ShowHype - Latest M.I.A. News Articles http://showhype.com/music/m_i_a/ The Web's top M.I.A. news from ShowHype - find more at http://showhype.com/music/m_i_a/ en ShowHype http://backend.userland.com/rss http://images.showhype.com/img/showhype/logo_120x60.png ShowHype http://showhype.com/music/m_i_a/ 120 60 Greatest Song At This Moment - M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes" http://showhype.com/article/greatest_song_at_this_moment_m_i_a_s_paper_planes/ <p> Dedicated to those songs that I can't stop playing, humming, or thinking about; the 4+ minutes you fall head-over-heels in love with. Past instances have included The Ramones' "Indian Giver," R.E.M.'s "Me In Honey," and David Bowie's "Starman." As I walked home from the grocery store, starting to strut along with "Paper Planes," I realized that this strange fixation I have for repeating songs over and over again represents an active psychological defect. I want to live in the past, firmly, without falter. This weekly column dedicated to those songs is merely the most productive means I have to live in the world these songs create for me. I'm the same way with movies, where I have a real problem with resolution, especially concerning series finales, and especially concerning the finales of a series I've enjoyed. I came to realize that my biggest problem with Return of the Jedi was not the "childish" nature of the Ewoks or the emergence of belching jokes in Jabba's palace. My&nbsp;...</p><p>Find more top entertainment news, videos, and blogs on ShowHype: <a href="http://showhype.com/music/">Music</a>, <a href="http://showhype.com/music/m_i_a/">M.I.A.</a></p> http://showhype.com/article/greatest_song_at_this_moment_m_i_a_s_paper_planes/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:16:00 +1900 Music M.I.A. N.E.R.D., M.I.A., Hot Chip for Brooklyn party http://showhype.com/article/n_e_r_d_m_i_a_hot_chip_for_brooklyn_party/ <p>N.E.R.D. , M.I.A. and Hot Chip are set to perform at the New York leg of a party that will happen in 18 across the globe on October 11.</p><p>Find more top entertainment news, videos, and blogs on ShowHype: <a href="http://showhype.com/music/">Music</a>, <a href="http://showhype.com/music/n_e_r_d/">N.E.R.D.</a>, <a href="http://showhype.com/music/m_i_a/">M.I.A.</a></p> http://showhype.com/article/n_e_r_d_m_i_a_hot_chip_for_brooklyn_party/ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:21:19 +1900 Music N.E.R.D. M.I.A.