Rdio - An Incredible Music Site I Didn't Even Know Existed
One of my biggest weaknesses as a songwriter is that I am terribly narrow minded against new music. Ironic because some of my greatest influences are people who listen to everything.
I mean EVERYTHING.
Brian Eno, sure. Coltrane...sounds good! The cries of a native priestess giving birth? Let's give it a whirl!
The first part to fixing a problem is admitting that there is one, three weeks ago I admitted mine. I am a shitty excuse of a music snob. A habit that if continued will affect my own songwriting and even worse, cause me to miss out on incredible acts like Julien Plteni. An artist that I didn't even know existed 15 minutes ago.
Rdio
Three weeks a week ago I stumbled across a website called Rdio, a free music streaming site that features millions of artists/bands. As you would expect like most platforms are in 2014, it is incredibly social, allowing you to sign up with your twitter/facebook account.
Rdio also allows you to share what your friends really are interested in...new music. What better way to discover new music than through the friends who generally good taste.
I could go on for an hour about how great Rdio is but I'm tired more interested in focusing on building a playlist. Come find me when you join Rdio.
http://www.rdio.com/people/BradWard83/