How do they do this? Shuffler.fm says they “aggregate music posted on a (more or less) curated list of blogs. Every time something new pops up on a RSS feed from one of these blogs [they] find out what music the blogger is talking about on that post and then ask last.fm for some genres for that song.” Once they get the genres back, they filter and file the song into the genre channels.

- I heard about Shuffler.fm via @laurapasquini – thanks!

While testing out LyricRat, I tried to stump it with random lyrics from my eclectic music collection. I did stump it a few times, but not everything is perfect! It’s fun and worth a try if you ever need to do a lyrics search.

Just hear !t

So what’s the difference? Just Hear !t is different in that it provides a visual presentation of music. Search for a particular song or artist, and it will provide a ton of links to the music via video sites. You can pick and choose from the findings to create your own playlist.

Right now, it’s in private beta, so members have access to more features such as saving playlists, renaming songs, etc.  The creators of Just Hear !t seem to be genuinely concerned about copyright and have a nice message about their licensing agreements with performing-rights organizations.

From their About page:

And then, this morning, I received a tweet from @DDclarke, who I assume is associated with Fimusy!, though his profile doesn’t have a bio nor an identifying picture (just the o_O).

If it is someone from Fimusy!, I think it’s pretty neat that they contacted me via my blog and Twitter, asking for suggestions on how to improve their product. I am impressed that they are contacting folks/customers/users/potential users about their website. It shows they are going out of their way to improve their site and make sure they provide a good product.

In the blog post comment, they asked for suggestions to improve the site. (One suggestion I have is to add an ‘about page‘ to tell more about their product, goals, how they get the information, etc. I can read about it from others, but I’d rather hear more from you guys!)

In the twitter message the next day, @DDClarke told me they had just added the ability to play tracks straight from their site. I checked out the site – did a lil’ search for Arcade Fire – and discovered they really did add the ability to play tracks! I’m listening to Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) right now!

Good customer service, folks at Fimusy! (I hope that’s really you behind o_O!)

KillerStartUps.com has a short and sweet review about it, noting the highs and lows of the site. On a personal level, I say Fimusy has potential – the uploaded videos and pictures were quite original but the site as a whole didn’t overly wow me… I imagine that, over time, Fimusy could grow into something better.

Grooveshark.

Love music? Try it out.

I was listening to my Pandora music stations today at work and commented to myself how much I love Pandora. But this… this is pretty cool because if I want a certain song or want to listen to a certain artist, Grooveshark will give it to me (unlike Pandora, where it’s a surprise what’ll play next). I like the options to find new music similar to what I’ve chosen – Grooveshark provides recommendations. I’ve been trying it out and like what I’ve seen so far.

Photo credit: Musical notes from Wikimedia Commons

For an example of a video from UI, here’s a short clip of Nellie McKay talking about pirating music and the Recording Industry.