A Pandora style website where music is streamed randomly based on what the listeners like. It's interface is nothing short of painful, in comparison though. It took a few minutes to work it out but basically you have to sign up to use it properly. It's great for finding new music but not if your looking for something specific. thesixtyone is a nurturing and growing ecosystem where talented folks can sell songs and merchandise directly to their fans. Unlike a record or distribution deal where they only make $1-2 per album (if they ever get paid, that is), artists on thesixtyone make at least $7 per album and are paid every 30 days -- no wait for recoupment and no complex royalty schemes! There named after Highway 61, a U.S. route that runs along the Mississippi River and marks the origin of American music culture. Muddy Waters, Bob Dylan and B.B. King rode the 61. Elvis grew up in the housing projects along it. Highway 61 was the road by which people left their homes to take their music to the world.6/10
With Pandora you can explore this vast trove of music to your heart's content. Just drop the name of one of your favorite songs or artists into Pandora and let the Genome Project go. It will quickly scan its entire world of analyzed music, almost a century of popular recordings - new and old, well known and completely obscure - to find songs with interesting musical similarities to your choice. Then sit back and enjoy as it creates a listening experience full of current and soon-to-be favorite songs for you. It's a shame it's not available for people outside the US anymore, well unless you know how to use a proxy. Still one of my favourite music sites where I have spent hours playing through it.
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Last.fm is a music recommendation service. You use Last.fm by signing up and downloading The Scrobbler, which helps you discover more music based on the songs you play. The Scrobbler also works with the site Hypem.com that was mention in a previous post so if you use one or the other you should think about combining the two find a lot of songs you may not of known about.
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To put it simply, the Hype Machine keeps track of what music bloggers write about. They handpick a set of kickass music blogs and then present what they discuss for easy analysis, consumption and discovery. This way, your odds of stumbling into awesome music or awesome blogs are high.I use this site daily as it offers the newest music everyday. As a DJ I find loads of future hits via this site. It also offers the option to download and buy the songs through 3 or more major online stores with ease.9/10
we7 is an outstanding new music destination where you can listen to, share and discover music for FREE, legally and safely. You choose the music you want to hear and play full songs and albums online, on-demand at anytime. They also offer you the ability to buy the music you love in high quality mp3 downloads which you can play on iPods and most other digital players.It is, in my opinion, the best music streaming service out there at present, I suggest you take a look if you want for music 100% legally.10/10
