#M.I.A.

NEWS ROUNDUPPolitical Popstars, Return of the 2000s and More

Pussy Riot Political Popstars, Return of the 2000s and More By Jasmine Williams Pussy Riot Forever! Days after members of Pussy Riot were arrested for staging a protest during the World Cup, the Russian firebrands were awarded a settlement relating to their 2012 jail sentences for performing a “punk...

Jasmine Williams

NEWS ROUNDUPBandcamp, The State Of Indie Rock and More

In New York this week, we've learned that there are no snow days for the humble musician. Bandcamp Made it Rain For The ACLU After the site announced it would donate its share(about 12%) of all purchases last Friday, music fans bought about $1,000,000 worth of music. According to Bandcamp, that’s...

Emily Daly

PREVIEWFuck Rape Culture feat. Madame Gandhi @ Baby's All Right

But a badass with a mission. Gandhi’s website brandishes the phrase: “Music and Feminism” so how could we here at Audiofemme not instantly fall in love?

Madison Bloom

A History of Siren Fest and 4Knots

The fourth annual 4Knots Music Festival is slated to wash ashore at South Street Seaport this Saturday, July 12th, and we couldn't be more excited. The festival, curated by The Village Voice, gets better each year, with Dinosaur Jr., Mac DeMarco, Re-TROS, Dead Stars, Those Darlins, Speedy Ortiz,...

Lindsey Rhoades

AudioFemme's Best of 2013

From elaborate roll-outs to surprise releases, 2013 was a banner year for comebacks, break-outs, break-ups, and overnight sensations. The fact that the most oblique content could cause rampant controversy to reverberate through the blogosphere turned every song into a story and made every story...

Lindsey Rhoades

FLASHBACK FRIDAYM.I.A. - Kala

Everyone in the entire world has heard "Paper Planes" and is fully acquainted with M.I.A (a.k.a. Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam). She has claimed that guerrilla art is a huge influence on her style, and her musical influences range from Madonna and Bjork to the Clash and Public Enemy. The result of...

Tracy Troisi