Angry Ginger Kid Put to a Horror-Rap Beat

This is the greatest thing I’ve seen this week.

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Ze Frank’s newest venture takes a look at how misery can be turned into music. Giving out a phone number online, asking for people who were experiencing emotional pain to call in and describe how they felt, Frank collected a soundboard of words and discussion from the heartbroken callers. He then took those sounds, and sent them to musicians and DJ’s, asking for them to create songs out of the noises. The result? Pain Pack.

Neil Young Wins First-Ever Grammy Award

Well, that only took, what, 50 years? Dave Itzkoff:

After a career spanning nearly a half-century as a solo artist and a member of groups like Buffalo Springfield and Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Neil Young won his first Grammy Award in a pre-telecast ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon for best art direction on a boxed or special limited edition package.

In “totally kick-ass music videos that didn’t exist until now” news, YouTuber sabuccio94 has made a mashup video of the top twenty-five pop songs of 2009. It’s, dare I say, better than any of the songs individually.