Aug 22, 2012
Surviving The World offers lots of irreverent graphs and flow charts, doodled on chalkboards to add a whiff of academic certainty to them. Here's a music related flow that deals with one of my minor obsessions... figuring out how some artists break through and have radio hits. As you can see, it's all about who...
Aug 15, 2012
File this one under just for fun, but it'd be interesting to see how many band photos you can find that follow this same pattern. It certainly seems like it is an accurate description of most of the promo photos that get circulated around the net. Thanks to online comic doughousediaries.com for putting this...
Jul 10, 2012
That smooth atonal sound. Volatile swells of seemingly random notes without plan or reason. Moments of sweet silence followed by violent aggression. Sometimes you have to wonder: am I listening to free jazz or could this be something else? Here's a handy chart (from bite.ca) to help you out in these circumstances.
Jun 1, 2012
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...
Apr 30, 2012
For a write-up on how to read and interpret visual setlists, click on over here.[box] SongGapLTPWappy Sprayberry44/20/2012Space Funk Booty163/21/2012Last Man Swerving312/15/2012Out Of Order54/19/2012Down Under38611/19/2008The Weight Around6410/24/2011Robot World173/18/2012Jimmy Stewart14/27/2012Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover27910/27/2009Puppet String24/26/2012Utopian Fir64/18/2012Baby Honey Sugar Darlin27111/14/2009Hurt Bird Bath34/21/2012The Other...
Apr 30, 2012
For a write-up on how to read and interpret visual setlists, click on over here.The visual setlist probably isn't the best way to get what this show is all about (but it helps), so I'm adding a full audio stream and download [via taperchef on archive.org]The StreamDowload Entire Show (.zip mp3)[box]...
Apr 27, 2012
For a write-up on how to read and interpret visual setlists, click on over here.Damn Right & Hoochie Coochie Man with Buddy Guy on Guitar[box] SongGapLTPNipple Trix34/19/2012Conduit24/20/2012In The Kitchen74/13/2012Miami Virtue24/20/2012End of the Road44/18/2012Booth Love34/19/2012Baba O'Riley172012-03-16bPartyin' Peeps34/19/2012Puppet String24/20/2012Hoochie Coochie Man37712/29/2008Damn Right I've...
Apr 25, 2012
Sometimes these "sponsored" infographics can be annoying, but this one provides a view interesting tidbits illuminating how today's cellphones has transformed the festival experience. What it wants to communicate is that these festivals are peak experiences that we want to share, prolong, and relive and this technology affords us this for better or for worse....
Apr 22, 2012
For a write-up on how to read and interpret visual setlists, click on over here.[box] SongGapLTPJekyll & Hyde163/25/201240's Theme54/14/2012Anchor Drops133/21/2012Get In The Van103/24/2012Loose Ends44/17/2012Nothing Too Fancy54/14/2012Higgins74/12/2012Masoko Tanga869/3/2011Morning Song74/12/2012Pay The Snucka (Part III)64/13/2012Hurt Bird Bath74/12/2012The Bottom Half54/14/2012Go To Hell133/21/20122x2163/16/2012Rocker (Part II)93/25/2012...
Apr 21, 2012
For a write-up on how to read and interpret visual setlists, click on over here.[box type="info"] SongGapLast Time PlayedPlaying In The Band34/17/2012China Cat Sunflower74/12/2012Estimated Prophet44/15/2012Ramble On Rose84/10/2012Bird Song44/15/2012Sugar Magnolia34/17/2012Playing In The Band (Reprise)1312/31/2011Help On The Way24/18/2012Slipknot!24/18/2012Franklin's Tower24/18/2012Cryptical Envelopment94/9/2012The Other One24/18/2012Shakedown Street24/18/2012...