Awesome Music

For a recent halftime show, the OSU Buckeyes marching band performed a medley of rock tunes from Van Halen to The Stones to The Who. The formations are great, though it’s really hard to rock without electric guitars.

Performer Roy Kafri’s quirky beatbox track Mayokero is handily upstaged by director Vania Heymann’s clever music video, in which classic vinyl album covers come to life and sing his track.

Goosebumps are coming. Cellocyl – a club of cello players in Castilla de Leon, Spain – covers the Game of Thrones opening theme. We’re not sure if this is just a practice run – there are hiccups here and there – but it’s still well done.

A guy demonstrates his targeting skills by playing The Star-Spangled Banner by firing his rifle at custom-made musical gun targets. Why would you do such a thing? Because MURICA!

The creepy yet mesmerizing music video for I’m Callin’, a throwback upbeat love song from husband-and-wife duo Alaina Moore and Patrick Riley, aka Tennis. The song is from the indie pop band’s new album Ritual in Repeat.

(NSFW: Language) “We killing ’em for freedom cause they tortured us for boredom, and even if some good ones die, f**k it, the Lord will sort ’em” Killer Mike and El-P get mad with former Rage Against the Machine frontman Zack De La Rocha.

Blueshift’s range of fast-charging and bamboo-encased Bluetooth speakers, from the small Hydrogen to the hulking limited edition Argon. Like the Helium, they fully charge in just 5 minutes and last between 4 to 8 hours per charge.

The drum crew from the U.S. III Marine Expeditionary Force challenged the Republic of Korea Army Band to a battle of the bands. The Koreans shot first, but the Marines came right back and gave them a taste of their own medicine.

Is there anything that Rob Scallon can’t play? Here he is in a tiny closet, playing a concert with the smallest bass on the market – a tiny ukulele-sized bass thumping out the jams – and the smallest amp and pedal set up too.

Stop-motion animator Adam Brown appropriately used the discontinued Construx building toys in the music video for Construxon Time Again, a song by synthwave artist Jacob 2-2 (an alias that may also be familiar to ’80s kids).

The trailer for Everything Will Change, a documentary featuring two performances from The Postal Service’s reunion tour. It also contains interviews with and backstage footage of Ben Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello and Jenny Lewis.

The music video for drum and synth band TRS-80 features the climactic scene of Le Mans, the 1971 racing film starring Steve McQueen. Formula ’71 is from Vol. 1, a collection of TRS-80’s remastered and re-released tracks.

The latest single from Hold My Home, the fifth album from rock band Cold War Kids. Vocalist Nathan Willett is as fiery as ever, even as the band seems to be going for a more radio-friendly vibe than usual.

Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, The World’s End) directed the music video for Pharrell Williams’ and Daft Punk’s smooth disco track. Sorry, no beer, zombies or Cornettos here. Just a great tune and some floating robot heads.

“He’ll fight for your rights when your back’s to the wall, stick it to the man, justice for all, you better call Saul.” Junior Brown calls to people with the law at their heels in this song for upcoming series Better Call Saul. Unofficial mirror here.

An extended look at the performance portion of the music video for See. The footage was shot in total darkness with a full spectrum camera. The dots of light are from a Kinect’s infrared emitter and are invisible to the naked eye.

Singer and music teacher Anna-Maria Hefele demonstrates polyphonic overtone singing. This uncanny technique allows her to generate two melodies in one breath and manipulate them independently.

The guys from Rodafonia can play a gig pretty much anywhere they want with their traveling stage on wheels. It’s like a portable version of Burning Man – without the desert heat, body odor and peyote.

Musicians will tell you that a 7/4 time signature is one of the trickiest rhythms to follow. In Stewart MacLennan’s short film, performers show off their ability to keep in sync with this unusual beat. Inspired by Dave Brubeck’s eponymous track.

17-year-old rapper A-F-R-O has an uncanny ability to improvise lyrics on the fly, spitting an amazing flow of prose as he’s handed random objects. Oh, did we mention he did this while suffering from 8 cracked ribs and a broken spine?

We’ve heard Marc Martel’s amazing Freddie Mercury impression before, but we didn’t know he could do Luciano Pavarotti too. Here he performs a duet of Puccini’s Nessun Dorma. He also forgot to shave half his beard.

BenDan Productions puts a unique spin on Ramin Djawadi’s Game of Thrones theme, turning it into the music for an old spaghetti western, complete with jangly guitars and whistling. Move ’em out, head ’em up… Rawhide!

The first single from Wonder Where We Land, the second album by producer Aaron Jerome aka SBTRKT. Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig chants what appears to be a dark depiction of New York in this minimalist track.