More Better Streaming Radio

Okay, music’s not consuming all of my attention these days, but on the heels of my rant yesterday about the current dispicable state of the mainstream music publishing industry, I wanted to mention a couple of very interesting alternatives for a touch of new music….

First, last.fm — a streaming music station that learns your tastes and preferences. Very nice, although I’m still getting my profile housebroken (it’s hard to get preference systems whipped into place when your tastes are all over the road — I mean geeze, last month my Tivo started deciding I spoke Spanish…).

The interface comes complete with a “change” button, that you can hit when you don’t care for the current selection (picking “similar” or “different”). It takes about 8 seconds for the track to change, which rather reminds me of my old 8-track player, but it’s still a very nifty idea and service.

Next up is BBC Radio on Demand — you can listen the the current live feed, or select recent radio shows to listen to, in Real or Windows Media formats. I’m still learning my way around the different stations — you can follow this link to BBC 6 Music, or go to the BBC Home Page to find others.

A wink and a nod to the lovely Miss Anna (who is pageless, alas) for the link, complete with a 6 Music Alabama3 feature, no less.