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Exer · 12-21-2010, 02:00 AM

I've been using Pandora for years, really love that service. It really does a good job in keying in on the type of stuff you enjoy. The up and down voting is really the most important part of the whole system. I have a station that is roughly 2 years old now, I can leave that thing on 24 hours a day and never hear a song that I dislike.

I'm a little bit of an addict when it comes to music though. Finally had to get a ZuneHD last year to try and curb my spending habits when it came to buying music. Love that Zune Pass.

I also use GrooveShark when I'm on the laptop or a friends computer and just want to listen to some quick music, since it lets you pick the exact songs you want to play.

I like the website TheSixtyOne, when I want to hear some indie bands I've never heard of before. The site has a beautiful user interface.

Last.fm is pretty cool too, though I don't really use it for the radio, rather just to track my listening habits when I play my music on iTunes and "scrobble" music from my iPhone / iPod. I also like how they compare your listening habits with other users and give you a little "your music compatibility with XXX is 'Super'", etc. I've met some cool people on there simply because we loved all the same music.

12-21-2010, 02:00 AM	#24
Exer I see Russia! Posts: 205 Karma: 234787 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Alaska Device: Etch-A-Sketch	I've been using Pandora for years, really love that service. It really does a good job in keying in on the type of stuff you enjoy. The up and down voting is really the most important part of the whole system. I have a station that is roughly 2 years old now, I can leave that thing on 24 hours a day and never hear a song that I dislike. I'm a little bit of an addict when it comes to music though. Finally had to get a ZuneHD last year to try and curb my spending habits when it came to buying music. Love that Zune Pass. I also use GrooveShark when I'm on the laptop or a friends computer and just want to listen to some quick music, since it lets you pick the exact songs you want to play. I like the website TheSixtyOne, when I want to hear some indie bands I've never heard of before. The site has a beautiful user interface. Last.fm is pretty cool too, though I don't really use it for the radio, rather just to track my listening habits when I play my music on iTunes and "scrobble" music from my iPhone / iPod. I also like how they compare your listening habits with other users and give you a little "your music compatibility with XXX is 'Super'", etc. I've met some cool people on there simply because we loved all the same music.