M.I.A. Preggers!

Our dear Maya is with child. She and fiancee Ben Brewer of NYC's The Exit are expecting their first child soonish. I would love to go to that Baby Shower.

M.I.A. AT THE MYTH

Wow! Just got home from the M.I.A. show at the Myth in Maplehood. It's right between Buffalo Wild Wings and Toy's R Us...yeah that one...anyways, despite the Twilight Zone venue...this was one of the best shows I've seen in quite some time! It was a cross between a 90's rave and Pee Wee's Playhouse...The place was packed full of teeny boppers and Uptown hipsters ... I will have more details in the AM, as I'm sure AliRose will too. In the meantime here are some clips from the show!

Happy Birthday to me

Tomorrow is my birthday and I couldn't have wished for a better early birthday present than this little jem I found on YouTube:

Pretty sure this was an episode where the West Bev kids get over their initial prejudice of South Central and attend a school dance where all are brought together by the freestylin' of one David Silver. What I like most about this clip is if you break up the line dance step by step, Brenda, Kelly and especially Donna's moves are that of dear M.I.A. I spent this spring trying to dance like her, little did I know I could have just watched 90210.

Bonafide Hustler Making Her Name: MIA RETIRES!?

What a coincidence that I was shopping for neon nail polish in Uptown this afternoon when I got a call from Leif saying that MIA retired last weekend at Bonnaroo Festival in Tennessee.

She went out with an encore of Paper Planes alongside Nigerian rapper African Boy, and as quoted by the Nashville Edge,

“This is my last show, and I’m glad I’m spending it with all my hippies. Thanks for coming to my last gig.”

If this is more than a publicity stunt, I am really glad I saw her at the Myth a few months ago - she put on one hell of a show. And, as Leif said, "We still have Santogold."

Paper Planes @ Bonnaroo:

MIA TONIGHT!

So I have been pretty excited about the MIA show tonight - even if it cost me $30 and is in Maplewood. What I didn't realize until just now, is that I should have been more excited about her opening act, Egyptian Lover. I am speechless. So fabulous. Here is the video for Freak-A-Holic.

Galangalangalang

Yes ladies, soon you can get your own MIA outfit to wear to her upcoming show at the Myth on Tuesday the 13th. She is exclusively wearing her own clothes, and as described to WWD: “With my stuff, because everything’s really bright, if you lose it or someone steals it, you can see it from miles away and you can be like, ‘Oy! Give me my shirt back!’”