Radioactive Sago Project is a Filipino jazz rock band formed in 1999 in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The band's sound is a fusion of spoken-word poetry, bebop jazz, and punk. Their main topics are mostly politics, alcoholism, drugs, and any other issues today.Fronted by award-winning poet Lourd de Veyra, the band has released three albums. The first is the self-titled album Radioactive Sago Project released in 2000, followed by Urban Gulaman in 2004 and Tangina Mo Andaming Nagugutom sa Mundo Fashionista Ka Pa Rin, released in 2007.
In 2000 the band released its first single, "Gusto Ko Ng Baboy", telling of a young man's fascination with pigs since childhood. As the song progresses, it becomes a political tirade against corruption in society.
In 2004 they released the single "Astro", from Urban Gulaman, depicting a person's addiction to cigarette smoking. The song was also used in the Pinoy/Blonde soundtrack the following year. A second song from their album Urban Gulaman titled "Alaala ni Batman" ("Memories of Batman") was also released. It tells the story of a man's idolization of Batman since his childhood. As the song progresses it finally talks about the stupidity of people, actors and politics that continue to lower the country's economy through their corrupt ways. At the end of the song, Batman commits suicide by going on top of the Ayala building and jumping off. Once Batman jumped, that's when the singer remembers that he couldn't fly.
In 2005 the band received three nominations at the MTV Pilipinas Video Music Awards for Favorite Group, Best Video, and Best Director (R.A. Rivera). They won the Best Video, and Best Director (R.A. Rivera) categories.
Their most recent album is Tangina mo! Ang Daming Nagugutom sa Mundo Fashionista ka pa rin! ("You Son of a Bitch! There are Lots of Starving People in the World, yet you're Still a Fashionista!") which was released in 2007.
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