For the past 6 months, a rogue street artist nicknamed “The Decapitator” has been assaulting the streets of
London with his unique brand of tag – mutating popular advertisements into headless corpses. There’s only one word to describe this – awesome. At the present moment, his identity is unknown, but he is definitely making a statement. Some may argue that the concept of shock value overlaying crass, in-your-face capitalism is nothing new. But, one thing that everyone can agree on is that this artist’s execution is truly original and spectacular. I tend to interpret these actions as one man’s response to the ever increasing shift that society is taking toward embracing materialism.
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Ok, so MySpace is the website that we all love to hate. It’s basically Facebook’s trashy and wild cousin. But
don’t lie, you still check your MySpace from time to time hoping to see “New Friend Requests!” Anyway, MySpace has cornered the market on a concept that even Facebook can’t touch – it’s Secret Shows. MySpace’s Secret Shows debuted in January 2006 as a way to let fans get up close and personal with their favorite artists. Secret Shows are announced via MySpace bulletins usually only a few days in advance. The shows are always free and hosted in a small venue. Since it’s inception, Myspace’s Secret Shows have hosted a plethora of acts including Tokyo Police Club, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Rilo Kiley, the Killers, Moby, Maroon 5, Tenacious D, Ice Cube, Lily Allen, James Blunt, and Neil Diamond.
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British phenom M.I.A. (birthname Mathangi Arulpragasam) is back in the spotlight once again. This time her hit track “Paper Planes” from the album Kala has been featured in the trailer for the highly anticipated movie Pineapple Express.
In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, M.I.A. is a singer, record producer, songwriter, and visual artist from London. She is of Sri Lankan descent. Her style consists mainly of experimental sounds with bold, jarring, and ambient noises amalgamated into a song. She began to receive underground notoriety with the release of her track “Galang” onto the internet in 2004. M.I.A. was catapulted to fame with the release of her debut album Arular in March 2005. On Arular are such hits as “Bucky Done Gun,” “Amazon,” and a reproduced version of “Galang.” Her subsequent album Kala dropped in August 2007.
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