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jt09
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 Posted: Aug 18, 2008 6:15 pm Post subject: very bad news - pandora going bye bye |
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f*ck you music industry! 
http://gizmodo.com/5038049/pandora-internet-radio-cant-take-royalty-rates-will-likely-close-the-box
| Quote: | | Pandora, the internet radio station built around your tastes, will probably be going out of business soon. After getting slapped by the CRB with exorbitantly high royalty rates to continue playing music, founder Tim Westergren says the company is facing a "pull-the-plug" situation. There's one congressman trying to help Pandora and it's million plus users, but the service is bleeding money in the meantime and its future looks grim. I'll be very sad to see it go, since being reintroduced to it recently through their excellent iPhone app. What great idea do you have for us next, CRB? |
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Rocko
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| Posted: Aug 18, 2008 7:26 pm Post subject: |
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Faaawwwkkk!!!!!!!! Man, I hope this process some how drags on. I have no idea how I will make it through work with out choking people, i'm scared.  |
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DRAGON88
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| Posted: Aug 18, 2008 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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RIAA is relentless, may they DIAF.
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Dragonlady8
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| Posted: Aug 18, 2008 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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Rocko, get yourself an mp3 player or use AOL/Yahoo music 
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J_DOGG
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| Posted: Aug 19, 2008 3:14 am Post subject: |
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What they don't realize is it actually helps them sell music.
I have found out about a bunch of bands I never heard of before old and new cuz of Pandora.
I then go buy the songs I like from I tunes for my Ipod.
What are they cryn about - I don't understand what the "issue" is.
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jt09
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| Posted: Aug 19, 2008 5:29 am Post subject: |
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J_DOGG, EXACTLY!! i'm a music idiot. i don't pay attention to who's new, who's hot, who's good...if someone introduces me to it, i'll somewhat pay attention but by and large, i still listen to the same music i listened to 10 and 15 years ago.
when people on here or other sites talk about some kind of music or band, i make a channel on pandora and listen to it while i'm at work. i pretty work by myself in the office, so i need something to keep me from going crazy.
w/o pandora, i'd never listen to anything new. and i sure as hell would never buy any of it. |
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pet575
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| Posted: Aug 19, 2008 6:04 am Post subject: |
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+1 Slacker is 10X better than Pandora anyway. It will be OK.
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Dpierce37
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| Posted: Aug 19, 2008 6:15 am Post subject: |
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check out http://www.last.fm/home
Been using that for awhile now...and I like it!
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oshensurfer
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| Posted: Aug 19, 2008 7:50 am Post subject: |
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This sucks arse.
I'll try the others though.
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TubeNazi
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Dpierce37
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| Posted: Aug 19, 2008 11:11 am Post subject: |
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TubeNazi, that's so true. My girl has bought so many CD's from bands she never even heard of all thanks to pandora. I don't get why they want to stop something that is selling CD's for them.
Stupid...stupid people...at least there are other options.
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| Posted: Aug 19, 2008 11:36 am Post subject: |
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Since America is one big reality show anyway, can we start voting people off the island? 
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PimpinD2
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| Posted: Aug 19, 2008 11:51 am Post subject: |
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that sucks
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| Posted: Aug 19, 2008 11:54 am Post subject: |
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| pyrocasto wrote: | | Since America is one big reality show anyway, can we start voting people off the island? |
We should be voting them TO a deserted island. You survive, good for you. You die, tough stuff.
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jonyb
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| Posted: Aug 19, 2008 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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| pet575 wrote: |
+1 Slacker is 10X better than Pandora anyway. It will be OK. |
I picked up one of the 25 station Slacker Portable's back when they first came out. It's pretty neat, plus it's way better than satellite radio and doesn't even need a signal. |
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TubeNazi
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| Posted: Aug 22, 2008 8:36 am Post subject: |
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Pandora got an update today. It's faster, looks slightly different for the "thumbs up or thumbs down" options, and has links to buy the songs from iTunes or Amazon.
It may be ok.  |
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jt09
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| Posted: Aug 22, 2008 11:05 am Post subject: |
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| nice! listening to ghostland observatory station right now. had nwa on earlier. i usually switch over to mickey avalon the last hour of the workday. |
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TubeNazi
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| Posted: Aug 22, 2008 11:25 am Post subject: |
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| Ghostland, Nice! One of the most fun concerts I have ever been to. |
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jt09
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TubeNazi
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| Posted: Aug 22, 2008 12:14 pm Post subject: |
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Awesome awesome awesome! That would be an amazing show.
I saw them on St. Patty's Day this year and there was nothing special beyond everyone being SUPER drunk and the on-the-fly "Step Up 2 the Streets-Style" dance off that involved the whole crowd that got everyone pumped up before Ghostland started their set. |
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jt09
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| Posted: Aug 22, 2008 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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| i <3 st patty's day in dallas. best day of the year in that city. |
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TubeNazi
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| Posted: Aug 22, 2008 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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| I couldn't agree more. The year before I broke both of my wrists at the toadies concert. Good times. |
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