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[mdouglas]

Some mates at work told me about a new, personalised internet radio station and it's the poodle's privates.

Go to http://www.pandora.com/ and enter an artist or track that you like. Is instantly starts streaming an endless succession of tracks that it believes are similar. And it's pretty good at coming up with some great choices. I have no idea what algorithm it uses but the whole site is part of something called the "Music Genome Project".

You need to register with a US ZIP code (any valid format one seems to work) as they are only licensed to stream to the US.

[Boxered]

How cool is that?
I've setup my very own Tom Waits radio stn I think I'll add some ZZtop and then Rush.

very very quick streaming too

thanks for the link

Steve

[revolver550]

Sites like this confirm that the web is the greatest invention since the printing press. Thanks a million for the link,
Now will Ken Bruce and Steve Wright please retire to the same noel and DLT went before them.

[Rods]

bloody awesome - i know have radio stations dedicated to guns and roses, iron maiden, zz top, sting, radiohead, chick corea, keith jarrett, courtney pine, and dire straits

doesn't seem to have and mendlessohn or wagner though

[bigblackfalco]

Good stuff indeed.There aren't many DJ's that 'teach' anymore.They all play for record companies.Music should come from the heart.
This kind of concept could give the music industry the boost it is so in need of.
Bailey.

[RiceBurner]

Good stuff indeed.There aren't many DJ's that 'teach' anymore.They all play for record companies.Music should come from the heart.
This kind of concept could give the music industry the boost it is so in need of.
Bailey.

Has anyone got this working in FireFox? Or is it IE only?

[bmwonder]

It's probably not your browser but your choice of music that's causing it to fail

[bigblackfalco]

Good stuff indeed.There aren't many DJ's that 'teach' anymore.They all play for record companies.Music should come from the heart.
This kind of concept could give the music industry the boost it is so in need of.
Bailey.

Has anyone got this working in FireFox? Or is it IE only?

It works with both Firefox and Safari on my mac.
IE is the biggest lump of doo dah on the planet.....even Microsoft have given up with it for the Mac!!!
Bailey.

[BMWBob]

Nice to see on the Forum that not only have people got good taste in bikes but computers as well Regards Bob.

[crucial]

It definitely has it's moments. I put Bjork in and the first couple of tracks were ok, but these were swiftly followed by Cilla Black and David Essex (Rock on........no less)

[RiceBurner]

Anyone here use Launch?

(on Yahoo) - same sort of thing, but not in Flash (which I find is a memory hog). only downside - it only works in IE.

[bmwonder]

It definitely has it's moments. I put Bjork in and the first couple of tracks were ok, but these were swiftly followed by Cilla Black and David Essex (Rock on........no less)

Bjork, Cilla, David Essex - All have unitelligible accents and strained voices. Sounds like it's a bit closer than you think!

I put in David Bowie and got West Life!!!! Not a bad swap conseidering some of his latest stuff.

[cc mac]

Absolutely brilliant. Started with Pixies, will try Zappa and some obscure world music next, and maybe some of the more progressive house. From Mozart to Beefheart, that's my taste.

[FLASH]

magic! Began with the Liquorice Lemons and it immediately segued into the Marshmallow Maestros. Can't fault it there. Currently playing "Mucus Mambo" by the Cubanosnots. I love this stuff!