MFR: Week In Review

My Sunday afternoon WIR posts are ever-evolving. This week, I thought I would post our most popular posts and tracks in the week. In case you missed the fun, here's what we've been up to:

Hot MFR Posts:
1.) MFR's Ultimate Comprehensive List of Year End Lists for 2008
2.) On The Road Mix No. 5
3.) MFR's Top Ten Best Records of 2008
4.) MFR's Top Ten List of Pitchfork's Top 100 Songs
5.) MFR's Top Ten Best Local Records of 2008

Hot MFR Tracks:
1.) *MP3: Paramore - "I Caught Myself"
2.) *MP3: Beyonce - "Single Ladies" (Put A Ring On It)
3.) *MP3: N.A.S.A. - "Whachadoin?" (Featuring M.I.A., Spankrock, Santogold, Nick Zinner)
4.) *MP3: Kings of Leon vs. Lykke Li - "Knocked Up" (Rodeo Remix)
5.) *MP3: Bon Iver - "Babys"

N.A.S.A. - "Whachadoin?" (Featuring M.I.A., Spankrock, Santogold, Nick Zinner)

*MP3: N.A.S.A. - "Whachadoin?" (Featuring M.I.A., Spankrock, Santogold, Nick Zinner)

It's pretty much ridiculous how much buzz N.A.S.A (DJ Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon) are generating. Two dudes with a lot of friends, it's out of control. Here's the latest with another laundry list of sweet guests: M.I.A., Spankrock, Santogold and Nick Zinner.

Their record finally hits streets on Feb. 17. I, for one, can't wait.

M.I.A. - "Paper Planes" (DFA Remix)

Download: M.I.A. - "Paper Planes" (DFA Remix)

I love DFA + I love this jam = I love this remix. Another top-notch M.I.A. song used for the soundtrack of "Slumdog Millionaire."

DFA on MySpace

M.I.A. & A.R. Rahman - "O... Saya"

Download: M.I.A. & A.R. Rahman - "O... Saya" (Slumdog Millionaire)

This M.I.A. and A.R. Rahman jam was all over "Slumdog Millionaire," which was a great movie. It was a smart addition to all of M.I.A.'s other tracks on the soundtrack, this is the original that made the cut.

M.I.A. on MySpace

M.I.A. is Coming Back With Baby, Baby (In Other Words, She's Preggers!)

(Pic via Pitchfork)

Download: M.I.A. - "Boys" (Remix feat. Wale)

At least, according to P4K, who don't exactly have a stellar relationship with the world-traveled, iTunes chart-topping star.

Peep the article:

In case the big lovely bump in her belly up there didn't clue you in, M.I.A. has some news for us. "I'm creating a baby," she revealed to Pitchfork's Jessica Suarez in an interview just prior to her performance at Diesel's ridonculous xXx party in NYC Saturday night. "I've got two kids, that's what it feels like.'

(T)he baby is the collaborative undertaking of M.I.A. and fiancé Ben Brewer, frontman for NYC rockers the Exit and son of Warner Music Group CEO Edgar Bronfman, Jr.

I think its fair to say that congratulations to the happy couple are due. Congrats!

(Jonathan Graef)
jon@minneapolisfuckingrocks.com

Cross-published on CIMI

Pitchfork Posts Of Montreal Covers Of M.I.A.'s "Jimmy"

Of Montreal


M.I.A.

Download: Of Montreal - "Jimmy" (via Pitchfork)
Download: MIA - "Jimmy"

Pitchfork just released Of Montreal's cover of M.I.A's "Jimmy". Normally, I'd try to write something witty, insightful or critical, but I'm too busy dancing.

Of Montreal
MIA MySpace

(Jonathan Graef)

Pitchfork Releases 2007 Best Of List (And A Playlist For The Top Ten)

Download: Burial - "Archangel"
Download: The Field - "Sun And Ice"
Download: Battles - "Leyendecker"
Download: Spoon - "The Underdog"
Download: Animal Collective - "Peacebone"
Download: Of Montreal - "Suffer For Fashion"
Download: Radiohead - "Nude"
Download: M.I.A - "Jimmy"
Download: LCD Soundsystem - "All My Friends"
Download: Panda Bear - "Comfy In Nautica"


Earlier today, P4K posted their Best-Of List For 2007. Read the Fork's thoughts about their 50 favorite albums of 2007 here, and or see what they were by looking below:

50 Tinariwen - Aman Iman: Water Is Life
49 Dizzee Rascal - Maths + English
48 Robert Wyatt - Comicopera
47 Yeasayer - All Hour Cymbals
46 Marissa Nadler - Songs III: Bird on the Water
45 Ricardo Villalobos - Fabric 36
44 Les Savy Fav - Let's Stay Friends
43 Stars of the Lid - And Their Refinement of the Decline
42 Ghostface Killah - The Big Doe Rehab
41 Life Without Buildings - Live at the Annandale Hotel
40 Beirut - The Flying Club Cup / Lon Gisland EP
39 The White Stripes - Icky Thump
38 Wu-Tang Clan - 8 Diagrams
37 Grizzly Bear - Friend EP
36 Iron and Wine - The Shepherd's Dog
35 Black Lips - Good Bad Not Evil
34 James Blackshaw - The Cloud Of Unknowing
33 King Khan & the Shrines - What Is?!
32 Sally Shapiro - Disco Romance
31 Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity
30 Caribou - Andorra
29 Bon Iver, For Emma - Forever Ago
28 Dinosaur Jr. - Beyond
27 Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
26 Various Artists - After Dark

25 The Tough Alliance - A New Chance / New Waves EP
24 Dan Deacon - Spiderman Of The Rings
23 Studio - Yearbook 1
22 Okkervil River - The Stage Names
21 Dirty Projectors - Rise Above
20 Liars - Liars
19 Feist - The Reminder
18 Kanye West - Graduation
17 The National - Boxer
16 Lil Wayne - Da Drought 3
15 Justice - †
14 Deerhunter - Cryptograms / Fluorescent Grey EP
13 Jay-Z - American Gangster
12 No Age - Weirdo Rippers
11 Jens Lekman - Night Falls Over Kortedala
10 Burial - Untrue
09 The Field - From Here We Go Sublime
08 Battles - Mirrored
07 Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
06 Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam
05 of Montreal Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?
04 Radiohead - In Rainbows
03 M.I.A. - Kala
02 LCD Soundsystem - Sound Of Silver
01 Panda Bear - Person Pitch

Up top is a playlist consisting of one song from each of Pitchfork's top ten albums of the year.

What I found to be interesting were the omissions. For example, the 'Fork heaped praised on the likes of St. Vincent,(and rightfully so), who nonetheless was excluded from the top 50. Furthermore, Forked hyped bands such as The Twilight Sad, Menomena, and The Black Kids, aren't anywhere to be found. Even more interesting is that the scribe of the glowing Black Kids review, Marc Hogan, didn't even put Wizard Of Ahhhs on his best-of 2007 list. Very interesting, indeed.

Up top is a playlist of one track from the Pitchfork's top ten albums of the year.

(Jonathan Graef)

Video: MIA - "Paper Planes" (Plus MTV Censorship Controversy)

(YouTube via Stereogum).

Download: M.I.A - "Paper Planes"

Looks like MIA has something in common with acts as diverse as Pearl Jam, Eminem and Missy Elliot: being censored on MTV. MIA details all in her MySpace page. Long story short, MTV edited out the gun shots from the "Paper Planes" video and MIA is obviously not too happy about it. Stereogum has its take on the events here.

(Jonathan Graef)