Fall 2004 The Music Internet Untangled A Giant Path Guide Using Online Services to Expand Your Musical Horizons Andy Breeding Published in October 2004 by Giant Path Publishing 148 Standish Road Watertown, MA 02472 617-972-1708 Find us on the World Wide Web at http://www.giantpath.com. To report errors or make comments and suggestions, please send a note to
[email protected] © 2004 by Giant Path Publishing. All Rights Reserved. Notice of Rights All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of Giant Path Publishing. Notice of Liability The information in this book is distributed on an “As Is” basis, without warranty. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of the book, neither the author nor Giant Path Publishing shall have any liability to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by the information contained in this book or by the computer software and Internet services described in it. Trademarks Throughout this book, trademarks are used. Rather than put a trademark symbol in every occurrence of a trademarked name, we state that we are using the names in an editorial fashion only with no intention of infringement of the trademark. ISBN: 1-932340-03-3 Publishers Cataloging-In-Publication Data Breeding, Andy, 1962The music internet untangled: using online services to expand your musical horizons/by Andy Breeding. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 1-932340-03-3 1. Music—Computer network resources. 2. Music—Computer programs. 3. Internet—Computer programs. I. Title. ML74.7 .B74 2004 025.06'78—dc21 Produced in the United States of America Table of Contents Preface ........................................................................................................... 5 Introduction .................................................................................................... 7 INTERNET MUSIC SERVICES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Internet Radio: Leaving Your Home Town ............................................. 13 Live365: The Place to Start ................................................................... 20 MSN Radio: A Toolbox for Music Exploration ........................................ 26 Other Internet Radio Services ...............................................................