Awesome Music

Director Hiro Murai’s awesome music video for Queens of the Stone Age’s track Smooth Sailing takes us on a dizzying night out in Japan as things start out with a little fun karaoke, and quickly escalate into The Hangover levels of madness.

You’d never know that this guy is about to kick out the most impressive vocal impression of Axl Rose that you’ve ever heard. They should do what Journey did and hire this guy to go out on tour with Gn’R. Also, he loves Game of Thrones.

In this clip from back in 2008, Steve Carrell and Stephen Colbert took the opportunity to sing a duet of The Star Spangled Banner, improvising the harmonies along the way. We just wanted to yell “Play Ball!” at the end.

A chillout track from Dreamlife, the upcoming album by singer-songwriter Jeffrey DiLorenzo aka MuteBoy. You can download Sunny Day for free on SoundCloud or pay what you want for his two-song release on Bandcamp.

The ATLiens have landed. After a seven year hiatus, Outkast kicked off their reunion at Coachella. YouTuber buriedvoid saved the entire performance. Apparently the set was far from perfect, but we’ll take what we can get.

Streamz headphones have a built-in music player and storage for audio files. It can stream from cloud services like Spotify, Rdio, Pandora and Google Drive. It also has a 3.5mm input. We’re not sure about its battery life though.

While today’s DJs largely rely on playing music with digital controllers, it takes just a couple of seconds of this clip of DJ Jazzy Jeff mixing it up on analog turntables to realize just what we’re missing these days.

Currently in development, Tabify is a mobile app that will automatically transcribe guitars – and possibly other string instruments – as you play. You can also go over created tabs and edit them. Note that the UI hasn’t been finalized.

The music video for first track from Jack White’s upcoming solo album Lazaretto – an instrumental that combines blues and intense electric riffs, set against the backdrop of non-newtonian fluids and sand vibrating to the track’s frequencies.

A documentary about the rise and fall and rebirth of musician Alice Cooper, from his beginnings as a preacher’s son to his outlandish antics onstage and off, and his battles with addiction which at one point landed him in a sanitarium.

A compact 3.5W Bluetooth audio player, FM radio and alarm clock. Sound Rise can wake you up with a chime or with music from the radio or your mobile device. It also has a USB charging port and 3.5mm input. Also available in black.

(NSFW) “Drinking in the park, staring at the stars like a satellite dish, I had a good time and I’m ready to die” Canadian indie rockers Tokyo Police Club long for simpler times while playing fictional arcade games in the music video for Hot Tonight.

Made for home theater and video gaming, the Sony MDR-HW700DS headphones system can stream over the 5GHz band for less interference and better sound quality. It can also emulate an immersive 9.1 surround sound system.

Melbourne, Australia’s Hudson & Troop presents a track about the innate desire for humans to connect, portrayed through the eyes of a big blue monster. Video by OH YEAH WOW. Monster by Sharp FX, who also worked on The Hobbit.

Musicians Scott Bradlee, Dave Koz, Adam Kubota and Allan Mednard recorded this sexy smooth jazz version of Ramin Djawadi’s opening theme to Game of Thrones which belies the darkness and violence of the show.

We’re not quite sure why Daft Punk waited so long after the release of their latest album to put out new merch including shirts, a belt buckle and an awesome poster. They’re definitely Doin’ It Right with those retro style ads though.

(NSFW: Language) “Used to be I’m a “ride or die” chick, B.I.G. with the “Me And My Bitch”, no objections, being an object.” Talib Kweli raps about the objectification of women that’s become par for the course in hip hop. Video by dreambear.

A catchy summer tune from Swedish indie rock band Colleague, from their two-song release. Watch out for these guys if you love Phoenix, Passion Pit and the like. Listen to their other single Parent’s House here.

While waiting to fly from Brisbane to Sydney, the Australian touring cast of The Lion King decided to serenade other passengers on their airplane. This is so much better than when the flight attendants on Southwest try to sing.

The music video for Cell Song, a track from Let’s Go Extinct, the latest album by indie rock band Fanfarlo. Ewan Jones Morris used images from old science journals, encyclopedias and magazines to make the trippy animation.

Handcrafted using reclaimed timber and modern analog audio hardware. These 75W Bluetooth speakers are available in raw finish or worn out with aged parts and retro colors. They also have a 3.5mm aux in and a USB charging port.

The Silk Road Ensemble is a musical supergroup featuring world class musicians and composers, led by none other than cello virtuoso Yo-Yo Ma. NPR Music filmed them performing Briel, from their album A Playlist Without Borders.

Sorry, this video doesn’t involve robots getting it on. Instead, TeamDARE’s robotic band plays a cover of The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ classic Californication. The pan flute lead is just as intoxicating as Anthony Kiedis’ vocals.