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M.I.A. and Santogold in new N.A.S.A. Project video: "Whatchadoin?"

Xeni Jardin at 8:23 am Mon, Jul 27, 2009

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We've debuted a number of these wonderful N.A.S.A. videos (not to be confused with NASA) on Boing Boing Video, and this latest release on YouTube is no less spectacular, starring Sri Lankan street diva M.I.A..

N.A.S.A. "Whachadoin?" feat. M.I.A., Spank Rock, Santogold, & Nick Zinner. (Squeak E. Clean Productions, Dir: Jimena Oddi & Jorge Jaramillo; Producers: Susan Applegate & Tito Melega. DP: Santiago Mellazini) N.A.S.A.'s debut album: "The Spirit of Apollo."

Previously:
  • BB Video: "A VOLTA" from NASA Project: Narco-Cholo Game ...
  • BB Video: "Way Down," N.A.S.A. feat. RZA, Barbie Hatch & John ...
  • BB Video: "The People Tree," David Byrne / NASA Project - Boing Boing

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Boing Boing editor/partner and tech culture journalist Xeni Jardin hosts and produces Boing Boing's in-flight TV channel on Virgin America airlines (#10 on the dial), and writes about living with breast cancer. Diagnosed in 2011. @xeni on Twitter. email: xeni@boingboing.net.

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  • jahknow

    Bonus points for the video illustrating the proper use of the Zephinie Escape Chute.

  • ill lich

    And here’s why she changed her name.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa51xwO4Toc&feature=related

    Santo Rigatuso (who was charged with fraud, though probably his biggest sin was not saving a print of his insane movie) feels SantIgold has damaged his reputation.

    Indeed.

  • nnguyen

    nice video, but that is one annoying song.

  • Editz

    The sound reminds me of this:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeTTF_hisJk

  • eviladrian

    Aw, I got really excited at the idea of NASA getting MIA up to talk up their new shuttle mission. I mean, they spent a billion dollars just to fill the tank, I’m sure they could afford her appearance fee.

  • Anonymous

    And not to be confused, of course, with this band: http://www.amazon.com/Remembering-Future-NASA/dp/B00004XS69/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1248713149&sr=1-7

  • seth matthew

    She’s Santigold now, has been for months. Gosh, BoingBoing, it’s like reading Rolling Stone with my dad!

    • http://www.xeni.net Xeni Jardin

      @Seth, deep breath buddy. It is our policy not to modify the credits that artists provide to us. In the credits, the artist is listed as “Santogold.” If Prince contributed and changed his name the following week, I’d do the same.

  • Syd

    @ 4 I know you are being sarcastic but for the record at the time of the recording she was Santogold and that’s how she is credited and what is printed on the physical CD. Does this exchange make us credit Nazi’s?