Awesome Talents

We’re having neck spasms just watching this worker in Bangladesh as he not only has 22 bricks stacked on his head, but carries them without flinching. And if you thought that was crazy…

Can’t think of what to get your loved one for Valentine’s Day? Why not serenade them with a few tunes, like Fredde Gredde in this medley of 21 syrupy songs. Better than a box of chocolates.

Nick McKaig pays tribute to the opening theme song of The Simpsons, orchestrating more than thirty parts with only his voice. And he doesn’t look the least bit silly as he makes all those noises.

THePETEBOX covers MGMT’s Kids in one take using only his voice, a guitar, a loop pedal and a couple of effects. This is the first single from his upcoming debut album. Watch his Pixies cover here.

Audio-Technica’s newest headphones feature Solid Bass; we haven’t tried them yet, but we know for sure there’s solid talent in their ad, featuring dance phenom Marquese Scott. (Thanks, Kristin!)

Instead of hiring booth babes (or bros), an exhibitor at CES brought a magician with them to attract visitors. He pretended to explain his tricks even as he continuously fooled his audience.

Do we think that Matt Mulholland does Cisqo’s Thong Song better than the original in this amusing cover? We plead the fifth on that one, but either way here’s four minutes of zen coming at you.

Add YouTuber Imagineer50 to the ranks of legit voice impersonators. Watch as he mimics cartoon characters, Disney World residents plus the usual suspects, including a dead-on Heath Ledger Joker.

If Billboard had a separate chart for YouTube pop stars, Mike Tompkins would be one of the mainstays on it. His beatbox skills, production and – let’s face it – charm are on par with his singing.

Not into classical music? Well once you hear the Vitamin String Quartet kicking out their rendition of Daft Punk’s Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger, you just might be. More cool string covers here.

The always entertaining FreddeGredde returns with a little holiday medley, cramming 12 classic Xmas tunes into a seamless 4-minute medley. Bonus points for Banjo-Kazooie and The Pogues.

You guys couldn’t get enough of Marquese Scott’s bad-ass dance moves, so here he is once more, dubsteppin’ in the most unlikely location, China’s Great Wall. It’s all too short, and all too awesome.

Illusionist AXEL messes with our head as he stands in front of a speeding car, and proceeds to vanish right before it hits him. There’s supposedly no video tricks, so consider our minds boggled.

The Jedi and Sith whip out their lightsabers, and sit down(?) for an epic duel between light and dark, as they battle each other with… string instruments! Vader’s accordion = bonus points for the Dark Side.

AZO returns with his latest reel of freerunning, balancing, chopstick throwing, fan flinging, foot juggling, bartending, pants removing, cube solving action. Is there nothing this guy can’t do?

You may know him as that guy who sang the theme song to How to Make it in America, but Aloe Blacc’s much more than that. Here he is singing Green Lights for the excellent Take Away Show series.

You might be as amazed as we were to find that dubstep is the perfect soundtrack for juggling. Then again, it could just be the serious skills of Lauge Benjaminsen that make the clip work.

Ok, it’s not quite as impressive as most of the parkour and freerunning clips we post, but you have to hand it to (pun intended) these guys for proving that you can do parkour in your living room.

While dubstep might not be everyone’s favorite musical genre, you have to hand it to beatboxer David Crowe for his vocal talents, as he pulls off this incredible live performance.

While we were pretty damned impressed by the Rubik’s Cube-solving robot, David Calvo one-ups the CubeStormer II by solving a cube while juggling two others at the same time. Humans rule!

There’s no shortage of jaw-dropping action in YAK Films’ official recap of highlights from the “All Battles All” section 2011’s Notorious International Breakdancing Event.

If you put breakdancing, gymnastics, a trampoline and tightrope walking all in a blender, something similar to slacklining would probably be the result. Skip to 1:45 to see the action.

World-famous beatboxer Darren Foreman aka BeardyMan wowed the Montreal Comedy Festival crowd with his impromptu mix of beatbox, stand-up comedy, reggae, country and classical music.