Awesome Talents

The shadow theater troupe Attraction stunned the judges and audience of Britain’s Got Talent once again with their semi-final performance. They told the story of familial love and the enduring circle of life.

B-girl Spinderella returns with another painful looking headspin, this time planting her head on the top of a metal soup can and rotating. Perhaps her skull is has a layer of protective rubber built in. Swag!

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.

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.

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!)

The young man in the green shorts must be hiding a jet pack somewhere on his person. Bro, do you even gravity? YouTuber Michael Stewart is accepting donations to help get the kids in Rift Valley, Kenya some proper facilities.

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!)

If Ellen has sent her staff to find this young boy in the Philippines to sing on her show, would we be disappointed? No. Aldrich Talonding has big talent and soul in a kid’s body. (Thanks Fred!)

Parkour artist Ryan Doyle waxes philosophical and demonstrates his acrobatic talents on the streets, alleyways, rooftops, stages, oil fields and other diverse and exotic locales of Azerbaijan’s seaside capital city.

Musician Denise Reis can play two instruments at the same time. One of them is the guitar, the other is the trumpet – or is it? Listen as she Dreams of Jeannie, gets Bewitched, and then Gets Smart. She adds vocals to the mix here.

An epic arrangement of Dave Brubeck’s Take Five, performed by a group of talented Pakistani studio musicians, with their own unique take on the classic jazz tune. More soul-stirring music from Sachal Studios here.

His name may be Seventh, but Hoop Mixtape claims that he’s the best 14-year-old basketball player in the U.S. That’s subjective. What’s not subjective is that he’s just fourteen. Kids these days are mutants. (Thanks Alex!)

Multitalented musician Sarah Schachner performs the theme songs from Halo, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and Skyrim, arranging and playing all of the instruments herself, and sounding nearly as epic as the originals.

(NSFW: Language, Crude Humor) We’ve already seen his hilarious Game of Thrones voices, but here impressionist Steve Love regales us with a larger compilation of his diverse and expansive library of pop culture characters.

Vocalist Dwayne Cooke shares more than a last name with Soul master Sam Cooke. Listen in awe as the kid blasts out A Change is Gonna Come. His minimal clothing and setting just further reinforce his raw talent.

This street musician shreds like you wouldn’t believe with a finger-blistering performance as his digits go flying across the frets and strings of his acoustic guitar. We’re impressed he doesn’t get his beard caught in the strings.

Cirque du Soleil performer Adrienn Banhegyi shows off her incredible rope-jumping skills while Devin Supertramp captures her agility with his ever watchful lens. Adrienn clearly has muscles in her body that other humans don’t.

Look ma, no hands! Brazilian football freestyler Murilo Pitol demonstrates his impeccable ball-handling skills and style using only his head, neck, shoulders, feet and legs.

Dancers Julius “iGlide” Chisolm and Dorian “BluPrint” Hector transition effortlessly from buttery smooth slides to mechanical monsters as they move to the electro-grooves of Legionnaire by NastyNasty.

A Hungarian shadow theater company called Attraction stunned both the judges and the audience of the latest season of Britain’s Got Talent with its graceful and moving story of love and loss.

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.

A moving rendition of Simon and Garfunkel’s classic single, sung in the voices of Kermit the Frog and other Muppets. Brought to you by YouTuber Seán Thomas Gallobhaí – and a bottle of Famous Grouse whiskey.

We’ve seen a little girl make her eyebrows dance. This nice homeless man named Clydesdale can do the same with his mustache. If you’re feeling generous, donate to Whatever’s Indiegogo fundraiser for Clydesdale.