"Theremin Hero" doesn't look like a mod per se, he just outputs the instrument to a set of headphones and rests the RB2 mike in the cups. So our performer, a Scot named Greig, is going after the vocals of this beloved song. Even with a couple of abortive attempts at overdrive, he manages to rack up 138,000 points and 95 percent — on his first try.

Greig's friend Andy wrote us with the tip, saying this was the result of Greig locking himself in "a small, apparently windowless flat in Glasgow," from Christmas through New Year's. Add the seclusion to the theremin, the Half-Life t-shirt, and of course, this song, and you're talking about a holiday that just collapsed into a black hole of geek win.

So what's the verdict? Is this cool, or are Rock Band 2's vocals limitations weak? I say maybe both, but definitely more of the former. Rock on, Greig.

Theremin Hero — First Ever Attempt [YouTube, thanks SaladinZero]

The very definition of 'Neat Hack', Ken Moore shows us his DIY Wiimote Theremin with a virtuoso rendition of a piece traditionally associated with the instrument - the theme from Star Trek.

It's not, in actual fact, a real Theremin. Rather than radio frequency oscillations, Ken uses tiny LEDs on the tips of his fingers (hence the gloves) that trigger the Wiimote's infrared sensors. Still damn cool, though and if nothing else takes my dream project of Theremin Hero one step closer to reality.

More Wii Theremin Videos [Ken Moore Design]

Well, that's it. We never need to post another Zelda performance again. I don't care if you're the ghost of Jerry Goldsmith, on a completely crax0red copy of Fruity Loops, with the London Philharmonic, Morrissey, and Stephen Hawking personally providing all your samples. I don't ever want to hear this melody again.

It's over.

(Thanks to Metzger for sending this in. Say, didn't I fix your radio once?)

Eliza "I know it's not news shut up shut up shut up" Gauger