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March 14, 2011
Exclusive: Download Blaqstarr's Cosmic-Aerobics Workout "Ride"
Delightfully cracked Baltimore-club stalwart Blaqstarr recently explained his creative process to our own Puja Patel with an extended spiel that might best be summarized as "It was just, like, cosmically absorbed through the universe." Hot on the heels of his new Divine EP (a bit of an experi ... More >>
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February 16, 2011
Live: Win Win Rile Up The Norwegians At Santos Party House
Out of the shadows, sort of. Pics by Puja.Win Win Santos Party House Tuesday, February 15 Better Than: The Odd Future show (SORRY ROB). Win Win is a big name to live up to. The project consists of ex-Spank Rock producers and DJs XXXchange and Chris Devlin, along with their video-collage art ... More >>
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January 28, 2011
Week In Review: Bob Dylan Is Waiting In A Van Outside Your House
Photo via Fred W. McDarrah, there from the start.Yes, it was Dylan Week here at SOTC, a veritable orgy of Greenwich Village-scouring videos (with installments covering Cafe Wha?, Jones Street, the Gaslight, and Washington Square Hotel, or just enjoy the whole thing in one shot here), along wi ... More >>
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January 27, 2011
Interview: Baltimore-Club Stalwart Blaqstarr On M.I.A., His New EP, And Cosmically Absorbing The Universe
"I usually do one take and beautify that one take." Blaqstarr has a history with powerful women. When he was just 16, long before he came to the attention of M.I.A. (and the blogosphere), the producer piqued the interest of Baltimore Club Queen K-Swift, a radio personality and tastemaker kno ... More >>
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January 26, 2011
Your Week In Nightlife, Starring Blaqstarr, Kode9, Classixx, And Nomi Ruiz
It is freezing outside, there's no doubt about that. And while we know it's almost impossible to leave the comfort of your toasty apartment, the weekend's dance schedule demands it. A mix of disco, Latin grooves, African drums, dub wars, and dubstep awaits, alongside a club-king-turned-r&b-si ... More >>
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October 7, 2010
Live: M.I.A. Redeems Herself With A Wildly Successful (Really!) Free Show At Brooklyn Bowl
Looks like everyone had fun this time. Pics by Puja, more below.M.I.A./Rye Rye Brooklyn Bowl Wednesday, October 6 These days, going to see M.I.A. perform comes with a healthy dose of trepidation. For loyalists -- those who choose to blame her rather tumultuous year mostly on bad luck ... More >>
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July 7, 2010
Stream the New M.I.A. Record, /\/\/\Y/\
And like that, you can hear the record you've been reading reviews of since May. M.I.A. is streaming her third LP at MySpace right now in advance of its release next Tuesday-- we're partial to Diplo's faux-reggae on "It Takes a Muscle," Sleigh Bells' "Meds and Feds," and the gauzy, goofy Blaq ... More >>
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July 6, 2010
M.I.A. Collaborates with Nicki Minaj, Talks Jay-Z's "XXXO" Remix: "It Was Good To Hear Him Say the Word 'Metrosexual'"
Come to think of it, Nicki favors wigs too. Coincidence? Photo by Rebecca SmeyneM.I.A.'s complicated relationship with hip-hop has always been fascinating: Kala, her last record, was hard on rap (see: the Rick Ross-immolating "Hussel," or the Timbaland judo-chop "Come Around"), but the genre ... More >>
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January 8, 2010
ATTN Verizon Wireless Worker Who Put M.I.A. on Hold: You're On Her New Record
Us mortals are driven insane by the endless hours we spend on the phone with Verizon tech support, trying in vain to get our cable fixed. Not M.I.A. According to a recent Q A with Rolling Stone the singer, whose record as-yet-untitled third record comes out this summer, extracted payback from ... More >>
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October 14, 2009
Live: DJs Cavort With DJs At Plan B
Puja PatelToddla T (above) begets some obnoxious dancing (below)Once a month (every third Tuesday, to be precise), the East Village's Plan B hosts a nameless party that could very well be the best Tuesday-night-out around. Publicity is a word-of-mouth affair--lots of DJs re-Tweeting D ... More >>
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January 8, 2009
SXSW's 2009 Partial Performers List: If You Can Afford to Go, You Must Be Running a Ponzi Scheme
Dark Meat at last year's SXSW, photo by Rebecca Smeyne See, it's totally lame, don't worry, you're not missing a thing South by Southwest just firebombed everybody's inboxes with a partial list of names playing this year's barbecue-and-booze blitz. A quick scan reveals the midsize marquee names to ... More >>
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December 30, 2008
Khia 'K-Swift' Edgerton, 1978-2008
End-of-year charts, summings-up and memorials are blog fuel; a chance to collect and bundle all the pebbles of in-out daily-posted wisdom into weightier, wiser statements. I'm surprised, then, that apart from a touching Idolator report in early December, the July death of Khia 'K-Swift' Edgerton h ... More >>
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June 9, 2008
Live: M.I.A.'s Outdoor Rave
End-of-year charts, summings-up and memorials are blog fuel; a chance to collect and bundle all the pebbles of in-out daily-posted wisdom into weightier, wiser statements. I'm surprised, then, that apart from a touching Idolator report in early December, the July death of Khia 'K-Swift' Edgerton h ... More >>
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October 3, 2007
The Quarterly Report: Status Ain't Hood's Favorite New Albums
End-of-year charts, summings-up and memorials are blog fuel; a chance to collect and bundle all the pebbles of in-out daily-posted wisdom into weightier, wiser statements. I'm surprised, then, that apart from a touching Idolator report in early December, the July death of Khia 'K-Swift' Edgerton h ... More >>
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July 18, 2007
Status Ain't Hood Interviews M.I.A.
End-of-year charts, summings-up and memorials are blog fuel; a chance to collect and bundle all the pebbles of in-out daily-posted wisdom into weightier, wiser statements. I'm surprised, then, that apart from a touching Idolator report in early December, the July death of Khia 'K-Swift' Edgerton h ... More >>
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June 28, 2007
M.I.A.'s New Album Kala: A Preview
End-of-year charts, summings-up and memorials are blog fuel; a chance to collect and bundle all the pebbles of in-out daily-posted wisdom into weightier, wiser statements. I'm surprised, then, that apart from a touching Idolator report in early December, the July death of Khia 'K-Swift' Edgerton h ... More >>
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April 3, 2007
Status Ain't Hood Interviews Diplo
End-of-year charts, summings-up and memorials are blog fuel; a chance to collect and bundle all the pebbles of in-out daily-posted wisdom into weightier, wiser statements. I'm surprised, then, that apart from a touching Idolator report in early December, the July death of Khia 'K-Swift' Edgerton h ... More >>

Blogs

Exclusive: Download Blaqstarr's Cosmic-Aerobics Workout "Ride"

Blogs

Live: Win Win Rile Up The Norwegians At Santos Party House

Blogs

Week In Review: Bob Dylan Is Waiting In A Van Outside Your House

Blogs

Interview: Baltimore-Club Stalwart Blaqstarr On M.I.A., His New EP, And Cosmically Absorbing The Universe

Blogs

Your Week In Nightlife, Starring Blaqstarr, Kode9, Classixx, And Nomi Ruiz

Blogs

Live: M.I.A. Redeems Herself With A Wildly Successful (Really!) Free Show At Brooklyn Bowl

Blogs

Stream the New M.I.A. Record, /\/\/\Y/\

Blogs

M.I.A. Collaborates with Nicki Minaj, Talks Jay-Z's "XXXO" Remix: "It Was Good To Hear Him Say the Word 'Metrosexual'"

Blogs

ATTN Verizon Wireless Worker Who Put M.I.A. on Hold: You're On Her New Record

Blogs

Live: DJs Cavort With DJs At Plan B

Blogs

SXSW's 2009 Partial Performers List: If You Can Afford to Go, You Must Be Running a Ponzi Scheme

Blogs

Khia 'K-Swift' Edgerton, 1978-2008

Blogs

Live: M.I.A.'s Outdoor Rave

Blogs

The Quarterly Report: Status Ain't Hood's Favorite New Albums

Blogs

Status Ain't Hood Interviews M.I.A.

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M.I.A.'s New Album Kala: A Preview

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Status Ain't Hood Interviews Diplo

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