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30+ Awesome Sites for Streaming Music

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:31:28 GMT

clipped by: vandamonium
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30+ Awesome Sites for Streaming Music

Recently we brought you a list of free & legal music downloads, but we understand that not everyone wants to eat up space on their hard drive or MP3 player. So we’ve compiled a list of 30+ awesome streaming music sites we know you’ll enjoy.

Whether you’re interested in general streaming music, mixtapes, music discovery, or more, the Internet offers a plethora of streaming music services. Tell us which are your favorites.

The most bizarre musical instrument on earth

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 04:47:35 GMT

clipped by: mickfinn

Clip Source: deputy-dog.com

a few years ago in japan, members of the hokkaido industrial research institute started carving thousands of very precise grooves into nearby roads. the slightly loopy brainwave belonged to a mr. shinoda, a guy who accidentally cut a road in several places with a digger and then later drove over the damage in his car.

he realised that with some planning and time to kill he could create rows of grooves which, when driven over at a certain speed, would ‘play a tune’.

the results, the ‘melody road’, can be seen above and the grooves are between 6 and 12mm apart: the narrower the interval, the higher the pitch. these stretches of road, each playing a different tune, can currently be found in 3 places in japan - hokkaido, wakayama and gunma - with the optimum musical speed being a depressingly slow 28mph.

don’t expect a virtual orchestra - from what i’ve heard, it’s not exactly beautiful music, but it’s unique and it’s mental. a winning combination.

Tags: hokkaido, japan, music

Music Mashable. Any good?

Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:41:36 GMT

clipped by: righthand

Clip Source: mashable.com

Music News Toolbox: 50+ Links For Discovering New Music

Sep

Is your music collection getting a bit stale? Have you run out of places where you can get fresh info about new artists, releases and concert dates? If so, you’re in luck, because we’ve assembled a list of 50 sites which will keep you up to speed with what’s happening in the world of music.

Music News

Music Discovery Sites

The Phoenix - From the Boston Phoenix, it’s music category focuses on the greater New England area and what’s happening in and around it’s music scene.

Music-News.com - Based in th UK music scene, see the latest big stories, album reviews, see what the editors are listening to.

Purevolume.com - Explore genres of music for bands you’ve never heard of and listen to full length tracks for free.

Finetune.com - Start with just a couple of artists and the system will build you a playlist of similar artists; alternatively, you can start with a list built by another user.

Tags: music