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Pandora - awesome streaming radio

Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 7:46 pm
by hygraed
If this is old and tired, please forgive me, but I just found out about it and I think it's the cat's god damn pyjamas.

Pandora is a branch of the Music Genome project. It's a streaming radio service where you put in the name of an artist or song that you like, and it plays songs with styles similar to what you put in. You can then tell it whether you like or don't like each song that it plays, and it changes its playlist accordingly. After a while, you'll get a pretty kickass custom radio station.

You can also have multiple stations on your account, so if you like diverse musical styles you're in luck. I've got one for avant-garde music (like the Tiger Lillies and Eva Cassidy), indie rock (like the Flaming Lips and They Might Be Giants), and post-punk (like the Clash and the Jam).

Also, you don't have to pay if you don't want to, so FREE MUSIC.

http://www.pandora.com/

Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 9:20 pm
by Ice Cream Jonsey
I only found out about this a couple weeks ago and I was angry that people hadn't told me. ANGRY. Because it's so brilliant I didn't tell anyone else - I assumed they already knew. It's Pandora's downfall: it's so amazing that you never bother to let other people in on it because they'll react as if you just told them about Hamster Dance and Chris the Parade Kid.

I endorse this thread.

Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 11:56 am
by pinback
LOL. I typed in Rage Against The Machine, and the first two songs were a Rage song and an Audioslave song.

On the one hand, this isn't really expanding my musical universe.

On the other hand, I love it!

Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 2:38 pm
by hygraed
pinback wrote:LOL. I typed in Rage Against The Machine, and the first two songs were a Rage song and an Audioslave song.

On the one hand, this isn't really expanding my musical universe.

On the other hand, I love it!
Give it a bit. The first song is always by the artist you entered. After a few plays, though, it should begin to expand.

Today I found out that I like The Verve and 10cc.

Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 3:32 pm
by pinback
It keeps trying to make me like Korn and Deftones. I dunno. I feel like I should? But...

I dunno. I just can't.

Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 4:07 pm
by Vitriola
Korn sucks balls, for 15 year olds angry at their parents. Deftones have some phenomenal songs, but they're hit or miss.

Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 6:40 pm
by hygraed
pinback wrote:It keeps trying to make me like Korn and Deftones. I dunno. I feel like I should? But...

I dunno. I just can't.
You can just keep saying "I don't like it" and eventually it'll shift away from that. It gets pretty precise after a while.

Also, Gabby La La is awesome.

Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 6:45 pm
by pinback
hygraed wrote:Also, Gabby La La is awesome.
I seen her play live with Les Claypool.

I am so cool!

Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 7:04 pm
by Bugs
Primus sucks.

Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 1:39 am
by hygraed
Bugs wrote:Primus sucks.
Fuck you.

Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:47 am
by Bugs
No, sir. Fuck you.
for once, wikipedia accurately wrote:The band's catchphrase is no longer "Primus sucks!" because the band has gotten plain tired of it, although it was a tradition that dated back to their first album. To this day, at concerts, fans can be heard chanting "Primus sucks!" until the band takes the stage.

Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:32 am
by pinback
Someone yelled "Gabby sucks!" at the Claypool gig.

Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:43 am
by Ice Cream Jonsey
pinback wrote:Someone yelled "Gabby sucks!" at the Claypool gig.
I don't get it.

Where's my hot sauce.

Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 11:27 pm
by hygraed
Bugs wrote:No, sir. Fuck you.
for once, wikipedia accurately wrote:The band's catchphrase is no longer "Primus sucks!" because the band has gotten plain tired of it, although it was a tradition that dated back to their first album. To this day, at concerts, fans can be heard chanting "Primus sucks!" until the band takes the stage.
Ah, I see where you're coming from now. I had forgotten about the "Primus Sucks" catchphrase, as it has largely fallen into disuse. I thought you were simply trolling, while it is now clear to me that you are in fact well-acquainted with the band's lore. My apologies.

Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 11:46 pm
by Ice Cream Jonsey
Does this help you find SpicyKat software, H-G? Help me, I mean.

Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 12:30 am
by Worm
I can't mix and match, huh? I mean typing in the Crucifucks pigeonholes me, I'm sure.

I found the Murderdolls off my Leftover Crack playlist, and I love them, thanks!

Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 9:48 am
by Knuckles the CLown
hmmm well this didn't suck as much as I thought it would!

Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:05 pm
by hygraed
Worm wrote:I can't mix and match, huh? I mean typing in the Crucifucks pigeonholes me, I'm sure.

I found the Murderdolls off my Leftover Crack playlist, and I love them, thanks!
No, you can have a number of completely different artists on the same station. I have Mr. Bungle and DeVotchKa on the same station, and it works fine. I get avant-garde metal and European-influenced folk rock.

Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 7:49 am
by Worm
My one band stations have worked out so nicely that I don't want to futz with them.