Proof that not all corporations are pure evil: Casio has, out of the goodness of its own heart, donated a brand-new keyboard to 13-year-old Jason Cordero, a subway busker who goes by the name "The World's Happiest Boy." Oh, and the good publicity doesn't hurt, either. more ›

Reason #1, 2, 3 and 4 why you shouldn't ignore buskers: they may turn out to be Bruce Springsteen. The Boss was dropping off his son Evan at Boston College this week when he and wife Patti Scialfa decided to say hi to David Gonzalez, who busks in the Public Gardens regularly. Springsteen then borrowed his guitar and put on a little show for passersby...although at least one woman was in too much of a rush to notice (at the :20 mark). Watch below: more ›

If you didn't get your nap in today, you may need a little break. Enter: the accordion-playing Boba Fett that we first met last year, who's still out there earning money to put towards his graduate degree in engineering at Columbia. This video was just uploaded to the YouTubes, featuring Fett playing the Lost Woods song from Legend of Zelda. Hey Charlie Sheen: this is what winning really looks like: more ›

Need a feel-good moment for your Friday? How about this video from NYC the Blog, showing the self-proclaimed "World's Happiest Boy" playing piano in the subway system. The blog notes that Jason Cordero, a Queens resident, can usually be found in Herald or Times Square (he's also been spotted with a grand piano, above ground.) And yes, his father keeps watch nearby. more ›

Anecdotal evidence suggests that transit police have been cracking down on musicians and other performers busking in the subway system—even though the MTA's own rules permit low-volume performance under certain conditions. A number of musicians and a busker advocacy group tell amNY that "police harassment has grown to disturbing levels in recent months." more ›