Awesome Music

Mechanical object designer and inventor Neil Mendoza created this machine, which uses a variety of mechanisms which make music using rocks. Some are fired at aluminum keys, others smack into marble, and yet others are slapped with leather to produce notes and rhythms.

Electronic rock band EZXP turns in an all too short medley of covers from the soundtrack of the SEGA classic Sonic the Hedgehog. That part where Sonic runs out of air underwater still stresses us out to this day.

(PG-13: Language) Shut up hippies! The master of remixes takes on everyone’s favorite festively plump, pot pie eating, fishstick-loving loudmouth, with an epic cut of soundbites taken from some of Eric Cartman’s rudest, crudest, and most obnoxious moments on South Park.

Yoo Jei, a then 16 year-old Korean girl turns in an surprising and soulful performance of the Billy Joel classic New York State of Mind during her run for the title on the show KPOP STAR back in 2015. We can’t believe she didn’t win.

The Weeknd’s second collaboration with Daft Punk has been bestowed with a gloriously retro sci-fi video courtesy of director Warren Fu. The richly layered track and its accompanying video bring back memories The King of Pop himself.

Only shooting stars break the mold… We’re so used to hearing Smash Mouth’s hit All Star as an upbeat pop tune, but YAOG continues to prove that just about any song can be made into a sad ballad by arranging it in a minor key, and bringing down the speed.

Please forgive us for posting videos with Flight of the Bumblebee three times in the same week, but this clip that shows the process of crafting a Vincent Bach trumpet mouthpiece from a brass rod was too captivating to pass up.

Reggie Watts is one of those artists who transcends categorization. His deft blend of humor, music, and smarts work on a different level from other performers. CrackerJacked looks at how Reggie engages his audience by disrupting conventions.

“I say something loving, I can’t hold it inside, the thrill of affection is only getting stronger” Arcades, skateparks and other teenage hangouts mingle with indie pop trio playing a single from their latest album I See You.

Slip inside the eye of your mind and listen to Postmodern Jukebox and vocalist Maiya Sykes as they transform the ironically titled Oasis track Don’t Look Back in Anger into a sultry New Orleans jazz ballad.

Way more than an ordinary player piano, this incredible contraption is called the Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina. It can play a set of three violins using a special rotating circular bow, and dozens of mechanical “fingers” which press on the strings. More here and here.

(PG-13: Language) Mac Lethal continues to prove that nothing can stand in the way of him spitting sick rhymes. Here he rattles off some lyrical genius while he gets a serious workout. We can barely jump rope while chewing gum.

The French musical charity La Blogotheque shares this nearly hour-long acoustic set by Joshua Tillman aka Father John Misty. Watch the prolific folk artist charm and have fun with the lucky crowd. His latest album Pure Comedy is out now.

When you’re living on the razor edge stay sharp, sharp… Musician Kaminari presents a decidedly different take on Die Antwoord’s alt-rap track Enter the Ninja, with a toned-down fingerstyle acoustic guitar take on the boastful original.

A oddly perfect mashup of the Twisted Sister classic We’re Not Gonna Take It with the Blind Melon hit No Rain, and a couple of other ’90s alt tunes for good measure. Not only does DJ Cummerbund deftly intertwine the music, but their videos as well.

David Ariew, Derrick Borte, and Michael Marquat of A Bad Think collaborated on this haunting music video about an astronaut’s journey through the cosmos. The song reminds us more than a little bit of Pink Floyd, and we mean that as the highest of compliments.

The as yet unnamed French electronic duo The Blaze made waves last year with their single Virile and the intense bromance in its music video. Their second single Territory continues its themes of ordinary people reveling in family, friends, and home.

While our ears are tickled with the tones of musician Juha Järvinen’s (aka the Acoustician) solo from Pink Floyd’s classic, our eyeballs are enthralled with the gorgeous Ibanez acoustic guitar he’s playing. Be sure to check out his YouTube channel for more eye and ear candy.

Her papa was a Compaq, and her mama was a HP. For his latest video, MrSolidSnake745 hooked up his arsenal of floppy drives, hard drives, and stepper motors, and programmed them to perform a rockin’ rendition of the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ hit Dani California.

Isiajno put together this extensive compilation of tracks that you may or may not have known were first performed by someone other than the hitmaker. While we knew about many of these, some definitely caught us by surprise.

It took him a whole lot of work, but Andrew Huang created a seemingly magical piece of music which looks like a unicorn when viewed in the note grid of his MIDI sequencer. For more musical images, check out the works of musician Savant.

YAOG continues change keys, making happy songs sad. This time he turns sunny days into cloudy ones as he messes with a childhood classic, and makes us all feel like a big old Mr. Snuffleupagus. Oh dear.

(PG-13: Language) AnimalRobot perfectly synced up Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated so Shaggy, Fred, Velma, Daphne, and Scooby are now singing Anderson .Paak’s dance jam Come Down. And we thought they were blazing, not drinking in the Mystery Machine.