news for our friends across the Atlantic holding tickets to the upcoming Maya shows: at McCarren Park last Friday, and again last night at MoMA's 40th annual benefit "Party in the Garden," M.I.A. made public her plan to cancel...  CONTINUE READING M.I.A. CANCELS EUROPEAN TOUR FOR FEAR OF "LOSING A SENSE OF ... REALITY"»

Posted on June 11, 2008 (17 comments)
Tags: M.I.A.

Sasquatch 2008 In Photos

On first blush we all agreed Sasquatch! pulled together one of the lineups to beat of this glutted summer festival season, which is why we're psyched that, despite not having made the trip ourselves, we were able to send photog...  CONTINUE READING SASQUATCH 2008 IN PHOTOS»

Posted on May 28, 2008 in Concert (22 comments)
Tags: 65 Days Of Static | Beirut | Dead Confederate | Death Cab For Cutie | Dengue Fever | Destroyer | Fleet Foxes | Jamie Lidell | M.I.A. | Mates Of State | Modest Mouse | Okkervil River | R.E.M. | Rogue Wave | Sasquatch! | Tegan And Sara | The Flaming Lips | The Kooks | The Mars Volta | The New Pornographers | The Presidents Of The United States Of America | The Shaky Hands | White Rabbits

Rihanna Covers M.I.A.

So, what's up guys? How's it going? We ask because we are bored care. The internet is so bad at being the internet today. But we are trying and casting a wide net (reading TMZ) and we are learning. For...  CONTINUE READING RIHANNA COVERS M.I.A.»

Posted on May 9, 2008 in Video (14 comments)
Tags: M.I.A. | Rihanna

Coachella: Friday In Photos

By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy You know what sucked for every band following Les Savy Fav yesterday? The fact that they had to follow Les Savy Fav yesterday. Under intensely blazing Indio heat, Harrington and his hockey blogging...  CONTINUE READING COACHELLA: FRIDAY IN PHOTOS»

Posted on April 26, 2008 in Concert (21 comments)
Tags: Aphex Twin | Black Kids | Black Lips | Coachella | Cut Copy | Diplo | Jack Johnson | Jens Lekman | Les Savy Fav | M.I.A. | Marla Hansen | Sharon Jones | Tegan And Sara | The Breeders | The Dap-Kings | The National | The Raconteurs | The Verve | Vampire Weekend

New M.I.A. Video - "Paper Planes" (Live In Philly)

Months after Kala made M.I.A. one of 2007's most Sri Lankan crossover stars, Maya's still bringing the bangas to the people with an orgiastic stage show and hypercolor fabric patterns. Indeed our favorite Arulpragasam is lining up a spring-into-summer trek,...  CONTINUE READING NEW M.I.A. VIDEO - "PAPER PLANES" (LIVE IN PHILLY)»

Posted on April 18, 2008 in MP3, Tour Dates, Video (18 comments)
Tags: Adrock | Beastie Boys | M.I.A. | Santogold

New Buraka Som Sistema (Feat. M.I.A.) Video - "Sound Of Kuduro"

We don't know much about Portugal's Buraka Som Sistema, aside from the fact that they have a MySpace page, and that last night our friends at Discobelle posted a video that we wound up watching/dancing to on a loop for...  CONTINUE READING NEW BURAKA SOM SISTEMA (FEAT. M.I.A.) VIDEO - "SOUND OF KUDURO"»

Posted on March 4, 2008 in Video (4 comments)
Tags: Buraka Som Sistema | M.I.A.

The Cure, R.E.M. Line Up For Sasquatch! 2008

Sure, yes, and fine, having R.E.M., the Cure, the Flaming Lips' U.F.O. show, M.I.A., Modest Mouse, the National, the Breeders, Built To Spill, et al puts this year's installment of the earthy Pacific Northwest festival Sasquatch! amongst the lineups to...  CONTINUE READING THE CURE, R.E.M. LINE UP FOR SASQUATCH! 2008»

Posted on February 25, 2008 (16 comments)
Tags: M.I.A. | R.E.M. | Sasquatch | The Breeders | The Cure | The Flaming Lips

New M.I.A. - "Paper Planes (Remix For The Children By Adrock)"

Maya's controversial Kala track already got the Beastie stamp of approval back when the boys turned up on the video for a quick cameo, but Adrock's showing the BK transplant more love on his lonesome, here, as one of five...  CONTINUE READING NEW M.I.A. - "PAPER PLANES (REMIX FOR THE CHILDREN BY ADROCK)"»

Posted on February 13, 2008 in MP3 (13 comments)
Tags: Adrock | Beastie Boys | M.I.A.

Bonnaroo 2008 Lineup: Metallica And Pearl Jam, But No Led Zeppelin

After hints and clues, Bonnaroo's 2008 lineup's been announced. They've confirmed Lez Zeppelin, but not Led Zeppelin. Though Robert Plant will show up to shuffle along with Alison Krauss. In their seventh year, Bonnaroo's also bringing...  CONTINUE READING BONNAROO 2008 LINEUP: METALLICA AND PEARL JAM, BUT NO LED ZEPPELIN»

Posted on February 6, 2008 (61 comments)
Tags: Bonnaroo | Death Cab For Cutie | Drive-By Truckers | Iron And Wine | M.I.A. | Mastodon | Metallica | My Morning Jacket | Pearl Jam | Rilo Kiley | Robert Plant | Tegan And Sara | Vampire Weekend

of Montreal Cover M.I.A.

Pitchfork got their paws on oM's dialed down cover of M.I.A.'s "Jimmy," which in turn was a dialed up cover of Parvati Khan's "Jimmmy Jimmy Jimmy Aaja." (Translation: "Jimmy, come.") In other news, Amrit's mom just became a massive of Montreal fan.

Kevin Barnes and Mithun "Jimmy" Chakraborty: separated by worlds, united by style.

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Posted on January 25, 2008 (6 comments)

team9 vs. Stereogum Presents... MySplice 2.0: 2007 Mashed Up

In what's fast becoming a Stereogum tradition, we've once again conspired with master bootlegger team9 for a celebration of the year in singles. Of course "the year in singles" is a loaded term coming from us...  CONTINUE READING TEAM9 VS. STEREOGUM PRESENTS... MYSPLICE 2.0: 2007 MASHED UP»

Posted on December 31, 2007 in MP3 (37 comments)
Tags: 2 Live Crew | Arcade Fire | Band Of Horses | Bangers And Cash (Spank Rock) | Bloc Party | Bronski Beat | Calvin Harris | Europe | Feist | Grizzly Bear | Guns N' Roses | Jay-Z | M.I.A. | New Young Pony Club | OneRepublic | PJ Harvey | Ratatat | Sean Kingston | Smokey Robinson | Spank Rock | team9 | The Bee Gees | The Cure

Stereogum's 30 Favorite Live Shows Of 2007

We saw a lot of concerts this year! You probably did too, if you're the sort to be checking music blogs on your downtime over holiday break, so let's all trade notes. Stereogum's Amrit Singh kicks things off with a...  CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM'S 30 FAVORITE LIVE SHOWS OF 2007»

Posted on December 28, 2007 in Concert (80 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Antony | Arcade Fire | Battles | Björk | Bon Iver | Boredoms | Chk Chk Chk | Cornelius | Daft Punk | Dan Deacon | Deerhunter | Dirty Projectors | Feist | Grizzly Bear | Jamie Lidell | Justice | LCD Soundsystem | M.I.A. | Man Man | Mastodon | My Morning Jacket | No Age | of Montreal | Panda Bear | Paul McCartney | Santogold | The Field | The National | The Police | The White Stripes

Blender Bows To Kala

For those of you that still have a little pent-up aggression at the year-end list marathon, you may wanna take it all out here; don't think there's many more crooked arrows left in 2007's quiver. For all the analysis of...  CONTINUE READING BLENDER BOWS TO KALA»

Posted on December 19, 2007 in Year-End List (39 comments)
Tags: M.I.A.

New M.I.A. Video - "Paper Planes"

It's been a dramatic, breakout year in the life of our favorite Sir Lankan agit-pop siren, and you could look at "Paper Planes" as a microcosm for all that madness. Before the 'breakout' -- #9 Album, #4 Hottie -- there...  CONTINUE READING NEW M.I.A. VIDEO - "PAPER PLANES"»

Posted on December 17, 2007 in Video (29 comments)
Tags: Beastie Boys | M.I.A.

Guide To The Misguided: Rolling Stone's Top Albums Of '07 List

We'll get into the homestretch of 2007's work-year, here, with what is probably the last year-end list (save Pitchfork's), and definitely the most aggressively shitty. Congrats, RS! Despite some close calls from other rags, this list pretty much has it...  CONTINUE READING GUIDE TO THE MISGUIDED: ROLLING STONE'S TOP ALBUMS OF '07 LIST»

Posted on December 17, 2007 in Shit List, Year-End List (54 comments)
Tags: M.I.A.

Stereogum Does CMJ: Santogold/Spank Rock @ The Fillmore At Irving Plaza, NYC 10/19/07

Still aren't used to calling it that, but that's where we were on Friday night. Twice. Rolled in early for Santogold's 8:50 set, only to be told that she was no longer on the schedule ("cancelled," one Irving staffer said)....  CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM DOES CMJ: SANTOGOLD/SPANK ROCK @ THE FILLMORE AT IRVING PLAZA, NYC 10/19/07»

Posted on October 21, 2007 in Concert (4 comments)
Tags: Amanda Blank | Bangers And Cash (Spank Rock) | CMJ | M.I.A. | Santogold | Spank Rock | Yo Majesty

Stereogum Does CMJ: The Cool Kids/M.I.A. @ Terminal 5, NYC 10/19/07

Stereogum's Friday night was a mix of hip hop and indie rock, getting started with Abbey's trip to Terminal 5 to take in buzzy Chicago MCs The Cool Kids and M.I.A., while the rest of us ran back and...  CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM DOES CMJ: THE COOL KIDS/M.I.A. @ TERMINAL 5, NYC 10/19/07»

Posted on October 21, 2007 in Concert (1 comments)
Tags: CMJ | M.I.A. | The Cool Kids

Austin City Limits '07: Friday In Photos

Welcome to Austin City Limits 2007, where the weather's hot, the tacos are tasty, and the toilets are very, very flammable. Folks all over town are still buzzing about the lineup's loss of the exceedingly anxious White Stripes, but...  CONTINUE READING AUSTIN CITY LIMITS '07: FRIDAY IN PHOTOS»

Posted on September 15, 2007 in Concert (9 comments)
Tags: Austin City Limits | Blonde Redhead | Crowded House | Heartless Bastards | LCD Soundsystem | M.I.A. | Pete Yorn | Peter Bjorn And John | Queens Of The Stone Age

How M.I.A. Helped Captain Perfect Get His Groove Back

Indie friendly kids show Pancake Mountain plays host to Kala queen Maya Arulpragasam, and she takes the opportunity to teach the little ones (and Captain Perfect) how to do the sunshowers, step on the cockroach, and get random. Don't think...  CONTINUE READING HOW M.I.A. HELPED CAPTAIN PERFECT GET HIS GROOVE BACK»

Posted on August 15, 2007 in Video (20 comments)
Tags: M.I.A. | Pancake Mountain

New M.I.A. Video - "Jimmy"

After the busy-bright line dancing of "Boyz," M.I.A. second clip from Kala is a more subtle affair -- Ms. Arulpragasm (we're contractually obligated to include her last name at least once per post) switching between traditional Indian jewelry (befitting the...  CONTINUE READING NEW M.I.A. VIDEO - "JIMMY"»

Posted on August 7, 2007 in Video (20 comments)
Tags: M.I.A.

Lollapalooza '07: M.I.A. Battles Throat Issues, Dances, Climbs Shit

"I lost my voice in LA but Jack White Fed-Exed this to my hotel to me today and I'm taking a tip from him," Maya said a few songs into her set yesterday, waving a bottle of throat spray....  CONTINUE READING LOLLAPALOOZA '07: M.I.A. BATTLES THROAT ISSUES, DANCES, CLIMBS SHIT»

Posted on August 4, 2007 in Concert (6 comments)
Tags: Lollapalooza | M.I.A.

Premature Evaluation: M.I.A. - Kala

When Arular dropped after months and months of 2004's Piracy Funds Terrorism, Vol. 1, M.I.A.'s official 2005 debut felt somewhat anti-climactic. Don't get us wrong, we loved it. On top our own feelings, there was plenty of mainstream success,...  CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: M.I.A. - KALA»

Posted on August 2, 2007 in Premature Evaluation (16 comments)
Tags: M.I.A.

Harry Potter And The Deathly Cyclone

Did you spend Saturday with eyes glued to The Deathly Hallows? Or ears glued to The Black Lips? We did neither, but these folks managed to do both: (Pic by Paul Antonson.) Yep, no Siren for Stereogum. Not 'cause the...  CONTINUE READING HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY CYCLONE»

Posted on July 22, 2007 in Concert, Video (37 comments)
Tags: Cursive | Harry Potter | M.I.A. | New York Dolls | Siren Festival | Voxtrot | We Are Scientists