What do you do when you have an unexpected singing partner?
Josh Williams was performing the Bluegrass song “Mordecai” when a little bird decided to land on his guitar! It’s not clear if the bird actually sang along, it might be he just wanted to get closer so he could hear better, or maybe he had a backstage pass and got ahead of himself! At any rate, Williams kept his cool and continued the song to the end, except he couldn’t play his guitar! Check … Read entire article »
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The Cello Song
More good music from the cellist guy in the Piano Guys duo, playing a beautiful Beethoven tune originally written for the cello. Here he plays eight different parts and blends them together in perfect eight-part harmony. Enjoy! … Read entire article »
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Happy Nyan Year!
Hope your New Year is a great one, and to start off on a happy note: … Read entire article »
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Oh, oh, oh! Otamatone!
Oh, Japan, please don’t ever change! Without you, we’d all be less confused, less puzzled, and far less freaked out, so just keep doing what you’re doing! … Read entire article »
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Okay, these guys are just way too good…
I stumbled across these guys when I saw this really neat video on Youtube. “The Piano Guys” are a couple of musicians that re-do popular music with piano and cello and other instruments. They use them to re-interpret the music as well, as in the “Cello Wars” video, which also has fun with the cello artist playing both the “good” Jedi and the “evil” Sith on dueling cellos. Look for the appearance of “Darth Vader”… One … Read entire article »
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Presenting The Oomphalapompatronium!
Now, if this thing doesn’t make you want to go out to the garage and throw together some kind of music-making thingamajig, I don’t know what would! Apparently this guy, Leonard Solomon, makes all kinds of musical instruments out of, well, stuff. He gives performances of his musical and geeky machinery, since at least 1985. Check out the other videos on his page! … Read entire article »
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Impressive Photoshop painting skills
This person has them, by a long shot. Goes from a sketch, to a drawing, to a painting, to near photorealism. Catchy Russian music, too… … Read entire article »
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Halloween, model style!
Ah, the art of photography… … Read entire article »
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Ringo helps! (watch what he does in this classic “video”!)
The Beatles were notorious cutups on stage and in private, especially in the early days when they were becoming so ridiculously successful. Watch how Ringo (and the others, to some extent) handles the stage directions, all through their lip-syncing to their song “Help”! *Sigh* from back in the days when music was fun, and not “important”… … Read entire article »
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Crowd helps autistic man sing the National Anthem
This is an autistic man who’s been chosen to sing the National Anthem at a ball game in Fenway Park, for “Disability Awareness Day,” but partway through he messes up the lyrics. He’s completely flustered, but the crowd in the stadium comes to his rescue by singing the right words along with him. To hear all the people filling the stadium with the Anthem, and to see the man’s reaction, this is why … Read entire article »
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