I have been jamming out the M.I.A. record "Kala" since it came out.  (I think they sold the record at Starbucks... I'm so street).

Its a good record, it never really connected with me but when I started club DJing I dusted off a coupl tracks for my set.

For most the year, not too much response from the casual music fan when I play it, but lately, "Paper Planes" gets the girls bumping on the floor.

It is sorta bizarre being up in the DJ booth and looking down on a sea of college kids throwing their arms in the air with their hands shaped liked guns during the chorus... "I'll I wanna do" *bang bang bang* "and take your money!"

M.I.A.'s recent surge into the collective conscience comes at a time when her song is being used in a TV commercial.  oh society...

"Paper Planes" is used during the trailer for the Pineapple Express.




haha, that movie looks good... I'm gunna go see that. right, the point.



M.I.A. is a terrorist.














no shit... I got that all wrong.

M.I.A.'s dad is a terrorist, she is a refugee, escaping terror violence in Sri Lanka.

I don't really know what I'm talking about, so here are a couple great links to set M.I.A's Tamil Tiger roots into focus.

First, the controversy. M.I.A. Responds to Pro-Terrorism Accusations

What are Tamil Tigers?

and now, a superb article explaining why M.I.A. is not a terrorist and is such a great artist. Let's think for just a moment about how much M.I.A. actually supports the Tamil Tigers

Rad, that second article is so good, Robert Christgau dives into the tunes and politics and now I jazzed to re-explore M.I.A's "Kala."

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Go with yourself.