February 2011
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The subject matter of Billboard #1 hits, analysed →
I can’t imagine it’s a spoiler to reveal that the most popular topic, by a landslide, is love. Click through to see the rest.
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WatchAlexis Madrigal and the gang at The Atlantic Technology attempt to get 12 smartphones to play the Flaming Lips’ “Two Blobs Fucking.” It looks ridiculously hard.
If you want to try it yourself, The Flaming Lips have posted an instructional video here.
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WatchBarcode piano, designed as an interface for children to explore how barcodes work by associating each code with a unique melody. It was created by students in a Physical Computing class at the Copenhagen Insititute of Interaction Design; read more about the project here.
(hat tip: John P)
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WatchGorgeous modular music box synthesizer, with an electromechanical rotary sequencer at its heart. Read the full description here.
[via Joshua Ellis]
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“oh—and a small thing to scalpers: “it’s legal” is what people say when they...”
– James Murphy, in his response to the sellout of Madison Square Garden by the final LCD Soundsystem show, apparently in a matter of minutes.
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“Among older listeners, the problem is even more acute. Access to an endless...”
– John Roderick, “The Shuffling of Music Has Diluted Its Cultural Impact”
The argument that music used to be hard to get and so we appreciated it more always puts me in mind of the Monty Python Four Yorkshiremen sketch, but this is an interesting point.
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“A trip through YouTube videopop is like a subconscious word association game,...”
– Interview with Momus, “The Evil Genius Lays Out His Master Plan”
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