Pandora

Pandora internet radio is an excellent invention. It is powered by the Music Genome Project, an organizational music structure identifier using 400 attributes to a song. All you have to do to create a new station is type in a song or artist, then Pandora will find similar songs and artists and play it like a personalized radio station. After you request a song or artist, you can "add variety" to your station to expand the variety of songs and bands that will emerge from your station. What I have done is picked a staple band from every genre of music I enjoy, then added other songs and bands from the same genre to the station. My stations are "Asheru"-hip hop- "The Bakerton Group"-jam rock- "The Decemberists"-indie folk rock- "Duke Ellington"-jazz- "Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad"-dub reggae- "Hootie & the Blowfish"-90's alternative- "Kasabian"-electronic indie- "Mad Season"-grunge rock- "Passafire"-reggae/rock- "Pink Floyd"-classic psyc rock- "Smashing Pumpkins"-90's rock- "Taking Back Sunday"-punk- "Umphree's McGee"-alternative jam band. The "Decemberists" station is probably the best, because I have discovered more bands that have found their way into my iTunes library from the related artists that Pandora has picked for that station. Once Pandora has picked up on your musical interests are for a certain station, it becomes one of the best inventions in the universe.