2011 may have been a quiet year for Maya Arulpragasam, but the world pop star M.I.A. is looking to rebound in 2012 and make up for her 3rd album, /\/\ /\ Y /\, which was critically panned by many but beloved here at LIAS headquarters. Her first move is to release a single lifted from the […]
30
Jan
First single from upcoming 4th full length album
11
Jan
A 620-horsepower, $225,000 US-born thoroughbred
Incubating since 2009 in the Michigan city of Holly, American coachbuilder Falcon has finally unveiled the production version of its F7 Series I supercar. Centered around a specially tuned naturally aspirated 7.0L V8 LS7 engine plucked from the Corvette, the F7 — like the Zenvo ST1 Supercar — is taking its inspiration from a decade […]
24
May
Quannum/Latyrex emcee gets his disco croon on
Berkeley rapper Lyrics Born drops the video for “Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda” from his latest album As U Were (Decon Records). The Quannum/Latyrx emcee gets very croony on the latest track, leaving the purist hip-hop boom bap for a sound decidedly more disco. If you like what you hear pick up the As U Were album […]
21
Sep
CAPTCHA technology in music video format
Today M.I.A. dropped the latest video off her MAYA album for the Rusko-produced track “Story To Be Told”, and while I like the song the video leaves a lot to be desired. It looks like something my old college room mate would come up with after a night of Ritalin-induced “inspiration” working on his “visual […]
26
Apr
Just one more reason to love Maya Arulpragasam
Holy shit, this video is nuts. MIA obviously has no interest in tempering government perception of alleged terrorist leanings. Just because your dad (who she’s never met) is a Tamil Tiger does not make you a terrorist, but the Feds felt enough suspicion in her vague lyrics to deny her a visa to the states […]
