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InfoGraphic: History of the Music Video

We had so much fun with our Talking Heads video feature and the Yo Gabba Gabba vs. MTV chart, we'll stick with videos at least one more time.This time, the clinging for relevancy folks at myspace offer a classic vertical timeline of the music video, from 1964 to the present. Beatles? Check. Michael Jackson? Check. "...

Periodic Table Of Phish Songs

I've been a fan of the sub-genre of InfoGraphics, the period table of whatever, for a while now. This awesome collection page at Unneccesary Umlaut collects some of the very best. You'll find periodic tables of swearing, beer styles, video game controllers and other trivalities... No music though, which is why my jaw nearly dropped...

Music Television: MTV vs. Yo Gabba Gabba

Bringing together our recent Talking Heads video retrospective with some of the characteristics of our suburban (with kids) readership, its time we drag out the old "whatever happened to music on MTV" cliche. Done right, in Infographic form, this clever chart plucked from graphjam.com, features this month's Relix cover boy DJ Lance Rock, the...

Visualizing a Hit

A lot of the music related InfoGraphics we post here are enlightening, though whimsical. Light in tone, they help put some element of music just a bit easier to grasp through drawings, colors, charts and text. Some, however, can be downright academic exercises in complex data analysis and visual thinking. Such is the case with...

Pitchfork vs. Billboard - Top 2010 Tracks By Genre and Artist Location

Seems like we can't get enough of Pitchfork this week...With year end "top" lists emerging, Pitchfork and Billboard offer a treasure trove of data for analysis and innovative presentation this year. The visual geniuses at verysmallarray.com have managed to overlay the total number songs, by genre and location, on each list for a...

The Pitchfork Year In Reviews

On the heels of The Barn's exclusive chat with Pitchfork's Rob Mitchum, the indie-rock review hub is newsworthy again. This time, thanks to a sweet, interactive InfoGraphic which plots the spectrum of all of the site's 2010 reviews, based on numeric rating. From the snark-drenched panning of Ghostland Observatory's Codename: Rondo (1.5) to a number of 10.0's (...

Of Jambands, Twittered Reviews, and Suburbs: A Chat With Pitchfork’s Rob Mitchum

Even casual readers our site may notice the affection and attention we lavish on bands that dabble in improvisational rock. We do this because we unabashedly love these bands, though not at the expense of all other music. It seems, however, that fans of jambands can't get a break when it comes to respectability amongst...

Infographic: Naive Melody

This offering is more of a beautiful, lyrical poster than a true InfoGraphic. But, the time is right to share, given our promise to focus on Talking Heads related content until the first of the year.Conceived and illustrated by artist TheCharles (and discovered via the seemingly boundless DeviantART website), I particularly love the color...

InfoGraphic: Rock Isn’t Dead, It Just Smells Funny

According to this graph from NPR's website, an analysis of the Top 100 Hits of 2010, Rock music accounts for 8% of the selections.Further, the article goes on to state that nearly 1 in 10 songs has a Dr. Luke credit, somebody who I'd NEVER EVEN HEARD OF before reading this article. Over twenty-five percent of this...

It’s Keef’s Birthday: A Rolling Stones InfoGraphic

Keith Richards turns 67 today amidst all sorts of buzz about his tell-all autobiography. We feel compelled to celebrate in InfoGraphic form. Here's an interesting one created by something called Deathdart which covers the Stones' lineups and albums over the course of their storied career.Click for a better viewIt's his first InfoGraphic ever...