{"id":3966,"date":"2006-11-16T15:36:00","date_gmt":"2006-11-16T20:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com?p=3966"},"modified":"2006-11-16T13:49:03","modified_gmt":"2006-11-16T18:49:03","slug":"mia_reappears_a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com\/blog\/2006\/11\/16\/mia_reappears_a\/","title":{"rendered":"M.I.A. Reappears Amid Charm City Grime"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"wire.jpg\"<\/a>On September 15 BidiSmoker wrote this<\/a> about the best show on TV<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n

I know there isn’t much of a desi angle to the story<\/strong>, but I’d love to write a post for SM on the Wire just because it’s such a great show that everyone should watch and no one does.<\/blockquote>\n\n

and Salil replied<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n

I TiVo and watch it religiously. It is, in my opinion, the best show on TV. I lived in Baltimore for a year, and they’ve captured the feel of that city to perfection. It’s gritty and raw without being forced or unbelievable, and the stories are really powerful. I kind of wish for a desi angle on it, too.<\/strong><\/blockquote>\n\n

It is written, ask and ye shall receive! For it turns out that only a few days later the desi angle manifested itself<\/strong>. Allow me to take you through the steps:<\/p>\n\n

1) The best show on television is The Wire<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

2) The Wire<\/em> takes place in Baltimore<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

3) Baltimore has two major current cultural exports that share a rough, hyperrealistic griminess. One is The Wire<\/em>, the other is the bass-heavy sound known as Baltimore club<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

4) A major recent convert to Baltimore club is DJ Wesley Pentz aka Diplo.<\/p>\n\n

5) Diplo is the music- (and sometimes more-) mate of Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam AKA M.I.A.<\/p>\n\n

\"miabalto.jpg\"<\/a>6) M.I.A.’s first reported appearance in the United States since her reported troubles with U.S. immigration<\/a> took place on September 25 at Baltimore club Taxidermy Lounge<\/a>, in a surprise set with Diplo before about 20 late-Monday-night<\/a> revelers. (There she is to the right; photo from the Tazidermy Lounge MySpace page<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n

7) M.I.A.’s new track “XR2,” now spreading virally over the internets<\/a> (thanks Ismat and Nirali!), and its Diplo remix “XR2 Turbo,” are heavily influenced by Baltimore club.<\/p>\n\n

So there you have it; the connection is drawn. Now you macacas can talk freely here about the show — or about the song, which marks something of a new artistic direction for the sista. I think it’s pretty dope.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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