Truth be told, I don’t really listen to the radio all that much anymore. It wakes me up in the morning, and I’ll hear it when I’m in the car…and that’s about it. That’s the entire breadth of my experience with it. Like a lot of older media, the radio’s kind of going by the wayside a bit with the advent of the glorious technological marvel of The Internet.You can find pretty much anything on there.
For example, let’s say you don’t have a radio in the same room as your computer…but you’re looking to listen to some music. Sadly, your own collection of songs has gotten kind of old (you can only listen to the same CD so many times before you can no longer tolerate it, after all). So what’s a netizen to do?
Tune in to one of these stations, and you’ll have a world’s worth of music at your fingertips.
Shoutcast: This is one of my personal favorites, as it presents you with literally hundreds of free radio stations and music streaming services. Looking for 24/7 Nu Metal? 50s rock and roll? Video game orchestral pieces? You’ll find at least one station for each of the above there.
Pandora: Pandora’s unique in that it actually uses a series of algorithms to suggest song and artist choices for you based on the style, rhythm, genre, and what have you of the music you listen to. It’s also got a huge database of songs and artists. Unfortunately, because record labels are still living in the 80s, it’s only available in the States- those of us who don’t dwell on American soil are out of luck.
Spotify: Spotify is but one possible alternative to Pandora- it features suggestions based on your artist and song choices, and essentially acts as your own personal external hard drive. So long as you’re connected to Spotify, you can play pretty much any artist you choose- and listen to all their songs as though you owned the CDs. Unfortunately, it’s not a free service- after a six month free trial, you can listen for a few hours a day, or pay a paltry 5 dollars/month to keep listening as long as you like.
Is it worth it? That’s up to you.
Last.FM: Last.fm is what happens when social media meets internet radio. It costs $3/month, and lets you interact and connect with other users to share stories, song suggestions and critiques, and playlists.
Accuradio: If you’ve a high-end sound card, Accuradio’s where you want to be. You can customize your playlists based on artist, genre, and even instrument, and listen to everything in glorious, glorious HD.
Of course, what you see above are only a few of the very many stations out there- have a look around, you might find something you like!
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Pandora is so worth it that I subscribed so I could get it without commercials and at a higher bit rate. I like how I can create a custom channels and then custom tailor them to my particular tastes in music. If they play ABBA or Prince I can give it a thumbs down and both go away forever. Or I can give Van Halen or Rush a thumbs up and I get more of them. :D
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Slacker Radio, another one for your list, but it only works in the US and Canada:
http://www.slacker.com