Think "Lost in Space," but replace "space" with "radio static," and replace "lost" with something more hopeful that implies movement...like "floating," or perhaps "moseying"

Friday, August 31, 2007

The box that must be opened

Pandora is amazing. I just felt that needed to be said on this blog. If you don't know what I'm talking about, proceed directly to this site right now, at this very moment. Do not pass go, do not collect your damn money. I'm not quite sure the exact methods Pandora actually uses (mostly because I've been either too lazy to read the nitty gritty info, or too busy actually making channels to play) to cycle through songs, but it's damn good....most of the time. Occasionally it will spew out some abysmal drum n' bass track in my trip-hop channel, or a steaming heap of a T.A.T.U. song in my folky-pop channel, but other than that it's fairly competent.

I do have some mixed feelings on it though. On the one hand, it's a fantastic way to find new artists to get into. On the other hand, after I've established a few solid channels I become complacent and very lazy in my playlist making and music gathering, and that's no good....plus there's the whole random crap song that pops into the que and harshes the vibe.

On the whole though, it's amazing, and if you aren't using it after I just handed you that perfectly good link two paragraphs up, then you are obviously some kind of fascist swine, and I want nothing to do with you or your wretched audio-deprived ilk.

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