Awesome Music

Hear how truly brilliant Freddie Mercury’s vocals were in this clip which extracts only the vocals from his collaboration with David Bowie on Under Pressure – not that Bowie is any slouch either. More here, here and here.

Composer Joseph Bertolozzi is working on a composition created by harvesting sounds made by using the varied surfaces of the Eiffel Tower as percussive instruments. He also hopes to coordinate a live performance at some point.

(NSFW: Language, Gore) The music video for Kingswood’s song Ohio is also an action-packed short film. This is probably what The Warriors would’ve looked like if it was made by Quentin Tarantino.

Electronic music god Thomas Dolby was joined on stage by 83-year-old astronaut Buzz Aldrin for a live performance of his 1982 classic She Blinded Me with Science, exclaiming “Science!” with his awkward, but endearing intonation.

Between the bowling alley and decapitated heads, we thought we were watching a Coen Brothers flick – but it’s just the music video for Two Door Cinema Club’s latest catchy track, Handshake. We assume they got the idea here.

And here we thought that Akiva and Jorma had the most distinctive names in The Lonely Island. Andy Samberg sets us straight on who’s got the dopest moniker in the band.

A creative music video for London Grammar’s Wasting My Young Years, shot with a rig loaded with 625 pinhole cameras and a loop of 35mm film to capture 360° images of performers frozen in time. See how it was done here.

This six-year-old girl from Pyongyang sure can play a mean xylophone, but if you stick around long enough, you’ll find out that’s not the only instrument she’s mastered. Though she does have some competition.

Rocker Julien Brasart cranks out another head-banging rendition of a classic theme song – the opening credits from The Simpsons. To be honest, we wouldn’t mind if FOX went with Julien’s version to freshen things up.

An unusual, down home cover of Daft Punk’s hit track, performed on banjo by musician Charles Butler. No he didn’t call it Get Plucky – we made that up all on our own. That’s why they pay us the big bucks.

The official video for alt-rockers Suede’s latest single features the wanton destruction of countless pieces of art, and the most excitement you’ve ever seen in a museum. Ironically, the video itself is a work of modern art.

Watch in awe as 14-year-old Tina S. shreds a bit of Van Halen’s Eruption on her Vigier Excalibur Custom guitar. If Eddie Van Halen ever needs a stand-in, we think she’s got him covered. (Thanks Everyone!)

Recall what happened the last time Will Smith met with Graham Norton? Well he and son Jaden pulled out all the stops for his latest appearance. It’s like watching the Fresh Prince ascend the throne. Is Carlton his jester?

One could argue that Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories sounds like it was recorded back in 1978, so it’s ironic that Joe Jeremiah’s chiptune version actually modernizes the album with its 1980s sounds. Best watched in 144p.

We know the new record is out, but take a trip down memory lane and remember why you still love Daft Punk when you hear the Seven Handle Circus perform their string-laden bluegrass rendition of One More Time. (Thanks Brandon!)

Musician Sam Westphalen plays “the whitest version ever” of MC Hammer’s 1990 classic, backing up his quirky Aussie rap with his impressive percussion guitar style. Needs more Hammer pants. (Thanks Patrick!)

Daft Punk’s latest album won’t be released until 05/21/13, but the robots have made Random Access Memories available for streaming via iTunes. Click the thumbnail to launch the program and play the entire stream.

Watch Jack Conte, an animatronic face and a hexapod play a song about effects pedals. Behind the scenes here. You can download the EP for free, but you might also want to donate at least $1 to Conte for his efforts.

Collective Cadenza has done medleys about wooing before. Recently the group put its collection of modern serenades to good use, brightening up the day of random ladies (well, except for the last one) in New York City.

The classic Russian theme song to Tetris gets a catchy ragtime redo by musician Scott Bradlee. We can close our eyes and visualize countless bricks dropping into perfect lines already.

YouTuber MrSolidSnake745 cranks out another Daft Punk classic on the most appropriate of musical instruments – a set of eight floppy drives. He also offers up One More Time, Something About Us and some Digital Love.

The Gregory Brothers jumped onto the story of Cleveland’s heroic Charles Ramsay quicker than you can say “big testicles,” with their songified version of his colorful post-rescue interview. So grab some ribs and sing along!

YouTuber gundersonmunderson uploaded this video to share his SEGA Genesis-style intro for Drive. But the real star here is the chiptune version of A Real Hero, which he made using an emulator of the SEGA Genesis’ sound chip.