Awesome Music

DJ in the Googleplex: Google Music integrates jams into its search results, letting you play and buy full tracks from sources that include iLike, Lala, Imeem, Rhapsody and Pandora.

Professional air guitarists finally have an instrument worthy of their lightweight talents: the Electronic Rock Guitar t-shirt is actually playable and includes a mini amp and magnetic picks.

Best product tie-in ever: Eddie Riggs makes a cameo on Adult Swim’s Metalocalypse, moonlighting (of course) as a totally metal roadie for Dethklok — well, everyone but Murderface.

The best (and likely the only) simultaneous use of a banjolele, handlebar mustache, and zoot suit ever, Chap-Hop History is a five minute history of hip-hop by the supa-fly Mr. B.

Switched-On Ringtones is pure analog heaven for your iPhone, Palm, or BB: it packs in 75 blips, sequences, and effects made by vintage Moog, Arp, Roland, and Korg synthesizers.

Sony Music and freestyle footballers (that’s soccer for Yanks) gives Guitar Hero a more athletic kick with Football Hero: it’ uses Arduino, pressure sensitive pads, and Frets on Fire.

With 3 CDs, 2 DVDs, 1 LP, and a 164 page photo book, the AC/DC Backtracks Set not only packs in the music but lets you play it: the box doubles as a working guitar amp. Thanks, Phil!

Vodafone NZ turns what would normally be a cacophony into a symphony with a stirring cellphone rendition of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture; it took 1,000 phones and 53 ringtones.

Some say it’s not as strong as Season 1, but Flight of the Conchords’ second season still split our sides; I Told You I Was Freaky includes notable classics like Sugalumps and Friends.

Available this week: Abbey Road is a must-download DLC for The Beatles: Rock Band fans, with five tracks for $17 on the PS3 and Xbox 360 and six tracks a-la-carte on the Wii.

Improv Everywhere’s Grocery Store Musical is a produce production you’ll go bananas over: a follow-up to Food Court Musical, it involved six actors and numerous hidden cameras.

Compatible with Rock Band, Guitar Hero, and DJ Hero, Altec Lansing’s Stage-Gig is ideal for extra on-stage (or on-couch) oomph; the 40W amplified speaker packs a 6.5″ woofer.

We always love freebies, but Xenogears ReMixed goes beyond awesome: based on Yasunori Mitsuda’s original Xenogears music, it’s reconceived by no less than 32 musicians.

From the guy who brought us the first Carl Sagan Auto-Tune, We Are All Connected is a symphony of science: Richard Feynman, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Bill Nye get their groove on.

Tapping on Tap Tap Revenge’s shoulder, Rock Band is now available on the iPhone and iPod Touch: it features single and 4-player (via Bluetooth) modes, 4 instruments and 20 songs.

Starting and ending with a bang, this music video for Lenny Kravitz’ Let Love Rule seems to be over before it’s even begun; hint: the star of the show is actually in the credits.

Permanently stay on vacation (and drive your coworkers nuts) with these Caribbean Finger Drums; they feature eight touch-sensitive pads, good for one octave of a complete scale.

A next-gen Stylophone, the Stylophone Beatbox features samples from UK beatbox champ MC Zani as well as percussion and steel drum sounds; also: record and scratch functions.

Let the fur-lined hunting caps fly: this intro video for DJ Hero takes the classic DJ battle to epic heights, with collapsing overpasses, out of control semis and hordes of breakdancers.

Modest Mouse’s trippy but impressive Whale Song music video begins with a Da Vinci style device and only gets stranger from there; it mixes live action, stop motion and other effects.

Bon Jovi finds their way off the Lost Highway and back to rock with The Circle; on sale 11/10, it’s their 11th studio album and will include the documentary When We Were Beautiful.

A cross between a piano, a drum and a sax, the Eigenharp is an uber-instrument with the capabilities of an electronic keyboard; choose from the budget Pico or professional Alpha.

It costs $500 extra, but HP’s ENVY 15 Beats laptop (available 10/22) may be just worth it: it sports a glossy piano black finish, Core i7, and Beats by Dr. Dre Studio Hi-Def headphones.