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Pandora and Her Music Box? Not For Much Longer…
By Cody | September 2, 2008
Well the web is all giddy with rumors that online internet radio giant Pandora may be forced to turn out all the lights and go home. The service has been free and I’ve taken advantage of the wonderful music it has bestowed upon me many a time. But to finally think about it’s mortality, and to think that it won’t last forever? AGH!
The Copyright Royalty Board last year decided that the fee to play a music recording on Web radio should step up from 8/100 of a cent per song per listener in 2006 to 19/100 of a cent per song per listener in 2010.
Multiplied by the millions of songs and thousands of listeners Pandora serves, that means the company will have to pay about $17 million this year, Westergren said.
The internet is serious business, and if they must take away my precious Pandora then I suppose it must happen. But today I want to reflect upon all the good Pandora hath brought me over the span of about 2 years.
Albert Hammond Jr.
Albert Hammond Jr.
I first heard the song “Everybody Gets a Star” while borrowing a computer from my church. I immediately rushed to iTunes and got the whole album. This is one of my favorite artists of all time, and it’s wonderful music.
Albert Hammond Jr. - Everyone Gets A Star
As Tall As Lions
Some of the most beautiful soft melodies I’ve ever heard. I first heard the song “Acrobat” while letting pandora explore some new genres. This is the kind of music you always love to discover.
Band of Horses
I wasn’t ever a really big BoH fan until I heard some great tracks off their first cd via Pandora. I really connected with songs like Great Salt Lake, and Our Swords. My all-time fav track will always be No One’s Gonna Love You More (see Best Albums of 2007)
Band of Horses - The Great Salt Lake
Embrace
Embrace
A band I originally discovered via an iTunes single of the week, I never heard another song by them until Pandora. This has sealed them in my permanent Top 10 of bands that shall always be on my iPod.
The Essex Green
I only have the one song by them, but gosh dang I sure do love jamming out to it.
The Essex Green - Don’t Know Why You Stay
The Gugenheim Grotto
I heard this on Pandora, and then bought it on a compilation cd from Starbucks. The song rocks, and Starbuck’s compilations do too. This band is amazing
The Gugenheim Grotto - Told You So
The Hot Rocks
I really like one song by this band, it’s their only instrumental track. Reminds me of a much rock-ier version of Explosions in the Sky.
The Hot Rocks - Last Day of Summer
The Jayhawks
This song does exactly what it says it’s gonna do in the song, it’s gonna make you smile. The band will continue to do the same if you keep listening to their beautiful tunes.
Longview
Longview
This is my new life song. I love it. I listen to it on repeat. I’ve only heard this one song by the band. One day I’ll move on, but I’m still cherishing this one.
Muse
Another band I didn’t know how much I liked until Pandora wouldn’t let me skip again that hour. I really like Muse. Partly because I downloaded a Muse song for Rock Band. It’s tons of fun to play.
Nada Surf
The name was always familiar, but now it’s burned into my brain. I love this band. Their music is just… perfect? I love the song “Popular”, it is unlike any song i’ve ever heard. Ever.
New Atlantic
For a few weeks I just couldn’t stop playign this song, maybe if you listen you’ll understand why.
Pernice Brothers
Another band whose songs would not stop playing in my head. Pandora played them continuously, problem solved.
Pernice Brothers - Conscience Clean (I Went To Spain)
RJD2
Beautiful hip-hop melodies. I only like the instrumentals, but those are awesome.
RJD2 - All For You (Instrumental)
Rooney
I LOVE POP MUSIC. Not normally, but these guys do something that makes me feel like a 6th grader listening to pop music on the radio all over again. Perfect pop rock is the key to my heart.
The Slip
The Slip
The best song I’ve ever got from anything. This song is my gamechanger when I need a pick me up. It is my powersong. Plus, they have a song in Guitar Hero I, how awesome is that.
The Slip - If One of Us Should Fall
The Slip - Even Rats
If this is goodbye, I will miss you Pandora.
If this is ta-ta-for now, then don’t be gone long.
I hope your ears are as saddend as mine. Ω
Topic: music blogging |
Tags: albert hammond jr., as tall as lions, band of horses, embrace, longview, mp3, muse, nada surf, new atlantic, pandora, pernice brothers, rjd2, rooney, the essex green, the gugenheim grotoo, the hot rocks, the jayhawks, the slip, visioneers
September 2nd, 2008 at 9:53 am
…wonderful post…i too have enjoyed pandora thanks to the suggestions it generated…maybe they will retool, stream to blackberrys and make a ton of $$$!
September 2nd, 2008 at 10:08 am
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September 2nd, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Hey Cody -
Lucia here, from Pandora.
Nice post! It makes me so happy to see that long list of music you’ve discovered or rediscovered via Pandora.
Thanks for being such a loyal listener, and for your support.
Don’t worry, we would never go down without a fight, and we have high hopes for our current negotiations with SoundExchange.
You can keep up-to-date with Pandora news here:
http://blog.pandora.com/
Thanks!
Lucia
Pandora
http://blog.pandora.com/pandora/
September 3rd, 2008 at 9:21 pm
I live in Canada and Pandora has been blocked here for over a year now. (Wasn’t really supposed to listen to it in the first place but it’s hard to resist, you know?) I’ve found a lot of good music through blogs (such as this one) on Hypem and now realize how much of what other people blog about might come from Pandora. It would be a travesty if it is shut down, and I hope they’re successful in staying online and can broadcast to the rest of the world someday, too.
Thanks for sharing this with us.