Awesome Music

LA indie rockers Warpaint turn in a download-worthy rendition of David Bowie’s 1980 classic in a backstage performance during Glastonbury 2014. Fortunately, you can find the track on the 2010 tribute album We Were So Turned On.

Musician Luc Arbogast’s bald head and tattoos belie his vocal talents, an uncanny ability to sing in a range normally reserved for the most talented female vocalists. He can also sing in a more typical range as well. More here.

Musician and vocalist Brett Domino provides a brief instructional video on putting together the kind of formulaic hooks and cheesy lyrics that eventually turn into pop gold. Apparently, all you need is a bassoon and Google.

It’s been a little while since we checked in with Puddles, the Sad Clown with the Golden Voice. Here, he covers Sia’s hit single Chandelier in his own inimitable and soul-stirring style. Damn, now we all we can think of now is Lena Dunham.

We’ve seen the Game of Thrones crew dressed for the 1980s, so now they need a theme song, right? Luigi Donatello scratches that itch with a version of the GoT theme song had it taken place in the decade of big hair and bigger synthesizers.

The focus is on the hands of the musicians in this mesmerizing performance music video for 20syl’s sonically enveloping electronic track, Kodama. Grab the track and the rest of the EP on iTunes.

Originally released in 1983, L’Amour is a somber album, with a few mumbled and mostly gibberish lyrics, as ethereal as the man behind it. Up to this day, no one knows the real identity of the man behind the pseudonym Lewis. (Thanks Karlo!)

Guitarist John Denner shreds an impressive cover of Eddie Van Halen’s Eruption solo, but what’s truly impressive is what you’ll see about 25 seconds into the video. Watch, and you’ll be amazed too. More here.

The Tonight Show returns with another epic edit of NBC anchorman Brian Williams, who cannot lie. This time, he’s on the prowl for some cushion for the pushin’. Dial 1-900-MIXALOT, and kick them nasty thoughts.

OK Go has set the bar pretty damned high for their music videos, and their new long-take clip is true to form. For The Writing’s on the Wall, the band created a funhouse filled with illusions which disintegrate as the camera moves.

Using low-budget motion tracking effects, YouTuber Gal Volinez replaced Britney Spears with himself in this hilarious sendup of her music video for Work B**ch. At least we’re hoping he did it knowing it was funny.

(Gore) We’ve seen a music video made with yarn. Here’s one where every frame was embroidered. Directed by Nicos Livesey and Tom Bunker, the video for Throne’s Tharsis Sleeps sees astronauts on a terraforming mission.

New Orleans Dixieland jazz band Swamp Donkeys performs the most upbeat version of Ramin Djawadi imposing Game of Thrones theme song we’ve ever heard. Perhaps it’ll come in handy for jazz funerals.

Richard Dunn found himself stuck overnight in Las Vegas’ McCarran airport, and needed some way to fill the time. So what did he do? He shot a music video with his iPhone. Though we’re not quite sure how he shot it All By Himself.

Musician PelleK covered classic cartoon theme songs from the 1980s and 1990s with his flamboyant power ballad vocalizations, 4-octave range, and a cheesetastic music video to go along with. Oh, and if you’re craving some DuckTales…

In one of the more unlikely collaboratons we’ve heard in a while, Sir-Mix-A-Lot got together with the Seatlle Symphony to perform his 1992 classic Baby Got Back. Skip to 2:28. And try to forgive the cheesy audience participation.

Grieg “Theremin Hero” Stewart lets his geek flag fly as high as the one that Mario jumps on at the end of levels as he plays a cover of the Game of Thrones theme on a keytar made from an 8-bit Nintendo system. And yes, it still plays games.

(NSFW: Language) The contents of your pantry have never been as hardcore as in this stop-motion animation by Julian Petschek, a hip-hop clip based loosely on the story of Drake and Lil’ Wayne. We kid you not.

Three live tracks by this UK acoustic guitar duo starts off with Sandstorm by Darude, then moves on to Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody, and wraps with Dick Dale’s rapid-fire theme from Pulp Fiction. Their Daft Punk tribute is sublime.

After retiring from the music scene, Phil Collins took to the stage one more time, joining a group of kids from his sons’ middle school band. The tunes begin at about 2:15, with In the Air Tonight. and at 11:50 with Land of Confusion.

(NSFW: Language) Some days, everything just goes right. No barkin’ from the dog. FoxADHD takes on the Ice Cube classic It Was a Good Day, summing up a perfect day in this high tech, always on, meme-filled world we live in.

Merrill Garbus aka tUnE-yArDs performs Water Fountain live at KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic. A single from her latest album Nikki Nack, Water Fountain seems like a protest song disguised as an upbeat children’s rhyme.

The latest album from post-black metal pioneer Lantlôs. Longtime fans of the band may be torn by the album’s cleaner feel compared to previous releases, but the overall result is still a powerful experience. (Thanks Karlo!)