Barenaked on a Stick is Canadian alternative rock band Barenaked Ladies' first ever release in USB flash drive format. The terms alternative rock and alternative music were coined in the early 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired music genres which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... Barenaked Ladies (often abbreviated BNL) is a Canadian alternative rock band composed of Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, Steven Page, Tyler Stewart, and Jim Creeggan. ... A USB drive, shown with a 24 mm US quarter coin for scale. ...

Sold at concerts during the band's Christmas 2005 tour and on Amazon.com, the flash drive contains a re-release of 2004's Barenaked for the Holidays (as well as the CD artwork and video footage from the recording of said album), along with live performances of songs from previous albums, photos, buddy icons, improvised songs from previous tours, and a demo version of the song "Aluminum" from Everything to Everyone. Christmas (literally, the Mass of Christ) is a holiday in the Christian calendar, usually observed on December 25, which celebrates the birth of Jesus. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Amazon. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Barenaked for the Holidays is a holiday album released by Canadian band Barenaked Ladies, released in 2004. ... Everything to Everyone is the eighth full-length album by Barenaked Ladies and their seventh studio album. ...

Many fans of the band were disappointed that the drive did not contain more unreleased material.