Last.fm to free the music

I’m a huge fan of last.fm. For the uninitialized(), last.fm tracks all the music that you play, and will recommend new bands, and track stats and you can meet similar minded people. In other words, if you love music even a thousandth as much as I do, you’ll love last.fm

One great service they had was to play samples of most songs with a label’s participation. So you could try out what the song sounds like, before getting the CD or getting the song from elsewhere. This is similar to the iTunes service.

Now you can play the whole of any song, without purchasing the music. It’s a blessing in case you want to try out new stuff, and a subscription service that adds to the benifits by allowing unlimited plays.

In my opinion, last.fm is the last “good guy” internet service out there. While everyone else are spamming, scamming, and forcing their way into a crowded market idea, last.fm remains original, simple, creative, and free. That’s why I pay for last.fm service. Not because I have to, because I want to.

I hope that last.fm beats the crap out of the RIAA and itunes someday.

Also, check out my personalized radio station. one of the few caveats of a subscription: