Dizzee Rascal is gettin ready to drop the newest single off Maths + English. The old-school garage tinged “Flex” will hit the streets on 9 November while Dizzee is in the midst of a UK tour. The Boy In Da Corner also took home the MOBO Best UK Male award this year. ([More →])

Just in the nick of time, M.I.A. got her visa and is on her way to the US for her performance at the Siren Festival on Coney Island tonight. Close call too, I thought for sure she was going to have to cancel this show like Sasquatch. ([More →])

In other grime news, Dizzee Rascal’s new single, “Sirens” hit stores this week. BLEEP has “Sirens” as well as Dizzee’s collab with Arctic Monkeys, “Temptation Greets You Like Your Naughty Friend”. You can listen to them on BLEEP and/or order individual tracks in mp3 format. “Sirens” is from Dizzee’s upcoming album (available in the US as digital only, but available on vinyl and CD in UK and Europe) Maths + English and “Temptation Greets You Like Your Naughty Friend” is from the recently released Arctic Monkeys album Favourite Worst Nightmare which is available on CD, vinyl, and download.