http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:03:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/05/video-m-i-a-flips-middle-finger-to-people-watching-the-super-bowl/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/05/video-m-i-a-flips-middle-finger-to-people-watching-the-super-bowl/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:15:45 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=173510 Among the 9,000 bizarrely compelling things that happened during Madonna’s Super Bowl halftime show (slacklining underpants guy, Cee-Lo’s scene stealing, “WORLD PEACE”), M.I.A. flipped the bird on national television. Following the incident, both the NFL … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/05/video-m-i-a-flips-middle-finger-to-people-watching-the-super-bowl/feed/ 16 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/03/video-m-i-a-bad-girls/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/03/video-m-i-a-bad-girls/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:25:05 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=173169 The new video for M.I.A.’s reworked Vicki Leekx track “Bad Girls” showcases desert stunt driving in what’s meant to look like a dreamy Saudi Arabian scene. Directed by Romain Gavras, the piece was actually filmed … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/03/video-m-i-a-bad-girls/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/03/video-madonna-f-m-i-a-and-nicki-minaj-give-me-all-your-luvin/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/03/video-madonna-f-m-i-a-and-nicki-minaj-give-me-all-your-luvin/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:50:29 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=173168 M.I.A. and Minaj, wearing a letterman jacket and an Adidas trefoil logo bustier respectively, cheer on Madonna in the Megaforce-directed video for “Give Me All Your Luvin.” The single comes from Madonna’s 12th studio album, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/03/video-madonna-f-m-i-a-and-nicki-minaj-give-me-all-your-luvin/feed/ 6 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/30/stream-m-i-a-bad-girls/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/30/stream-m-i-a-bad-girls/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:23:50 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=171774 Stream M.I.A.’s new Danja-produced single “Bad Girls,” via Pitchfork below. A video for the track, by “Born Free” director Romain Gavras, will be released this Friday, February 3rd. The video for M.I.A.’s previously reported collaboration … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/30/stream-m-i-a-bad-girls/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/25/new-m-i-a-single-coming-next-week/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/25/new-m-i-a-single-coming-next-week/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:50:47 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=170679 On Tuesday, January 31st, M.I.A. will officially release a revamped version of Vicki Leekx track, “Bad Girls.” You can preview the rework next Monday on Pitchfork. A video for the single directed by Roman Gravis—the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/25/new-m-i-a-single-coming-next-week/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/28/m-i-a-confirms-collaboration-with-madonna-and-nicki-minaj/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/28/m-i-a-confirms-collaboration-with-madonna-and-nicki-minaj/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:52:31 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=157843 Last month, a fansite reported that the eponymous lead single from Madonna’s upcoming album, Give Me All Your Love would feature guest appearances from M.I.A. and Nicki Minaj. But a few weeks ago, a clip … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/28/m-i-a-confirms-collaboration-with-madonna-and-nicki-minaj/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/25/mia-big-boi-share-amy-winehouse-tribute-tracks/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/25/mia-big-boi-share-amy-winehouse-tribute-tracks/#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:21:50 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=128139 On Saturday evening, following reports of Amy Winehouse’s death, MIA posted a track—recorded before the release of her Vickileekx mixtape but never before shared—to Twitter and a Soundcloud page. She wrote that the song, an … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/25/mia-big-boi-share-amy-winehouse-tribute-tracks/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/15/this-week-in-the-fader-may-15-2011-edition/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/15/this-week-in-the-fader-may-15-2011-edition/#comments Sun, 15 May 2011 15:00:55 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=112811 ** Tyler, the Creator released his second album Goblin. In By the Numbers, we broke it down into basic digits and primary colors. At midweek, Tyler was on pace to sell 40-45k copies of the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/15/this-week-in-the-fader-may-15-2011-edition/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/13/diplowatch-2011-9-diplo-is-not-friends-with-mia-anymore-has-a-kid-named-locket/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/13/diplowatch-2011-9-diplo-is-not-friends-with-mia-anymore-has-a-kid-named-locket/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 23:00:12 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=112561 Jessica Iredale wrote about Diplo in yesterday’s WWD. She describes him as an aspirational dude who’s newly into fashion and glad to fly business instead of coach. Before breaking the news that Diplo has a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/13/diplowatch-2011-9-diplo-is-not-friends-with-mia-anymore-has-a-kid-named-locket/feed/ 17 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/12/blaqstarrs-blaqstarr-the-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/12/blaqstarrs-blaqstarr-the-mixtape/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 21:30:46 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=105091 When we spoke to Blaqstarr two months ago, we could swear he said this was going to be a Baltimore Club mixtape. It’s not, and it’s hard to say what is. The self-titled mixtape features … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/12/blaqstarrs-blaqstarr-the-mixtape/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/28/m-i-a-zig-zag-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/28/m-i-a-zig-zag-mp3/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:30:56 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=95722 M.I.A.’s newly leaked song “Zig Zag” is like a multi-lingual schoolyard taunt—”zig me and I’ll zig you back, double dare me, double dare you back.”—that’s bouncy as rubber, and sticky like glue. Stream: M.I.A., “Zig … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/28/m-i-a-zig-zag-mp3/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/09/rye-ryes-ryeot-powrr-mixtape-party-in-the-usa-video/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/09/rye-ryes-ryeot-powrr-mixtape-party-in-the-usa-video/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 18:30:24 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=90312 Late last night, the second we saw it was posted, we downloaded Rye Rye‘s new DJ Sega-produced mixtape and all-caps tweeted her a bunch of times from our personal accounts. From the moment we hit … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/09/rye-ryes-ryeot-powrr-mixtape-party-in-the-usa-video/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/03/mia-still-styling-fear-of-the-internet/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/03/mia-still-styling-fear-of-the-internet/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 21:30:22 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=89671 M.I.A. just visualized the first ten minutes of her excellent Vicki Leekx tape on YouTube via her tweeter. Wanna freak out on it? Sit down at your laptop in the worst chair possible, try getting … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/03/mia-still-styling-fear-of-the-internet/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/02/gp-128-egypt-mutamassik-mia-rajstar-3ball-34-revolution/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/02/gp-128-egypt-mutamassik-mia-rajstar-3ball-34-revolution/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 21:00:39 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=89405 Had serious problems focusing on music discovery and column-writing in the last 2 days, distracted as I was by a two-year old with bird flu (ok, not really but a two-year old with any flu … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/02/gp-128-egypt-mutamassik-mia-rajstar-3ball-34-revolution/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/02/interview-blaqstarr-spaces-out/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/02/interview-blaqstarr-spaces-out/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:29:55 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=89368 Blaqstarr’s Divine EP came out last week, a strange and sexed up Galactic Quest that channels slurred AutoTune as much as the future-club drum breaks he is usually known for. Since releasing his last EP … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/02/interview-blaqstarr-spaces-out/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/25/video-blaqstarr-rider-girl/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/25/video-blaqstarr-rider-girl/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:02:44 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=88256 For the video for “Rider Girl,” a kind and jilted “She Lives In My Lap“-type paean, Maya‘s boy Blaqstarr took it down a notch to lover-burn, stacked his hair in a pyramid and cut up … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/25/video-blaqstarr-rider-girl/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/03/what-you-missed-over-the-holidays-everything-and-nothing/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/03/what-you-missed-over-the-holidays-everything-and-nothing/#comments Mon, 03 Jan 2011 17:00:52 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=84731 As you settle back into the indentations in your Aeron chair, feeling an uncomfortable stretch on your spine as it readjusts to its natural office hunch, you may be wondering to yourself, as the holidays … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/03/what-you-missed-over-the-holidays-everything-and-nothing/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/03/mia-released-a-new-mixtape-on-new-years-eve/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/03/mia-released-a-new-mixtape-on-new-years-eve/#comments Mon, 03 Jan 2011 15:30:00 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=84732 Popular consensus on the unpronounceable /\/\/\Y/\, is that it, um, sucked. We’re not going to go into a whole thing about snap judgments and how maybe more time should be given to more difficult records … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/03/mia-released-a-new-mixtape-on-new-years-eve/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/21/stream-mia-it-takes-a-muscle-pearson-sound-refix/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/21/stream-mia-it-takes-a-muscle-pearson-sound-refix/#comments Tue, 21 Dec 2010 21:00:43 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=84526 David Kennedy is Ramadanman. He is also Pearson Sound. He made this pretty incredible official refix of MIA’s recent “It Takes a Muscle,” but it might as well be a wholly original track. Her vocals … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/21/stream-mia-it-takes-a-muscle-pearson-sound-refix/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/15/ghetto-palms-124-exclusive-rihanna-x-vybz-kartel-mia-natalie-storm-shadetek/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/15/ghetto-palms-124-exclusive-rihanna-x-vybz-kartel-mia-natalie-storm-shadetek/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:30:00 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=83283 When I took a little side trip into book-world last week— drawn into Eden’s alley by the color of ghetto palms under fluorescent lights— I left part of my brain behind, where its been compiling … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/15/ghetto-palms-124-exclusive-rihanna-x-vybz-kartel-mia-natalie-storm-shadetek/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/14/shopped-and-scrooged-12-multi-pattern-laser-pointer-pen/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/14/shopped-and-scrooged-12-multi-pattern-laser-pointer-pen/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:00:41 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=83084 Join us as we count down to Winter Gift Day (December 25) with our picks for the best presents to bestow on friends and family and that dude you have to buy something for in … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/14/shopped-and-scrooged-12-multi-pattern-laser-pointer-pen/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/18/mia-vs-zuckerberg-introducing-facefacefacebook-com/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/18/mia-vs-zuckerberg-introducing-facefacefacebook-com/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:15:03 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=74302 PHASE TWO OF MIA INTERNET TAKEOVER: FaceFaceFacebook.com, a kinda fun interactive scrapbook of her fans, where you can take a snapshot of yourself with all her YouTube bars across your face. So she’s like, cataloging … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/18/mia-vs-zuckerberg-introducing-facefacefacebook-com/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/15/stream-mia-bedroom-to-the-hallway-to-the-road-to-the-world/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/15/stream-mia-bedroom-to-the-hallway-to-the-road-to-the-world/#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:45:33 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=74094 I’m not talking about getting it for free. I’m talking about making it freer. Oh word? MIA, we would like you to hook up the world with unpaid wi-fi and websites. You should also totally … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/15/stream-mia-bedroom-to-the-hallway-to-the-road-to-the-world/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/10/tent-posts-austin-city-limits-day-2/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/10/tent-posts-austin-city-limits-day-2/#comments Sun, 10 Oct 2010 20:26:20 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=73171 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/10/tent-posts-austin-city-limits-day-2/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/08/video-rye-rye-f-mia-sunshine/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/08/video-rye-rye-f-mia-sunshine/#comments Fri, 08 Oct 2010 18:15:31 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=72953 This clip from Rye Rye‘s first single off Go! Pop! Bang! re-imagines Baltimore as a gilded utopia of blissed-out double dutch and schoolyard choreography (which is weird since we just spent the last week re-watching … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/08/video-rye-rye-f-mia-sunshine/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/04/rye-rye-f-mia-sunshine-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/04/rye-rye-f-mia-sunshine-mp3/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 18:45:19 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=72279 We’ve been reading a book about riot grrls in the early ’90s that makes a good argument for seriously loving your relationships with women and staying uncompromisingly pro-self and pro-female in whatever way makes sense … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/04/rye-rye-f-mia-sunshine-mp3/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/25/video-mia-the-message/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/25/video-mia-the-message/#comments Sat, 25 Sep 2010 15:36:36 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=71324 Not sure if you can even call these things video anymore, but MIA‘s picked up yet another website in what appears to be her attempt to wrest control of the internet from the illuminati. Net … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/25/video-mia-the-message/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/23/video-blaqstarr-f-mia-let-me-hump-you/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/23/video-blaqstarr-f-mia-let-me-hump-you/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:00:45 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=71068 This is the best found-footage video we’ve seen yet: find a bunch of free porn on the internet, have someone animate it so it’s safe for all ages (cough, sort of), slap a song called … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/23/video-blaqstarr-f-mia-let-me-hump-you/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/23/mia-vs-diplo-sup-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/23/mia-vs-diplo-sup-mp3/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:00:40 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=70987 Diplo tweeted this “lost/new/crazy” demo last night from Singapore, just 11 hours before washing his hair in a strip club. His assessment: “also that song has more sick lyrics and its classic mia vibe all … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/23/mia-vs-diplo-sup-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/21/video-mia-story-to-be-told/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/21/video-mia-story-to-be-told/#comments Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:55:13 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=70555 Get a load of MIA‘s harddrive in the latest clip in which she flips computer graphics from 1990-now. But if you’re prone to seasickness you might want to pop a Dramamine beforehand—it’s a seagull’s-eye journey … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/21/video-mia-story-to-be-told/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/19/this-week-in-the-fader-september-19-edition/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/19/this-week-in-the-fader-september-19-edition/#comments Sun, 19 Sep 2010 13:05:02 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=70249 Kanye‘s new track is some kind of ’70s groove festival, needs El DeBarge: Kanye West f. Mos Def, Swizz Beats, Raekwon & Charlie Wilson, “Lord Lord Lord” Montreal producer/DJ CFCF proved faster isn’t necessarily better: … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/19/this-week-in-the-fader-september-19-edition/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/17/mia-teqkilla-mshini-wam-boot-f-gnucci-banana-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/17/mia-teqkilla-mshini-wam-boot-f-gnucci-banana-mp3/#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:28:18 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=70167 DREAM SUMMIT: MIA and Gnucci Banana (above) hanging out being rad together, somebody needs to make this happen NOW. The sheer creative brainpower could power the large hadron collider for like 73 years. Maya! Are … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/17/mia-teqkilla-mshini-wam-boot-f-gnucci-banana-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/03/the-way-things-work-seasonally-affected-soundtrack/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/03/the-way-things-work-seasonally-affected-soundtrack/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:00:52 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=64326 Happy Labor Day, everybody.]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/03/the-way-things-work-seasonally-affected-soundtrack/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/02/grab-our-summer-music-issue-from-zinio-right-now/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/02/grab-our-summer-music-issue-from-zinio-right-now/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:45:27 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=43520 We’re pretty psyched at how pretty our print magazine looks when you download it from our new Zinio spot, so we’re glad to announce you can now get FADER 68, our blow-out Summer Music Issue, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/02/grab-our-summer-music-issue-from-zinio-right-now/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/23/the-very-best-tengazako-live-at-the-levis%c2%ae-fader-fort/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/23/the-very-best-tengazako-live-at-the-levis%c2%ae-fader-fort/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:12:28 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=41041 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/23/the-very-best-tengazako-live-at-the-levis%c2%ae-fader-fort/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/17/nordic-tracking-oya-festival-day-1/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/17/nordic-tracking-oya-festival-day-1/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:00:54 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=40329 Once I had to babysit six 12-year-old girls at Warped Tour. The job was for close to twelve hours and I only got paid about forty dollars. It was hot, water was expensive and I … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/17/nordic-tracking-oya-festival-day-1/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/11/video-mia-xxxo/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/11/video-mia-xxxo/#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:45:44 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=39882 Nikola Tesla may be deceased, but MIA‘s quest to transform her existence into that of a sparkling MySpace .gif is nearly complete. Screw the CIA, it’s /\/\/\Y/\ that’s inside all of our computers—she’s like, thumbsized, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/11/video-mia-xxxo/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/29/stream-mia-xxxo-riton-rerub/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/29/stream-mia-xxxo-riton-rerub/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:15:02 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=38514 Riton sounds like he should be French. But he’s English, and his affinity for large piano house beats should be enough of a giveaway (and he’s clearly not from Chicago). For his remix of MIA‘s … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/29/stream-mia-xxxo-riton-rerub/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/26/mia-xxxo-dj-mujava-and-dj-qness-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/26/mia-xxxo-dj-mujava-and-dj-qness-remix-mp3/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:15:02 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=37910 A few years ago, DJ Mujava‘s slightly sinister beast of a track “Township Funk” found its way from South African taxi cabs to the internet and then Warp Records, who released the song on 12-inch. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/26/mia-xxxo-dj-mujava-and-dj-qness-remix-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/21/stream-major-lazers-lazers-never-die-ep/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/21/stream-major-lazers-lazers-never-die-ep/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:45:36 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=37461 One year after Diplo and Switch released their Major Lazer collaboration, Guns Don’t Kill People…Lazers Do, they have a followup EP of creatine enhanced dancehall, featuring MIA, Busy Signal and, why not, a remix from … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/21/stream-major-lazers-lazers-never-die-ep/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/14/m-i-a-s-binary-fission-power-posse-for-late-night-with-letterman/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/14/m-i-a-s-binary-fission-power-posse-for-late-night-with-letterman/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:00:12 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=36729 This clip right here is why MIA is more compelling than any other pop star around right now: a nationally televised performance invoking both the teengirl copycats of Ladies & Gentleman, the Fabulous Stains and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/14/m-i-a-s-binary-fission-power-posse-for-late-night-with-letterman/feed/ 8 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/07/stream-mias-y/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/07/stream-mias-y/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 14:30:30 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=35928 If you hadn’t heard, MIA has a new album. Self-titled in techno-speak, /\/\ /\ Y /\, is streaming now on her MySpace. It’s heavy. Read our cover story on MIA while you listen. Stream: MIA’s … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/07/stream-mias-y/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/06/mia-f-nicki-minaj-teqkilla-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/06/mia-f-nicki-minaj-teqkilla-mp3/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:45:44 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=35777 Fulfilling the dreams of a certain FADER editor to have Nicki Minaj rap over hybrid dubstep/rap beats, Nicki Minaj hops on a remix of MIA‘s “Tekquilla.” I never ever take ’em to my mattress/ I … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/06/mia-f-nicki-minaj-teqkilla-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/30/feature-mia-returns-with-an-all-new-agenda/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/30/feature-mia-returns-with-an-all-new-agenda/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:30:50 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=35368 Today, MIA is not as you would expect. She looks tiny eating a chocolate and vanilla cupcake while perched on a heavy tapestry couch, her dark brown eyes massive and watchful. She isn’t wearing the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/30/feature-mia-returns-with-an-all-new-agenda/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/29/stream-mia-teqkilla/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/29/stream-mia-teqkilla/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:10:42 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=35317 MIA once again flips and folds Stuff We Buy into her lyrics in a way that will make people mad in vague ways. With “Teqkilla” she’s chanting over abrasive synth lines that caused people to … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/29/stream-mia-teqkilla/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/22/the-fader-issue-68-free-download/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/22/the-fader-issue-68-free-download/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:01:47 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=34299 We used to know a subset of people who said the only new music they listened to was made by their friends. If it wasn’t classic or obscure or weird or just anything but current, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/22/the-fader-issue-68-free-download/feed/ 8 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/11/mia-steppin-up-and-xxxo-jay-z-rmx-mp3s/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/11/mia-steppin-up-and-xxxo-jay-z-rmx-mp3s/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:17:25 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=32815 The leaks from MIA‘s album are becoming increasingly more industrial—”Steppin Up,” streamed from Zane Lowe’s Radio 1 show, sounds like Russian constructivist dubstep imploding into drum n bass—but then industrial’s concept is well suited for … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/11/mia-steppin-up-and-xxxo-jay-z-rmx-mp3s/feed/ 7 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/10/sali-f-mia-toldya-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/10/sali-f-mia-toldya-mp3/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:30:01 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=32609 Much has been said about this song’s esoteric nature: who is Sali? What are they railing against? Is this a joke? Our specific point of contention, however, is that midway through the song, producer Goldilocks … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/10/sali-f-mia-toldya-mp3/feed/ 31 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/08/premiere-the-fader-issue-68-featuring-mia-wavves-ariel-pink-and-the-dream/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/08/premiere-the-fader-issue-68-featuring-mia-wavves-ariel-pink-and-the-dream/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 15:15:29 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=32319 Although it’s already been blazing hot on a level that makes the doomsayers in our office predict a city-wide blackout any day now, we’re officially not allowing summer to start until June 22nd, when The … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/08/premiere-the-fader-issue-68-featuring-mia-wavves-ariel-pink-and-the-dream/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/28/christina-aguilera-f-mia-elastic-love-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/28/christina-aguilera-f-mia-elastic-love-mp3/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 18:00:45 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=31095 This is our favorite of all the quasi-unlikely Xtina collabos, and the MP3 stork delivered it to us the week MIA has torched the tweets. A convenient arrival since, amid all the chatter, gossip and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/28/christina-aguilera-f-mia-elastic-love-mp3/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/27/rusko-f-amber-coffman-hold-on-sub-focus-rmx-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/27/rusko-f-amber-coffman-hold-on-sub-focus-rmx-mp3/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:00:00 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=27359 We are having so many emotions right now we’re not sure how to express them all in less than 75,000 words, but we will shoot for brevity. First off, this was already a massive tune, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/27/rusko-f-amber-coffman-hold-on-sub-focus-rmx-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/23/stream-mias-new-suicide-sampling-born-free/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/23/stream-mias-new-suicide-sampling-born-free/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:30:03 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=26964 The first time we saw MIA perform, she just did her first single, “Galang,” while wearing matching red and white fire print pants and jacket. She did that little shoulder shake and that slow butterfly … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/23/stream-mias-new-suicide-sampling-born-free/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/20/m-i-a-signs-jaime-martinez-master-of-mysterious-gifs/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/20/m-i-a-signs-jaime-martinez-master-of-mysterious-gifs/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:30:10 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=26438 For quite some time we’ve been obsessed with Jaime Martinez’s haunting photography over at Fuck You Draculas, but we’ve developed a particular affinity for his next-level gifs. By tweaking his gorgeous images so that they … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/20/m-i-a-signs-jaime-martinez-master-of-mysterious-gifs/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/25/the-very-best-tengazako-at-the-levis%c2%ae-fader-fort/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/25/the-very-best-tengazako-at-the-levis%c2%ae-fader-fort/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:36:26 +0000 Hanly Banks http://www.thefader.com/?p=23695 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/25/the-very-best-tengazako-at-the-levis%c2%ae-fader-fort/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/15/karen-walker-and-the-eyewear-gods/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/15/karen-walker-and-the-eyewear-gods/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:28:05 +0000 Chioma Nnadi http://www.thefader.com/?p=22374 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/15/karen-walker-and-the-eyewear-gods/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/12/rihanna-rude-boy-diplo-rudeboyz-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/12/rihanna-rude-boy-diplo-rudeboyz-remix-mp3/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:26:55 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=22303 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/12/rihanna-rude-boy-diplo-rudeboyz-remix-mp3/feed/ 13 http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/08/busy-signal-sound-of-siren-f-mia-bare-gal-jafrican-ting/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/08/busy-signal-sound-of-siren-f-mia-bare-gal-jafrican-ting/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:29:15 +0000 Erin Hansen http://www.thefader.com/?p=22163 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/08/busy-signal-sound-of-siren-f-mia-bare-gal-jafrican-ting/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/13/that-new-mia-track-is-actually-a-protest-song-called-space-odyssey/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/13/that-new-mia-track-is-actually-a-protest-song-called-space-odyssey/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:42:20 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=21468 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/13/that-new-mia-track-is-actually-a-protest-song-called-space-odyssey/feed/ 17 http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/13/video-mia-theres-space-for-ol-dat-i-see/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/13/video-mia-theres-space-for-ol-dat-i-see/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:54:52 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.suite903.com/?p=4856 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/13/video-mia-theres-space-for-ol-dat-i-see/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/12/we-think-mia-just-posted-a-new-songvideo-but-were-not-100-positive/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/12/we-think-mia-just-posted-a-new-songvideo-but-were-not-100-positive/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:55:09 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=21430 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/12/we-think-mia-just-posted-a-new-songvideo-but-were-not-100-positive/feed/ 8