Barenaked Ladies (Kevin Hearn and Ed Robertson)
Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian alternative rock band best known for their hit singles, "One Week," "The Old Apartment," "Pinch Me," "If I Had $1000000" and "Brian Wilson." They’ve won multiple Juno Awards and been nominated for GRAMMY Awards. Their live shows are known for humorous banter between songs and improvised raps/songs, both of which are staples at virtually every concert.
Barenaked Ladies has often attempted to utilize new technologies to promote themselves and their music. They were among the early adopters of computers for promotion and in 2003 began a blog and later a podcast on their website to keep fans updated personally. The band has adopted many of the current online social networking sites, including accounts on MySpace, Facebook, and most recently, Twitter. They were one of the first bands to reject signing with big labels in favor of independently managing their own recordings via CDs, MP3s, FLAC and USB-stick technology.
In December 2008, former Beatle Paul McCartney was asked by a session musician which bands he enjoys in the current music scene. The response was the Barenaked Ladies: "Their harmonies are right on. They could outsing us any day of the week. I don’t think John and myself ever had the sort of range they do." McCartney added that he would not mind recording with the band in the future.
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