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