As we told you earlier, the Swedish duo The Knife has been hard at work crafting an opera. (Well, whenever Karen Dreijer Andersson wasn't being her kooky Fever Ray self...) And today, it's up and streaming at the Knife's website. Listen to it here! If you thought having an indie band's take on

Sporting some kooky shades and headgear, Shaa'ir + Func discuss their fashion icons and inspiration for their music. Find out what they think sets their generation's style apart from the rest....

Sporting some kooky shades and headgear, Shaa’ir + Func discuss their fashion icons and inspiration for their music. Find out what they think sets their

Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol are among the brightest lights among Bollywood's many stars. In Feb 2010, they gave MTV Desi unprecedented access and accepted our invitation to travel around town in a regular taxi cab.

Wow, it seems like only yesterday when we clued you in on the most amazing, wonderful, titillating looks at China's Fashion Week. Why! It was only yesterday... Today, enjoy the most bizarre outstanding looks from Japan's Fashion Week. And no, this is no April Fool's Joke. Japan just really is this

The uber-stylish lagomorph known as Fifi Lapin (that's French for Fifi the Rabbit) knows all there is to know about what's hot on the international runway circuit. The proof is in the pudding at Fifi's very own blog and her wardrobe archive on Flickr. Such a stylista is Fifi that Le Sportsac has...

The Takara Transformer gadget line includes both a Ravage and Tigatron version of the 2GB memory stick, Grimlock and Trypticon laser mice, and a Blaster 4-port USB hub. Is your inner geek trembling with joy?

We recently caught up with Shaa’ir + Func on the streets of New York. Find out what these indie musicians think about the booming Bollywood music scene and how they plan to change it. Be sure to check out all of Shaa'ir + Func's Brooklyn adventure including more performances, interviews and photos!

Wonder how the American-born Shaa'ir and Mumbai native Func first met? Watch as the duo known for fusing East and West sounds talk about their serendipitous encounters that eventually spawned Shaa'ir + Func....

With the intent of starting a sidewalk party, Shaa’ir + Func take their music to the streets of New York and put on a (technically illegal) public performance of their song “Sexy Scam.” Watch their electric performance using just a drummer, guitar and other basic equipment, and hear what their

It must be exhausting to be MIA. What with all these other musicians to take down, and paranoid conspiracies to promote, and "terrorist" credibility maintain despite marrying the heir to the Seagram's fortune and living in gated luxury. But with less than five weeks to go before the release of her

It certainly isn't the first time M.I.A. has worked with Jamaican dancehall. The Sri Lankan genre-skipper's last full length was recorded partly in Jamaica and Trinidad. And it seems she recently went back. A new track from dancehall standard Busy Signal's latest mixtape, Hottt Ed Turf! features an

Wow, no one ever wore THIS when I lived in Beijing. Can you imagine? How could one hop on a bike in one of these? How would they weather the dust storms and snow flurries? How could I sit on a teensy stool and slurp my noodles in one of these getups? But how much...

Ninomiya Kazunari from the Jpop idol group Arashi got into a car accident earlier this morning after hitting a woman on her bike with his car. He was not injured but the woman suffered a bruise on her foot. He was said to have been driving to a staff meeting when the accident occured.

Visit Bedroomtothehallwaytotheroadtotheworld.com and you will be treated to the latest track from hip hop agent provocateur M.I.A. There's no video per se. It's just a website that contains some pixelated bootleg footage of one of her live shows and a song called "Bedroom to the Hallway to the Road

Watching Cologne's Niobe was a delight for the senses. This particular show was in the backyard of a local coffee shop and that “now I can die” smell of fresh-ground coffee floated into my nostrils. Mmmmm.... Then there were the visuals: My fellow listeners and I looked on in awe as a pretty girl...

We caught Shaa’ir + Func performing their electronic/gospel ballad “Lord Inside” on the street. Watch as they attract quite the eclectic audience – from toddlers to middle-aged biker dudes – and hear what they have to say about performing in The Big Apple....

Hanpanda, created by Japanese pop artist Nagi Noda, is every split personality sufferer's best plushie friend! There are over 100 collectible toys, each a 50/50 hybrid between a panda and one of his animal kingdom friends - there's even a Panda-Hello Kitty blend!! Sadly, the eclectic and talented

We have a brand new dance song on our new EP -- and what better place to try it out than on the unsuspecting music fans mulling the streets of Austin's infamous SXSW fest in search of their next favorite band? We bought the biggest boom box we could find and a copy of the...

When The New York Times printed the travel article, "The 31 Places to Go in 2010", its top spot was Sri Lanka -- a country it described as having a "pristine coastline" that sometimes "feels," the Times wrote, "like one big tropical zoo" and then went on to mention the cocktails at the fine...

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