Mark your MuthaFunkin’ calendars!  N.A.S.A. is landing down in Indio, CA for the always amazing Coachella Festival on Friday April 17th.

Sam n’ Ze will no doubt be pulling out all the stops for this one.  Not sure what time or what stage as of yet, but will be sure to fill you in on all the details as they pass through.  Yeah Yuh!

Prince’s slinking, pulsating 80’s jam that he wrote from the viewpoint of a fine assed nasty freak in the sheets (aka Apollonia) gets the house treatment on this one and the results are solid gold.

VANITY 6 – NASTY GIRL (JOSH ROLLINGS REMIX)

As we’re all getting ready for Sam to rock the house tonight at Cinespace (see previous post for details),  we wanted to be sure to remind you we are all set to unveil the fresh to def “Making Of” N.A.S.A.’s “Spirit of Apollo” documentary tonight at 9:30 p.m (along with a handful of videos from the album) before the DJ’s do their thing.

It provides an intimate insider’s peak into the crazy creative collaborations that took place over the last few years.  Footage includes, but is in no way limited to, Sizzla and Amanda Blank getting irie in Judgement Yard, Jamaica, the mighty George Clinton’s altered state of consciousness, and Method Man busting out some magic tricks at Crack Alley Studios.

A whole new era is upon us as Sam n’ Ze are just about ready to embark on a United States & European tour.

It all blasts off here in Los Angeles with our record release parties at Cinespace TOMORROW January 27th with special guests Low Bee, Them Jeans and Dan Oh and then just a couple of days later in NYC on Thursday January 29th at Le Poisson Rouge with special guests Eli Escobar and Devlin & Darko.

For these first two dates, Sam will be representing for N.A.S.A. as Ze will be spinning down in Brazil making booties go crazy until they once again join forces on the cobblestones in London on February 6th.

Seems like the perfect way to kick off the N.A.S.A. tour.  Sam in the U.S. and Ze in Brazil, simultaneously spreading that N.A.S.A. Music to completely different crowds in completely different cities across the world.

Check out the fliers above and, most importantly, make sure you RSVP as soon as possible ’cause it’s gonna be one you don’t wanna miss!

laparty@squeakeclean.com or nyparty@squeakeclean.com

Additional tour dates are listed below…

TOUR DATES

N.A.S.A. The Spirit Of Apollo Release Parties

Jan 27th – Cinespace  Los Angeles, CA
Jan 29th – Le Poisson Rouge  New York, NY

Europe

Feb 6th – Cargo  London, UK
Feb 7th – Scala  Berlin, Germany
Feb 11th – Social Club  Paris
Feb 12th – Old Room @ Melkweg  Amsterdam
Feb 13th – Les Generiques Festival @ La Vapeur  Dijon, France
Feb 14th – Petrol  Antwerp, Belgium

North America

Feb 26th – Casbah  San Diego, CA
Feb 28th – Mezzanine  San Francisco, CA
March 2nd – Holocene  Portland, OR
March 3rd – Nectar Lounge  Seattle, WA
March 6th – Triple Rock Social Club  Minneapolis, MN
March 7th – Abbey Pub  Chicago, IL
March 9th – El Macombo  Toronto, Ontario
March 10th – La Sala Rossa Montreal, Quebec
March 11th – Harper’s Ferry  Boston, MA
March 12th – Le Poisson Rouge  New York, NY
March 13th – Barbary  Philadelphia, PA
March 14th – Rock N Roll Hotel  Washington DC

Left to Right: Sage Vaughn.  Top: Mark Gonzalez, Shepard Fairey.  Bottom: Marcel Dzama, The Date Farmers.

There are 5, count ‘em 5, versions of the cover that will come with every album purchased.  With each disc will be a sleeve for you to display your favorite piece or, if you’d like, you can swap them out with each other as many times as you see fit.

The 5 versions were created by Squeak E. Clean homies and artistic heavyweights Sage Vaughn, Mark Gonzalez, Shepard Fairey, Marcel Dzama and The Date Farmers all of whom dug deep and came out with brilliantly different interpretations of the N.A.S.A. concept.  Head on over to Blender.com and cast a vote for your favorite version HERE!

Not only did they contribute a cover, but each artist’s work will also be featured in videos for songs off of “The Spirit of Apollo”.  The first one being Shepard Fairey’s signature stylings in the video for “Money” featuring David Byrne, Chuck D., Ras Congo, Seu Jorge and Z-Trip.  If you haven’t already, be sure to go check it out on the N.A.S.A. Media Player over there on the right hand side of this here blog.