What websites out there allow me to manually enter a list of my favourite bands and then suggest similar music to me?
April 2, 2009 4:34 PM Subscribe
What websites out there allow me to manually enter a list of my favourite bands and then suggest similar music to me? The websites I have found so far offer to scan my iTunes library but I don't use iTunes so I must be able to enter the bands manually. The bands should be suggested based on the tastes of other users rather than advertising e.t.c.
Response by poster: Unfortunately, as I am outside of the USA, Pandora is not an option but thanks for the tip anyway!
The service must be usable in the UK.
posted by Fluffy654 at 4:40 PM on April 2, 2009
The service must be usable in the UK.
posted by Fluffy654 at 4:40 PM on April 2, 2009
I have noticed that AskMe works really well for this. Seriously.
posted by rokusan at 4:44 PM on April 2, 2009
posted by rokusan at 4:44 PM on April 2, 2009
Last.fm works really well for this...I've found out about a lot of awesome bands through it.
posted by god particle at 5:22 PM on April 2, 2009
posted by god particle at 5:22 PM on April 2, 2009
Have you tried Spotify? It does this on a modest scale (i.e. it suggests a only handful of similar bands at a time) but has the advantage of being able to stream the music in full. It's free to use in the UK.
posted by hot soup girl at 5:24 PM on April 2, 2009
posted by hot soup girl at 5:24 PM on April 2, 2009
Perceptron, a Mefi project of maryrosecook, does this, though one by one.
posted by klangklangston at 6:03 PM on April 2, 2009
posted by klangklangston at 6:03 PM on April 2, 2009
Last.fm is quite awesome. Much, much better than Pandora.
posted by rabbitrabbit at 6:18 PM on April 2, 2009
posted by rabbitrabbit at 6:18 PM on April 2, 2009
Last.fm now requires a paid account outside the US, UK, and Germany. It might help if you specified your country.
posted by Jaltcoh at 6:29 PM on April 2, 2009
posted by Jaltcoh at 6:29 PM on April 2, 2009
Oh, sorry, you said you're in the UK. Well, then, last.fm.
posted by Jaltcoh at 6:45 PM on April 2, 2009
posted by Jaltcoh at 6:45 PM on April 2, 2009
Nthing Last.fm. What music player do you use? I'm not on iTunes either, but there's Last.fm client software for pretty much every player out there.
posted by sinfony at 7:31 PM on April 2, 2009
posted by sinfony at 7:31 PM on April 2, 2009
Pandora via Tor
Sorry for being cheap and linking to a dated blog, but the procedure should still function...
posted by strangelove at 8:58 PM on April 2, 2009
Sorry for being cheap and linking to a dated blog, but the procedure should still function...
posted by strangelove at 8:58 PM on April 2, 2009
lala.com
enter any band name and related artist will appear on the right hand side. I also like last.fm
posted by Plug1 at 1:10 AM on April 3, 2009
enter any band name and related artist will appear on the right hand side. I also like last.fm
posted by Plug1 at 1:10 AM on April 3, 2009
I have noticed that AskMe works really well for this. Seriously.
But if your question is just "I like [this band] -- what other music would I like?" it's really better to try last.fm first, because that'll usually give you so much material that you won't feel the need to spend an AskMe question on it. Seriously.
posted by Jaltcoh at 6:15 AM on April 3, 2009
But if your question is just "I like [this band] -- what other music would I like?" it's really better to try last.fm first, because that'll usually give you so much material that you won't feel the need to spend an AskMe question on it. Seriously.
posted by Jaltcoh at 6:15 AM on April 3, 2009
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posted by devbrain at 4:37 PM on April 2, 2009