Even though I'm not particularly savvy regarding technology and tons of people might know about this already, I thought this was cool so I thought I'd share. Usually when I'm at work, I settle for listening to some San Diego radio station online because 1) I don't have iTunes on my computer at work, and 2) I just can't browse through Myspace and Youtube endlessly to play music that I like. But even doing the online radio thing I endure way more commercial breaks than I'd like, so it's so much nicer to be able customize your own radio station depending on your mood. Or even 10 stations at a time if you'd like.
For Pandora Radio all you need to do to create a station is type in an artist, song, or composer and it will generate your own station by selecting music with similar qualities. For example, type in "Queen" and you get:
-Electric rock instrumentation
-A subtle use of paired vocal harmony
-Repetitive melodic phrasing
-Extensive vamping
-Paired vocal harmony
Or if you're feeling some "Cool Kids" it comes up songs that have these characteristics:
-East Coast rap influences
-Electronica influences
-A knack for catchy hooks
-Sparse beats
-Use of call-and-response vocals
If you like the songs that the station generates, you can give it a thumbs up and it'll be repeated sometime in the future. You can also give a song a thumbs down if you don't care for it too much, then it won't be played on that station anymore.
I think the Pandora application is available for the iPhone and is available for downloading to Windows as well. Happy listening!
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