Software makers Chocomoko has pushed their stylish LastFM companion app SweetFM into open source waters, and you can find the free download here on Google Code.
LastFM allows you to keep track of what you listen to in iTunes online, adding a social aspect to your musical tastes. Once logged in, you can see your own top artists, songs, and albums over different time periods, and find other music like it via recommendations, friends, or “neighbors”. SweetFM provides a desktop interface to all this magic, allowing you to stream music and save the songs you like to iTunes in listenable, but albeit 128kbps quality. Perfect for tucking away those tracks you’d like to buy later through iTunes!
Between this an Pandora, I’ve found tons of music I never would have otherwise. What I like best about LastFM is it’s large international community, so you can stumble across some kid in the Ukraine’s favorite local gypsy punk band, classic chanson from France, or indie music from Philly. If you like music but find yourself without the time to go hunting for the good stuff, LastFM + SweetFM is a good combo.
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