N.A.S.A.’s long-ago-announced album The Spirit of Apollo is set to be released in February 2009 (check bolded item in the tracklist below for a reason to completely Freak Out):

1. “Intro”

2. “The People Tree” (feat. David Byrne, Chali 2na, Gift of Gab,& Z-Trip)

3. “Money” (feat. David Byrne, Chuck D, Ras Congo, Seu Jorge, & Z-Trip)

4. “N.A.S.A. Music” (feat. Method Man, E-40, & DJ Swamp)

5. “Way Down” (feat. RZA, Barbie Hatch, & John Frusciante)

6. “Hip Hop” (feat. KRS-One, Fatlip, & Slim Kid Tre)

7. “Four Rooms, Earth View”

8. “Strange Enough” (feat. Karen O, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, & Fatlip)

9. “Spacious Thoughts” (feat. Tom Waits & Kool Keith)

10.  “Gifted” (feat. Kanye West and others TBD)

11. “A Volta” (feat. Sizzla, Amanda Blank, & Lovefoxxx)

12. “There’s a Party” (feat. George Clinton & Chali 2na)

13. “Whachadoin?” (feat. Spank Rock, M.I.A., Santogold & Nick Zinner)

14. “O Pato” (feat. Kool Kojak & DJ Bãboa)

15. “Samba Soul” (feat. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien & DJ Qbert)

16. “The Mayor” (feat. The Cool Kids, Ghostface Killah, DJ AM & Scarface)

17. “N.A.S.A. Anthem”

Tom Waits journeys to Middle America; your SAK correspondent chronicles it all for The New York Press.

One more reason being famous sucks.

Looks like your SAK correspondent is going to Knoxville.

Tue 6-17 Phoenix, AZ - Orpheum
Wed 6-18 Phoenix, AZ - Orpheum
Fri 6-20 El Paso, TX - Plaza Theatre
Sun 6-22 Houston, TX - Jones Hall
Mon 6-23 Dallas, TX - Palladium
Wed 6-25 Tulsa, OK - Brady Theatre
Thur 6-26 St. Louis, MO - Fox Theatre
Sat 6-28 Columbus, OH - Ohio Theatre
Sun 6-29 Knoxville, TN - Civic Theatre
Tue 7-01 Jacksonville, FL - Moran Theatre
Wed 7-02 Mobile, AL - Saenger Theatre
Thur 7-03 Birmingham, AL - Alabama Theatre
Sat 7-05 Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre