Pandora's Box. Go ahead, Open it :)

I admit it. I am definitely late to the party. Some of you have been streaming radio over the web for years. For the rest of you late blossoms you are officially invited to the Pandora Party.

First of all Pandora is FREE. "What?!? Theres more?", you say. Yes. A lot more. Pandora is also commercial free. But that's not the best part. The best part is that us that you get to make your own radio stations.

It's really simple. You type in a song or an artist and *boom* you have just started a radio station. Pandora then plays similar artists based on why you liked that song. It goes beyond just playing a bunch of songs that belong your choice's genre.

For instance, lets just say you really like "Word Up!" by Cameo. And who doesn't like that song? OK, you enter that in, and you get this explanation, "Based on what you've told us so far, we are playing this track because it features funk roots, flat out funky grooves, a subtle use of vocal harmony, and a political satire lyric." 

Who knew? But then Pandora starts to play other music that is similar. If you like the song that's playing, you can give it a thumbs up, and if not, a thumbs down. After a short while, you will have your own custom, commercial free radio station. You can also make tons more stations.

After a thoroughly enjoyable 3 minutes of Word Up!, Doo Wa Ditty (Blow That Thing) by Zapp just hit the box. Why? Glad you asked. Because it features funk roots, flat out funky grooves, heavy use of vocal harmonies, repetitive melodic phrasing, and extensive vamping.

                                                                

Happy listening!