last.fm music
I am hooked on the site Last.fm. Last.fm tracks the music you and your friends listen to and then recommends new music, both indie and mainstream (which you can adjust to give you more of one than the other).
Their about page states:
You can use Last.fm to listen to music, find out about artists you may like, other people with similar music taste, gigs in your local area, charts and quilts for your personal site, as well as much more.
It has a lot of cool features available in its free mode, and of course, like the good AmeriKan that I am, I am a free rider. One of the features is that it tells you your music compatibility with your friends. Supposedly, my most compatibly buddy is Gustavo whom only has a “medium” music compatibility with me.
It appears though, that with all of my buddies there is at least some music we can agree on. Which means if we ever go on a long car trip, we will get along just fine.
Anyone want to guess what seems to be the most agreed on “good music” despite our wide array of music tastes? It is Café Tacuba! Who’d thunk!?
Below is my compatibility with some bloggers, mostly blogueros of blogtitlan.
Abogado (Abogado’s blog)
Low; artists in common: Atmosphere, The Specials, Bob Dylan, Billie Holiday, and Bob Marley
Alsoevso (E’s blog)
Very Low; artists in common: Maná, Nina Simone, Johnny Cash, The Beatles, and Carlos Vives
CindyLu (CindyLu’s blog Loteria Chicana)
Low; artists in common: Café Tacuba, Maná, Los Tigres del Norte, Billie Holiday, and The Cure
Very Low; artists in common: Café Tacuba, Control Machete, Molotov, Aterciopelados, and Plastilina Mosh
El Mono Enano (Pocho Abogado)
Very Low; artists in common: Against Me!, The Specials, NOFX, The Cure, and Crass
Espelina
Very Low; artists in common: Cafe’ Tacuba, Air, Depeche Mode, Pixies and Bebel Gilberto
GRD (Gustavo’s Blog)
Medium; artists in common: Maná, Café Tacuba, Molotov, Los Tigres del Norte and Ozomatli
Headphonist (Potatoes and Nicotine) Low; artists in common: Café Tacuba, Molotov, Maná, Aesop Rock, and Plastilina Mosh
JenWoodardsF (Latin-Know: The Latino Marketing Report)
Very Low; artists in common: Elis Regina, Nina Simone, Café Tacuba, Juan Gabriel, and Pavement
Low; artists in common: Bebel Gilberto, Molotov, Alejandro Fernandez, Lila Downs, and Los Panchos
Very Low; artists in common: Alejandro Fernandez, Luis Miguel, Carlos Vives, Celia Cruz, and Ella Fitzgerald
Very Low; artists in common: Santana, Van Morrison, Barenaked Ladies, OutKast, and Fleetwood Mac
Oso (El Oso, El Moreno, and El Abogado)
Low; artists in common: Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Maná, Bob Dylan, and Van Morrison
Rolandog (Pervasive Smothering)
Very Low; artists in common: Molotov, Barenaked Ladies, Ben Folds Five, Control Machete and Stevie Wonder
Seyd (Seyd’s Blog)
Very Low; artists in common: Lila Downs, Nina Simone, Carlos Vives, Tigres del Norte, and Celia Cruz
TortillaS (Tortilla Sandwich)
Very Low; artists in common: Johnny Cash, The Beatles, Carlos Vives, Ozomatli, and Juan Luis Guerra
Xoloitzquintle (Xoloitzquintle’s Blog)
Very Low; artists in common: Johnny Cash, Café Tacuba, Maná, Moltov, and Franz Ferdinand
Zemph (Frantic.org)
Very Low; artists in common: The Shins, Johnny Cash, The New Pornographers, Wolf Parade and Spoon
4 Comments so far ...
The problem with last.fm - at least for me - is that I only listen to my iTunes when I’m either getting work done or relaxing in the evening. So it tends to record the mellowest music I listen to. I think that “music that oso listens to in the car” and “music that oso listens to at work” would probably have very low compatibility.
Comment on August 18, 2007 02:15 pmMaybe if I didn’t let my daughter use my iTunes our music would be more compatible. I am almost positive that you don’t listen to the Wiggles, High School Musical or Raffi!!!
Comment on August 19, 2007 04:35 pmI’m w/Oso . . . I only have last.fm at work, so it only counts the music I listen to there. If my car music and home music was counted, I think that would be a more accurate depiction of my current tastes. I still like last.fm tho.
Comment on August 20, 2007 04:27 pmI haven’t listened to music on my computer very much since I got my iPod. I think last.fm will scrobble your iPod too, but it seems to only get the last song played.
Anyway, at least we share Café Tacuba, Maná, Los Tigres del Norte, Billie Holiday, and The Cure.
Not half-bad.
Comment on August 20, 2007 07:58 pm