YouTube celeb Mr. Unstable focusing on music career

Remember the name Mr. Unstable? You know, Timothy Tackett, that Burger King employee who filmed himself bathing in the Xenia, Ohio, fast-food joint's utility sink? Well, Tackett is hoping you haven't forgotten about him.

Since posting the video in the summer, the eccentric YouTube celebrity has spent the last few months growing a rap music career. He released a full-length album under the Mr. UNSTABL3 moniker, titled "Show Me on the Doll," and threw a CD release party.

The BK firing seems to have soured Tackett on working in the food industry. But he hasn't heard a peep from the company since he lost his night-shift job, he said in an e-mail.

Music has become Tackett's full-time gig, and he's working on booking shows to play next year.

So, if you're a concert venue owner looking for a madcap hip-hop artist with experience disassembling fast-food fryers, you know the guy. And a dressing room may not be necessary -- as long as there's a roomy enough kitchen sink in the back.

-- Mark Milian

The point is, it's AWESOME. And ridiculously hilarious!

Created by ThinkGeek, it's an electronic shirt with a playable drum set on the front where you push sections of the drum set with your finger and -- voila! -- the sound comes out through a speaker (also embedded in the shirt).  It comes with seven different drum sounds and an adjustable speaker volume that, much to our delight, gets really loud.

All you need to get that bad boy started? Four AAA batteries.  Plus, you can machine-wash it. (Who would've thought, right??)

So pretty much the deal is that I am in love with this shirt but also slightly too embarrassed to actually own the shirt. You just can't get away from the fact that's extremely nerdy ... but it could very well turn out to be the funniest $30 I've ever spent!

-- Christine Kang

Thrill-seekers of the scientific and musical variety, look no farther than Lancaster, Calif. tonight for your fix: using your car's tires to play the William Tell Overture.

Today is the last chance that drivers will have to enjoy (or for some, to tolerate) a Honda ad campaign along Avenue K. Grooves were arranged in the road so that a car (ideally, a Honda Civic) driving over the asphalt at 55 mph will crank out the tune to "The Lone Ranger."

The Daily News reports that some nearby residents have complained of screeches and drones that keep them awake at night. By Tuesday, their problems will disappear, as the road will be paved over for good.

The stretch is located about six miles west of downtown Lancaster on Avenue K between 62nd and 70th streets west.

Originally posted at latimes.com/oddnews.

--Clare Abreu

Classic clip of Wynton Marsalis playing the hell out of the Carnival of Venice while John Williams conducts the rest of the orchestra. This is the abridged version of this piece, Variations on "Carnival of Venice" by J.P. Arban. The full piece has a couple more variations than what Marsalis plays. There's a good recording of him doing the full version on his CD "Classical Wynton".  The guy can play classical, he can play fanfares, he can play blues, he can play jazz, all flawlessly. This my friends is the definition of virtuoso.  I love Wynton. How can one not?  [ Wynton Marsalis Carnival of Venice ]

The music video for my song 'Alice', an electronic piece of which 90% is composed using sounds recorded from the Disney film 'Alice In Wonderland'.

This is a glorious triumuph. I applaud this mashup. :)

Exclusive YouTube premiere: Flight of the Conchords video for "Ladies of the World" from their self-titled LP on Sub Pop Records and the HBO series "Flight of the Conchords".
Directed by Nima Nourizadeh / Partizan

Amazing, as per usual. Flight of the Conchords do it again with Ladies of the World while rocking the 'staches.

This January the "rap songs represented in chart" entries started popping up on the internet and I thrilled. Then yesterday, I discover the trend is going on strong and venturing into pop songs. Ahhhh yeah... it's going to be a good year folks.[ Gawker Link]

Seriously, this shirt lets you to play drums on your chest

The point is, it's AWESOME. And ridiculously hilarious!

Created by ThinkGeek, it's an electronic shirt with a playable drum set on the front where you push sections of the drum set with your finger and -- voila! -- the sound comes out through a speaker (also embedded in the shirt).  It comes with seven different drum sounds and an adjustable speaker volume that, much to our delight, gets really loud.

All you need to get that bad boy started? Four AAA batteries.  Plus, you can machine-wash it. (Who would've thought, right??)

So pretty much the deal is that I am in love with this shirt but also slightly too embarrassed to actually own the shirt. You just can't get away from the fact that's extremely nerdy ... but it could very well turn out to be the funniest $30 I've ever spent!

-- Christine Kang

Thrill-seekers of the scientific and musical variety, look no farther than Lancaster, Calif. tonight for your fix: using your car's tires to play the William Tell Overture.

Today is the last chance that drivers will have to enjoy (or for some, to tolerate) a Honda ad campaign along Avenue K. Grooves were arranged in the road so that a car (ideally, a Honda Civic) driving over the asphalt at 55 mph will crank out the tune to "The Lone Ranger."

The Daily News reports that some nearby residents have complained of screeches and drones that keep them awake at night. By Tuesday, their problems will disappear, as the road will be paved over for good.

The stretch is located about six miles west of downtown Lancaster on Avenue K between 62nd and 70th streets west.

Originally posted at latimes.com/oddnews.

--Clare Abreu

Classic clip of Wynton Marsalis playing the hell out of the Carnival of Venice while John Williams conducts the rest of the orchestra. This is the abridged version of this piece, Variations on "Carnival of Venice" by J.P. Arban. The full piece has a couple more variations than what Marsalis plays. There's a good recording of him doing the full version on his CD "Classical Wynton".  The guy can play classical, he can play fanfares, he can play blues, he can play jazz, all flawlessly. This my friends is the definition of virtuoso.  I love Wynton. How can one not?  [ Wynton Marsalis Carnival of Venice ]

The music video for my song 'Alice', an electronic piece of which 90% is composed using sounds recorded from the Disney film 'Alice In Wonderland'.

This is a glorious triumuph. I applaud this mashup. :)

Exclusive YouTube premiere: Flight of the Conchords video for "Ladies of the World" from their self-titled LP on Sub Pop Records and the HBO series "Flight of the Conchords".
Directed by Nima Nourizadeh / Partizan

Amazing, as per usual. Flight of the Conchords do it again with Ladies of the World while rocking the 'staches.

This January the "rap songs represented in chart" entries started popping up on the internet and I thrilled. Then yesterday, I discover the trend is going on strong and venturing into pop songs. Ahhhh yeah... it's going to be a good year folks.[ Gawker Link]

Let your car surf the soundwaves

Thrill-seekers of the scientific and musical variety, look no farther than Lancaster, Calif. tonight for your fix: using your car's tires to play the William Tell Overture.

Today is the last chance that drivers will have to enjoy (or for some, to tolerate) a Honda ad campaign along Avenue K. Grooves were arranged in the road so that a car (ideally, a Honda Civic) driving over the asphalt at 55 mph will crank out the tune to "The Lone Ranger."

The Daily News reports that some nearby residents have complained of screeches and drones that keep them awake at night. By Tuesday, their problems will disappear, as the road will be paved over for good.

The stretch is located about six miles west of downtown Lancaster on Avenue K between 62nd and 70th streets west.

Originally posted at latimes.com/oddnews.

--Clare Abreu

Classic clip of Wynton Marsalis playing the hell out of the Carnival of Venice while John Williams conducts the rest of the orchestra. This is the abridged version of this piece, Variations on "Carnival of Venice" by J.P. Arban. The full piece has a couple more variations than what Marsalis plays. There's a good recording of him doing the full version on his CD "Classical Wynton".  The guy can play classical, he can play fanfares, he can play blues, he can play jazz, all flawlessly. This my friends is the definition of virtuoso.  I love Wynton. How can one not?  [ Wynton Marsalis Carnival of Venice ]

The music video for my song 'Alice', an electronic piece of which 90% is composed using sounds recorded from the Disney film 'Alice In Wonderland'.

This is a glorious triumuph. I applaud this mashup. :)

Exclusive YouTube premiere: Flight of the Conchords video for "Ladies of the World" from their self-titled LP on Sub Pop Records and the HBO series "Flight of the Conchords".
Directed by Nima Nourizadeh / Partizan

Amazing, as per usual. Flight of the Conchords do it again with Ladies of the World while rocking the 'staches.

This January the "rap songs represented in chart" entries started popping up on the internet and I thrilled. Then yesterday, I discover the trend is going on strong and venturing into pop songs. Ahhhh yeah... it's going to be a good year folks.[ Gawker Link]

Wynton Marsalis Carnival Of Venice

Classic clip of Wynton Marsalis playing the hell out of the Carnival of Venice while John Williams conducts the rest of the orchestra. This is the abridged version of this piece, Variations on "Carnival of Venice" by J.P. Arban. The full piece has a couple more variations than what Marsalis plays. There's a good recording of him doing the full version on his CD "Classical Wynton".  The guy can play classical, he can play fanfares, he can play blues, he can play jazz, all flawlessly. This my friends is the definition of virtuoso.  I love Wynton. How can one not?  [ Wynton Marsalis Carnival of Venice ]

The music video for my song 'Alice', an electronic piece of which 90% is composed using sounds recorded from the Disney film 'Alice In Wonderland'.

This is a glorious triumuph. I applaud this mashup. :)

Exclusive YouTube premiere: Flight of the Conchords video for "Ladies of the World" from their self-titled LP on Sub Pop Records and the HBO series "Flight of the Conchords".
Directed by Nima Nourizadeh / Partizan

Amazing, as per usual. Flight of the Conchords do it again with Ladies of the World while rocking the 'staches.

This January the "rap songs represented in chart" entries started popping up on the internet and I thrilled. Then yesterday, I discover the trend is going on strong and venturing into pop songs. Ahhhh yeah... it's going to be a good year folks.[ Gawker Link]

Electro-Alice

The music video for my song 'Alice', an electronic piece of which 90% is composed using sounds recorded from the Disney film 'Alice In Wonderland'.

This is a glorious triumuph. I applaud this mashup. :)

Exclusive YouTube premiere: Flight of the Conchords video for "Ladies of the World" from their self-titled LP on Sub Pop Records and the HBO series "Flight of the Conchords".
Directed by Nima Nourizadeh / Partizan

Amazing, as per usual. Flight of the Conchords do it again with Ladies of the World while rocking the 'staches.

This January the "rap songs represented in chart" entries started popping up on the internet and I thrilled. Then yesterday, I discover the trend is going on strong and venturing into pop songs. Ahhhh yeah... it's going to be a good year folks.[ Gawker Link]

Flight of the Conchords - Ladies of the World

Exclusive YouTube premiere: Flight of the Conchords video for "Ladies of the World" from their self-titled LP on Sub Pop Records and the HBO series "Flight of the Conchords".
Directed by Nima Nourizadeh / Partizan

Amazing, as per usual. Flight of the Conchords do it again with Ladies of the World while rocking the 'staches.

This January the "rap songs represented in chart" entries started popping up on the internet and I thrilled. Then yesterday, I discover the trend is going on strong and venturing into pop songs. Ahhhh yeah... it's going to be a good year folks.[ Gawker Link]

"Don't Cry For Me Argentina" And Other Pop Songs Expressed With Graphs

This January the "rap songs represented in chart" entries started popping up on the internet and I thrilled. Then yesterday, I discover the trend is going on strong and venturing into pop songs. Ahhhh yeah... it's going to be a good year folks.[ Gawker Link]