Awesome Music

Musician Sam Robson turns in an impressive performance of Circle of Life from Disney’s The Lion King, recording and layering dozens of individual voice and effect tracks to produce a richly-textured version of the classic track.

Mondo’s double vinyl set of Ennio Morricone’s sublime soundtrack to Sergio Sollima’s 1966 classic. The 45RPM vinyls include a new interview with Morricone, while the case features artwork by Geof Darrow and Dave Stewart.

Leo Moracchioli of Norway’s Frog Leap Studios cranks out a headbangin’, throat-burnin’ metal version of Ray Parker, Jr.’s classic Ghostbusters theme. Who ya gonna thrash?

The Muppets’ Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem turn in a funktastic performance of the Kool and the Gang classic, accompanied by an unlikely performance by the typically stoic, frequently patriotic, always blue, Sam the Eagle.

Vifa’s home speaker is as unassuming as the Copenhagen. Its 43″ long and has four 4″ woofers, two 3″ mids and two 1″ tweeters. It streams via Bluetooth aptX, Wi-Fi and AirPlay. It also has 3.5mm, optical and USB inputs.

(PG-13 Language) “If you wanna do this, then you won’t get far acting like a little bitch.” “Nah, that’s my niche!” Lil Dicky lays out his mission and vision for his career as a rapper to Snoop Dogg.

Sing along with Elliot Mason’s funky track, which reminds us of the proper way to use a tube of toothpaste, and other bits of proper household etiquette. From the album Life is Like a Movie.

The 2015 Beatbox Battle female world champion Kaila Mullady gives us a sample of her various samples in this awesome shoutout to Swissbeatbox. Watch her championship-winning performance here.

Genki Sudo’s well-dressed bandmates visit Yokohama’s Chinatown to pretend they’re jiangshi, eat dumplings and noodles, have their fortunes told and do their robot dance in front of a pagoda.

For their Rockin’ 1000 event, a group of 1,000 musicians turned out in Cesena, Italy to play an awe-inspiring group performance of Foo Fighters’ Learn to Fly, with the hopes of convincing the band to come and play a concert there. (Thanks Alberto!)

Guitarist 331Erock’s latest metal cover comes to us courtesy of John Williams’ dramatic main theme from Jaws. We have to say the abrasive electric guitar sounds seem much more fitting of an angry great white shark than a cello does.

(PG-13 Language) Drizzy dropped three new tracks in his Apple Music radio show. Charged Up (his response to Meek Mill’s allegations), Right Hand and a remix of DRAM’s Cha Cha. Stream the whole show on Pitchfork.

(Flashing lights) A pulsating RGB army chases teenagers in a forest made of spheres in this trippy, eye-popping music video for Green, a single by French electronic artist Azel Phara. Created by Bif and Mill+.

Musician SamuraiGuitarist covers the music from Super Mario Bros. 3, using a variety of musical instruments to recreate the memorable 8-bit soundtrack, including all of the sound effects, synced up perfectly with the gameplay.

A single from indie folk star Kurt Vile’s sixth album b’lieve I’m goin down. The song ditches his typical lo-fi mix, but it still has that Kurt thing where it sounds like it’s only good as background music but ends up consuming your thoughts.

Make your own music video with Triller. Pick a song or part of a song from your library or the app’s playlist, then shoot as many takes as you want. Triller will automatically edit and layer your clips into one video, ready to be shared online.

Perhaps inspired by this guy, drummer Brian Tichy – who has played for Whitesnake, Billy Idol, Foreigner, and Ozzy Ozbourne turns in a performance of the Rush classic Limelight using only his fists, forearms and a speed bag.

A voice as commanding as Benjamin Clementine’s is rare enough, but this 26-year old English soul artist is also a talented pianist, poet and composer. Head to NPR to stream his debut album At Least for Now.

California-based Prisma Guitars handcrafts stunning electric guitars and guitar accessories using discarded skateboard decks. Not only does this cut back on waste, it also means each product is unique.

DJ VEKKED puts today’s all-digital DJs to shame, spinning, scratching and fading his sounds the old school way, with a pair of turntables and a mixer. He’s still controlling digital samples, but with serious analog skills.

Wilco’s ninth studio album Star Wars is available for free until 8/13/15. You can download the free digital copy on the band’s website as well as on iTunes, Google Play and Amazon.

The kids know this is broken news, but James Vincent McMorrow’s not getting enough love. He’s one of the disciples of R&B deity Babyface, so if How to Dress Well or Autre Ne Veut is your jam, check out Post Tropical.

We’re pretty confident that the microphone, ukulele and drum kit that Leo Moracchioli is playing in his music video for his head-banging arrangement of the Bee Gees’ classic disco track aren’t the ones he actually recorded with.