open pandora's box. . . .

This one deserves its own post. One of my hey day's of musical discovery as a fan was the early days of napster. I loved it! Napster's power wasn't in giving away free music it was the community that it created. It instantly cross referenced tastes and download histories which allowed me to dicover music I may otherwise never have found. It was amazing. I discovered some my favorite music that I still listen to today.

I recentley disocovered a website that does a good job of creating that same funtion if not better. I said in an email today to the creator . . . .

"I have been digging a little deeper, and I am even more impressed. For
the first decade of my band (The Nadas) we put out records and toured
the country with the mission of winning over new fans. I considered it
my duty to "sell" our music, personality, and story to people, and
convince them to like us. A tireless task. My recent epiphany however
was that our potential fans are out there and our goal in marketing our
music should just be to make those people aware of our existence. A
very difficult thing to do with the millions of titles out there. But
you have created a tool to do just that, only it puts the power in
their hands. How Awesome! It is only one piece of the puzzle, but what
an accomplishment."

I have been listening all day, it is very cool.

check it out Pandora