drumFunny – percussive comedy & music humor

TwoYoutubeVideosAndAMotherFuckingCrossFader.com is not much more than a poor man’s DJ mixer that takes any two youtube videos and places a cross fader in between the two. It’s crazy simple in design and execution, but it does the job. Only drawback is you can’t preview a song before fading over (as is typical with a proper DJ mixer). Still, for poor college students who run party tunes from their laptop, the price is right; free!

(click the image to view working version)

This Misa Digital Guitar is a Linux-powered MIDI controller that ads the forgotten element of skill back into homemade electronic instruments. Explained by the creator:

“In electronic music, the timbre (or colour) of the sound can be morphed in an infinite number of ways. For a guitar to accommodate this, the right hand needs more control than just plucking strings. You need to be able to control elements of the sound, such as sustain, pitch, filter cutoffs, contour or any other synthesizer parameter, in a way that has no physical constraints.”

[Misa Digital via Engadget]

Thanks to Ukulele Boy’s rendition of “I’m Yours,” I can now proudly say I like a Jason Mraz song!

This is yet another reminder that no matter how hard you practice, cute kids with skills will always be more impressive.

Off all music collaboration projects I’ve seen, this very well may be my favorite. It’s nothing more than several youtube videos all following the same basic instructions of “Wait a few seconds to start, play in b flat major, play for 1-2 minutes.”

Start the videos whenever you like, adjusting the volume as you go. Because there’s no real tempo or rhythm, it all works.

If Steve Reich joined Sigur Ros, I’m pretty sure this is what the next album would sound like. Click the image below to give it a go.

If you’re looking for some really chill background music, go here to listen to the videos set on autoplay.

(Thanks, Jared!)

In case you missed it in the news this past weekend, Newark Airport was shut down for several hours, nearly seven to be more specific, after someone managed to just bypass security. Traveling guitarist Josh Wilson decided to make something of the occasion and lead the group of stranded tourists, families etc., through a stirring round of “Hey Jude.”

(via Parry Gripp)