If music came in liquid form, I would shoot it directly into my veins. So the day I stumbled upon web radio was a joyus moment for me. It wasn’t so much a syringe of music as much as it was an IV of music. A constant influx of new music. I think I just drooled a little. Since then, I’ve found several jackpots for music addicts to get their fix. If you are constantly looking for music to pour into your veins then these are the websites I would suggest:
1. Pandora Radio (www.pandora.com)
Pandora is a favorite because it is like falling into pandora’s box of music. Type in a band you like and it will create a radio of bands sharing similar sounds in a spread of different genres. It gives you the ability to fine tune it with a thumbs up, thumbs down for each track it plays. You can find Facebook friends who are listening to similar things and share stations. This is what is playing in the background of my computer whether I am writing, chatting, or searching out new music and I wish I had enough time to download all the new stuff I find while listening to Pandora Radio.
2. Musicovery (http://musicovery.com/)
Musicovery has a different approach to finding new music. Choose any combination and degree of entergetic, calm, positive, or dark music and the types of genres you want to include and Musicovery creates a web of music with similar moods. I like the ability to mix genres. For example, my search included music from Iggy Pop to Alice and Chains. If you register, you can ban bands from playing in the future. A single click will get you to Itunes to download the song. If the words happen to be in French when you get there, you can change to English at the top by clicking the flag.
3. Project Playlist (www.playlist.com)
Project Playlist allows you to easily search for music by title, artist, or both and add them to a playlist which you can then add to your MySpace or MySpace equivalent. You do have to sign up for an account but it’s completely free. You can have multiple playlists saved, but you can also add music to all of them at the same time. I wish it was easier to connect to other people and see what they have on their playlists. I also wish it would suggest more music to me. When I find music on Pandora and Musicovery, I end up saving it here to one or all of my playlists. On rare occasions the links don’t work or it doesn’t have the music I am searching for. There are definitely better places to find music, but if you are looking for a place to play and save music without having to pay for it or download illegally, then Project Playlist is a good place to go.
4. Songza (http://songza.com/)
Songza will search for music and video by band name and recommend similar music. You can save the bands you like to a playlist or buy from amazon.com. What makes this site a little different is that you can also share the music through twitter or email and watch the music video through youtube. Beyond the ability to find music at Songza, this is also a good website to go to if you want to find everything on the internet by or about a particular band.
5. Last.fm (http://www.last.fm/)
A search for one band on Last.fm will get you a long list of similar artists, a detailed bio of the band, videos and updated concert events. If only it didn’t open almost everything in a new window when you are clicking around. Nevertheless, you can download Last.fm so that it will send you new music regularly, or you can play it online. The online radio features a shoutbox of comments people are making about the music. You can also create a wiggit to add to your myspace or website, or play the radio in a small popup – in case you’re at work when you need your fix.
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