Pandora's Box

**danbo** · 23-03-2006, 01:42 AM

Go to:

http://www.pandora.com/

Enter the name of an artist/group and you will have your very own radio station created playing similar muzak.

It's really rather good.

**Marmite the Dog** · 23-03-2006, 02:01 AM

Fuckin' A!!

**Ice Maiden** · 23-03-2006, 02:14 AM

I used a similar thing like that on Yahoo Music. It was great!

**danbo** · 23-03-2006, 02:23 AM

So far I've got 5 Radio Stations:

Echo & The Bunnymen
Smiths
Tindersticks
Spiritualised
Nick Cave

....Spiritualised radio is currentley playing Neon Tom by Gwen Mars no less....

**ChiangMai noon** · 23-03-2006, 08:41 AM

Thanks Danbo.
I'm glad you found your donkey, or is it a mule??

**Marmite the Dog** · 23-03-2006, 09:43 PM

It's an ass.

**poolcleaner** · 23-03-2006, 09:46 PM

Sorry to rain on your parade danbo but have you seen this....

https://teakdoor.com/the-music-forum/...ur-own-dj.html

**Marmite the Dog** · 23-03-2006, 11:21 PM

I thought it would turn me into DJPat, so I didn't bother.

**poolcleaner** · 23-03-2006, 11:45 PM

I think you might get more out of it than I Marmers.

If you program in a metal band from the 80's you'll get a pretty broad mix of similar bands.
Unfortunately, 'Ministry' only brings up some awful bands and songs.

**dirtydog** · 24-03-2006, 12:54 AM

Thats pretty damn good danbo, I got to admit I didn't check the be your own dj link as I assumed it would just be lists of bands as opposed to the actual music, off to check that one out next

**danbo** · 24-03-2006, 01:04 AM

Originally Posted by poolcleaner

Sorry to rain on your parade danbo but have you seen this....

Well obviously I was aware of Bwana Brad's thread but let's face it, it wasn't completely accurate in the sense of suggesting that you could, "Be Your Own DJ". What happens is that you enter a song that you like and then the tiny woodland creatures inside your computer form a band and begin playing tunes that are of a similar nature.

I discussed the problem with Brad in my head; and as he was far too embarrassed to correct the situation I volunteered to post afresh - After all, we thought, what saddo is going to remember the original thread.....Can't wait to tell Brad what happened.

**dirtydog** · 24-03-2006, 01:08 AM

bstards, they want a usa zip code... so i lied

74354 just to save anybody else googling for zip codes.

**Marmite the Dog** · 24-03-2006, 01:11 AM

I just used my Thai Zip code (10110) - worked fine.

**Marmite the Dog** · 24-03-2006, 01:14 AM

Originally Posted by poolcleaner

I think you might get more out of it than I Marmers.

If you program in a metal band from the 80's you'll get a pretty broad mix of similar bands.
Unfortunately, 'Ministry' only brings up some awful bands and songs.

I put about 15 bands in the one 'station', so I'm getting some right wierd shite - I think I made the mistake of putting Turin Brakes in, so it keeps playing crappy soppy Seppo acoustic shite. I kept on telling the prog that they were shite, and I think it's learnt now.

**danbo** · 24-03-2006, 01:38 AM

There's another site at:

http://www.last.fm/

Which does something similar I think. On this one you have to download a plugin to your music player and it uploads the songs that you play to an enormous cosmic chicken in Nepal.....or something like that.

**poolcleaner** · 24-03-2006, 06:35 AM

Originally Posted by danbo

Originally Posted by poolcleaner

Sorry to rain on your parade danbo but have you seen this....

Well obviously I was aware of Bwana Brad's thread but let's face it, it wasn't completely accurate in the sense of suggesting that you could, "Be Your Own DJ". What happens is that you enter a song that you like and then the tiny woodland creatures inside your computer form a band and begin playing tunes that are of a similar nature.

I discussed the problem in my head with Brad; and as he was far too embarrassed to correct the situation I volunteered to post afresh - After all, we thought, what saddo is going to remember the original thread.....Can't wait to tell Brad what happened.

Bwana Brad is Macha danbo. You're discussing the problem with your head with Macha?
Now that's a worry!

**Marmite the Dog** · 24-03-2006, 10:40 AM

Pooly,

Did you try adding other bands to your station?

**poolcleaner** · 24-03-2006, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Pooly,

Did you try adding other bands to your station?

No, that's prolly better but I think the genre is far too thin.

**danbo** · 24-03-2006, 02:21 PM

If there is a song that you like you can give it a 'Thumbs Up' (left mouse button menu). More songs of that type will then be played. Alternatively if there is a song you don't like you can throw your computer on the floor and stamp on it....or give it a 'Thumbs Down' from the same menu.

NB: I received a red-repo point from this thread from anon asking, 'Are you a homosexual ?'.....I knew it was bound to come out sooner or later but I never thought that this thread would be the giveaway....The 'Super Noodles' thread fair enough.....

**poolcleaner** · 24-03-2006, 02:22 PM

Originally Posted by danbo

NB: I received a red-repo point from this thread from anon asking, 'Are you a homosexual ?'.....I knew it was bound to come out sooner or later but I never thought that this thread would be the giveaway....The 'Super Noodles' thread fair enough.....

I think it's called pandering........or wishfull thinking on the red spotters part!

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