It's been a short but productive three months since Furthur last took the stage at the Wanee festival in Florida. But this was no vacation, the most interesting thing going on in the Grateful Dead world was just how busy the band's principals while Furthur was on the shelf.Of course, Phil has been playing...

While the infographics I often feature on this site intend to make data easier to consume by employing clever visuals, this set of graphics proves that it's equally fun to use visuals to obscure meaning.Designer Victor Hertz has created some rock music pictograms that do just that for the songs of David Bowie, Bob...

Whosampled.com is an interesting new site that claims to "explore the DNA of modern music". The makers have assembled a massive database of sampled music -- allowing users to explore where songs have been used, by whom and where -- as a means to create a rich web of music exploration.What to know...

Welcome to summer in Chicago. Nobody denies it's the best time of year and, of course, there are tons of musical options.We are home to mega-festivals in Grant and Union Parks -- offering intriguing lineups but lacking intimacy and coming with a commiserate ticket cost. Swing a dead cat and you'll hit a street...

That we love Phish has never been a question. Why we love Phish is a topic that has been hashed out countless times in conversation, on the web, and in print. But how we love Phish -- it's the type of relationship status that might be described as "It's Complicated" on Facebook -- is something...

If you're a Deadhead, there's a slight chance you may experience short term memory loss from time to time. Why not work out that brain by attempting the time-tested challenge where Memory is literally the name of the game?And there's no reason to settle for just any Memory game. Dead.net is offering this...

The answer is media consolidation. This infographic (via Frugaldad.com) should explain a thing or two. What you should take away: support your local music scene, generate buzz about your favorite bands via word-of-mouth. It's okay to enjoy the fruits of those 232 media executives who control what you see and hear (surprisingly some of that...

I made this chart in about thirty seconds as a response to a tweet a few weeks ago. Finally getting around to sharing it on the site. Here's the tweet:@TweeterReprise: The further away from high school you get, the less you listen to The Doors My response:Here's an example. I found this...

Looks like a bit more research is needed into the young and female population of some Southwest and Mountain states to complete this map infographic from the iloveyoubrianwilson tumblr. For the time being, the remaining classifications will be most helpful for the band and crew as the Beach Boys tour the country for their 50th...

Craig Robinson makes some absolutely beautiful baseball related infographics at Flip Flop Flyball. He put that skill to work over the past weekend to create this elegant map of the words in Beastie Boys' "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)".Every dot represents one word of the song. The colors, of course, are...