MIA

Do you like the music of M.I.A.? Do you listen to her lyrics, or do you just like the beat? The Times Magazine examines the politics of the Sri Lankan musician, who has been called a terrorist sympathizer by some. In general, do you pay attention to political messages in music? What musical artists past or present do you think have been particularly deft at getting across political messages?

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/27/what-can-you-learn-about-politics-from-pop-songs/

hoo boy

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this isn't about rich person not caring about the poor--this is about m.i.a. being a moron

the yardstick being used to measure her moron-ness is her professed politics and grandstanding tho. it's like when people would give Mick Jones shit for Sandinista! by pointing out that he didn't actually CARE about the conflict in Nicaragua, he was too busy snorting coke in NY nightclubs or whatever. which totally misses the point that Sandinista! is a pretty interesting and weird record with lots of great stuff on it, and that it's nods to the politics of the time paint an enduring and informative picture of the musical and political landscape of the 80s.

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shakey i was basically with you on this until she went all twitterdouche. now i just wanna say the truffle fries line was gold but don't sleep on the olive bread yo.

Maya’s tirade, typical in the way it moved from the political to the personal and back again, was interrupted by a waiter, who offered her a variety of rolls. She chose the olive bread.

like I don't give a shit if MIA's got a deeply nuanced opinion about the Tamil conflict, or has misrepresented who her dad actuall is/what he does - it's informed her work in an interesting way. Certainly it raised the profile of the conflict way above what it had before in the western media. and it adds another dimension to her work. obfuscation and exploitation of personal details often work this way with artists.

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I'm not defending twitterdoucheness btw - it's a dick move. albeit a funny one, and totally in character.

okay what i took away from that interview was less 'mia doesn't care abt poor ppl, eats fancy foods' and more 'mia loves saying the word 'terrorist''

It's probably too late to change the title of this thread to something like MIA (Michaela Grobelny, German techno producer), huh?

not like hirschberg is some hothouse flower who can't take it. courtney love did try to brain her with an oscar and she's still standing.

btw it was prolly la brea bakery rosemary olive tbh

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4324477950_860a8cd19a.jpg

shakey totally otm

It's probably too late to change the title of this thread to something like MIA (Michaela Grobelny, German techno producer), huh?

ooh that's tempting

'mia loves saying the word 'terrorist''

lol is this really news to anyone

Piracy Funds Truffle Fries btw

"It's upsetting when babies say ga-ga now. It used to be innocent. Now, they're calling her name."

No yardstick is needed to determine if this statement is moronic.

it's not as if the other m.i.a. doesn't have enough threads elsewhere people could have used, FORKSCLOVETOFU

Maya’s tirade, typical in the way it moved from the political to the personal and back again, was interrupted by a waiter, who offered her a variety of rolls. She declined in an expression of solidarity with opressed Tamils.

oppressed, even

o-pressed (ie, pressed until orgasm)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgKvtb_gq5E

"It's upsetting when babies say ga-ga now. It used to be innocent. Now, they're calling her name."

oh I dunno, I lol'd. what I take from that is that MIA is really paranoid/competitive with LGG and made a lame joke about it

yeah i think the yardstick is more her affinity for contradictory bullshit that borders on straight up lying and the fact that she is firmly of the school of say something that sounds challenging without worrying about what it actually means.

when has this woman ever played nice? all the Gaga references (lame and otherwise) are just a part of her whole rebel schtick. she's the contrarian's pop star...for better or for worse.

i mean also i don't think the problem is as much that she doesn't understand sri lanka as the way she exploits it and her personal connection to it.

but whatever my dislike of maya is on record all over the place so i'm done i think.

say something that sounds challenging without worrying about what it actually means.

welcome to pop music

no

blackwater has the best sportswear

^^^statement in the grand tradition of pop music there

anyway carles pretty much nails the whole thing so

Maya’s tirade, typical in the way it moved from the political to the personal and back again, was interrupted by a waiter, who offered her a variety of rolls. She chose the olive bread.

^ this line is kind of dumb tbh

SHE CHOSE THE OLIVE BREAD!

WRONG CHOICE.

lol

true revolutionaries choose wheat rolls

say something that sounds challenging without worrying about what it actually means.

could be said about the Beatles, Public Enemy, the Clash, the Sex Pistols (Anarchy in the UK anyone?), NWA/Cube, Ice-T, ad infinitum

galang galang pour salt on my mango

MIA as a female KRS-One does seem to be about right

Now I want some olive bread.

say something that sounds challenging without worrying about what it actually means.

welcome to pop music

Channeling Homer J Simpson's "Its just nonsense, like ramma-lamma-ding-dong, or give peace a chance!"

Shakey Mo is completely OTM.

That said I think pieces like Hirschberg's are also awesome. Esp. why they cause pop stars to freak out completely!

haha

Honestly, this article told me a lot more about Diplo than MIA, who I already knew was a shticky loudmouth married to a Bronfman.

I mean damn that guy must have some resentments

I also want to see the "UNEDITED VERSION"!

"My tirade, typical in the way it moved from the political to the personal and back again, was interrupted by a waiter, who offered me a variety of rolls. I chose the olive bread which was delicious. That vicious cunt Lynn chose some baguette thing which she picked at but didn't eat since she subsists on hate alone."

Do you like the music of M.I.A.? Do you listen to her lyrics, or do you just like the beat? The Times Magazine examines the politics of the Sri Lankan musician, who has been called a terrorist sympathizer by some. In general, do you pay attention to political messages in music? What musical artists past or present do you think have been particularly deft at getting across political messages?
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/27/what-can-you-learn-about-politics-from-pop-songs/

wait carles blogs for the ny times now?

ha

the "questions for later study" parts of carles' posts are so genius

bloggers sure do like to pretend to be interested in their readers' opinions to increase pageviews

"My tirade, typical in the way it moved from the political to the personal and back again, was interrupted by a waiter, who offered me a variety of rolls. I chose the olive bread which was delicious. That vicious cunt Lynn chose some baguette thing which she picked at but didn't eat since she subsists on hate alone."

A+ content, but you need to type like a dyslexic third grader to get the Authenticity Factor.

why does the writer say her fans don’t listen to the lyrics? Has she met them all?
And what does she have against french fries? These are trite comments.
— Kevin