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Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Tonight Tonight in Music: N.A.S.A., Paper Birds, and More

Posted by on Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 9:00 AM


N.A.S.A. - "Hip Hop" (feat. KRS-One, Fatlip, & Slim Kid Tre)

N.A.S.A., Staxx Brothers
(Nectar) N.A.S.A. are the fabulously well-connected L.A. duo of pro-skateboarder Ze Gonzales (aka DJ Zegon) and Sam Spiegel (aka Squeak E. Clean, aka brother of hot-shit director Spike Jonze). Their debut effort, The Spirit of Apollo, collects guest spots from a ridiculously long list of big names—Kanye West, David Byrne, Method Man, Santigold, M.I.A., Karen O, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Tom Waits, Kool Keith, Sizzla, Scarface, and on and on and on—and, well, doesn't do a whole lot with them. The productions range from wanly sunny funk to down-tempo breaks to stoned hiphop to Diplo-esque world-party electro, but few songs really stick. And while some guests turn out fine if unremarkable deliveries (M.I.A.'s hooks are piercing as ever), several seem squandered or painfully out of place (pity Waits's appearance here). Presumably, none of these famous friends are actually on tour with N.A.S.A., so expect to see a couple dudes just doing a DJ set. ERIC GRANDY

Also tonight: Paper Birds and Yr Heart Breaks (and deep-fried Twinkies) at Showbox Sodo! See all the rest of this evening's here.

 

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