Pandora

[Kane]

[eric]

[The Comrade]

well pulling out of spotify is only hurting them more so in reality this is just temporary. i just don't want spotify to be destroyed in the process.

[Breakage]

[The Comrade]

i subscribe to spotify. the mobile streaming and lack of ads is worth it considering i listen to it all day as well as when i'm sleeping. for labels not to realize that there are people willing to pay in ways that aren't just buying CDs is, at this point in the game, willful ignorance or shameless greed on their part.

[Breakage]

[The Comrade]

if it is, but it meets the needs of the new market, i'm fine with it. if they change spotify, it will die, and it will be another big waste of money by the recording industry and another bridge they've managed to burn on their way into irrelevancy

[Breakage]

[broken robot]

I don't know I haven't used spotify, but I'm trying to mix up my listening by trying out niche stations, ie. undergroundhiphop.com. It's not customizable, but there's a pretty broad set of artists in some cases (so broader space for independent/small labels). One problem I'm having right now though the niche station is starting to sound the same and songs bleed together...

Good questions being raised about role of music industry in internet streaming services. I'm just trying to get by finding new music. Pandora's best bet so far it seems for its customizable nature and easy interface, but I don't feel part of any community. In some ways the individuation is isolating. When I use the niche services though again there doesn't seem to be enough variation.

Sigh, the perfect radio station for "me/us" has not been invented. Might have to go back to listening to mainstream radio just to find out what's good right now.

I've been listening to last.fm stations on TuneIn (app for Iphone), but there doesn't seem to be any customization? I don't know if I can be arsed to sign up for anymore of these sites.

[Kane]

Spotify free on the iPhone has radio stations. Give it a whirl. Buy premium and you can stream whatever you want whenever you want to your phone.