News
Free Festival September 25th
Jul 20, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Indie shmindie. Sometimes it’s hard to argue with cooperate sponsorship. Today, Virgin Mobile announced its free festival (September 25th at Merriweather Post Pavilion) and it is a dozy. The daylong genre-hopping festival will play host to buzz bands such as Sleigh Bells and Neon Indian, scene stalwarts LCD Soundsystem and M.I.A. and legends such as Pavement and Joan Jett. We have the full lineup. More
Clan Performs “Born Free”
Jul 14, 2010
By Laura Studarus
What, you thought just because / \ / \ / \ Y / \ has been released to the wild, M.I.A. was done? Nope! Last night, she (and a bunch of look alikes) took The Late show with David Letterman by storm of “Born Free” feedback. We have the video. More
Yes, That’s Right, Hear / \ / \ / \ Y / \ Now
Jul 07, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Another day, another round of M.I.A. news. No longer just remixes or scandals, now you can hear her third album / \ / \ / \ Y / \ (out July 13th) in its entirety. More
Third Album Out July 13th
Jul 01, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Sometimes it’s difficult to believe we lived in a pre-truffle fry era of M.I.A. Sometimes it’s hard to believe / \ / \ / \ Y / \ hasn’t been out for years. (Nope! You’ve got another two weeks for that). Today, she reminded us she also makes music too. More
Jun 10, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Another new M.I.A. cut was unearthed today thanks to BBC DJ, Zane Lowe. Check out "Stepping Up"s sonic attack. More
Colin Meloy Dubs Her the “Glenn Beck” of the Left
Jun 03, 2010
By Laura Studarus
After an unflattering New York Times interview left M.I.A. looking less than glowing, the rapper fired back, releasing audio that proved the writer had combined her quotes and sparking “Truffle Gate 2010”— by ordering the lavish truffle-French fries that were later used as evidence of the singer’s hypocrisy. Today The New York Times released a correction. Plus, The Decemberists' Colin Meloy weighs in. More
Reviews
Treasure Island Music Festival in San Francisco, CA
Sep 14, 2007
By J. Pace
Treasure Island. There it sits in the middle of San Francisco bay. To most of us it's rarely set foot upon, simply driven through, the halfway point on the Bay Bridge. It was built and pirate- and/or Stevenson-named in 1939 as the site of the World's Fair-esque “Golden Gate International Exposition." Since then it's been a lot of things, among them a naval base and site of the Battlebots television show, in which machines battled to a fiery death. Apparently, people live there, too. More
