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Alistair Edwards
01 Mar 2016

Slacker is only available in US and Canada

Posted by:

onedeafeye
01 Mar 2016

You might want to mention if those services are limited in availability. For example, Pandora is only available in 3 countries, and unfortunately mine isn't one of them.

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Sharon H
01 Mar 2016

"Music is life; life is music."

As a music lover from as far back as I can remember (and who still thinks vinyl is the way to listen), many thanks for this information. May I suggest tropicalglen.com, where even though you can't choose individual songs, you can listen by year and genre.

Posted by:

Doron
01 Mar 2016

I'd like to suggest tiny Radio Paradise (www.radioparadise.com), a free and ad-free, listener supported radio that plays a great selection from the 70s till today, selected by actual, living, human beings.

Posted by:

Cathryn
01 Mar 2016

I use Accu Radio and LOVE it!

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Don Fedak
01 Mar 2016

91.1 Toronto for Jazz, Blues and Big Band tunes.

Posted by:

Bassman700
01 Mar 2016

To Sharon H.

Being a vinyl lover as well, have you ever heard a direct-to-disc recording? THE BEST EVER!!! They cut a metal "mother" as the band is playing in the studio. They have to record/cut the entire side of the LP in one sitting. They can't stop and restart. Pretty unique!

My all time fave is "Thelma Houston - Pressure Cooker" on Sheffield Lab vinyl.

I'm a musician and I want my stereo to sound just like it does for me on stage. It's not the same but D2D is very close. Enjoy!!!

Posted by:

Len
01 Mar 2016

There's "Radio Tunes" for android.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=radio+tunes+app+for+android&oq=radio+tunes+ap&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l3.7827j0j4&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

Have it on my tablet and "bluetooth" it to an external speaker. There are 10+ genres to listen to and only the odd commercial (to buy the "pro" version) to interrupt the tunes. Just love this one.

Posted by:

Doc
01 Mar 2016

part way down on LEFT is Folkways Radio, and it also seems to catch some of the Library of Congress recordings:
http://www.folkways.si.edu/news-and-press/now-available-classic-american-ballads-from-smithsonian-folkways

And if you are an Ira Glass This American Life fan, there is always the 'This American Life Radio' - episodes from their 18 year history: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/blog/2013/10/24-hour-stream

And there is the Library of Congress Podcasts themselves -- but they are limited and ummmm, well limited: http://www.loc.gov/podcasts/

Posted by:

Dennis Foster
01 Mar 2016

Does the free version of Google Play have periodic commercials?

Posted by:

Denis
01 Mar 2016

Response to onedeafeye. I get Pandora in New Zealand, and my sister uses it in Australia, so I am wondering which is the third country?

Posted by:

Walter
01 Mar 2016

Perhaps it's old school, but youtube still works pretty easy for music. Pulled it up in the car the other day when I wanted some Honnydrippers.

Posted by:

Lloyd Collins
01 Mar 2016

With dial-up, no streaming for me. I download from youtube, then listen on my PC, or burn CDs of the music to listen in my pickup.

I have an turntable, or phonograph, as I call it, and listen as I rip to my PC.

When are 8 Tracks coming back?

Posted by:

Ed
02 Mar 2016

RadioSure. About 10,000 or more radio stations from around the world. Every genre you can think of or instruments of your choice. Easy recording etc.
TuneIn is another good radio only with thousands of stations.

Posted by:

DJ Toby Chicago
02 Mar 2016

Hi Bob! As a long-time internet DJ on a top British station, perhaps your readers might like to know why many i'net stations and music services bit the dust within the past month or so. Royalty and licensing rates went sky-high around the first of February, 2016 (especially in The USA) and even some giants like Live365.com could no longer stay online. My best advice is choose a few i'net stations you like (not on services like Pandora, Spotify, etc.) and stay with them. Think of individual stations as small businesses you wish to help keep open. If the station is sponsored, the sponsors help keep it on the internet IF the audience numbers are good. Stations use servers to stream their shows, and good servers keep very unidentifiable listener statistics like number of listeners are from which country and what time they tuned in. Internet radio stations usually are free to listen to, unlike most satellite radio stations on services such as XM/Sirius. Thanks for all you do, Bob!

Posted by:

DJ Toby Chicago
02 Mar 2016

Response to "Ed" - RadioSure, TuneIn, iHeart Radio, etc. services serve a purpose but when you find an internet station you like, please tune in to it directly online. That way the station itself has a more accurate reading from their server as to how many people are listening and from which country at that particular time. A service like TuneIn might have 5,000 people tuned to the same station at the same time, but will show up on the station's server as just one listener. The more listeners that can be counted, the better the sponsors like it, and the better the sponsors like it, the longer they support the station! Again, think of this as supporting a small business instead of a big corporation. Thank you!

Posted by:

Jim Swan
02 Mar 2016

In 2015 my music album "None-Too-Great Hits" earned my all-time record high income of 72 US cents. I've had it listed on just about every available downloading as¥nd streaming site since 2006, and it costs me $49.95 per year to keep it listed. Whoopsie! Do you think it's the title?

Posted by:

Jim Swan
02 Mar 2016

Sorry for posting the same comment twice. I was unfamiliar with the system, and it won't happen again.

Posted by:

Leah
02 Mar 2016

@ Denis, hope this answers your question:

Dear Pandora Visitor,
We are deeply, deeply sorry to say that due to licensing constraints, we can no longer allow access to Pandora for listeners located outside of the U.S., Australia and New Zealand. We will continue to work diligently to realize the vision of a truly global Pandora, but for the time being we are required to restrict its use. We are very sad to have to do this, but there is no other alternative.
We believe that you are in Canada (your IP address appears to be XX.XX.XXX.XX). If you believe we have made a mistake, we apologize and ask that you please email us.

Pandora is only heard in the US, Australia and New Zealand. Sux.

Posted by:

Dianne
02 Mar 2016

If you belong to a public library, your membership may get you to http://www.freegalmusic.com/ which has a selection of millions. The library I belong to allows a member to download 5 tunes a week to their device - to keep. Freegalmusic.com also has videos. All that's needed is a card # and for your library to belong.

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