3 Cool Music Sites You Should Know
Written by Alan Friday, 3 September 2010 08:00
If you’re looking for music online, and you have already been through the regular stops like Pandora, Last.fm, and Slacker, then here are three sites you may not have heard of before. Each is slightly different and each is worth checking out.
Grooveshark
Grooveshark has actually been around for a few years now, but they are catching on lately. And that’s a good thing. It may be because they have finally begun to get contracts in place with some of the major labels. And that’s an even better thing, because I don’t want Grooveshark to go away. I use this site quite often.
It allows you to enter in a search for a song or artist and then stream the result. You can’t download the song, and unfortunately there’s no link to buy it yet, but the great thing is that it allows you to stream the song, in it’s entirety, so you can see (hear) if you really want it. Then you can surf over to Amazon MP3 and download and buy.
MixPod
MixPod in an AOL property that allows you to upload your music to their cloud and then listen anywhere on any PC, Mac, or mobile device. It will work with web browsers and mobile phones. Whatever changes you make will be propagated across all platforms you use. You will have to install their uploader program that will immediately begin uploading your playlists and most recently listened to music, but then will allow you to choose what is uploaded next.
Shuffler
Shuffler is probably the newest site of the three. It’s free web site that scans the web and merges the content from various music blogs into genre-based channels that you can then click on to play.
Once you pick a genre a simple player will appear at the top of the screen and begin streaming music. A dropdown list is available in the player to let you easily change channels (genres). That’s really all there is to it. Sites don’t get much simpler than this. And that simplicity makes for a fun experience.
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