Find New Music On Twitter
We’ve already taken the bold (for us) stance that Twitter can be actually useful. Now Wired comes along and suggests it can actually do something else—serve as a fresh searching pool for new music.
Image via Jason Gaylor.
Wired’s Epicenter blog gives props to two dedicated tweet/MP3 mashups: Twisten.fm and Musebin.ws, both of which provide streaming players for the MP3s Twitterers link to through services like Grooveshark, Last.fm, and others. But the Epicenter really does the yeoman’s work by compiling all the best searches terms you can toss into search.twitter.com to pull up results right quick. Ranging from the more general #musicmonday hash tag to the specific stream-finding tactics of searching for hypem, imeem, twisten.fm, and other music-loving blogs along with specific music you’re looking for. Between random encounters and specific artists, Twitter’s looking like a pretty rich resource for varying up your listening habits.
Got another resource for harnessing the “breakfast menu” service into a playlist provider? Tell us about it in the comments. The Best Ways to Discover Music Through Twitter [Epicenter from Wired.com]
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blip.fm
[tinysong] is very handy for this...
you could even do a firefox keyword shorty-cut...
Barry Pitts
[tinysong] is very handy for this...
you could even do a firefox keyword shorty-cut...
Barry Pitts
@GuimiAlfaro:
That place is alright, I don't think they have too much of a variety yet though.
@GuimiAlfaro:
That place is alright, I don't think they have too much of a variety yet though.
I use last.fm, but if the others give me more than stupid 30 second previews, I'm on it.
I use last.fm, but if the others give me more than stupid 30 second previews, I'm on it.
@GuimiAlfaro:
Blip.fm is like musical "whack-a-mole".
jsmorley
Hows about [twt.fm]
Not familiar with the pros/cons of any of these services but the above works pretty well
Hows about [twt.fm]
Not familiar with the pros/cons of any of these services but the above works pretty well
Hows about [twt.fm]
Not familiar with the pros/cons of any of these services but the above works pretty well
blip.fm is pretty good as well. Not only do they have their own feed on blip.fm, but it'll automatically tweet it for you too.
TylerTaurus
Tip: If you want to tweet your last.fm songs that you love and not all of your songs that you listen to, you can go to this site called lastfmlove [lastfmlovetweet.com] and they will fetch your loved songs on lastfm and tweet them with a link to the song.
example: [twitter.com]
www.songza.com is the fastest way that I have found to get to and play most music out there.
Joe Duck
I am a huge fan of GrooveShark... nice big library, easy to access, slick interface. And now I can use it with Twitter!!!
I am a huge fan of GrooveShark... nice big library, easy to access, slick interface. And now I can use it with Twitter!!!
song.ly and tra.kz are cool services and music tweeted can directly be played in tweets when using some clients (Statuzer , PowerTwitter etc ... )
MandaBabe
I use http://www.mixpod.com they provide a 'share' link next to each track so you can share on twitter. Full tracks, too. :)
RosalbaDeipyle
.fm = domain for Federated States of Micronesia.
Darin Reid
Is that a songbird icon you are using for twitter?
Sidarth Dasari
I discovered a few bands. One I really like is "Low of the Low." Awesome hard rocking band from Chicago.
bufftbone
I discovered a few bands. One I really like is "Low of the Low." Awesome hard rocking band from Chicago.
bufftbone
don't forget about [lyricsift.com]
don't forget about [lyricsift.com]
Once or twice a week, I (@madrogue) usually tweet out a random song from my library using the #randomsong hashtag.
HarlanCallisto
Hi,
I created a twitter app for crowd sourced music recommendations called @WhatMusic (follow @WhatMusic on twitter to try it). It allows you to ask other users on twitter for music recommendations based on an artist you like.
To use it:
1. follow @WhatMusic
2. send a Direct message with the name of a band you like to WhatMusic
3. We'll send out the artist you like to everyone else that follows WhatMusic and ask them for suggestions for other bands you might like.
Then we'll build you a webpage that lists everyone's suggestions (ranked by the number of times they were suggested), like this: [cli.gs]
You ask, people answer.
Check it out, enjoy you're music.
Graham Farrar
Hi, I created a twitter app for crowd sourced music recommendations called @WhatMusic (follow @WhatMusic on twitter to try it). It allows you to ask other users on twitter for music recommendations based on an artist you like. To use it: 1. follow @WhatMusic 2. send a Direct message with the name of a band you like to WhatMusic 3. We'll send out the artist you like to everyone else that follows WhatMusic and ask them for suggestions for other bands you would enjoy. Then we'll build you a webpage that lists everyone's suggestions (ranked by the number of times they were suggested), like this: http://cli.gs/EzJDdX You ask, people answer. Check it out, enjoy you're music.
CaterinaFlan