Awesome Music

Online musicians Sam Tsui and Kurt Schneider team up for this Michael Jackson Medley, which uses creative CG to turn a two-man band into a seven-member a capella group.

iPod Touch it is not, but Creative’s ZEN X-Fi2 is no slouch: it packs a 3″ touchscreen, 8-32 GB memory, TV-out, multiple audio/video formats, speakers, mic, FM radio and SD card.

Available in Diesel retail stores, this Turntable Bedding lets DJs mix it up in the bedroom with record player shams and a wicked blanket plastered with knobs, sliders and cables.

Moonbell isn’t quite a game–it uses topographical data from Japan’s Kaguya satellite that lets you play the Moon’s surface like a record; choose from Orbit Play and Free Scratch modes.

If you’re sitting on a stash of vinyls, Ion’s Profile LP not only plays records sans preamp but will digitize them via USB; it includes both 33 1/3 & 45 RPM settings, plus PC/Mac software.

Silent Uproar Records is giving away 10 Metroid Metal: Varia Suite codes. Update: this giveaway has concluded. Congrats to the winners and thanks to everyone who participated!

Likely one of 2009’s best albums and a worthy successor to United Abominations, Megadeth’s Endgame is their 12th album and a solo-heavy effort with a decidedly old-school flavor.

Brando’s Cassette MP3 player isn’t just a novelty mp3 player shaped like a cassette–it can be inserted into your car stereo to play music stored on an SD or MMC memory card.

You probably spend a bit too much time online if you can identify every single person in this Internet People 2 video: it’s a musical rundown of (mostly) famous web personalities.

The boombox goes modern with Altec Lansing’s MIX: powered by eight D batteries or AC adapter, it features an iPod/iPhone dock, 7-band equalizer, two 5.25″ subs and two 3.5 mm jacks.

Pleasing both Futurama fans and disc jockeys alike, this Neurosonics Lab music video is an out-of-body jam session filled with noggin-generated notes and heady repercussions.

SendStation’s PocketDock is a godsend for those who carry proprietary adapters for their iPod; it provides a Mini USB that’ll work with standard chargers plus an extra 3.5 mm jack.

Legendary guitarist Eric Johnson teams up with Fender for the E.J. Stratocaster RW Electric Guitar; it features a 2-piece alder body, custom tremolo block and pickups by Johnson.

Sirius XM’s SkyDock is the first satellite radio dock for the iPhone/iPod Touch; it also charges via cigarette adapter and includes a free Sirius/XM app with iTunes download tagging.

iSkin’s Cerulean RX untethers your iPhone from its dock, letting you stream tunes from as far as 30 feet away via a Stereo Bluetooth connection with no batteries or drivers required.

Though not quite as technically amazing as 8-Bit Trip, The Early Sheets has a much catchier tune and storyline; it follows a character as he escapes from the 2D world to the real world.

8-Bit Trip is a music video by Swedish band Rymdreglage made entirely out of LEGO bricks and filmed in stop motion; it pays homage to Pong, Pac-Man, Mario Bros and more.

Richard Wagner’s Siegfried opera gets a jaw-dropping modern makeover with over 5 hours of video played through 14 simultaneous projectors; it debuted June 2008 in Valencia, Spain.

It’s fairly slow-paced, but JumpTrumpRumpBump’s trippy plot, jazzy music, and funky animations make up for it; each frame literally looks like a standalone art piece.

Available for pre-order: Metroid Metal Varia Suite is classic Metroid music played by a real band; they’ll debut live at PAX, with the official release set for 9/8/09.

Filled with rockin’ music set to equally rockin’ visuals, this Brutal Warrior trailer for Brutal Legend has us totally sold on the game; bonus points for the metal spider and Ozzy cameo.

Due out 9/9/09, Abbey Road Remastered is the result of a four year effort that used new tech alongside vintage equipment; the result is the highest fidelity Beatles catalog ever.

Flash mobs can be annoying, but nobody can turn down Hawaiian music: staged by a San Francisco hula school, the Hit and Run Hula troupe does exactly that at an Apple Store.