Pretty low-budget but nevertheless hypnotising video from Buraka Som Sistema, the Portugese-Angolan dance collective, featuring DJ Znobia and M.I.A. If you’re looking for sounds and dance moves Madonna hasn’t jacked yet, this is it. Fun fact: kuduro means…

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The collection was all about  calm & understated glamour. Sonic Youth performed, M.I.A. and Kevin Federline were guests of honour. Our favourite looks after the jump.

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Juergen Teller for Marc Jacobs. Model: M.I.A.
The new S/S 08 campaigns are trickling in. We’ve picked some of our favourites. Marc Jacobs, Lanvin and YSL are the big winners for me. That’s my choice homey, you decide yours. 7 More after the jump.

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Careful, this version might corrupt you… All about the video MIA doesn’t want you to see… After the break.

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Whodat?

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 DIPLO- ESSENTIAL MIX [119:20m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Diplo (the man behind Mad Decent, M.I.A.’s ex-bf, Santogold’s mentor, digger and Brazilian wax-lover (snicker)) was featured on my favourite radio-show: BBC1 Essential. Press play for the mix feat. the likes of M.I.A., Soulja Boy, Lil’ Wayne, Switch, Sizzla… Full tracklisting after the jump.

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The September issue of ELLE magazine is packed with KNOTORYUS-stuff.

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Here’s some of the recent KNOTORYUS loot that made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

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 DISCO DANCER- "Jimmy Adja" [3:04m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This is the video and mp3 of Disco Dancer’s hypnotising ‘Jimmy Adja’. Try wrenching that out of your head for the next week. (Stay’till the end: ‘I HATE YOU JIMMY, YOU’RE A COWARD!’). Classic.
In short: Best. sample. Ever. Here’s the video for the M.I.A. version: her new single ‘Jimmy’. (It’s got Bollywood routines, tiny […]

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 Standard Podcast [48:43m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The excellent Mad Decent label (founded by ex-M.I.A. bf, favela beats wizards and notorious hard-ass Diplo) will be releasing an EP by South Rakkas Crew. Without it, your BBQ is just badly cooked meat with warm beer and three friends staring in the distance, scouring the horizon for better days.
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