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About a year and a half ago, I wrote about the Seattle Band Map, which graphed all the connections between local bands. In the time since, it’s been turned into an interactive visualization; you can explore connections, search for a particular band, or contribute to it. Go check it out, or read more about it here.
Think you know a lot about music? Put it to the test!
Paul Lamere, of The Echo Nest, wrote this neat game that lets you test how deep and wide-ranging your knowledge of musical artists is by picking out imposter artist names from lists, which become increasingly obscure. Read more about it here.
For the record, my highest rank was 66 at the time of this posting: not quite good enough for the leaderboard.
Band Name: band name generator
If you’re so bereft of imagination that you need to buy an app to help you name your band, please spare the rest of us and break up now.
