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Music in Advertising

I just encountered a great blog while searching Google for music related sites. This site has a unique concept in that is lists advertisements and television programs that have famous – or not so well known – music playing. What’s more, the articles have a trivia section at the end that tells interesting facts about the movie.

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imeem review

A couple of weeks ago I stumbled across imeem which, like Last.fm, provides music and videos for online perusal. There seems to be more music on imeem than on Last.fm, but Last.fm provides useful services which I went over in a previous post.

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Listen before you buy

I would always recommend listening to a CD before you buy it to make sure that the new song that you heard on the radio isn’t the only good track on the album. I have been burned by this many times and now actively try to avoid it.

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Jamendo review

I have recently started to listen to music on Jamendo through a plug-in for Rhythmbox and am discovering many new groups.

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Last.fm review

I have recently started using Last.fm to keep track of what I am listening to most often and to get recommendations for new music (or at least new to me) based upon my listening habits.

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