lslibn 's List: Music-Related Sites

From CNET: "Grooveshark is a free online jukebox service where users can search for tracks and listen to them through a Web-based player that can be controlled just like a software jukebox application. The best part, however, is that Grooveshark manages to keep itself lawsuit-free by making sure that everyone gets paid.

"As content distribution has mutated from analog to digital, the companies that came into existence to control the distribution have panicked and floundered. Grooveshark's solution is to secure distribution rights from the copyright holders, but then to also reimburse those who upload content. Throw in free streaming and DRM-free downloads for 99 cents a song..."

"The similar artist and band search engine. Use SkreemR to find new artists and bands that sound like ones you already know."

Obviously SkreemR's mission has changed. It has been billed -- and its About page currently confirms this -- as a search engine for music files across the Internet. 
But now it helps you find artists and bands that are similar to those you like. I retrieved a giant page filled with artist photographs and links to Amazon where I usually could listen to previews of the artist's music.

Five gigs of free cloud storage for your music.

This site strives to be "the most comprehensive music reference source on the planet."

"All genres and styles of music are covered here, ranging from the most commercially popular to the most obscure. We critique albums and artists within the context of their own genres - from opera to garage rock to traditional country. This ensures that fans of any style of music can depend on us to keep them up-to-date with their favorite artists as well as introduce them to new sounds.
"For the vast range of artists, albums, and musical styles that we cover, we delve beneath the surface to present a level of detail unmatched anywhere else. Content on allmusic falls into the following four categories:
"Meta Data: Facts about an album or artist, including title, tracks, genre, label, credits, release date, and cover and artist images.

"Descriptive Content: Deeper details that really illuminate an artist or album including styles, moods, years active, instruments, birth/death date/place, and country of origin.

"Relational Content: Information that helps you make meaningful connections between artists and the music − such as major influencers and followers, similar artists, top artists, and top albums.

"Editorial Content: Original and insightful writing by AMG's staff and network of professional freelance music contributors. This content includes biographies, album and song reviews, style descriptions, composition descriptions, and AMG ratings and picks."

Creating music online is as easy as 1-2-3. Select chords, select instruments, and play. Who needs GarageBand?