P.C. Shannon

It looks like Internet radio will survive, but it’s not out of the doghouse yet (see savenetradio.org for all the gory details). In the past, I’ve regarded this issue with only passing curiosity—just another example of how old media doesn’t get new media—but this time around, I actually have a bit of a stake in it. I’ve been exploring Internet radio as a source for discovering new music, simply because I’m getting pretty desperate for new tunes but can’t afford to put any money towards expanding my collection. So I’ve pitted the two top, free “find new music” services against each other: Last.fm versus Pandora.

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