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Happy St. George’s Day! Let’s listen to some English bands…

April 23rd, 2013

So, today is St. George’s Day. You’re probably asking, “What is that?” Well, unlike the Irish’s universally, drunkenly celebrated St. Patrick’s Day, this holiday celebrating England’s patron saint is often ignored internationally, even nationally, despite the fact that the English too enjoy a pint or 12. (Read here to try and understand why.) To pay [...]

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M.I.A. ‘MATANGI’ Mix for Kenzo Show (VIDEO)

March 4th, 2013

M.I.A dropped an eight minute Matangi mix today which is a dangerously insane mix and there is nothing like it so far. The Sri Lankan born makes best use of her music knowledge and includes South Asian melodies, Hindi-movie singing, twisted beats, and thumping bass. The best part is when M.I.A herself shows up five [...]

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M.I.A. thinks the Grammy Award’s originality is M.I.A.

February 21st, 2013

What would you do if you thought your idea was stolen from you? In M.I.A.’s case, she wrote a blog about it. The Huffington Post reported, “M.I.A. thinks the Bob Marley tribute that was performed during the [2013 Grammy Awards] (and featured Sting, Bruno Mars, Rihanna and Damian and Ziggy Marley) was an overpriced knockoff [...]

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New album by M.I.A. is missing in action

January 7th, 2013

Okay so maybe it’s not missing in action, but M.I.A.’s album release has been halted because apparently it’s not dark enough. In an interview with Australia’s Gold Coast M.I.A. revealed that, “I finished it and then I handed the record in, like a couple of months ago … At the moment, I’ve been told it’s [...]

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Today’s Top 10: Fave Celebrity Shockers of 2012

December 17th, 2012

Who doesn’t love a bit of celebrity drama? We think it’s safe to say, we all do. And 2012 was a year filled with crazy moments, from Taylor Swift’s crazy love life, to Drizzy and Breezy’s bar brawl! Here’s a look at videos from some of our most memorable shockers of 2012. Don’t miss brand [...]

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The Wedge Playlist for December 12th

December 12th, 2012

FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 12TH THE WEDGE FEATURED TOP 10 VIDEOS OF 2012 BY; BLOOD ORANGE, OFF!, GRIZZLY BEAR, REAL ESTATE, MAJOR LAZER, MAC DEMARCO, DINOSAUR JR., DANNY BROWN, GRIMES, & M.I.A. BLOOD ORANGE CHAMPAGNE COAST LABEL: DOMINO/OUTSIDE DIRECTOR: HALEY WOLLENS OFF! CRACKED VICE DIRECTOR: WHITNEY MCCONNAUGHY GRIZZLY BEAR YET AGAIN LABEL: WARP DIRECTOR: [...]

Tags: Blood Orange, Danny Brown, dinosaur jr., Grimes, grizzly bear, M.I.A, Mac DeMarco, Major Lazer, OFF!, Real Estate
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M.I.A. “Attention” (Stream)

December 6th, 2012

We have a new stream by M.I.A. it is a synthesized, super produced and experimental sounding song. “Attention” is representative of great production with the use of chants, ethnic beats, and dissonant instrumental arrangements. The lyrical content is not as catchy as past releases but, if you are a big M.I.A. fan then you can [...]

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Today’s Top 10: Tough Girls

December 4th, 2012

Ke$ha’s new album Warrior hits stores around the world today, and that got us thinking – there are a lot of bad ass chicks in music right now! So, we’re counting down our fave tough girls, as voted by you on the MuchMusic Facebook page. Don’t miss brand new episodes of Today’s Top 10 every [...]

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Watch the trailer for M.I.A.: The Book

November 5th, 2012

Time to study up, kids! M.I.A. has released a compendium of her entire visual output and has compiled it into a “telling of her story in collages, photos, and prints from her early years in art school at Central Saint Martins London through to her hugely successful three albums, mixtapes, and live performances at PS1 [...]

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M.I.A. buries beef with Lady Gaga

October 11th, 2012

M.I.A. saw past her previous beef with Lady Gaga and extended an olive branch over Twitter. M.I.A. tweeted, “if ur at harrods today, come visit Assange at the Ecuador embassy across the st. im there. ill bring TEA and CAKE”. Lady Gaga then actually went to visit Julian Assange, activist and founder of WikiLeaks. M.I.A. [...]

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