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Music All Aboard The Mothership: 12th Planet’s N. American Tour (With Skrillex)

October 4, 2011 - 3:17 pm

This fall, Los Angeles dubstep producer 12th Planet kicks off 53 dates across North America, joining Skrillex’s The Mothership Tour, plus headlining San Bernardino’s Nocturnal Wonderland, Los Angeles’s Hard Haunted Mansion and Milwaukee’s Turner Hall Ballroom. Also on the bill for the three-month tour — which will see only 4,000-plus capacity venues — is live-production outfit Two Fresh, DC Moombahton practitioners Nadastrom, and UK rap/grime troupe Foreign Beggars showcasing their first-ever North American performances.

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Music MIA’s New Song “Born Free” Live on Lettermen

July 14, 2010 - 4:43 pm

Music Los Angeles Hosts M.I.A and HARD FEST / CANCELLED

by Kinsey Schofield

July 12, 2010 - 1:23 pm

This event has been CANCELLED! See official website for information.

Originally acknowledged for her fierce fashion sense and quirky stage presence (pre-Gaga, mind you. …Just sayin’.) M.I.A. now juggles a career as a Rockstar, dotting Mother, and political influencer; constantly bringing her ideas for positive global change to the forefront. Included within Time Magazine’s 2009 list of “World’s Most Influential People,” M.I.A. returns to the stage to do what she does best, Rock out! …While conveniently popping the cherry of the first HARD FEST LA. How inappropriate was that sentence? I liked it. M.I.A.’s 2010 national stage debut will be this Saturday, July 17^th at the Los Angeles State Historic Park located in Downtown LA. The event is from 4pm-12am and tickets range between $50-$70 available online and at certain retail outlets (Complete list of dates and ticket outlets at HARDFEST.com). If you’re not close to The City of Angeles or are still using that whole “recession” thing as an excuse, A.) This is why you’re still a virgin. B.) You’re in luck as HARD FEST is streaming select artists from the LA and NYC event exclusively at redbullmusicacademyradio.com.

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Daily Dots Daily Dots: M.I.A. is NSFW, Hugh Hefner, Nas & Damian Marley, BAPE vs. Converse, MGMT on SNL, Heavy metal Cumbia, Ricardo Villalobos, R.I.P the FLoopy Disk

by Joshua Glazer

April 26, 2010 - 4:17 pm

Today’s bloggin best…

- M.I.A.’s very violent video for “Born Free” is highly NSFW. MIAUK

- The video for Nas and Damian Marley “As We Enter” is pretty tame in comparison. 2DopeBoyz

- A prize to anyone who can explain the difference between Bape Ape Sta and regular old Converse All-Stars (besides price, I’m sure). Complex

- The “floppy disk” is officially dead. Wired

- MGMT weird out on Saturday Night Live. Spin

- Heavy metal-Cumbia mash-ups are the new something or another. LA Weekly

- Ricardo Villalobos finally returns to America for Detroit Movement festival. Resident Advisor

- The Hollywood sign is saved by, who else, Hugh Hefner. LAist

Daily Dots Daily Dots: Cassette Comeback, DJ Premier Tribute Mix, Essential Mix 500, Hedi Slimane, Boobquake, Hole, M.I.A., Ostrich Attack, Dead Weather, Gorillaz & Bobby Womack on Colbert

April 25, 2010 - 12:06 am

Weekend’s bloggin’ best…

- The cassette comeback is now officially a “thing.” NYT

- DJ Premier drops the definitive Guru tribute mixtape. 2DopeBoyz

- Aeroplane DJ the 500th Essential Mix live from Liverpool. Discobelle

- Fashion/Daft Punk photo god Hedi Slimane shoots unsuspecting kids at Coachella. Format Mag

- Everyone get ready for the Iranian boobquake. Facebook (where else?)

- Hole makes a comeback in Los Angeles. LA Times

- M.I.A. samples Suicide on new song. Illroots

- Horrifying yet awesome: Ostrich attacks a child on a pony. Boing Boing

- New Dead Weather, “Gasoline.” Stereogum

- Bobby Womack and Gorillaz friggin rock Colbert Report. Okayplayer

Daily Dots Daily Dots: PJ Harvey, Richie Hawtin, Coachella, Kode9, M.I.A., Diplo, Michael Alig

by Joshua Glazer

April 19, 2010 - 8:55 pm

Today’s bloggin’ best…

- PJ Harvey plays new song “Let England Shake” in front of UK Prime Minister. NME

- Coachella’s finest freaks. (NSFW) LA Weekly

- Dubstep takeover: Kode9 to mix latest of long running DJ Kicks series. Resident Advisor

- Who says major labels are out of ideas? M.I.A. album announced via blimp. Rap-Up

- You Say Party! We Say Die! Drummer Devon Clifford collapse onstage and dies. Village Voice

- A brief chat with Richie Hawtin. LA Weekly

- A nice talk with Diplo. Wired

- A long conversation with club kid turned murderer Michael Alig. Interview

Daily Dots Daily Dots: Sonic Youth, Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, Gorillaz, M.I.A., Black Eyed Peas

April 13, 2010 - 5:54 pm

Today’s bloggin best…

- How much money can a musician make on web sales? Information is Beautiful

- Experimentalist jazz drummer Steve Reed dies at 66. LA Times

- Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore covers Burt Bacharach “(There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me.” Twenty Four Bit

- Wall Street Journal confirms that the Black Eyed Peas sold out—duh! WSJ

- Long lost M.I.A. verse found on Cornershop remix. Spin

- Will Dr. Dre make an appearance with Jay-Z at Coachella? Is he still buff? HipHopDX

- The La’s release 84-song boxset. Bet you can’t name two. NME

- Gorillaz performing “dress rehersal” show Friday in LA. NO PHONES ALOWED. Los Anjelous

Daily Dots Daily Dots: Peter Hook, Kyp Malone, Chemical Brothers, Lil Wayne, In-N-Out Burger

by Joshua Glazer

April 7, 2010 - 4:48 pm

Today’s bloggin best…

- Kyp from TV on the Radio reviews movies—on a one to five burger scale. Stereogum

- Todd Edwards has never been this cool. Gets Joy Orbison remix. The Fader

- Shameless Peter Hook to play Joy Division tribute show without the rest of New Order. Prefix

- New Chemical Brothers video, “Escape Velocity.” Discobelle

- Lil Wayne protects other prisoners on suicide watch. SOHH

- In-N-Out Burger upped their prices by a dime. LAist

Daily Dots Daily Dots: Autechre, J Dilla, Detroit Techno, Daft Punk

by Joshua Glazer

March 15, 2010 - 4:35 pm

Today’s Bloggin Best…

- Stream the new Autechre album, Oversteps. Clash

- Dilla x Serato x “Safety Dance” = Want. Stones Throw

- M.I.A. too-release Sleigh Bells debut album. Stereogum

- Stream Gonjasufi + Gaslamp Killer show live tonight. LA Weekly

- Detroit techno is old enough to rent a car. Rhythmism

- Buy Daft Punk, Cat Power, Vampire Weekend and Strokes custom crafts to benefit Haiti. Bidding For Good