haunted mansion A touring Bolivian orchestra is stranded in a German castle surrounded by 23 packs of wolves Thom Dunn

burning man Orchestra plays "Bohemian Rhapsody" at Burning Man Rusty Blazenhoff

comedy Weird Al announces his 2019 tour will include orchestras Rusty Blazenhoff

music Airwolf theme performed on eight cellos (with bonus Thundercats) Rob Beschizza

music Members of Flaming Lips and Los Lobos score Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments (1923) David Pescovitz

music Kraftwerk's connection to R&B and black DJs in America David Pescovitz

music Watch Ryuichi Sakamoto "Playing the Piano for the Isolated" David Pescovitz

music Half-Life with all sounds replaced with rave music samples David Pescovitz

fake beetles I spent too much time watching Beatles tribute bands from around the world Mark Frauenfelder

new york city A day in NY in the early 1980s through the eyes of musicians, artists, activists, filmmakers, and more Gareth Branwyn

music This livestream of The Tallest Man On Earth performing "The Wild Hunt" is utterly delightful Thom Dunn

tabloids Your dollar bills could kill you, and Prince Andrew tries to kill himself, in this week’s dubious tabloids. Peter Sheridan

art Making music playing barcodes using hacked barcode scanners Gareth Branwyn

oceans Images from inside Hyundai's capsized cargo ship of waterlogged cars and trucks David Pescovitz

Weird Watch: Patient plays violin during brain surgery, a UK first Xeni Jardin

music The Typewriter, by Leroy Anderson Rob Beschizza

video games Review: "Don't Read The Comments" is a delightful YA antidote to GamerGate Thom Dunn

synthesizers Touring the inner workings of the Mellotron on King Crimson's anniversary Gareth Branwyn

elon musk This ambient mix of a new sci-fi-themed Rentals song is a sonic trip to outer space Thom Dunn

News Tekashi 6ix9ine sentenced to 2 years in prison after cooperating with feds Xeni Jardin