Read this yesterday, not convinced. iTunes best for buying music > justified on the basis that the iPod only works with it (some court somewhere is going to prise itunes and ipod apart, France would have but i think apple shut iTunes down there) and there's no alternatives to the iPod, they aren't cool enough you see.. pah, pathetic 128k downloads.
also would trust amg over wikipedia. Some cross-pollination between sites and OMM itself seems a bit incestous.
Response? alternate 25 or less?
here's theirs
1.
www.itunes.co.uk
Best for: buying music
2.
www.coolhunting.com
Best for: staying on top of new trends and technology
3.
www.wikipedia.org
Best for: band biographies and free classical music
4.
www.myspace.com
Best for: keeping up with the kids and new bands
5.
www.youtube.com
Best for: amusing yourself on a half day sick in bed
6.
hype.non-standard.net
Best for: the latest MP3s posted on the web 06
7.
www.pandora.com / www.last.fm.com
Best for: new music tailored to your taste
8.
www.dimeadozen.org
Best for: downloading last night's mind blowing gig
9.
www.drownedinsound.com
Best for: weekly bulletin of indie music and news
10.
www.vh1.com
Best for: all the music newsflashes and stories in one place
11.
ringtonemediastudio.com
Best for: annoying folk with your favourite tune as a ringtone
12.
www.holymoly.co.uk
Best for: latest salicious and unholier than thou pop gossip
13.
www.partyben.com
Best for: the latest amusing music and video mash-ups
14.
www.rocksbackpages.com
Best for: never having to root in the attic for old NMEs again
15.
www.classicalarchives.com
Best for: classical virgins new to this downloading business
16.
www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra
Best for: staying au fait with grime and 'urban' music
17.
www.popjustice.com
Best for: sniggering at hapless pop stars
18.
www.soundoftheworld.com
Best for: putting 'world music' on the world wide web
19.
www.wfmu.org
Best for: unearthing rare gems, curios and musical oddities
20.
www.stylusmagazine.com
Best for: the best new music writing on the web
21.
www.bleep.com
Best for: downloading music from UK independent labels
22.
www.resonancefm.com
Best for: keeping the John Peel flag flying high
23.
www.expectingrain.com
Best for: all things Dylan and a rough guide to Planet Bob
24.
www.parterre.com
Best for: the latest queer opera gossip from New York
25.
www.fandomination.net
Best for: homoerotic teenage fantasies of popstar liasons
― Major Alfonso (Major Alfonso), Monday, 20 March 2006 18:40 (twenty years ago)