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To really kill radio a tool to parse those online radio playlists and play them on streaming music service would be cool.
You can already make your own playlists or use those created by non-radio people.
I only ever listen to radio while driving and I've discovered at least two artists I wouldn't otherwise ever come across. (Shameless plug of Sean Wayland's album Australian Rhythm Changes)
A remaining problem is that you're still listening to whatever they play on the radio.
They're few and far between, but a good radio station make this a non-issue. KEXP in Seattle is phenomenal; I listed to them just as much as Spotify or my local collection.
A remaining problem is that you're still listening to whatever they play on the radio.
Local college radio and other small stations tend to be great. Sure the music won't be custom tailored by either "what past-you liked" or neural networks expressly designed to increase Sweden's internal revenue, but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy the experience of listening all the same. As an extra plus you're likely to get relevant information on local news and events too. Long live public broadcasting!
hilarious take! I have found that any perfect recommendation takes the joy out of music listening for me. I feel like the highs and lows of good vs. bad songs are taken away and then its just a constant stream of background music.
A remaining problem is that you're still listening to whatever they play on the radio.
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They're few and far between, but a good radio station make this a non-issue. KEXP in Seattle is phenomenal; I listed to them just as much as Spotify or my local collection.
Also a KEXP listener and supporter. Long live KEXP!
While we're plugging:
WFMU (NY)
KALX (UC Berkeley)
KZSC (UC Santa Cruz)
KXT (listener-supported radio from Dallas/Ft Worth)
Radio Paradise (no ads, listener supported)
And many more...
A script for automatically lowering the volume during radio advertisements and DJ announcements and turns the volume back up when songs are playing. It controls a Sonos speaker using the Soco-cli Python library when Tunein is being used.
This is great. I wish there was a way to limit the volume on Alexa devices for different services, especially Spotify. I like to fall asleep to podcasts, but it wakes my girlfriend up when the commercials start (especially iHeartRadio commercials!), so I either have it so low I can barely hear or I have to fall asleep to rain/ocean sounds.
This is needed desperatly for regular TV. On some channels ad volume is much higher then mov volume so when ads start during chillex movie you get totally stressed.
MythTV solved the detection of ads a long time ago. Haven't used it for ages though, as I no longer watch regular TV
Wish there was something like this (or like Sponsorblock) for podcasts. Would make them actually listenable to.
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I have always wrestled with the ethics of adblocking YouTube. If am subscribed to a channel, that means the content in that channel has value for me. And it is only fair that I provide some value to the content creators in return. Otherwise it is theft. Anyways this is my reasoning. Hence as much as I find ads to be annoying, I put up with them. I am considering cancelling my Spotify subscription and using the saving…
Adblocking seems very distinct from theft to me, but thankfully even that is irrelevant with SponsorBlock. Those sponsorships don't pay via impression and only the channel themselves could really try to track impressions anyway. You're free to use SponsorBlock and save so much time, brain space, and frustration, without worrying about altering the creator's pay at all. I don't see why you wouldn't do it. At this poin…