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M.I.A.
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Maya Gulpa
In Defense of M.I.A.’s Difficult Third Album
In defense of M.I.A.’s difficult third album.
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The Music and Mythology of M.I.A.
Goofy Dancing, Global Street Cred, and Rapping Aborigines
On M.I.A.’s second studio album, Kala, the globetrotting artist did exactly what everyone prayed for: She did not disappoint. Given her meteoric ascension to underground pop-deification, not letting fans down was a pretty astonishing feat. The story of M.I.A. (known to Homeland Security as Maya Arulpragasam) has reached folklorish levels, and as a music journalist, […]
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M.I.A. Hawks Hondas
What, No Hybrid?
“Don’t sell out to be product pushers”—M.I.A., “Galang,” as heard on her 2005 album Arular “Blaze a Laze Galang a Lang a Lang Lang”—M.I.A., “Galang,” as heard in the new Honda Civic commercial This presents a bit of a problem for fans of Maya Arulpragasam, AKA M.I.A. (don’t call her Mia). Touted as one of […]