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Xenia Rubinos Live

Xenia Rubinos Live

Soul and hip hop artist Xenia Rubinos livens up NPR Music’s office with stripped down versions of Lonely Lover, Mexican Chef and Laugh Clown, all from her new album Black Terry Cat. This is the vibe of someone who’s about to blow up.

Mogees Play

Mogees Play

A simplified version of Mogees Pro for a wider audience and educational use. Mogees Play works with three musical apps that help you turn everyday objects into instruments while learning about musical concepts.

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Harp Metal

Harp Metal

We’re used to see musician Rob Scallon shredding licks on his electric guitar (or the occasional shovel), but for his latest video, he upgraded from eight strings to 22, and ripped up the place on harp. Honestly, we had no idea that instrument could make such sounds.

Cee-Lo Green: My Favorite MCs

Cee-Lo Green: My Favorite MCs

(PG-13: Language) “I’m talking about Slick Rick, did he not inspire you? DJ Quick, sh*t the whole entire Wu! 8Ball & MJG and Beanie Sigel, and what the f**k ever happened to Malik from Illegal?” Cee-Lo raps about his favorite rappers over chill beats.

Musical Impressions: Céline Dion

Musical Impressions: Céline Dion

During her appearance on The Tonight Show, Céline Dion and Jimmy Fallon challenged each other to sing a variety of unexpected songs in the style of various musicians. Céline’s Cher impression was spot on, but her Sia at the end made us spit out our coffee.

Sweet Dreams: Orchestral Cover

Sweet Dreams: Orchestral Cover

A grand, orchestral cover of Eurtyhmics’ 1983 classic, performed by the Norwegian Radio Orchestra. The icing on the cake are Hilde Marie Kjersem’s (aka Marie Munroe) flawless vocals, which are just as spectacular as Annie Lennox’s originals. Seriously, this woman can sing.

Flea x Fender Signature Bass

Flea x Fender Signature Bass

RHCP’s bass man teamed up with Fender to reproduce his beloved ’61 Shell Pink Jazz Bass, a very special instrument he received from a fan. The guitar has a road-worn shell with a maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, vintage style Jazz Bass pickups and a neck plate with art by Flea.

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Gregory Porter Live

Gregory Porter Live

“Well the death of love is everywhere, but I won’t let it be. There will be no love that’s dying here for me.” Jazz singer Gregory Porter filled NPR Music with his soothing baritone and uplifting songs. He performed No Love Dying, Take Me to the Alley and Don’t Be a Fool.

How to Play the Blue Danube

How to Play the Blue Danube

Charlie Albright shows us just how fast his fingers can fly across the keyboard of his Steinway with this performance of Adolf Schulz-Evler’s Arabesque of Johann Strauss’ Blue Danube Waltz. Oh, and Charlie doesn’t just do classical. Check out his boogie woogie.

Floppotron Sandstorm

Floppotron Sandstorm

Paweł Zadrożniak’s complicated computer hardware orchestra consists of 64 floppy drives, 8 hard drives, and a flatbed scanner. Here it performs the song it was truly meant for, Darude’s 1999 hit Sandstorm. Seriously, the DJ should ditch his turntables, and tour with this.

Eclectic Method: Idiocracy

Eclectic Method: Idiocracy

(PG-13 Language) Remix master Eclectic Method takes on Mike Judge’s underrated 2006 classic about the de-evolution of mankind. It makes us sad that 10 years later, it’s sadly closer to a documentary than a work of satire.

Justice: Safe and Sound

Justice: Safe and Sound

The first new track in 5 years from electro demigods Justice brings us squarely back into their trademark mix of Michael Jackson disco rock. As of this writing, you can download the track for free from their website.

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Disney Music Mashup

Disney Music Mashup

After seamlessly combining numerous classical tracks, musician Grant Woolard wove together dozens of iconic tunes from Disney classics, from Winnie the Pooh to The Little Mermaid to Mary Poppins to Frozen, into a single composition. Full list of tunes in the comments.

Projection Mapped Cello

Projection Mapped Cello

Musician Sol Gabetta performs Elgar’s Cello Concerto in E minor on her 300-year-old cello, embellished with digitally-projected images which stay precisely aligned with her instrument, even as she moves, thanks to the wonders of infrared tracking tech.

Rage Against the Machine’s First Gig

Rage Against the Machine’s First Gig

(PG-13: Language) On October 23, 1991, four men in baggy pants introduced themselves to the world with a nearly hour-long set at California State University, Northridge. Their self-titled debut album would go triple platinum a year after this gig.

Brothers Moving: Minnie the Moocher

Brothers Moving: Minnie the Moocher

Danish blues rock band Brothers Moving perform an acoustic cover of Cab Calloway’s classic scat hit Minnie the Moocher in their stomping grounds, New York City’s Union Square. Aske’s raspy rumble is the perfect voice to tell poor Min’s tale.

Six Degrees of Music Separation

Six Degrees of Music Separation

WhoSampled turned its massive database into a trivia machine that attempts to connect musicians based on samples, remixes, covers and credits. It’s not all knowing, but it did connect Mozart to Flight of the Conchords in two steps, so it’s pretty close.

You Would Not Believe Me

You Would Not Believe Me

A rock paper scissors bet starts a hand’s journey all over the world in this fun three-year time-lapse, which serves as the music video for You Would Not Believe Me, a song from alternative band People the Kangaroo.

Bugs Bunny x Tupac

Bugs Bunny x Tupac

(PG-13 Language) Mylo the Cat turns his attention to Looney Tunes for his latest lip dub, mashing up Bugs Bunny’s wacky antics with the smooth prose and flows of Tupac Shakur’s final magnum opus Hail Mary. U.S. Mirror here.

Air Credits: All I Need

Air Credits: All I Need

(PG-13: Language) Air Credits is a new collaboration by Chi-town’s prolific samplers The Hood Internet and rapper Showyousuck. Their first single is a two-part pop rap track that’s half synth and half soul.

Weird Beatbox Sounds

Weird Beatbox Sounds

Hailing from Portugal, beatboxer JEWOW loses his mind, flails his arms wildly, and rattles our eardrums, as he demonstrates his ability to create some absolutely insane sounds with his mouth. Also, Fargo guy plays the drumsticks.

Patrick Stewart’s Country Classics

Patrick Stewart’s Country Classics

The man behind Jean-Luc Picard and Professor X could make the Yellow Pages sound like Shakespeare, but we’re not sure we’d say the same for his singing voice. Thankfully, Cowboy Pat recorded this silly sampler of country tunes for a good cause.

Los Hacheros Live

Los Hacheros Live
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New York-based salsa band Los Hacheros brought the NPR Music house down with their irresistible Afro-Caribbean music. They played Baila Con Los HacherosPapote’s Guajira and Bambulaye. Listen, then immediately download their latest album.

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