It would be great for you to support them, ie. member donations, (which means less talkie for you) if you had some extra cash right now in your life. If not, then don't complain about the minimal ads, occasional requests for sponsors, etc.
With the Playlist consisting of Nirvana, The Flaming Lips, Neko Case, Wolfmother, T. Rex, The Raconteurs etc., this is the station for me. Click LISTEN LIVE in top left corner.
-Free (Member Supported). Play through iTunes.
Sample Playlist on their main channel consists of Radiohead, Zero 7, Weezer, The Wrens, The Magnetic Fields. But you can also listen to Woxy Vintage: OMD, David Bowie, PJ Harvey, REM, Aimee Mann. This 24/7 Vintage Channel is dedicated to the history of Modern Rock, Alternative and Punk music - from The Velvet Underground, The Clash, Talking Heads, The Smiths, Depeche Mode and more. Either channels are good (and still free), but I think they'd really appreciate a contribution from you. Click [Listen Now] in top right corner, then click the small line in the pop-up: "Listen to free 24k Streams."
-Free (Member Supported). Play through iTunes. Pop-up Playlist.
This is what my brother-in-law listens to at his house. It's nice and relaxing, but not boring. Here is the last six hours of their Playlist, to sample the variety of songs they play (maybe for older audiences, but I definitely would not call it easy listening). Artists include: My Morning Jacket, The Who, Bryan Ferry, Cat Power, Gomez. Also, as you click on the artist/song on that playlist page, you are directed to another page, which has much more info about the artist/song, an option to request the song, and their tour schedule link so you can see if that band is coming through your town anytime soon. Pretty cool.
-Free (Listener Supported). Play through iTunes.
Can you help me discover more music that I'll like? Those questions often evolved into great conversations. Each friend told us their favorite artists and songs, explored the music we suggested, gave us feedback, and we in turn made new suggestions. We created Pandora so that we can have that same kind of conversation with you.
Basically, the premise of this site is that you enter the artist or song that you like, and Pandora creates a personal internet radio station custom to your likes, based on the band name or song you entered. From there, you can add more info - whether you like or dislike the selections they suggested, therefore helping Pandora evolve with your input as well as the input of others. It seems pretty fascinating! Jimmy just introduced me to it today. Example: I entered The Flaming Lips, and a few of the artists they added to my personal station were - Kaiser Chiefs, Doves, French Kicks, etc. The thing is, don't skip the music (the station will tell you not to, because you can listen to (or skip) only so many songs per hour), so just sit back & enjoy the music (which is not what I did, so I didn't really experience the introduction to its fullest). After you listen (or skip) the first 100 songs provided/suggested to you from your initial band/song, you do have to register for the site, but it's still free even then.
-Free. Plays directly on their web site.
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It's free and easy to register. My stations are Hoyt Axton, Blur, Felix da Housecat, Daft Punk, and Supertramp.
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