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Pandora!

By Eric Muller

I know that I must be the third-from-last person in the universe to learn about Pandora Radio, but I'll mention it here just in case one of the other two might be reading. Utterly brilliant. Fabulous. I lack the words to describe what a great idea this thing is. You tell it which artists you like. It creates a "radio station" for you that features music that's similar to what you like. I gave it just a few hints, and it has just played for me, in succession, "Shot With His Own Gun" by Elvis Costello, "If Not for You" by Bob Dylan, and "Your Mother Should Know" by the Beatles. And now it's playing Nick Lowe's version of "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'n Roll)". And it is often throwing in bands I don't know well, like Weezer and Nada Surf. And you can create multiple stations -- so I have a separate roots reggae and ska station that I can listen to when I'm in the mood for that. Damn! This is good stuff! Try it.

Full post as published by Is That Legal on April 09, 2008 (boomark / email).