Awesome Leisure

Electronic maestro Dan Deacon made the staff of NPR work up a sweat in this amazing live set and impromptu dance party. Press play and wild out to Feel the Lightning, Sheathed Wings and Learning to Relax, from his album Glass Riffer.

LEGO’s Speed Champions sets feature Ferrari, McLaren and Porsche race cars and supercars, including the LaFerrari, the Scuderia Ferrari team, the McLaren P1, the McLaren Mercedes team, the Porsche 918 Spyder and the 911 GT team.

The thief, the knight and the wizard return in Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power. Unlike its side scrolling predecessors, the latest installment of the charming and challenging puzzle platformer makes use of all three dimensions.

(NSFW: Language) Bronsolino rides a laser shark, posts up on Godzilla and dunks while getting his hair done in the hilarious music video for Actin’ Crazy, a cut from his major label debut album Mr. Wonderful.

Currently in alpha, We Happy Few is a first person adventure game. The game takes place in an alternative and “retrofuturistic” 1960s England, where for some reason everyone is always happy. And wears creepy mime makeup.

In this clip, surfer Laird Hamilton demonstrates his foilboard, a hydrofoil-equipped surfboard which allows him to surf above the waves rather than in them. It might be as close as you can get to riding a hoverboard.

An excerpt from Peasantry or Light! Inside of Light!, a ten-and-a-half minute epic from Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s upcoming EP Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress. It’ll make you want to rip your shirt off and celebrate life.

A single from Jackrabbit, the upcoming album from indie pop band San Fermin. As noted by The New York Times (paywall), in Emily composer Ellis Ludwig-Leone juxtaposed a dance-friendly instrumental with verses about loneliness.

Opaque Multimedia’s Earthlight is an upcoming virtual reality tech demo in the form of a first-person exploration game. You’ll play an astronaut roaming around (and outside) a realistic depiction of the International Space Station (ISS).

An arcade-style brawler heavily influenced by SEGA’s classic Power Stone. Lastfight will feature up to 4-player matches and will have 10 characters, all based on the French comic book Lastman. Drops 2015 for PC and consoles.

Snowboarder Jamie Barrow is known for his speed, but this stunt took things to a whole new level. Ultimately, Jamie hit 78mph before letting go. We wonder if he wore a parachute if he could go airborne and then land safely. Probably not.

Zorbz water balloons have a sealant stored in a capsule in their neck. Just pinch then stretch the neck when you’ve filled the balloon to pop the capsule and seal the tip. The seal lasts for only about 20 minutes, so let ‘er rip ASAP.

A movie about two pivotal moments in the career and personal life of the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson. Paul Dano plays a young Wilson as he sets out to create Pet Sounds, while John Cusack is an older Wilson trying to piece his life together in the 80s.

The legendary Dick Dale introduced us to surf guitar music, but surfer and musician Chris Hau seems to have misinterpreted the phrase, instead playing his guitar while wakeboarding. And we can barely walk and chew gum at the same time.

Kuma Films caught up with a group of talented drift racers going sideways around Yokohama, Japan’s WARU Circuit. But these guys can’t fit inside their cars, instead they hoon around the scale track using remote controls. (Thanks Todd!)

One of our favorite classic SEGA Genesis games could soon return, thanks to a crowdfunding effort by one of the game’s original creators to launch a reboot based on the gameplay mechanics of the original, along with online multiplayer.

A documentary about and starring the Laker legend, Kobe Bryant’s Muse sees the future Hall of Famer look back on his career in his trademark unapologetic, obsessive and dominating attitude. Premieres 2/28 on Showtime Sports.

“Was I in your way when the cameras turned to face you? No room in frame for two.” A single from Death Cab’s new album Kintsugi. Part of us wishes Ben Gibbard was Transatlanticism sad. Then we remember we’re not psychopaths.

Charlie Nash throws down with the World Warriors in the newest trailer for Street Fighter V. The (undead?) hero appears to have switched sides and sports a couple of new powers alongside his proto-Guile moveset.

(Spoilers) With the season premiere of House of Cards coming to Netflix on 2/27, The Fine Brothers made this rapid-fire recap of the first two seasons for those needing a refresher or who plan on jumping right into season three.

Rocksteady’s upcoming Batman game is looking more and more polished, as Scarecrow assembles a rogues’ gallery of baddies to destroy Batman and take over Gotham once and for all. PS3/PS4 players get a bonus set of Scarecrow missions.

Joseph Kahn and Adi Shankar’s slick fan bootleg envisions the Power Rangers in a much darker universe, turning in a great, shakycam-free action adventure flick. Stars Katee Sackhoff and James Van Der Beek.

Frank and Claire are finally at the top. But is it all downhill from here? Will their greatest threat be from outside, or from within? And why are YouTube commenters such trolls? Seriously it’s a spoiler fest in there.