KCRW Launches New Web Media Player

KCRW has launched a very cool new web player (BETA!). This should be a model for every station (and TV station, for that matter).
_Listen Live
_Sort/browse by subject:Music/News or Program
_Create playlists
_Share/embed
_RSS subscriptions
_Embedded E-commerce-buy the currently playing music from Amazon or iTunes.

Filed under: Distribution, Internet Radio, Music

Radio Remixed

A couple of interesting Radio/Music/Interweb mashups—
The Pirate Bay has launched a music discovery section, utilizing LastFM data. Probably could use a decent interface, but a nice idea.
KEXP in Seattle has launched Kexplorer, a music discovery/sharing app built around it’s program stream. Kexplorer allows you to tag songs while listening to the stream, and allows you [...]

Filed under: Distribution, Internet Radio, Mashups, Music

Radioshift: A Global radio VCR

Rogue Amoeba’s Radioshift is a neat (Mac OS) app that is essentially a VCR for over 50,000 AM/FM stations across the World. It’s $32 and has a fully functioning demo.

Filed under: Internet Radio, Software

The Importance of Webcasting to Independent Music

This graph says it all. Story at Ars: webcasters favor indie music over major labels.

Filed under: DRM, Internet Radio, Music, Network Politics

Pandora Unveils WiFi Music Discovery Device/Player

Pandora announces a slew of features/products—a deal with sprint, a re-vamped web site, and a wi-fi device that essentially amounts to an Internet-based digital radio.
Let’s hope Pandora isn’t killed off by proposed new Internet streaming royalties. In the last few days, there have been glimmers of hope:
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A group backed by the [...]

Filed under: Internet Radio, Media Technology, Music

Tim Westergren of Pandora/Music Genome Project

via The Workbook Project

Filed under: Internet Radio, Media Technology, Music

The Precarious State of Internet Radio

Some updates on the Internet Radio situation:
Pandora Founder Appeals in Last-ditch Effort to Save “Internet Radio”
From Tim Westergren, founder of Pandora:
Hi, it’s Tim from Pandora,
I’m writing today to ask for your help. The survival of Pandora and all of Internet radio is in jeopardy because of a recent decision by the Copyright Royalty Board in [...]

Filed under: Internet Radio, Network Politics