Subject: M.I.A. (Musician)

• The New M.I.A. is Finally in Stores

  August 21, 2007

• Saturday Night: Sneaker Pimps, featuring the Cool Kids and the Clipse, at the Moore Building

  Pusha T of the Clipse playing to the crowd at Sneaker Pimps in Miami on Saturday.Sneaker PimpsLive Performances by the Cool Kids and ClipseSaturday, May 30, 2009The Moore Building, MiamiBetter than: A backpack full of factory-fresh, limited edition kicks.Outside the Moore Building, footwear fetishists of all kinds tip-toed past rain- and flyer-flooded gutters, queuing up at the corner of NE 2nd Ave. and 40th Street for the Miami edition of Sneaker Pimps. There were Lil Wayne wannabes, Asian hip-

  June 2, 2009

• Last Night: Girl Talk at Studio A

  February 4, 2008

• BREAKING NEWS: Miami's Studio A Closing

  April 30, 2008

• BREAKING NEWS: Miami's Studio A Closing

  April 30, 2008

• The Cool Kids Latest EP Brings '88 Back

  August 1, 2008

• Missy's Recipe for Fun

  August 25, 2005

• Feeder Bands

  September 1, 2005

• 7L and Esoteric

  July 13, 2006

• Switch Coming to Heathrow December 13

  Chromeo, Crookers, and now Switch? Whoever is responsible for the string of bookings at Heathrow Lounge deserves a gold star because it's getting ridiculous. It almost seems like Heathrow is quickly becoming the Studio A replacement we hoped for -- except it's ill equipped to handle any kind of live performance. Save the date, because Saturday, December 13, Switch takes over the decks at the South Beach nightclub. Switch, also known as Dave Taylor, is the man responsible for producing dancefl

  November 18, 2008

• Top 10 Pop Songs of 2008

  Pop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Kane and the Pussycat Dolls, step right up!) But every year, a few irresistible bits of innovative ear candy rocket up the charts and seep into our subconscious. The following ten singles saturated the Top 40 -- or what passes for hit-oriented radio in this topsy-turvy musical climate -- while proving that accessibility doesn't necessarily preclude creativity. CHRIS BROWN "Forever"

  December 17, 2008

• Top Dance Albums of 2008

  Any knucklehead with DSL and a laptop can now make an electronic track. With a half hour of clicking and fiddling, you can sample enough cheesy beats and mashups to clog arteries from here to Berlin. Simple dropdown mouse maneuvers can transform electro tracks into progressive house tracks (from dry and synthetic to wet and gushy), rhythm tracks can be tempo-tweaked with an upward toggle to change a Timbaland beat into a Chromeo one. Add some T-Pain-esque pitch-correction vocals to your between

  December 18, 2008

• Bump 'n' Grind 2008: A Look Back at This Year's Club Bangers

  Back in my days over at Miami Nights, I liked to close out the year by looking back at all the music I discovered where I spend most of my time -- in nightclubs. It's always interesting to see what makes it big the following year, because downtown club in particular tend to be ahead of the curve. So maybe I should call this list the Club Hits of 2009?But feel free to argue with me -- in fact, I encourage it. I love a good "You're music list sucks!" argument.10. M.I.A."Paper Planes (DFA Remix)"(X

  December 24, 2008

• DJ Mix: DJ Ross One "Favela Chic, Vol. 2"

  It's often the complaint of many that South Beach has become stale, particularly its DJs, who seem completely content with spinning the usual Top 40/hip-hop mess that really is no different than you just turning on your car's stereo. But if there is one DJ that is try to walk the fine line of giving the masses what they want but at the same time showing great technique as well as superb track selection, it's DJ Ross One. He skillfully laces his mixes with Top 40 mainstays, but he doesn't forget

  January 13, 2009

• Village Voice Releases its Annual Pazz & Jop Poll

  via www.villagevoice.comTV on the Radio's win for best album was not exactly a stunning upsetNew Times' sister paper, the Village Voice, has been running its annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll since 1971. And while it's among the last in the "best-of" national roundups, it's been one of the most influential due to the sheer number of critics who participate (albeit by invitation). Using a sort-of obscure system of point values, the end is a semi-logical tally of what everyone thought were the

  January 23, 2009

• Oddest. Booking. Ever? Diplo and Dave 1 (Chromeo) at LIV

  Diplo spins at LIV March 4.Really, we don't know why are shocked anymore. It's getting obvious that clubs are grasping anything in order to stay afloat. But during our daily Pitchfork read, we stumbled upon the news that M.I.A./Santogold producer/DJ Diplo would be spinning at LIV alongside Dave 1 of Chromeo Wednesday, March 4.LIV is the megaclub located inside the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach. We personally haven't stopped by the venue, for several reasons: We've been told it's basically l

  February 12, 2009

• Well, Look at this Obama Portrait

  MiamiKaos No offense to Serge Touissant, but there's a new Obama art king in town. Here's local graphic artist Miami Kaos, of Hardcore Designs, take on the Commander in Chief. Much like a pregnant M.I.A. at the Grammys, he's flanked by four of Hip Hop's biggest stars. [Obama Art Report via Animal New York/Gawker]

  February 24, 2009

• Dip It Lo

  This DJ can certainly save your life.

  February 26, 2009

• ¿Que Pasa, M.I.A.?

  January 29, 2009

• Head Spins: DJ D-Up

  He grew up on go-go.

  January 15, 2009

• Top Pop Singles of 2008

  January 1, 2009

• Jose El Rey Shares His New Year's Resolutions

  January 1, 2009

• Switch

  December 11, 2008

• Lady Tigra

  Please Mr. Boombox (High Score Records)

  August 14, 2008

• Rock the Bells Returns to Miami with a Fresh Crop, Including the Cool Kids, Dead Prez, Santogold, and Wale

  July 31, 2008

• Radioclit

  June 26, 2008

• The Ween Abides

  Ten reasons Ween is better than your favorite band.

  January 31, 2008

• 2007 Music Year in Review

  It's all in the stars.

  January 3, 2008

• Miami's Best Albums of 2007

  Suicide Blonde picks 'em.

  December 20, 2007

• Bamboo Banger

  October 25, 2007

• M.I.A.

  August 23, 2007

• She's a Lady, Yo

  March 16, 2006

• Apollo Kid

  December 29, 2005

• Pull Up the People

  September 22, 2005

• THIS JUST IN

  September 15, 2005

• Missy Elliott

  July 21, 2005

• The End

  July 7, 2005

• Citizen Arcane

  June 16, 2005

• Buzzing in the Bassbin

  March 17, 2005

• Chicks with Decks

  March 17, 2005

• M.I.A.

  February 24, 2005

• Head Spins: DJ NVS Styles

  May 7, 2009

• Prepare for the Invasion

  May 28, 2009

• MTV News Celebrates the M-I-Yayo With its Very Own Week

  Now that Heidi and Spencer have gotten married for realz, MTV has decided to give our fair city its very own week of in-depth musical coverage. This introductory article mentions the accomplishments of the usual suspects - Lil' Wayne, Flo Rida, Pitbull, Rick Ross, Trick Daddy, Khaled, and Cool & Dre - and promises to give the world a look at local "legends, superstars, and upstarts. But no mention of that Spectacular dance...or equally hilarious follow-up. Keep checking here to see what MTV

  June 8, 2009

• MP3 of the Day: Billy Blue mixtape, 36 Reasons

  As we embark on another hot and sweltering summer in the M.I.A., it's bound to get hotter with the release of local hip-hop heavyweight Billy Blue's new mixtape, 36 Reasons. It's a preemptive strike before his major-label debut album, The Story of My Life, due out the end of August on Poe Boy Entertainment/Interscope Records. The buzz behind Blue has been nonstop since his emergence into the grime-time Miami rap scene a year ago with his now-classic club anthem "Ball like a Dog." The track circu

  July 14, 2009

• Show Announcements: The Bravery and Perpetual Groove Coming to Culture Room

  ​No not on the same ticket, but The Bravery and Perpetual Groove have both announced dates at the Culture Room. Rock and Roll darlings The Bravery, fresh off a stint opening for Green Day, are coming to Culture Room on October 16. They'll surely be trying out songs off their yet unnamed album (which was produced by John Hill of Santogold and M.I.A. fame) which hits in November. Tickets are available now through Ticketmaster for a penny less than $20.South Florida Jams is bringing Perpetual Gro

  August 25, 2009

• Around the World in 80 Decibels: Bermudas to Berlin, Otto Brings the Bass

  Otto von Schirach in Berlin​ The year is 1945 and Berlin falls to the allied troops as World War II comes to an end. Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun have one last glass of apple juice as they depart for the big ol' Deutschland in the sky. I wonder what our old Führer would make of his dear beloved city, Berlin. How much different would it be from the visions of a secular Aryan race that where dancing around in his head? As our tour manager Gee slowed off the Autobahn and passed the sign mark

  September 14, 2009

• Head Spins: DJ Mednas (With MP3s!)

  via myspace.com/djmednas​Miamians take a rightful pride in our reputation as the northern-most capital of South America. But if we're ever going to truly be considered a world-class city, it'll be because of cats like DJ Mednas. Mednas, who derives his moniker from a mix-up of his given name, Mehdi Nassiri, was born in Casablanca and raised in both Marrakech and Tangier. Like many a Moroccan, Mednas crossed the Straights of Gibraltar and ended up in Madrid, where he spent seven years, som

  November 2, 2009

• Head Spins: DJ Mednas, Miami's internationalist house man

  November 5, 2009

• Top Ten Thursdays: The Top Ten Guitarists Right Now

  Buddy Guy plays the Arsht Center.​Blues badass Buddy Guy -- along with Big Easy piano man Dr. John -- performs Friday at the Knight Concert Hall at the Arsht Center. A huge influence on Eric Clapton and countless others, Guy continues to elate audience members with his guitar heroics at the grand age of 72. On stage, he looks and performs like a man at least two decades younger. But where does Guy rank with the other guitar stars making the rounds these days? These are the 10 greatest gui

  November 5, 2009