Remixing classics
Dankmus makes Simpson remix mashup videos – a lot like Pogo makes remix of Disney videos.
World radio
Radiocast.co lets you look at a global map, pick a country, and start listening to a local radio live.
Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe
Man – they don’t make musicals or movies this good anymore
Peg
Who would have thought to do those backing vocals for Steele Dan’s classic song Peg like this?
Ferrofluid Speakers
A few ferrofluid speakers have hit the market. Beyond just your simple bluetooth speaker, these put on a little show at the same time. They contain a blob of ferrofluid suspended in clear liquid. As the music plays, it pulses magnetic fields through the medium and make the fluid dance. These two speakers seem to be the most interesting. Sovenomund Dancing Ferrofluid Speaker and the CAULO Wireless Ferrofluid Speaker.
Wow scratching machine
Headachesound is a self-contained gadget for making turntable scratch effects. You can load it with your samples and beats, then jog its high-sensitivity mini turntable to manipulate sounds. Music producer Mr Viktor got his hands on a prototype and put it through its paces.
The Old Church Free Halloween Organ concert
Michael Barnes, a professional pianist and organist, and has been Senior Organist at Westminster Presbyterian Church since 1992. He puts on his Halloween concert during the free noon Wednesday concerts at the Old Church in Portland at this spookiest month every year. He plays spooky music from Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 all the way to sing-a-longs of favorite tv theme songs.
This year’s show was Wed, Oct 22nd at noon (video not up at the time of this posting). Here’s the show from 2024.
Make your own player piano
Paul Junkin has a piano in his house since childhood that he cannot play. He doesn’t let that stop him though. He grabs 88 of solenoids ($363) and makes his own player piano.
Ethiopian Jazz
I didn’t know this was even a thing, but it’s cool.
Apparently Jerry Wayne knows the proper etiquette for Ethiopian jazz