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Thursday, December 28, 2006

Positively Pandora About Music

Websites like Youtube, Google, Wikipedia and Flickr broke ground in 2006. So what 'must-bookmark-sites' will be popular for surfer addicts in 2007? Well, let me be the first to share with you the revolutionary wonders of Pandora. Pandora is an internet radio site completely tailored to your taste of music based on one single song or artist's name. The intuitive technology of the Music Genome Project allows the site to compile an endless library of crystal clear music similar in melody, rhythm and instrumentation to your first selection. The first time I tested it I typed in "The Shins" as an example of my genre of music. Sure enough - indie alternative favorites started popping on the screen including new releases and old classics to keep me listening. This went on for hours. After "The Shins" Pandora played "The Impossible Shapes", "Fielding", "Mercury Rev", "The Apples in Stereo" and even a 2003 title track from Warren Zevon's seventh studio album "Transverse City," Essentially Pandora lets you create your own music station and this is the best part, without commercials! There are, in fact, several invasive ads that decorate the free site but if that doesn't bother you, you pay nothing. If it does, you pay a paltry $53 a year and they're banished for good. Great idea, ehh? The site makes money and it's still free! I'd be willing to pay $53 for this site, commercials or not - now, that's ingenius!

No monies were exchanged in the endorsement of this incredible site - just share the advice and support indie music.

2 Comments:

At 9:14 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

Thanks for this *****great***** link, Sony! I've sent it on to everyone I know. Seeing that they have podcasts made me think for the first time that I might actually need an iPod. Both commercial and public radio's become such a mixed bag that you just can't rely on the programming anymore, have already set up seven 'stations' and enjoy them individually and in 'mix and match' mode.

 
At 11:47 PM, Blogger Tim Cabell said...

Expand your Pandora experience at...

http://pandorastations.crispynews.com

Thanks!

Tim
My Pandora Profile: http://www.pandora.com/people/pandorastations

 

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