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​While MTV was dropping Jersey Shore's Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi from a ridiculous ball on New Year's Eve, musical provocateur M.I.A. ended 2010 by subversively releasing an audacious and free mixtape titled ViCKi LEEKX. Making good on a promise to her fans, the rapper/singer unleashed the 36-minute piece of audio fury online to those who entered a valid e-mail address on the mixtape's website. Inspired by Wikileaks--the nonprofit media organization that has published embassy cables and war diaries much to the disdain of government officials, bankers and others caught up in the wikipanic--ViCKi LEEKX opens with the salvo, "We choose the right format; we leak the information to the public. And we defend ourselves against inevitable legal and political attacks."More >>

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​Following the 2009 release of his children's album "Family Time," reggae musician Ziggy Marley is making music "wild and free" these days. A new series of singles randomly composed by the singer-guitarist are being released on his website as mp3 downloads with absolutely no cost to interested fans.
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​Snoop Dogg can't be too sad about losing a cause near and dear to his heart; even if Prop. 19 didn't pass, he still has the release of his eleventh studio album, Doggumentary Music, to look forward to.

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What's up with Young the Giant, you ask? The band formerly known as the Jakes are performing at the Detroit Bar three Wednesdays this August. That would be August 4, 11 and 18, with The New Limb, Melanoid, The Steelwells and more.

They're also offering up the song, "My Body," for free. Download it now by sharing it on Twitter and Facebook, or subscribing via email!
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The Sweater Girls will perform live at LBMA tonight

​LA Record's Chris Ziegler is deejaying the Long Beach Museum of Art's After Dark series tonight, and he made an art mix that you can download here. There are some gems in there--Mission of Burma's "Max Ernst," about the Dadaist purveyor (and cleverly incorporates the movement in its lyrics); there's Modern Lovers' "Girlfriend" (hey, love is more important than art?); and rarities such as the Embarrassment's "Hip And Well Read."

There will also be live music from post-rock improvisationalists Tiger Tank Euphoria, lo-fi popsters Sweater Girls, and Miniature Houses.
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Music blog Wild Tonic has given OC its fair share of love; there are regular posts on the New Limb, Steelwells the Growlers and more. Today, it posted a mix tape of "its most-played tracks from June."

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So we figure we'd send you out in to the weekend with a free download. Yeah, we're charitable like that. Especially when it comes from Long Beach rapper LMNO. The constant barrage of new music is courtesy of his epic 10-album recording project this year. Find an appetizer track in preparation of his upcoming album, Determined to Fly, after the jump.More >>