I was asked recently by someone how they would go about finding mp3s or how to listen to music online. Okay, the person was not that net savvy, so I offered her a site that I visit often. I'll share it here along with a couple more sites for you to discover.
The first is called Pandora Internet Radio
I should point out that it's a site that was intended for US listeners, but if you have a hotmail account, you can log in if you're Canadian. They've recently begun blocking users from other countries. Check their May 3rd blog entry for more info.
The second site is a new discovery for me as well. It's a brand new radio site from slacker.com
It has a nicer interface than Pandora, but they are similar in the way they serve up music.
Last up is Live365
which I used to listen to years ago before internet radio was well known. The site has channels with various topics, so you can pick and choose which station you'd like to listen to based on your personal tastes.
The future of Internet radio is unsure. Royalty rates for these broadcasters has skyrockted and a concerted effort in the US has sprung up to raise public awareness and get people to take an active role there in getting congress to reverse this ruling. See http://www.savenetradio.org/
and help out if you can.
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One might want to check out certain other available alternatives like
Blogmusik - This helps you listen to music showcased in many of the music blogs around the world. Has a pretty extensive collection
Spool.fm Spool.fm is supposed to be the new kid on the block. Haven't checked it out yet myself but might be something worth checking out
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