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Breaking: N.A.S.A.

Who: N.A.S.A., a collaboration between DJs Sam Spiegel and DJ Zegon, who convinced some of music’s biggest names to drop into their Los Angeles studio in an alley inhabited by crackheads and contribute to their five-years-in-the-making debut album Spirit of Apollo. Sounds Like: It depends on the song, really. Beats range from Afro-pop to jungle to rock to reggae from verse to verse, thanks to the eclectic roster of guests. On “Money,” Public Enemy’s Chuck D, Seu Jorge and the Talking Heads’ David Byrne pitch in. Kanye West, Santigold and Lykke Li all contribute to “Gifted,” while the amazing pair of Tom Waits and Kool Keith join forces on “Spacious Thoughts.” Other guests include M.I.A., Ghostface Killah, Karen O, George Clinton and countless more awesome artists. “This record is about bringing the craziest combination of people together,” says Spiegel. “It’s about people from totally different worlds, just like Zegon and I come from different worlds.” Vital Stats: • Spiegel is the brother of one Adam Spiegel, better known to fans of music videos and Being John Malkovich as director Spike Jonze. As a teen growing up in Manhattan in the early Nineties, Sam would spin Tribe Called Quest records at high school parties, while Spike cued him into alt-rock gurus like the Pixies. “I was always getting a lot of musical advice from my brother,” Spiegel says. • “When we started five years ago, we wrote up this dream list of people on a dry-erase board,” says Spiegel. “We ended up getting 80 percent of them and were like, ‘I can’t believe we’re filling this dry-erase board up!’ ” N.A.S.A. also managed to get a verse from Ol’ Dirty Bastard on “Strange Enough,” while Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O makes a cameo as the track’s hook girl (Spiegel worked on the YYYs’ last album, Show Your Bones). • Next up for N.A.S.A.’s Spiegel: working with Philadelphia MC Spank Rock, composing the soundtrack to David O. Russell’s Nailed and, covertly, producing that much-anticipated Karen O solo recor

Published: 2009-02-11
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock News, Breaking

Paramore, Strange Tag-Teams Highlight mtvU Woodie Awards

Photo: Kisby/Getty Four days before sending TRL out to sea in what will be an over-the-top pop-fueled spectacle, MTV honored another branch of its family tree with a more streamlined, indie-oriented affair. Hip-hop newcomer Asher Roth kicked off the 5th annual mtvU Woodie Awards last night at New York’s Roseland Ballroom with a tune entitled “I Love College” before joining Chicago rappers the Cool Kids and a few dozen college kids for a mock frat party during the Kids’ high-energy “Delivery Man.” Roth and the Kids set the precedent for the evening’s live performances with a set that embraced the target audience of the 24-hour college station without being overly flashy (save for the gold lame and silver sequined bikini-clad dancers that joined pop-punkers All Time Low). Lykke Li, joined by Bjorn of Peter, Bjorn and John, showed you can remain edgy while playing the kazoo during “Dance Dance Dance” and broke out her dirtiest club moves for “I’m Good I’m Gone.” Q-Tip joined Li on stage for the evening’s first left-field collaboration for A Tribe Called Quest’s “Can I Kick It?” before moving into a medley of “Move,” “Vibrant Thing” and “Gettin’ Up.” The evening’s other collaborations were just as quirky: Spank Rock came out to join Santogold for “Shove It” and Chromeo added some vocoder flavor to Vampire Weekend’s “The Kids Don’t Stand a Chance.” Other strange moments included Debbie Harry, sporting a white-blonde wig, introducing Santogold after proclaiming her adoration for the New Wave art rocker, Mark Hoppus scolding an audience member who grabbed at his shoe (”I’m not a piece of meat you can manhandle!”) and the Britney Spears’ “Womanizer” video getting the Rickroll treatment during a commercial break. With the exception of Chromeo, none of the night’s performers walked away with an award, though all were nominated. Paramore picked up Woodie of the Year from an inebriated All-American Rejects (who couldn’t resist plugging their upcoming album), while Breaking Ar

Published: 2008-11-13
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock News, Live Shows

Tour Tracker: Rock the Bells, the Raconteurs and Puddle of Mudd

The Rock the Bells Tour (starring Nas, A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul) confirms its schedule, while the Raconteurs extend their jaunt into October and Puddle of Mudd play instruments and sing in front of living people. All the dates are after the jump. Rock The Bells Tour July 19 - Tinley Park, IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre July 20 - Toronto, ON @ Arrow Hall July 26 - Mansfield, MA @ Tweeter Center July 27 - Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion August 2 - Miami, FL @ Bicentennial Park August 3 - Wantagh, NY @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater August 9 - Devore, CA @ Glen Helen Pavilion August 16 - Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre August 23 - Greenwood Village, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre September 6 - George, WA @ The Gorge Amphitheatre The Raconteurs September 16, 17 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater September 18 - Vancouver, BC @ Stanley Park September 19 - Seattle, WA - WaMu Theater September 21 - San Francisco, CA @ Treasure Island Music Festival September 22 - Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theater September 24 - San Diego, CA @ SDSU Open Air Theater September 25 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl September 28 - Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits Festival September 29 - Memphis, TN @ Cannon Center September 30 - Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium October 1 - Atlanta, GA @ The Tabernacle Puddle of Mudd July 5 - Biloxi, MS @ Mississippi Coast Coliseum July 9 - Calgary, Alberta @ Calgary Stampede July 11 - Little Rock, AR @ Riverfest Amphitheatre July 12 - Peoria, IL @ Heart of Illinois Fair July 14 - Kearney, NE @ First Tier Events Center July 15 - West Des Moines, IA @ Val Air Ballroom July 16 - Rochester, MN @ Mayo Civic Center Auditorium July 18 - Cadott, WI @ Chippewa Valley Rock Festival July 19 - Oshkosh, WI @ Leach Amphitheatre July 21 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues July 22 - Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s July 24 - Council Bluffs, IA @ Harrah’s July 25 - Cedar Rapids, IA @ Guaranty Bank Lot July 26 - Springfield, MO @

Published: 2008-06-04
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock News, On Tour