M.I.A. - Paper Planes

M.I.A. has made a video for Paper Planes and has found the song hitting roadblocks with the censors. Apparently, the gunshots used in the chorus are too much for America to handle and the meaning of the song has been convoluted into a pro-violence mantra - which is all too ironic.

M.I.A. performed the song on Letterman and during the middle of her performance, realized that the gunshots had been "censored". Watch the performance on YouTube. It is obvious that she was unaware of the change from her earlier sound check because she turns her head to the DJ during the first chorus as if to inquire about what was going on. MTV also joined in on the skewing of ideals by censoring out the gunshots in the official version of the video as well. She responded to it all on her official MySpace blog.

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• M.I.A. Official Website
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Beirut - Elephant Gun

Zach Condon, a.k.a. Beirut, is a young buck-of-a-talented musician. His style is his own and seemingly well thought out and mature despite having not really had that much adult life. Grab some wine and cheese and enjoy the traveling, spirited and very French sound of Beirut. The video is great visually and adds a life to the song that is different than when heard alone.

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Beirut Website
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Beirut at The Avalon in LA

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Bat for Lashes - What's A Girl To Do

Bat For Lashes has made an incredible video directed by Dougal Wilson. It is one part Donnie Darko with a hint of Lily Allen's original video for 'LDN', fried in the 'one-take' batter of a Feist video.

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• Bat For Lashes Website
• Bat For Lashes on Facebook
  
• Bat For Lashes on MySpace
• Video: Prescilla