
Four years ago there was a Spike Jonze (duuude, have you seen that Where The Wild Things Are trailer yet?!?!?)-directed Adidas commercial called "Hello, Tomorrow," that was so aimlessly, supernaturally dreamy, that it was sort of a shame when whatever show you were watching kicked back in. The clip came accompanied by an equally dreamy soundtrack -- a sleepwalker of a song, also called "Hello, Tomorrow," by Squeak E. Clean (Jonze's brother) and Karen O. The collaboration was such a success that Squeak E. Clean (aka Sam Spiegel) went on to produce Show Your Bones, the second album from Karen's band, Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Now Squeak E. Clean has paired up on a more permanent basis with Ze "DJ Zegon" Gonzalez, to form N.A.S.A., but the collaboration doesn't end there. N.A.S.A.'s first record is actually all collaborations. Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon provide ambient background for vocals from an incredibly wide range of performers, including David Byrne, RZA, Tom Waits, George Clinton, Kanye West, Karen O, Santigold, Spank Rock, John Frusciante and many more. Like, very many more.
As for this "Gifted" video, it's directed by Three Legged Legs, a group whose cartoony sci-fi style isn't so far off from Spike Jonze's new project. It's a mind-bending space adventure that perfectly matches the tone and rhythm laid down by super collab Kanye West, Lykke Li and Santigold. Watch "Gifted," right here, and keep an eye out for more brilliance from N.A.S.A.
Tags David Byrne, George Clinton, John Frusciante, Kanye West, Karen O, Lykke Li, N.A.S.A., RZA, Santigold, Spank-Rock, Tom Waits, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

+ Don't believe what that prankster Joel Madden wrote on his Good Charlotte blog -- he and baby mama Nicole Richie are still happily unmarried. Those so-called wedding photos? That was just Joel "monkeying around." (Joel's Good Charlotte blog profile)
+ 50 Cent apologizes for calling Shawty Lo (of D4L) a one-hit wonder. Judging by the success of Lo's new record, "Dey Know," the term "two-hit wonder" is, perhaps, more appropriate. (MTV)
+ Wu-Tang Clan rapper RZA shows non-believers that chess and hip-hop go together in da hood. Checkmate, yo! (Sydney Morning Herald)
+ Outkast-turned-solo artist Big Boi hypes up his upcoming new album be equating it to...yard work? "Right now, we're just putting the sod in the front of the house. We almost done." Presumably, all that's left is for Big Boi and Raekwon to get rid of all the weed(s). (MTV)
+ A word to the wise: if you throw a bottle at the Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, be prepared to duck. (NME)
+ Forbes' 35th-most-powerful celeb Miley Cyrus still needs to learn not to bring her camera to bed with her. (Think Fashion)
+ The Jonas Brothers try to convince British teens to keep it in their knickers. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Tags 50 Cent, Big Boi, Buzz Bites, Celebrity, Good Charlotte, Joel-Madden, Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Music, News, Nicole Richie, Outkast, Queens Of The Stone Age, RZA, Shawty Lo, Wu-Tang Clan