Music

Not only does Jason Forrest’s 2005 electronic-jazz-rock opus make our eardrums buzz with glee, Joel Trussell’s imaginative animation is the perfect accompaniment to the track. (Thanks Barry!)

Do you believe that there’s a best way of listening to music? PBS’ Idea Channel doesn’t think so. But instead of comparing the tech behind music media, PBS uses a psychological and philosophical analysis.

South African guitar player Hannes Coetzee plays the spoons – but not in the way you’d expect. Instead of slapping utensils on his knee, he uses his teaspoon to slide-fret his guitar.

(NSFW: Language) Drake recalls his transition from Degrassi to Drizzy atop Mike Zombie’s beats in the first single off of his upcoming album. Read his letter to his fans and D/L the single on his blog.

Vimeo user Chester Fielder wanted a doo doo rhyme, so he created a full version of the Wonderful Creative’s Sesame Street x Beastie Boys mashup. You can’t, you won’t and you don’t stop!

The pioneers of shoegazing are back. m b v is My Bloody Valentine’s first album since 1991′s Loveless. It actually sounds like it was made 22 years ago. Stream the album on YouTube.

Radiohead’s Thom Yorke reunites with the band from his Eraser tour – Joey Waronker, Mauro Refosco, Nigel Godrich and Flea – for the new album AMOK. The track here is Judge Jury & Executioner.

After 4 years, electronic rock pioneers Depeche Mode are releasing the new album Delta Machine on 3/26. If the understated cool of their single Heaven is any indication, it’ll definitely be worth a listen.

cdza took the well-known lyrics from the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air theme and ran them through Google Translate until moms no longer gets scared but laments her lack of possessions.

You know the drill. An overly talented musician uses a looper to perform an astounding rendition of a classic tune. In this case it’s Elija Haaron taking on Paul Simon’s Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes.

The radio program Carne Cruda 2.0 organized a flashmob to play Here Comes the Sun at a Madrid unemployment office and share rays of hope with some of the 1 in 4 Spaniards down on their luck.

Much larger than its predecessor, so you can play it using your fingers as well as the stylus. It has a 37 note keyboard, 2 voltage-controlled oscillators, 8 waveform LFOs and a state variable filter.

Crooked Steps is the latest single from King Animal, the first album in 16 years from Soundgarden – a band blessed with the uncanny ability to make songs about nothing and still sound great.

(NSFW: Language) Matthijs_Vlot edited clips from Lance Armstrong’s infamous interview with Oprah to make a suitable rendition of Radiohead’s Creep. It conveys the reaction to his confessions pretty well.

British singer Sivu went inside an MRI scanner and sang repeatedly for 2 to 3 hours to make this music video. The result is bizarrely hypnotic. At the very least it’ll make you suspicious of your tongue.

The gang from Collective Cadenza walk us through the evolution of tunes in which women take the lead in the relationship. It all went horribly off the rails in 1996. Get the guys’ perspective here.

MajorScaled TV digitally transposes sad songs to a major scale, replacing the melancholic mood with a strangely happy one. Listen to what they did to Metallica’s Nothing Else Matters.

The Lonely Island pokes fun at the world’s worst meme by moving it to the other extreme. YOLO, so be carefo-LO. Featuring Adam Levine and K-Dot. The song samples The Joy Formidable’s Whirring.

The latest single from New York garage rock band The Strokes. The song will be part of their new album that will be released later this year. You can download it for free from the band’s website.