I’ve been slack about the randomness of this blog lately.  Funny that, as I’ve been running across a series of increasingly random and amusing videos to share with you all!

First, just to break tradition, I emplore you to check out Cee-Lo’s version of Band of Horse’s “No One’s Gonna Love You” – this is BEGGING for an uber-dirty dubstep remix. Can someone please get on that ASAP? ‘ppreciate it! (Perhaps @Modestep would be into it? Seems perfect for those guys…)

Cee-lo “No one’s gonna love you” from Starr Whitesides on Vimeo.

Next up, we have some Old Spice and Sesame Street brilliance – watch and enjoy!

Now, the parody.

Sesame Street still has it after all these years. Randomly, I have that show to thank for learning how to count from 1-10 in Spanish.

Now, we all know that Will Smith has an adorable son, but what some people have missed up until now is that he also has an adorable daughter, who has a catchy song out with a pretty darn cute music video. Check it out:

Sesame Street (well, Mec Jagger) got in on the action, too:

AND, lest our animal friends feel neglected, I’ve included the ever-so-slightly hilarious video of a parrot dancing to the song, yes. Really. He even flaps his wing a la a gangster rapper. Watch the first :30 and then tell me it sucks, do it!

Wow, it’s been ages since I’ve done one of these!  I thought it fitting to share the smile-inducing videos on today of all possible days. Why? Because I’m all smiles today while headed to Puerto Rico! I smile, you smile – see how that works?

Thanks to brand dna for this first video – yes, that is really Gary Numan.

Old Spice – YouTube responses to tweets

You know I couldn’t let this whole Tiger Woods thing pass without providing some music-related remix goodness…

People have very mixed opinions on Lady GaGa, but holy bajeezus – you can’t deny that she has talent – this is her BEFORE she “made it big”

Who doesn’t love the Muppets?!

A crowd-sourced music video for a charity song in the UK – uber cool and for a great cause.

For the drummers among us… I STILL get giddy when I watch this!

I’M ON A BOAT! Yes, really. I’m on a cruise to Mexico currently, but just had to queue up this post to share some randomness with you while I sun myself and consume fruity tropical drinks for a few days. On with it!

Lee Scratch Perry (dub LEGEND) explains how things shifted from dub to dubstep over the years. Slight promo for his new stuff at the end, but the video is quality regardless.

Ghostbusters Theme Song Multitrack – just plain fun!

Video Interview with DJ Elijah (Butterz)

Edition 2 took awhile to come together, but I hope you enjoy all the same.

Yes, it’s Oprah. Yes, it’s still cool to watch (watch it). Give it a minute or so and keep your eyes on the front until you “get it”.

Oh, the job of a mastering engineer (warning: language)

OK, so I STILL really dig Skream’s “In for The Kill” remix. This spoof made me laugh, so I thought I’d share.

Speaking of tunes I’m digging, check out this Starkey remix. It really kicks in around 1:06. Been in my earholes for a solid few weeks at this point.

I run across quite a few “random but fun” music-related things during the week. Starting this weekend I’ll be posting a weekend series of these with some brief thoughts.  Suggestions are welcome for the series and be sure to check my Contact Me page for information on where we can connect.

Hint: Twitter is usually easiest. I’m @misskatiemo. Say hi!

Augmented Reality – A computer, a record and a video camera.

AR scratching from vanderlin on Vimeo.

Behind the Scenes – The making of Blueprint 3′s cover art

Packaging As An Instrument – Moldover’s Album Packaging

What’s the takeaway?

How can you take something normal like the creating of album packaging or artwork and turn it into something extraordinary like a time-lapse behind-the-scenes video or a musical instrument?

The augmented reality bit is just plain cool.