Awesome Music

The M3-8 is a professional-quality powered 3-way monitor with a size, price, design and sound that even audiophiles will love. Each has an 8″ subwoofer, a 1″ tweeter and a 5″ midrange driver and 220W total power.

Puddles is a 7-foot-tall clown – with the voice of an angel. While we’re a bit perplexed by the concept, there’s no denying his musical talent, as he cranks out an awesome cover of Royals by Lorde – that dare we say it – bests the original.

The JBL Pulse is a portable Bluetooth and NFC speaker. It has 64 LEDs that light up in sync with the music in a variety of patterns. You can also download additional patterns from JBL. It has two 40mm drivers and two 6W amps.

It took vocalist Dan Buckley about five nights to record all of the 66 different voice tracks he used to create his cover of Danny Elfman’s spooky holiday classic This is Halloween from The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Pay what you want for Full Moon, the third EP from Mansions on the Moon. If you like Phoenix, Cut Copy, Mike Snow and other 80s-infused indie pop, you’ll fall for the Los Angeles-based band’s chill and laidback sound.

Indie pop group San Fermin perform tracks from their self-titled debut on NPR Tiny Desk Concerts. Keyboardist and composer Ellis Ludwig-Leone loves to fill songs with stories and texture, and his touring band is up to the task.

The Deluxe Box Set of Random Access Memories contains both vinyl and digital editions of the songs, two USB drives, layered transparencies containing schematics – x-rays? – of the robot’s helmets and bodies and more.

(NSFW: Language) Shane Koyczan and Hannah Epperson deliver a rousing performance. A listener got so pumped up he probably fought for freedom or at least staged a comeback victory at a sporting event later that night.

Originally broadcast in August 2013, Darkside is a radio play that incorporates Pink Floyd’s magnum opus The Dark Side of the Moon. A luxury package that includes the play on CD and an insert of the script comes out on 11/25.

(NSFW: Language) “Bach, Sebastian, or Rachmaninoff or Handel playing/When I’m candle lighting and man handling I’m saying, I’m classy.” A beast of a track from rapper Jean Grae’s album Gotham Down: cycle II: Leviathan.

It may look like a huge liver balloon but this is actually an inflatable concert hall. The Ark Nova is a mobile 7750-sq-ft space that stands almost 60 ft high and holds an audience of 500 to serve as a venue for temporary events.

He did it with power tools, he did it with videos and now he’s doing it with a city. The incredibly talented remix artist Kutiman captures the spirit of Tokyo with the help of the city’s musicians, sights and sounds.

A brilliant live-to-tape performance from musician THePETEBOX, who works his vocal chords and electronic loop boxes like a true Maestro. Buy this track and several others in the series here.

(NSFW: Language) Norwegian comedy act Ylvis educates us on the wonders of America’s 14th largest state, land of a thousand tribes, Masso Massochei Massocheichei Makkakoko Massachusetts, and all it has to offer.

A brilliant cut from Lanterns, the upcoming fourth album of post-rock and synth pop artist Ryan Lott aka Son Lux. You can also stream the entire album on NPR. Pre-order Lanterns in the format of your choice on Bandcamp.

The Dash7 is a Bluetooth speaker that’s just 0.75″ thick but delivers booming sound, thanks to its patented design that uses its battery as a bass driver. It lasts up to 12 hours per charge and also has a 3.5mm input.

Iranian vocalist Alaa Wardi teamed up with his American counterpart Peter Hollens to put together this wonderfully produced a capella rendition of composer A.R. Rahmen’s hit track from the movie Slumdog Millionaire.

Michael Jackson may be gone, but his musical legacy will outlive all of us. In tribute to the 25th anniversary of his hit album Bad, the OSU Marching Band paid their respects to the King of Pop during their halftime against Iowa.

(NSFW: Language) Lately it seemed like Slim Shady’s let go of hate and was all about positivity. But every now and then he reminds us that you can’t take the edge off of a brain and a tongue forged in poverty and battle rap.

Bose steps onto Sonos’ turf with SoundTouch, a series of speakers that wirelessly stream music from the Internet, AirPlay or your personal library with a dead-simple setup. The smallest speaker has its own battery for mobile use.

The crew of the offshore supply ship Bourbon Peridot were cruising through Western Africa, and for some reason decided to create their own very special version of the music video for Toto’s 1982 hit Africa. Your move, Deadliest Catch.

The talented musicians of UK ensemble Vigilante Brass perform an awesome cover Muse’s epic Knights of Cydonia. Now we want to see a college marching band do the same thing at half-time this Sunday.

(NSFW) The beautiful and extremely talented Janelle Monáe hooks up with 21st century crooner Miguel in this laid back love song. PrimeTime is from the archandroid’s must-have album Electric Lady.