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I intend to promote and discuss indie and underground music while also examining its relationship with the internet. The internet has helped spread music that otherwise would have a very small, localized audience. It has also created new outlets for creativity for the creation and promotion of indie music.



Thursday, March 24, 2011

The New Music Chart

Even though buying tangible albums are a thing of the past, iTunes still tracks the most purchased songs and albums. But thanks to illegal downloading, this isn't an entirely accurate representation of the most popular songs. Enter We Are Hunted, a music site that tracks the 99 newest, most-discussed songs across social media websites, blogs, and forums. Not only does We Are Hunted function as an online music chart, it also has Pandora-like "Discover" function. After you rate a few samplings of various songs, it creates a playlist according to your tastes. Unlike Pandora, there are no ads, you can skip as many songs as you want, and the website layout is much more attractive and user-friendly. Listen and enjoy!
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3 comments:

  1. LMarch 30, 2011 at 12:20 AM

    I've never really used music stations on the Internet like Pandora. I normally have a file folder of YouTube videos that I pull up individually when I don't have the music on my iTunes. Would you suggest using music stations like "We Are Hunted" to listen to music?

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  2. CarolineApril 9, 2011 at 6:20 PM

    Sure! It would definitely be more convenient than YouTube. But if you don't like it as much as I do, there are tons of other great internet radio websites out there- 8track and Slacker Radio are two that come to mind. Hope that helps!

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  3. Nathan HowellApril 11, 2011 at 8:48 PM

    I've never really relied on youtube or Pandora for music, but have used Last.fm. However, like Pandora, it's plagued with and doesn't let you backtrack or stop songs. Hopefully "We Are Hunted" works a lot better. Thanks for bringing it up!

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