Poll: What online music service do you use most frequently? • Hacker News Board

Re: Poll: What online music service do you use most frequently?

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Post by aheilbut » Thu, Jul 28, 2011, 1:38 PM UTC

What about Rhapsody?

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Post by ricardobeat » Thu, Jul 28, 2011, 1:39 PM UTC

agscala wrote: post #11

I use Grooveshark when I know what I want to listen to, otherwise there is a great service called The Hype Machine at hypem.com which is an excellent source of new and upcoming electronic/rap/dance/indie music

That's exactly why I built http//listen.to.ricardo.cc! :)

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Post by mark_l_watson » Thu, Jul 28, 2011, 1:39 PM UTC

Amazon Cloud Player

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Post by skylabmelody » Thu, Jul 28, 2011, 1:40 PM UTC

Official.fm

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Post by leif » Thu, Jul 28, 2011, 1:56 PM UTC

web streaming from real live radio stations

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Post by superted » Thu, Jul 28, 2011, 1:57 PM UTC

aheilbut wrote: post #31

What about Rhapsody?

Added!

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Post by _delirium » Thu, Jul 28, 2011, 1:58 PM UTC

Other: mp3 blogs and forums. I like to discover new music by reading something about it first, preferably from writers whose taste I like. When a description sounds intriguing, then I'll download and listen. That also fills me in on cultural and musical knowledge along the way, since they usually provide some context on how the album being discussed fits into its genre, predecessors/successors, etc. (basically, why they posted it, and why I should care about it).

I've discovered some interesting stuff via Last.fm as well, but somehow the streaming-tracks approach doesn't do it for me. It might be in part that I prefer albums to singles, and in part that the cultural context is interesting to me. So algorithmic recommendation feels disembodied on both counts: random songs separated from their album, streamed at me in a jumble with no explanation.

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Post by huxley » Thu, Jul 28, 2011, 1:58 PM UTC

eMusic, mostly because I have a pretty good annual plan that was grandfathered in.

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Post by rajeshvaya » Thu, Jul 28, 2011, 1:59 PM UTC

Grooveshark

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Post by owenmarshall » Thu, Jul 28, 2011, 2:07 PM UTC

I'm a bit old fashioned, I guess: if I'm not looking to use Grooveshark to listen to something specific, I find that you can't replace a good DJ playing a good mix of music.

I've found more great music listening to WFMU (http://www.wfmu.org/) than anywhere else. It's a fantastic freeform station that has something everyone can love.