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M.I.A.
Issue #33
With big love for her mama and her signature punk approach to dance music, is she the modern girl next door or the most exciting thing since riot grrrl? We're convinced she's both.
M.I.A.’s pretty glorious. I mean, the back story alone puts bums on seats. Daughter of a Tamil Tiger — a Sri Lankan separatist group — M.I.A. (real name Maya Arulpragasam) spent her childhood hiding up gum trees in war zones before being shunted o...
Wye Oak: Interview with Indie Rock Songstress Jenn Wasner
For Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner, there is no place like home. I’m speaking with Wasner on the phone from her bedroom in...
Zowie: From Pixie to Pop Princess
Persistence is key according to 22 year-old futuristic synth-pop songstress Zoe “Zowie” Fleury. A student of contempo...
Oh Land: New Creativity Found in Unfortunate Circumstance
Thanksgiving is approaching and so it is grey in New York City; we are in a loft with high ceilings and electro-pop s...
Hot List 2010: Robyn
Issue #45
Best Fembot, version 2.0
Don’t fucking tell Robyn what to do. This fembot owned music in 2010 by doing it her way on not one, not two, but thr...
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