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Music videos, performances, and creative audio experiments that stand out from the noise. Expect inventive covers, unusual instruments, and artists pushing boundaries in sound and style.
Motown meets metal in this mashup of The Temptations’ “Get Ready,” with Ratt’s “Lack of Communication,” courtesy of remix maestro Bill McClintock. It’s another unlikely combo that makes perfect sense once you hear it, blending soulful vocals, glam metal guitars, and a driving rhythm.
Swedish musician Paul Adamah’s band Boko Yout brings his infectious punk-funk energy to the screen with this joyful music video featuring his alter ego, Dr. Gusto, a mysterious alien who hopes to restore prosperity, freedom, individuality, and humanity to a world that has lost its way. There’s even a VOTE 4 GUSTO website.
Musician Steven K. of the Czech Republic blues rock band Steven’s offers up a unique spin on the Radiohead track “No Surprises.” We love his twangy country take on the song, with bouncy, alternating-bass fingerpicking like Chet Atkins played. Shout-out to the commenter who called it “Rodeohead.” Steven also woke us up when September ended.
Musician Diego Dias offers a fresh and unexpected take on alternative tunes by performing them on accordion. His covers of The Strokes “Take It or Leave It“, Radiohead’s “No Surprises“, Blur’s “The Universal“, and Tame Impala’s “The Less I Know the Better” are wonderful, giving each track a warm, lively sound that works surprisingly well
The last time we saw Blue Man Group, Tobias Fünke blue himself on Arrested Development. But we have to say we were entertained by this performance from the real Blue Men, who performed a percussive medley of themes from Ghostbusters, Stranger Things, The Last of Us, and Severance, plus This Is Halloween and Mussorgsky’s Night on
Musician Kent Nishimura takes on Michael Jackson’s creepy classic, “Thriller” with another captivating acoustic guitar performance. The original’s infectious bassline, funky rhythms, and haunting melody translate beautifully to Kent’s intricate fingerstyle arrangement. His ability to blend bass, rhythm, and lead parts simultaneously is a joy to behold.
Pianist, composer, and arranger Peter Bence teamed up with pro aerobatic pilot Péter Besenyei to perform an unexpected collaboration set to the tune of Elton John’s “Rocket Man.” As Besenyei buzzes his single-seat stunt plane overhead, Bence remains remarkably calm, cool, and collected, tickling the ivories of his Steinway.
Blur and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn has given us some of the most memorable and distinctive sounds from the 1990s through now. Musician and podcaster Asa Park digs into Albarn’s influence on pop, alternative, hip hop, and global music. From dominating Britpop to anti-grunge to Gorillaz’s ever-changing style, Albarn has never painted within the lines.
The NOPIA MK1 is a unique electronic instrument for generating harmonies. It integrates a 12-key keyboard for playing chords along with buttons for pitch shifting, touch sliders, and an expression wheel. It has an onboard audio engine and MIDI connectivity. A bass generator, arpeggiator, looper, and built-in effects add to its abilities. Pre-orders open 9.15.2026.
When you want automatically to play notes on a synthesizer, you use something called a sequencer. Composer Dill Yujinoue shows how they turned an antique sewing machine into an analog sequencer. By placing a MIDI controller pad under its tip, it produces a note each time it strikes a button. Sometimes they let a typewriter
Musician Kent Nishimura takes on the Steely Dan classic “Peg,” taking the already chill 1977 track and making it even smoother and jazzier. Kent’s acoustic guitar adds warmth to the track that proves that Fagen and Becker’s works weren’t just feats of meticulous production, but timeless songs that stand on their own in the hands
After digging into some of the most reused sound samples in music, Synthet, narrows his focus to vocals in hip-hop, pop, and dance tracks. If you’ve ever wondered where that familiar “Hey,” “Woah,” “Aw, Yeah,” or “Ahhh” sound came from, this video has got answers for you. A music-only version is also available.