Ukrainian Pop Fusion At Last!

I seriously dig accordian music. And I am a huge fan of Eastern European gypsy-style bands. So you can imagine my uncontainable delight when I came across this Ukrainian Polka Band's cover of Katie Perry's song, Hot'n'Cold. It's magical.

They play it with such intense concentration, with enthusiasm that wouldn't normally be given to a Katie Perry song. They've even given it some very special pizazz by adding great back-up singing. I dare say that these four fellows are the next Ukrainian Beatles.

Los Colorados doesn't have a CD out yet, but I'm hoping that this cover is their big break so I can listen to their great (real) Ukrainian tunes to get my daily dose of accordian. I just don't feel right without it.

Vienna Vegetable Orchestra!

It's an orchestra -- made entirely of VEGETABLES! There's a super cool video on the website that shows how they make the instruments and then a performance. The range of sounds that vegetables can make is pretty amazing. My personal favorite is the pepper instrument... If I'm ever in Vienna, this is the first thing I'm going to check out!