mashby » streaming http://mashby.com (aka Michael T. Ashby) my personal weblog on all the things that I'm passionate about. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:42:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Imogen Heap – Ellipse Live Stream http://mashby.com/2009/08/imogen-heap-ellipse-live-stream/ http://mashby.com/2009/08/imogen-heap-ellipse-live-stream/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:06:43 +0000 Michael Ashby http://mashby.com/?p=1069 Going through the morning e-mail, tweets and other such updates and came across the most wonderful surprise. Imogen Heap is streaming her latest album, “Ellipse” online.

I’ve already pre-ordered the album on iTunes, but since it doesn’t release until August 24th, I’m thrilled that I don’t have to wait any longer to enjoy her new album. [direct link]

For those that are interested, Imogen has been using her Twitter account to show her creative process which has been very interesting. If you don’t want to catch up on month’s of tweets, you can check out these two videos on YouTube courtesy of Billboard Magazine.

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What Is Pandora?
It’s a really cool flash based music streaming service. You create your own radio station using an artist, or song that you like. From there, Pandora uses the Music Genome Project to match your choice with similar music. What’s unique about it is the fact that Pandora is comparing the music’s “DNA” and not on purchases, or other esoteric systems.

It’s hard to sum up how Pandora does this, but you can learn more about it in the “Inside The Net” podcast at this link. Suffice to say that I’m finding all kinds of new music and it’s like I have my own personalized radio station too. What’s unsettling is that Britney Spears keeps showing up in my playlist. :O

Is There A Podcast Version?
In talking with Justin today from PDALive, we were comparing our lists of podcasts that we listen to and it made me wish that there was podcast version of Pandora that would help me find new podcasts. Leo and Amber suggested the same thing in the “Inside The Net” podcast, but I think I found a solution – it’s called friendship!

It’s the same way that we find new restaurants and movies to go see; we talk to friends. So to get the ball rolling, here’s a list of the podcasts that I listen to. If you have a recommendation of a podcast that you think I should be listening to, post a comment, or trackback to let me know about it.

My Podcasts
» 43 Folders
» Ebert & Roper
» Inside the Net
» Moblog Nation
» Security Now
» Systm (video)
» The Ricky Gervais Show
» This Week In Tech
» Tiki Bar TV (video)
» Weekly Shows – Computer Outlook

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