Awesome Music

(NSFW: Language) The music video for Thrift Shop in its naked, beat-less glory. It actually fares a lot better than the one for Gangnam Style and is only slightly awkward. Plus there’s Macklemore’s chair.

A jazzy arrangement of Radiohead’s Creep, performed by vocalist Karen Souza, ironically turning the tables on the song’s original protagonist. Hear more of her sultry covers here. Her Tainted Love is pretty great too.

Invented by Paul Vo and beta tested with the synth experts at Moog Music, the Vo-96 is an innovative synthesizer that attaches to acoustic guitars, modifying its sound using magnetic fields to change the way the strings vibrate.

Jack Conte of Pomplamoose hypes up his upcoming solo EP with this mashup of various Daft Punk and Skrillex tracks. Conte adds flair to his performance by adding perfectly synchronized video footage on the TV below.

Experimental musician Jeroen Elfferich wins the award for the wackiest version of The White Stripes Seven Nation Army we’ve ever heard. Correction… it’s the wackiest version of any song we’ve ever heard.

Karen O, Nick Zinner and Devendra Banhart Brian Chase partnered with Vice’s Noisey to hook us all up with this free preview and commentary of their upcoming album Mosquito. The album drops 4/15/13.

Do the robot to this awesome track that beatmaker Andrew Kilgour aka Fresh Kils made using samples from the Transformers animated series. You can buy the track solo or as part of his Routines Beat Tape LP.

The music video for A Tooth for an Eye, an excellent single from the mysterious and very talented Swedish electronica duo The Knife. The song is from their upcoming album Shaking The Habitual.

Stream the entire new Strokes album right now, days before it’s available for purchase. Filled with tight, head-bobbing rhythms, and simultaneously chill and gravelly vocals from Julian Casablancas.

Dueling Banjos, the song made famous creepy in Deliverance, was meant to be played on two instruments, but Mark Kroos is an overachiever and plays both parts on his double-necked guitar.

(NSFW: Lyrics/Gore) The dizzying first-person escape continues in this Biting Elbows music video. This time it’s for their single Bad Motherf***er. Why do the bad guys have an office anyway?

Another cool cut-paper video from animator Eric Power, this clip features an invasion of paper creatures descending on a city and wrecking havoc, backed by The Boxing Lesson. Get the track here.

The Vamp Verza amplifier might be an audiophile’s best friend. It can be used on mobile devices as well as PCs, and can also be used as a USB sound card. It has optical out, USB and micro-USB ports.

Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake cap off the latter’s week-long guesting at the late night show with their fourth rap medley. It sounds like the audience does need a lesson about rap history.

The guy behind Symphony of Science tunes-up a special St. Patty’s breakfast mix, complete with yellow moons, orange stars and green clovers. They’re always after me Lucky Charms.

As part of Justin Timberlake week on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Fallon brought out his barbershop quartet The Ragtime Gals, who have branched out from reggae and into R&B.

Soundcloud user conklin.radio has compiled what he claims are all of the times Metallica’s frontman has said “Yea” in their songs. It will either ruin or elevate the word for you. Powerful stuff.

A brief documentary by the SoundWorks Collection about composer Yoav Goren and his company Immediate Music, which makes scores for movie promotional materials such as trailers and TV spots.

Crooner/beatboxer Mike Tompkins covers Justin Timberlake, Timbo’s beats and JT’s backing band using just his and rapper George Watsky’s voices. They should’ve called it Denim & Plaid though.

It took more than 6 years, but he’s finally answered your call. Justin Timberlake’s new album The 20/20 Experience drops 3/19/13. You can also stream the entire album for free on iTunes.

The updated version of Muji’s minimalist CD player. The Bluetooth speaker can be turned on or off by tugging at its power cord. It also has a remote control and an FM radio. Video here.

A band of LEGO Bionicle musicians gets outfitted with servos and bang out some catchy beats, with the help of an Arduino Uno board, and the Clavia Nord Beat iPad sequencer app.

People, Hell and Angels contains 12 tracks, most of them recorded in 1969 with Billy Cox, Buddy Miles and Stephen Stills. Devoted Hendrix fans may be disappointed with the old “new” tracks though.