Music

An epic arrangement of Dave Brubeck’s Take Five, performed by a group of talented Pakistani studio musicians, with their own unique take on the classic jazz tune. More soul-stirring music from Sachal Studios here.

Tim Fort aka Kinetic King used a variety of objects as dominoes to make this massive Rube Goldberg machine for the music video of Tuna Melt, the single from Fool’s Gold DJs A-Trak and Tommy Trash.

Together is a new track made by The xx specifically for Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming movie adaptation of The Great Gatsby. The soundtrack also features tracks from Jack White, Andre 3000 and more.

(NSFW: Language) CollegeHumor pokes fun at Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ hit track with this hilarious parody about all of the crap you would otherwise never buy if it weren’t for museum gift shops. Whut? Whut? Whut? Whut?

Listen as Carillonneur (yes that is a job) Lyle Anderson plays the theme from Game of Thrones on the University of Wisconsin – Madison’s 56-bell carillon tower. Lyle himself looks like he could be a member of the cast.

By pitch-shifting Pharrell’s vocals, YouTuber Maim Ixed envisions an alternate reality where Michael Jackson was still with us and teams up with Daft Punk and Nile Rogers for what could have been the best collaboration of his career.

The robots come down from their TRON high and rediscover their funk in Get Lucky, the debut single from their upcoming Random Access Memories. Featuring the ageless Pharrell Williams and disco legend Nile Rodgers.

Musician Clara C lays down a jazzy live remake of Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ mega-hit Thrift Shop. This version is officially safe for work too. Better quality audio here. Now let’s go pop some tags.

This little robot will make sure your axe is always in tune. Install it behind your guitar’s headstock and it will mechanically tune your strings in seconds. Available for different guitar brands and models.

Nick Bertke (aka Pogo) has our heads bobbing with his latest ear candy, a whimsical assemblage of sounds samples and machinima dance moves from World of Warcraft. We had to hit play at least five times on this one.

This street musician shreds like you wouldn’t believe with a finger-blistering performance as his digits go flying across the frets and strings of his acoustic guitar. We’re impressed he doesn’t get his beard caught in the strings.

(NSFW: Language) The eye-popping music video for Can’t Hold Us, the rally-rousing single from Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ album The Heist. Lewis went H.A.M. on this track. Very fun and inspiring to listen to.

LSTN makes in-ear, on-ear and over-ear headphones with ear cups made from reclaimed cherry, ebony or beech wood, making each headphone truly unique. Part of its profits go to a charities for the deaf.

An orchestra performs a variety of pranks, popping up to surprise passersby, adding a triangle player to the band, and trolling people as they try to cross the street. Despite being the first one, the Psycho one is still our fave.

(NSFW: Language) Sultry R&B starlet Cassie is back with a new mixtape, featuring Pusha-T, Wiz Khalifa, Rick Ross and more. Click the thumbnail to watch the video for Paradise, one of the tracks in the mixtape.

(NSFW: Brief Nudity) Do Not Touch is an interactive music video for Kilo by Light Light. Participate in a variety of mini-games using your mouse cursor along with the people who played before you. Made by Moniker.

The debut single from Queens of the Stone Age’s upcoming album …Like Clockwork. Frontman Josh Homme recorded the album with pretty much the same lineup as when they did the stellar Songs for the Deaf.

A teaser for Daft Punk’s funky new track Get Lucky, with Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers. The track is from the electro duo’s highly anticipated album Random Access Memories. The album drops 05/21/13. (Thanks Freddie!)

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