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Adorable Kid Goes Wild on Xylophone in Class Concert

Emerald Catron — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:10:23 +0000

If only something this entertaining happened at every primary school band concert. Usually it’s just kids blowing half-heartedly into recorders while the audience longs for the sweet release of death. But not this time. This time there is a xylophone bashing maniac onstage, and it is the most glorious thing we’ve ever seen. We’re not [...]

'Balloon Boy' Is Back and Fronting a Heavy Metal Band

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 18:53:11 +0000

Remember the Balloon Boy? That would be Falcon Henne, who for a few moments had the nation on edge after his parents claimed the-then six-year-old had sailed away unaccompanied in a hot air balloon. When the balloon did land Falcon was nowhere to be found and it turned out he had been hiding in the [...]

10 Cool Kids Rocking Out in Car Seats

Cameron Simcik — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:15:49 +0000

Admit it-- you’ve definitely been caught once or twice passionately lip-synching in the car with awesome dance moves to match. In between drum solos, you catch the guy in the car next to you laughing his pants off at your antics, and you not-so-casually look away, pretending you were just swatting at the non-existent fly that’s hindering your driving skills. Rocking out in the car doesn’t have to be embarrassing; we just have to embrace the fact that we look completely ridiculous while doing so.

Kid Band 'Murp' Bangs Out Intense Heavy Metal

Donald Deane — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:08:09 +0000

Anyone who thinks heavy metal is strictly for adults has never heard Murp, a young brother-sister duo who bashes out intense deathcore that would make any headbanger proud. The bands consists of Aaralyn on vocals and Izzy on drums. (They even have metal names!) Dad Jason lends lead guitar talent and random uncles sometimes drop [...]

Amazing Six-Year-Old Drummer Rocks Foo Fighters Classic

Kyle Dowling — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 19:27:07 +0000

There’s always something amusing when a child picks up an instrument and attempts to play it. Usually, we stomach through their performance trying to hide our judgmental faces, the ones that have “please let this be over soon” written all over them. But six-year-old Jaxon Smith, who nails a cover of Foo Fighters’ ‘Pretender,’ is much different. [...]

Amazing Six-Year-Old Boy With Autism Plays Billy Joel, Coldplay and More

Donald Deane — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:40:51 +0000

It’s always exciting to see a young prodigy rock out on a musical instrument (especially since we can barely carry a tune ourselves). But six-year-old pianist Ethan Walmark is all the more impressive since he has Autism Spectrum Disorder and has been playing songs by ear since the tender age of four. In this clip, [...]

Jack Black Turns 10-Year-Old Street Performers Into Tenacious D's Opening Act

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:25:25 +0000

Jack Black was walking around Cathedral Square in Christchurch, NZ the day before his band Tenacious D was set to play. That’s when he noticed a pair of 10-year-old buskers playing a rocking version of Bob Dylan’s ‘All Along The Watchtower.’ But he didn’t just give them money– Black offered them the opening slot in [...]

Young Metalheads Perform Adorable Cover of Rammstein's 'Sonne'

Mithun Divakaran — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:30:43 +0000

German industrial rock is hardly music suitable for children, so this video of a family band performing a cover of a Rammstein hit was bound to attract attention. With over a million views already on YouTube, the Children Medieval Band are being praised, and criticized (their parents mostly), for their musical inspiration.

Boy Plays Bluegrass Banjo Better Than Most Pros

Mithun Divakaran — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:45:30 +0000

Although this video was uploaded a little over a year ago, it recently made the front page of Reddit and thus garnered way more exposure. Rightfully so, as what you are about to see is a young boy play the banjo, accompanied by his brothers on violin and guitar, who all play some mean bluegrass music. And if you don't care for bluegrass much, you will after this performance.

Watch 8-Year-Old Fitri Cerado's Amazing Cover of Adele's 'Someone Like You'

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:15:33 +0000

The Adele song ‘Someone Like You’ is about heartbreak and loss. But these adult themes don’t stop 8-year-old Fitri Cerado from absolutely nailing the emotional ballad in a YouTube performance that is beginning to go viral. Born in Indonesia to Filipino parents, Cerado is already a star in her adopted country. That’s because the mini songstress won the [...]

Watch Mexican Family Band Vazquez Sounds Nail The Jackson 5′s 'I Want You Back'

Mithun Divakaran — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 15:36:49 +0000

Move over Jonas Brothers. Take a powder, One Direction. There’s a new youthful musical group getting a lot of buzz on the Web– and they’re a family. The siblings in Vazquez Sounds hail from Mexico. The band consists of Abelardo, 15, on guitar, bass and piano; Gustavo, 13, on drums and Angela, 11, on lead [...]

One-Year-Old Drummer Pounds the Skins Like a Pro

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:55:31 +0000

Score one for the argument that great musicians are born and not made. This drummer is just a year old and he already seems to be able to keep perfect time on an adult drum kit. Watch out, Neil Peart. He’s not actually hitting the skins that hard at this point, but he’s going to [...]

Amazing 17-Year-Old Street Drummer Puts Grown-Up Rockers to Shame

Donald Deane — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:30:46 +0000

In one of the most impressive displays of drumming we've ever seen, 17-year-old Baard Kolstad bangs out an incredible beat on the streets of Oslo, Norway. Nobody -- and we mean nobody -- pounds the skins like this kid.

Father and Kids Perform Awesome Depeche Mode Covers [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:39:09 +0000

In our continuing efforts to bring you video of kids that rock, here are Milah and Korben Schrader. Along with their father, Colombian-American visual artist Dicken Schrader, the youngsters have made some pretty nifty covers of Depeche Mode songs. The trio gives the electro-goth band’s sound an intriguing makeover by recording their classic songs, such as ‘Everything [...]

10 Kids Who Rock Harder Than Adults [VIDEOS]

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:39:02 +0000

Just about everybody would like to be a rock star, but these kids have a much better chance of eventually achieving that lofty goal than most. In fact, many of them are already rock stars, at least of the YouTube variety. Watch the fiercely adorable youngsters — none of them older ten — make the songs of Ozzy Osbourne, [...]

Eight-Year-Old Girl Shreds on Guitar Like a Rock God [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:45:00 +0000

Eight-year-old guitarist Zoe Thomson tears through a high-speed heavy metal song and shows off some blazing fretwork that would put most adult guitarists to shame. Given her age, Thomson’s axe-wielding skills are pretty amazing. You might remember Zoe’s work with The Mini Band, currently our favorite batch of rocking youngsters. And, hey, if they’re looking [...]

Five-Year-Old Drummer Performs Mindblowing KISS Tribute [VIDEO]

Donald Deane — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 20:11:14 +0000

Five-year-old drumming prodigy Avery Molek rocks out to Kiss by playing a medley of songs from each of the legendary band’s 20 studio albums. Trust us, nobody pounds the skins like this kid. Not only is Molek’s performance beat-perfect, he’s also sporting drummer Peter Criss’ awesome “Catman” makeup. Consider yourselves fully rocked. [via BuzzFeed]