Last FM is a social networking site that revolves around music. You can see my page here. It uses scrobbling software to keep track of what music you listen to on your computer and generates stats based on that information.

As of a few days ago Last FM made it possible for you to listen to full tracks and full albums on their site. They also started paying artist for their music. I'm sure you don't care if some millionaire rockstar gets a few more bucks in his pocket - but apparently Last FM has also developed a means of paying independent artist directly. Theoretically, I could record a song, upload it, and get paid for every time it gets played. I say "theoretically" because I have no musical talent whatsoever. Anyway, that's pretty frickin' awesome.

So kudos to Last FM. If you dont' have a site, you should get one. It's a great way to sample new music. They have "If you like this, then you'll like this" functions to help you find stuff you'll enjoy.

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