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ALSO: VLC (Windows) / VLS (Mac) - an open source media player
Boxee [official site] / Boxee [Wikipedia article]
STREAMING MUSIC SITES
Each of these sites features dozens of channels:
- 1.fm - dozens of streaming music channels, choice of 4 download speeds
- 181.fm - large selection of streaming music channels, including 18 channels of Christmas music
- 1club.fm - lots of streaming music channels
- 977 Music - multiple channels of streaming music
- AccuRadio - many genres of streaming music, including excellent selection of indie rock and alt. country channels
- All Danz Radio - lots of streaming music channels
- AOL Radio - free Internet radio stations via Slacker
- BostonPete.com Radio Network - 23 channels of vintage music
- Chevron Radio - hits from 1960 to present, grouped by year
- Digitally Imported (DI.fm) - electronic and dance music radio 24/7
- GotRadio - lots of streaming music channels
- JazzRadio.com - dozens of channels of every kind of jazz
- LAUNCH.com - see: Yahoo! Music
- Ministry of Sound - streaming dance music and on-demand shows
- SIRIUS/XM [$12.95/month]
- SKY.FM Radio - free and premium streaming music channels
- Soma FM - 20 channels of streaming Internet radio
- XM - see: Sirius/XM [$12.95/month]
- Yahoo! Music - formerly Launch.com
CUSTOMIZABLE ONLINE RADIO
- Last.fm
- Pandora.com - online radio station creates custom playlists based on your favorite songs
- Rhapsody
ARTIST-SPECIFIC CHANNELS
- ABBA - see: 101.ru: ABBA - Moscow, Russia
- Beatles:
- Boney M. - see: 101.ru: Boney M. - Moscow, Russia
- Deep Purple - see: 101.ru: Deep Purple - Moscow, Russia
- Dépêche Mode - see: 101.ru: Dépêche Mode - Moscow, Russia
- Dylan Radio - all Bob Dylan all the time
- ELECTRIC EARL: Discography - More than 200 songs by Electric Earl!
- Glee - see: AccuRadio: Gleekast - featuring songs from "Glee" and original versions
- Michael Jackson - see: 101.ru: Michael Jackson - Moscow, Russia
- Elton John - see: 101.ru: Elton John - Moscow, Russia
- Madonna - see: 101.ru: Madonna - Moscow, Russia
- Tim McGraw - see: Sirius/XM: Tim McGraw Radio [paid subscription]
- Roger McGuinn's Folk Den - folksongs via RealAudio
- Metallica - see: 101.ru: Metallica - Moscow, Russia
- Pearl Jam - see: Sirius/XM: Pearl Jam Radio [paid subscription]
- Pink Floyd - see: 101.ru: Pink Floyd - Moscow, Russia
- Elvis Presley:
- Queen - see: 101.ru: Queen - Moscow, Russia
- Rolling Stones:
- Scorpions - see: 101.ru: Scorpions - Moscow, Russia
- Simon & Garfunkel - see: Sirius/XM: Simon & Garfunkel Radio [paid subscription]
- U2 - see: 101.ru: U2 - Moscow, Russia
- Robbie Williams - see: 101.ru: Robbie Williams
GUIDES TO RADIO STATIONS THAT STREAM ONLINE
- TuneIn Radio - links for over 50,000 radio stations that stream online; includes smart phone apps for Android, iPhone, Blackberry, Windows Phone, etc.
- Broadcast Live - Radio and Television from Around the World - direct links to audio and video
- Classical Live Online Radio - links to classical radio stations with streaming audio
- Live365 - links to thousands of free online radio stations
- OmniInternet: Worldwide Online Radio Stations - big list of links
- OperaCast - links to opera broadcasts on the Internet
- Radio-Locator - formerly The MIT List of Radio Stations on the Internet
- Real Radio Guide - Online Radio Directory
- RadioTuna - search engine for Internet radio; search by station name, genre or music artist
LIVE & ARCHIVED MUSIC
- 100 XR - online alt. rock radio station
- 247PolkaHeaven.com - polka music 24 hours a day
- 3WK Underground Radio
- Absolute Radio [formerly Virgin Radio]
- All Songs Considered - music featured on the NPR news program "All Things Considered"
- America's Greatest 20th Century Music [The NPR 100] - hear each 9-13 minute chapter via RealAudio
- America's Story from America's Library - See, Hear and Sing [Library of Congress]
- American Indian Radio on Satellite (AIROS) - Native American programming via RealAudio
- American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920 [Library of Congress] - RealAudio clips from early 78s
- Austin City Limits - PBS Video - watch shows online
- Batanga - Internet radio featuring Latin music of all kinds, via RealPlayer or Windows Media Player
- BBC:
- Blinkx - video search engine
- British Library: Archival Sound Recordings
- California Gold: Northern California Folk Music From the Thirties [Library of Congress] - big collection of RealAudio and .WAV files
- Cat's Meow - live RealVideo from a karaoke bar on Bourbon Street in New Orleans
- Classical Music Archives (formerly Classical MIDI Archives) - thousands of files in several formats
- Concert Vault [Wolfgang's Vault] - vintage concerts from the Fillmore
- Cylinders of the Month Archive - dozens of RealAudio clips
- Deezer - free music without download
- Dr. Demento - hear old shows for small fee
- eclassical.com - "The World's Largest MP3 Classical Music Shop"
- Eighteen Streaming Music Resources - 2009 article, with links
- FindSounds.com - search engine for finding sound effects and musical instrument samples
- Flamenco-World.com - free MP3 and RealAudio downloads
- Free Music Archive
- HardRadio - "Hard Rock And Heavy Metal Radio - Video - News"
- Hulu.com - Music Channel
- Hunch: music - search engine recommends most popular videos to watch
- Imeem (MySpace)
- The Internet Museum of Flexi/Cardboard/Oddity Records - listen via RealAudio
- Iridian Radio - online radio station devoted to new composers
- Israeli Music Online Listening Room - hear "The Israel Hour" music show via RealAudio
- iTunes
- KNAC.COM - hard rock and heavy metal from L.A.'s former KNAC-FM
- KRVS-FM (88.7) - Cajun music from Lafayette, Louisiana
- lala.com
- Library of Congress - see: National Jukebox
- Magnatune - specializing in classical and New Age music
- MP3.com
- MP3tunes Music Locker [Oboe Locker] - online service that lets you back up and access your MP3 files from any computer
- Music Of Your Life - big bands, vocalists; must register to listen live
- Napster
- NPR Music
- Oboe Locker - see: MP3tunes Music Locker
- National Jukebox - thousands of historical recordings from the Library of Congress
- Payloadz.com
- podcast directories:
- Rhapsody In Black - weekly R&B radio show from KPFK-FM (Wednesday nights, 10:30pm-midnight Pacific Time)
- Shoutcast - free Internet radio
- Slacker Personal Radio - listen to free Internet radio stations
- SoundClick
- Spotify - streaming music service originally from Europe, now available in U.S.
- SteelRadio.com - online radio station devoted to steel guitar music
- Truveo - video search engine
- TubeSurf Video Search - find videos on YouTube, MySpace, Google, and Yahoo
- UBU Web - avant garde music
- VH1.com/Music
- Virgin Radio [U.K.] - see: Absolute Radio
- WKSU Folk Music - live and archived programs
- Wolfgang's Vault [Concert Vault] - vintage concerts from the Fillmore
- WUMB-FM (91.9) - "Boston Folk Music Radio"
- YouTube: Music - music videos
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D.I.Y. TOOLS (encoders, how-to guides)
- FreeRIP - MP3 encoder
- How To Add Captions to Your YouTube Videos
- How to Crossfade Songs in iTunes: Remove Gaps Between Songs
- Quicktime - download the "pro" version to make your own QT files
- RealNetworks: Download Free RealProducer
- Upload your videos to multiple video sharing Websites at once
- Windows Media Encoder
- Start to Finish Guide to Whipping Your Music's Metadata into Shape - how to add and revise tags for your song files
- ALSO SEE: MUSIC LINKS: EQUIPMENT &
SOFTWARE
- (Includes links to sound editing software, MIDI sites, etc.)
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