The long, strange life of M.I.A.'s Kala crime spree "Paper Planes" continues. More than a year after Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit's "Tengazako"-- and a few months after the Pineapple Express trailer and T.I.'s star-studded hip-hop recasting, "Swagga Like Us"-- comes Jim Jones' claim that they're "Jackin' Swagga From Us". It's a darker-sounding tr...

SPIN's December cover girl shouldn't have to defend her choice of fiancé (Ben Brewer, son of Warner Music CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr.), but here is how she reconciles the union with her "fuck-the-system mentality": "His dad is so 'the System.' But then, they're the most liberal family -- they bootlegged alcohol, for God's sake. They're rich because ...

Late last week we set off a firestorm by sharing a reader e-mail about Third Eye Blind's "Non-Dairy Creamer," a new song we agreed was "pretty much golden in all the worst ways" and wanted you to hear if only because it quoted M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes." We had never blogged about Third Eye Blind on this site previously, but are always happy to ind...

Photo by Kathryn YuPacking far too much crazy to simply relegate to a single continent or a mere leg, Of Montreal's batty Skeletal Lamping tour will return to Europe early next year for a few weeks' worth of copious chord and costume changes.Kev and company first have several more dates to attend to over here in the States, including the recent ...

Photo by Kathryn YuIs it safe to say that M.I.A.'s "retirement" is officially over? Because between her Diesel party set/baby-creating announcement, the How Many Votes Fix Mix EP, her track for that Slumdog Millionaire movie, and that Tom Waits/"The Wire" theme cover with Blaqstarr, Maya Arulpragasam has been pretty busy.Add "mix hosting" to her...