Guardian Music — Peter Robinson picks five of the best viral music videosPop's always been about smoke and mirrors, but the gift of viral marketing has put those smoke and mirrors into a little oblong box, painted it yellow, called it a banana and responded to claims... more info

Guardian Music — Careful, this video could cut you to the quick. It's simple: when the tiny little baby cries, the big husky dog starts to howl. To put the baby back to sleep, he howls so gently that it actually sounds like singing. And it works. Donnie Darko might b... more info

Perez Hilton — Loves it! Watch this HIGHlarious video (above) as the super awesome Ben Folds improvises on Chatroulette during his concert in Charlotte, North Carolina on Friday. Brings the mayjah LOLz. more info

Stereogum — For background: A couple weeks back a guy named Merton started posting videos of himself improvising piano tunes on Chatroulette. NY Mag’s Vulture guessed that Merton was actually Ben Folds. He’s not Ben Folds, but it was enough to get the attent... more info

Idolator — If you thought Chatroulette was just another social networking time-suck—albeit one with a bit more potential for scandalous encounters—then clearly you haven’t bumped into piano sensation Merton while happily camming your way through... more info

Rolling Stone — When a pianist named “Merton” began improvising piano ditties for the people he encountered on ChatRoulette and posted the clips on YouTube, many — including New York’s Vulture blog — speculated that the hooded Merton was actually Ben Folds... more info

Chorus.fm — Watch *Ben Folds (http://myspace.com/benfoldsfive)* performing on chatroulette in front of an audience in Charlotte, North Carolina in the replies. Submitted by aidspool more info

NME — 50 Cent parties in Essex, Winehouse chav suit, Robbie's tour refusal – your music gossip stop more info

NME - The Video Blog — If you haven't seen this clip you need to now, it's the best use of Chatroulette (or Chat Roulette) we've seen that doesn't involve penises. The piano improv guy basically logs on to different people and immediately begins singing about them. Well, y... more info

DrownedInSound — Right, I'll keep this quick because it's a Sunday and I'm off to watch the football down the pub imminently. You should be aware of ChatRoulette by now. You should also be aware of the viral piano-improve video that has been floating around for the p... more info