Sweden's Pirate Party - yes, Pirate - has won a seat in the European Union Elections. The party, which has campaigned against copyright laws, won 7.1% of the overall vote in the country, which has translated into a seat in the European Parliament.»
A short while ago the annual Mercury Music Prize wheeled out its somewhat predictable list of names. DiS took exception to the several notable omissions. There are releases which have enriched our worlds and could have done with the leg-up that the Mercury was established to provide. Rather than mope around and moan on messageboards we decided to set-up our own award.»
Onstage at Bonnaroo festival in Tennessee...»
World-pop extraordinaire M.I.A. has cancelled her upcoming UK and European dates»
M.I.A. is to put her $50,000 fee for performing at last weekend's MTV Movie Awards towards the construction of schools in Africa»
A raft of new additions including Lupe Fiasco, Hercules & Love Affair, Vampire Weekend and Panic At The Disco have completed the line-up for this year’s Hove Festival»
More names have been added to the bill for this year’s Hove Festival»
M.I.A. will appear at the London Roundhouse this summer for a one-off show»
The initial details of this year's Latitude festival were announced tonight (19 Mar)»
M.I.A. and DJ Znobia have teamed up with Lisbon’s Buraka Som Sistema for a track that’ll knock you seven miles sideways»
"If you want to take your family through borders, from ocean to ocean, call M I A... 1-800, M I A... row-da-boat.com." »
The ten finalists for this year’s Shortlist Music Prize have been announced.»
Popular record emporium HMV rounded up the nation’s jabbering critics, threw them in an emptied swimming pool, left them to rot in the sun ‘til their mouths and brains cooled, and then got them to stick charred hands in the air.»
M.I.A. is super-pissed following recent censorship of her 'Paper Planes' video, and the sound during her performance of said track on Letterman»
DiS has a pair of tickets for M.I.A.’s forthcoming December dates in Manchester and London to give away»
M.I.A. has sorted some new tour dates for December.»
A whole new breed of festival has emerged in Cologne. One that does not have many UK bands, still focuses on music resting on the fringes of indie and pop and, most importantly, does not suck. Seriously...»
Tom Waits, Karen O, John Frusciante, M.I.A., David Byrne, various members of Wu Tang Clan, KRS-One, Lovefoxxx... all will appear on one new record...»
M.I.A. has pulled out of this weekend's Glastonbury Festival...»
Music industry dahling M.I.A. tours a little at the end of this month.»
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