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Looking for new music that’s similar to the music you are already listening to? If so, JustSpotify might be a good place to start. It’s a free service that recommends music to you based on what you import or vote on in their system. Sign in using your Twitter account.
TubeRadio is a cool free web service that basically blends together YouTube, iTunes, and Spotify into one app. You can use it to search through all the millions of songs on YouTube and create playlists, watch music videos, and share your playlists with others. It’s got a sleek interface and lots of public playlists.
Google is rolling out a new feature in its search results today called Music Search. Now when you search for some music-related, like a song title, artist, or album name, you’ll also see links to an audio preview of the song provided by MySpace or Lala.
You can also search the lyrics to a song, find the song, listen to it and purchase it, all links now being included in the search result pages themselves. Great way to find new music! Very cool!
So you love listening to Red Hot Chili Peppers, but are kind of getting tired of the same song over and over again? Maybe you are interested in finding another band that is similar in music style, but has a different sound?
Digital Inspiration has a great guide on how to expand your music collection by using free services such as Pandora and Last.fm, which first figure out what music you like and then use advanced algorithms to find similar music.