Internet Radio: This isn’t your boom box
Have the years of radio stations at the work place left us? With the inability to control what maybe said out of a DJ’s mouth or are you just plan tired of hearing these people talk. Blah Blah Blah. Well you have the opportunity to change all that with what is called Internet Radio and finally have control of the sound would like to hear, minus the talk. These sites started around 1998, but became extremely popular around 2005 with such sites as www.Pandora.com and www.Jango.com.
What makes these sites different from radio is that you can type in an artists name and the site will play music by this artist and artists that sound similar, which inturn gives you the listener the chance to learn new music. Also, theses sites offer you the opportunity to build a collection of your music. I use these sites to find new artists and the CD’s they have. Pandora goes one step further to let you know if the band is currently on tour, which is how I found out about Dave Mathew’s Band tour dates last summer. Smart phones are even getting involved in this. You can download the applications to your phone, then plug your phone into the car radio and listen to your favorite Internet radio stations. If you get a call, the radio will pause and then continue once the call is done.
My only disappointment was when I was traveling through Canada; Pandora does not work in Canada. But don’t worry just have the back up ready Jango does work in Canada.
Sources:
Jango Image
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdrFgT1BkvtDL7fgjtADVr7Kp21RGA1_pFVQMb161ffYRmD3fcU_Lc5C0-Z8-ufxxPXERR151LILqh9TXbbGJIOh3vG2rGcjs_lRVTe2COkwbkPiljSundFfMW1xho-6xGftGpPF3Nwy1s/?imgmax=800
Pandora Image:
http://www.dailygrommet.com/product_images/0000/5803/PandoraLogo.jpg
Boombox image:
http://www.jvc-boombox.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/bbox1.jpg
Another site that a student pointed out to me today was www.grooveshark.com
ReplyDeleteThank you Nicholas (learning can work both ways)
For all those people that say there is no new, or good music out there, I quote Dennis: "What makes sites different from radio is that you can type an artist's name and the site will play music by this artist and artists that sound similar, which in turn gives you the listener the chance to learn new music."
ReplyDeleteFinding new music in the 21st century must be done by research. Gone are the days when you could put on the radio and hear new bands and songs you really like. It might happen sometimes, but radio won't leave you satisfied. Use Pandora, Jango, e-music, last.fm, and sites that compare music like Metacritic. There are a lot of really good artists out there right now, you just won't be hearing them on the majority of radio stations, or any for that matter. Do the research, take the time, be open to new music, and you'll have more music than you know what to do with.
Nice post Dennis.
Josh Walden
I say this almost every month, I need to spend time and get my Pandora account properly set up.
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