i wanted to write a quick blog about an awesome website that has recently came into my life called lastfm. this site is sort of like myspace but completely for music. i've only been using it for about a week so i don't know the complete ins and outs of it yet, but i shall fill you in on the highlights.
so when you don't have an account for lastfm you can listen to the radio. here you simply type in a band, a genre, or a song title and it will play exactly what you typed in. say you typed in Brand New, the radio will play songs from them and also songs that sound like them. that is my favorite part because it's a great way to learn about new music that you're gauranteed to like. when you're listening to the radio, if you like what you here it is easy to look into the band that is playing. simply click the picture underneath the radio of the band, and the band's profile will come up in a new tab. if you like the website enough to create an account, it takes record of everything that you've listened to. so your homepage will show all the recently played tracks, your most viewed artists, how often you've viewed them, and also a small playlist full of different songs that you've previously enjoyed. if you have friends that also use lastfm they can recommend artists and tracks to you, comment on all the things that you've listened to, and write you a message in your inbox.
i really like lastfm because once you've spent a lot of time on the site, the chances of you finding something new that you love are truly 100%. the site is all about the music. because of course...it's all about the music.
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