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M.I.A. Sits Down for an Interview with Pitchfork TV

Andrew Boni — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:57:42 +0000

MIA Pitchfork Interview

In these two video clips, performer M.I.A. takes time while at Diesel’s XXX party to sit down with Pitchfork‘s Michelle Suarez and discuss everything going on in her life, including the success of her hit single Paper Planes, her recent pregnancy and engagement, her being embraced by the hiphop community, and much, much more. She even mentions the upcoming release of a remake of Tom Waits’ Way Down in the Hole with DJ Blackstarr.

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Singer/Producer/Emcee M.I.A. is Pregnant with First Child

Andrew Boni — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:24:09 +0000

M.I.A. Donning a Baby Bump at Diesel's XXX via lastnightsparty

In somewhat of a shocking revelation, Jetcomx has learned that artist Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam, aka M.I.A., is pregnant with her very first child. The reports were confirmed when pictures and video surfaced of her with a baby bump. The father of the baby is fiancé Ben Brewer, the front-man of New York City-based rock band The Exit. The details of her pregnancy were leaked during an exclusive interview on PitchforkTV, the sister site of the highly influential indie-music website. As if there was any doubt about the pregnancy, in the video interview taped before her Saturday night performance at Diesel’s XXX Party, the singer stated that she was currently “creating a baby.” She also brought up the fact that,

“When I found out I was pregnant and Paper Planes was in the iTunes top 10, it seemed like the whole world was reshuffled in one week, and all my plans went out the window. And that’s the lesson…you can’t make plans…”.

Back in the summer, M.I.A. announced that she was performing her last show ever. She cited such reasons as travel and visa snafus. The pregnancy, though, was probably the main reason of the cancellations.

It is interesting to note that M.I.A. is more active in producing music than she’s ever been before. She has been seen collaborating on Baltimore-based teen rapper Rye Rye’s debut album, as well as recording covers of Tom Waits’ Way Down In The Hole (from TV’s The Wire) with hip-hop artist Blaqstarr. She has also been seen going back into the studio with fellow producers Switch and Diplo, reportedly to work on a follow-up to Kala.

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M.I.A. Kala Track Featured in New Pineapple Express Trailer

Andrew Boni — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 22:37:26 +0000

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.

In December 2007, Kala was awarded the title of album of the year by Blender and Rolling Stone. She was also included in USA Today’s “100 Most Interesting People.”

Here’s the “Paper Planes” music video. Enjoy!

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