Music on the internet (and a history lesson) - 20 Aug 2007

Tim and Dominik are joined by Ross Patzelt to talk about online music, Ross's upcoming trip to Slovakia and the Prague invasion of 1968. Here are some notes and links: First, to avoid

• because of DRM and/or low quality: iTunes, Napster, Tesco (with exceptions for some EMI, Universal tracks)
• because of dubious legality: allofmp3.com, mp3sparks.com

To try cheaply:

• //Napster.com for all you can eat subscription to mainstream music (but not for buying)
• //Classical.com (with limitations)
• //eMusic.com
• //Amiestreet.com
• //Magnatune.com

To watch out for: Amazon's new download service To get for free:

• Amiestreet on some new tracks
• Podsafe music podcasts: //Podshow.com, //thepodcastnetwork.com
• Music blogs (use Songbird)
• MySpace and artists' websites
• Soundclick
• //Download.com

Good free streaming:

• //Last.fm
• //Pandora.com
• //Accuradio.com
• //Futureradio.co.uk :)
• //BBC.co.uk
• Shoutcast (Winamp), Musicmatch