Chapter 33. Discovering New Music with Last.fm and Pandora Radio

There are lots of ways to discover new music online. We’ll examine as many as we can in this final section of the book, starting with two of the most popular online music recommendation services—Last.fm and Pandora Radio.

Both of these services have earned their popularity, at least in part, due to their ability to suggest appropriate new music to their subscribers. Yes, you can use both services to listen to the same old stuff you always listen to, but you can also use them to discover new music similar to but different from what you already like.

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