This item I'm making rather split in topic, in case one floats and the other doesn't. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I'm not sure if we discussed microband radio much in the last conference or not. Pirate radio, as far as I can tell, seems to be slightly below the radar again. http://www.sasquatch.com/~zane/radio.html is one link to check-- appears to be a lot of additional links there for related information. I am not sure how much of it is available through Internet radio connections, but it is indeed difficult to find new material on radio that is not homogenized first by entities like ClearChannel. I think Internet radio and P2P software occupy two very different niches. Internet radio seems to work best, for me, anyway, in keeping connected to more public radio stations. I stay connected to quite a bit of college radio east and west of the Cascades, some distant NPR stations, and a lot of Seattle area stations. Groovetech is one very nice station-- it plays live underground dance music from around the world-- I have access to the Seattle and San Fran locations. So Internet Radio for me works rather well when I want to get some local flavor elsewhere (hey, ads are sometimes entertaining), and when the music generally flows rather uninterrupted-- Virgin's Liquid Lounge is another frequent stop. Of course, Internet radio is limited by connection speed and how many other applications you may be using on the 'Net as well. P2P applications are discussed elsewhere-- I seem to remember that the debate is mostly upon who has distribution rights, although the software generally seems to prove that music sales are better when music files are available in this fashion. Try before you buy, I guess.0 responses total.
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