missing in acton.

pullupthepeople @ 2008-07-17T11:59:00

2008-07-17T16:01:06Z

Happy Birthday Maya!!

pullupthepeople @ 2008-07-15T02:10:00

2008-07-15T06:13:56Z

CHECK OUT MIAUK.COM

She has added a video of a kid named Okley Leslie modeling some of her clothing line ...? IDK

more @ http://www.miauk.com/okley/okley.html

this video was shot by Maya and the kid is a model she discovered.

ALSO I was looking at a tabloid while I was on my lunch at work and she was in it. I ripped it out and saved it hahah. I might scan it but idk. It was in Life & Style and it was just her quote about Lily Allen and Amy Winehouse questioning the status quo by doing lines of coke in the toilet.

pullupthepeople @ 2008-07-09T11:05:00

2008-07-09T15:06:20Z

[17] Agyness Deyn
[02] American Psycho
[05] Amy Winehouse
[32] Buffy the Vampire Slayer
[01] Ewan McGregor
[03] Gary Oldman
[31] Daniel Day-Lewis
[02] Madonna
[08] M.I.A.
[17] Pulp Fiction
[09] Rocky Horror Picture Show

click for the rest

comment and credit!

pullupthepeople @ 2008-06-29T19:49:00

2008-06-29T23:50:15Z

oh my

coachella

2008-06-29T14:20:16Z

by the way i found these at streetstyles

pullupthepeople @ 2008-06-26T14:30:00

2008-06-26T18:31:21Z

I made icons

click here for the rest

pullupthepeople @ 2008-06-22T16:46:00

2008-06-22T21:48:09Z

it's nothing extraordinary or anything but
paper planes is featured in the trailers for the movie pineapple express.

there's nothing like hearing m.i.a. gun shots on the tv :D

pullupthepeople @ 2008-06-21T18:00:00

2008-06-21T22:03:49Z

i'm not sure if they're new
i've never seen them before
anyway

pullupthepeople @ 2008-06-20T22:55:00

2008-06-21T02:56:56Z

M.I.A. ICONS

find the rest here!

Some M.I.A. Icons

2008-06-19T14:26:02Z

20 - Heroes (S1)
15 - Prison Break (S1)
55 - Various Music (Beth Ditto of Gossip, The Arcade Fire, New Young Pony Club, Lykke Li, M.I.A., Santogold, Crystal Castles, The Ting Tings, Bat For Lashes)

Teasers:

More M.I.A. this way: Pull up the people

retirement show? PISH POSH.

2008-06-17T02:33:15Z

M.I.A. Retiring

2008-06-17T01:58:38Z

Oh the horror!!!!

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/13/bonnaroo-mias-last-gig-ever/

Sadly, she has hinted at it before.

A new record instead of tour!!!

2008-06-15T15:33:17Z

M.I.A. Cancels European Tour!!!

Direct quote:

"I'm canceling because I feel like physically I just have to stop for a second. It's too insane," M.I.A. told NYMag.com. "I was losing a sense of just, like, reality, you know what I mean? I think for an artist like me, it's so important for me to be in the streets and go to the same shop every day and see the same people and, like, communicate. And it's really difficult to do that when you're in the city every day for 24 hours. Like, I love connecting with my band, but I want to actually help them and be a part of peoples' lives. Which is really hard when you're on tour...It takes a lot out of you, physically. I make club music, which means I'm clubbing every night for, like, six months. Know what I mean? So now and again you finally just want to be gardening and get your nails done or something like that."

She called her June 6 show at Brooklyn's McCarren Park Pool her "last show."

In more hopeful news, the singer hinted at a forthcoming record to NYMag.com: "I've been writing on tour. I'm really into writing new songs. I'm going to put out a new record instead [of touring]. At the end of the day, I'm here, you know."

Source.

A new record instead of tour??? Sounds fair enough to me!!!

From papermag.com

2008-06-13T17:58:48Z

Every piece of Super Fertile's striking jewelry references a conflict-torn country. Called "Tourism (Terrorism Affects Tourism)" the company's most recent line features oversized silver- and gold-plated necklaces -- murals, really -- that use the national identities of Iraq, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and others as themes. Each is more of an artwork than a personal ornament. "Iraq," for instance, features palm fronds and oil rigs; "Afghanistan" is built on a poppy field. Super Fertile eschews molds, so every piece is cut by hand -- the necklaces take around three weeks to make. "I wanted them to be huge, so you could see them across the room," says Super Fertile founder and creative director Kali Arulpragasam. "I wanted to overwhelm people with beauty and then to make them think about the real country behind it." That the 33-year-old designer is so politically conscious should come as no surprise: She's the big sister of punk-hop style icon M.I.A. World issues run in the family. "We represented nine countries in total," she says. "The most difficult part of it was researching elements to include that reflected positively on those countries. You always read about the wars. I wanted to create unexpected awareness of their beauty."

Arulpragasam worked at advertising firms in New York and L.A. before moving back to London, where she was raised, in 2006. Now based in the city's East End, she and her company have produced several lines, including "Endangered Species," a collection of rings that feature the heads of rhinos, stags and bulls. Although Super Fertile is only sold in Europe at the moment, North American orders are accepted over the Internet, and Arulpragasam plans to sell Super Fertile at New York retailers come spring.

Additionally, Arulpragasam plans to donate each respective necklace design to its corresponding country's national museum. "I'm one of those people who can't do much about what's going on in those places," she explains. "This is small compared to what's going on, but hopefully it will have an impact."

Necklaces $800-$1,000. To order, visit www.superfertile.com

pullupthepeople @ 2008-06-10T17:55:00

2008-06-10T21:59:16Z

M.I.A. Photographed by Napoleon Habeica for BABY BABY BABY Magazine
scanned by algama at the fashion spot

For Fans of MIA + Babes in Toyland

2008-06-06T19:13:08Z

Kat Bjelland dancing at an MIA show
(I just thought it was really cute.)

pullupthepeople @ 2008-06-06T12:49:00

2008-06-06T16:52:45Z

Coke

2008-06-03T15:14:26Z

Several days ago I bought a big Coke bottle and look at the label:

On one side there's the regular (latin alphabet) logo and on the other side the Sri Lankan one and that yellow sign that says "Everyone at the table with Coca-Cola, in Mexico and Sri Lanka". How cool is that? I thought it would be relevant to this community. :D

pullupthepeople @ 2008-06-01T00:12:00

2008-06-01T04:23:06Z

So...our girl is getting married. She even confirmed it to Perez Hilton (puke) by saying, "He is the best person in the world, and u sir are so hast. He only put a ring on me like 4 days ago." I'm assuming he heard the news and messaged her about it. Anyway, the guy is Benjamin Brewer from The Exit. From what I understand, his family is Canadian (and rich), he lives in NYC, and he's half-black.

She's been hinting for a while that she was in love with someone, and that she needed to get married to get a green card, but I thought the marriage thing was a joke!

What do you guys think about her engagement? I've seen mixed reactions. I'm actually very happy for her. As long as she's happy, and able to work in the US without having visa issues, I'm all for it. One person from the forum said they've lost respect for her, which is bullshit.

TL;DR
I'M RAMBLING

M.I.A. IS MARRYING BEN BREWER FROM THE EXIT, WHAT DO U THINK, pullupthepeople?

pullupthepeople @ 2008-05-26T13:20:00

2008-05-26T17:21:12Z

myspace.com/babybabybabymagazine

Denver, quiet down. I need to make a sound!

2008-05-23T04:22:59Z

So I went to see MIA on Saturdya in Denver and I have to say, she was AMAZING! Her opening acts left a little to be desired but she was well worth the wait.

My friends and I waited hours to be first in line and we were front row center! There were moments when she would point her mic to the crowd and ahhh it was great. We got to dance on stage with her etc etc. My life is now conplete :)

I just thought i'd share my experience with people who might appreicate it like i did!!

pullupthepeople @ 2008-05-20T16:49:00

2008-05-20T20:50:08Z

paper planes

2008-05-14T22:51:16Z

so i dont know that this requires its own post, but has anyone else caught the glow in the dark tour?

well, at the houston show, rihanna covered paper planes. i was lying down, talking to friends, and basically ignoring her set until i caught a bit of the beat and sat up saying "is she doing paper planes?!"

so i start gushing to my friend about MIA's november show and he said he had just heard that song a couple of weeks ago. my jaw dropped. wow, maybe thats why it's just now breaking through on itunes 100. its STILL trickling down the wire.

later while waiting for kanye's stage to be set up, i texted another friend sitting up in the seats that paper planes was the best thing about rihanna's set. she agreed. lol

pullupthepeople @ 2008-05-01T13:25:00

2008-05-01T17:27:34Z

if this isn't allowed, I'll delete!

But I know a lot of people here like Santogold, so I made a community for her.

santogold

Join if you'd like! I also want another mod or two because I don't like doing it by myself. :[

M.I.A shoes?

2008-04-25T01:30:33Z

M.I.A shoes?
Name: Greedy Genius Cool Breeze "M.I.A."

did maya design shoes?
does anyone know anything about this?
am I out of the loop?
are you in the loop?

i'm really digging the colours of these shoes.