Mar 18, 2011
We took a week off from Linkafication last week, but that just means that this week's is just that much linkier.The Barn's favorite music industry crank Bob Lefsetz tears into Jon Bon Jovi, who has some misdirected hate for Steve Jobs. And the world keeps on turning.Robbie Robertson finds a new backing band:...
Mar 16, 2011
Well, that timing worked out just perfectly. After tackling an Abbey Road song, in order, each day of their Spring Tour, Furthur arrived at The Beatles' two album closing musical suites just in time for Phil Lesh's 71st birthday. Tucking the so-called Sun King and Golden Slumbers in the middle of a beefy second set...
Jan 16, 2011
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. "...
Dec 8, 2010
Today marks thirty years that the world has been without John Lennon.We choose to remember him on this day and honor the duality of his legacy: the Working Class Hero, artist and poet who put aside his ego and declared his principles on the world's stage......and the rock star that found redemption in...
Nov 19, 2010
After much wringing of hands and rampant speculation, The Beatles back catalog was finally released this week on the Itunes Music Store. As momentous of an occasion as Apple is making this out to be, you may be wondering... after purchasing these tracks on vinyl, eight-track, cassette, CD, and mini-disc, in their original, reissued and...
Nov 3, 2010
More music related charts and graphs from around the web. These two come courtesy of GraphJam.Glee recently broke the record for most appearances on the Billboard Hot 100 than any other non-solo act. Previous record holder? The Beatles.
Oct 24, 2010
One of the new features we are rolling out with The Barn 2.0 is a focus on data visualizations and InfoGraphics that pertain to music. Thanks to blogs such as I Love Charts and Wired Magazine's InfoPorn, these are widing a wave of popularity lately amongst both nerds and geeks.Enter The Barn. With tons of...