AWESOMECON

I have no idea what it means, nor do I need to (all though I do want to).  I was literally speechless after watching this amazing video.  Give it a few seconds and I am sure you will feel the same way.

[via Why, That's Delightful!]

Okay, its technically three-man act, but a one-man band.  The mutli-part one man YouTube video meme is getting a little stale, but this one is damn impressive.  Rock out baby!

[Read via Bob Nickolopoulos]

I was reading a tweet by @mdowney which referred to a post on BuzzFeed about the top 10 Michael Jackson acapella videos. This post is not about that… well, not directly anyway. I was watching the video for “Beat It” and during the breakdown/fight scene I had an amazing revelation. Holy SH*T!!! THOSE THUGS ARE HIPSTERS!

So, apparently hipsters are 1983 thugs from the “Beat It” video. Amazing but true. Check out around 2:30 in the video to revel in the pre-hipster-hipster fashion.

Continuing on the rap tip, Adam drops another gem on us today:

[via Adam]

When two rappers step up to spit freestyle rhymes some of the listeners would love transcription to help clarify some of the slang and intent of what they are saying.  If you have ever found yourself in that situation, then worry no more for this video has you covered.

[via Adam (w/ an official seal of approval from the list)]

If you follow Daft Punk at all and/or played Little Big Planet then this will rock your socks off:

With the growth of control and interactivity available via video games, the world of Machinima is really taking off.  Games like Little Big Planet are designed with user content generation in mind and its amazing to see how it is being adapted and expanded by the user community.

Machinima, as defined via Wikipedia:

Machinima (pronounced /məˈʃiːnɨmə/ or /məˈʃɪnɨmə/) is the use of real-time three-dimensional (3-D) graphics rendering engines to generate computer animation. The term also refers to works that incorporate this animation technique. Machinima-based artists, sometimes called machinimists or machinimators, often use graphics engines from video games, a practice that arose from the animated software introductions of the 1980s demoscene, Disney Interactive Studios‘ 1992 computer game Stunt Island, and 1990s recordings of gameplay in first-person shooter (FPS) video games, such as id Software’s Doom and Quake.

[via @mesh]

For those that haven’t seen season 2, then you may want to pass on this (or maybe not because its so good)

The word on the blog is that Michel Gondry directed this… which makes a lot of sense.

[via Donewaiting]

St. Vincent’s sophomore album, Actor, comes out on May 5th. Here’s the first video for the first single, “Actor Out of Work”.

For years I was a huge D’n'B head, eating up all things Jungle and Drum and Bass.  Over the years I have caught some of the best producers and djs from around the world laying down sick beats and lines.  I have lost touch of this world over the last few years and seeing KJ Sawka has brought me back into the fold.  What is amazing is that this guy is doing it all on a kit with no bass lines… just drums.  He uses samplers, triggers and other gear for his live shows, but as you can see he can bolt it down tight with just a simple kit.  Its just mind blowing. Seriously.

[Via Loganotron]

Its music week here at Awesomecon… yet to help dilute the SXSW overload check out rapper P.O.S. rock the hell out of Pearl Jam’s “Why Go Home”.  Dope.

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