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Monday, September 8, 2008

Monday, September 8

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Word of Mouth

Coachella Wrap-Up: White-Wigged M.I.A.

By J. Everette Perry

M.I.A. sported a hot white wig as she exploded in my favorite song "Boyz" off her album Kala. All of a sudden the lights went on. Supposedly, her dancers had fake guns, and the speaker system made very realistic gunshot noises during "Paper Planes," so security wanted to be able to check things out. When they left, M.I.A. started chanting over and over: “Turn the lights off! Turn the lights off!" It sounded so melodic and smooth everyone thought it was a new song -- in reality she wanted the lights back out so that she could finish her set.

Comments

Your photos are unreal, good job. M.I.A. was a crazy scene for sure. She can put on a show!

Posted at 12:35 p.m. ET on May 02, 2008 by Nicholas Yarger

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