Free Tunes

Sometimes I just want some nice music playing in the background as I do my work. I don’t want to think about it; I don’t want to select it. I just want to find a nice radio station and listen. Trouble is, radio reception here is not so good, mostly because of interference from our small, local airport. Sigh.

The solution is Shoutcast with hundreds of radio stations listed. Whatever mood strikes me, I can always find a music genre that will fit perfectly. The front page of Shoutcast lists the 20 currently most popular stations. There are over 1000 pages of radio stations listed, though, and you can even search a specific genre and filter by bandwidth.

I know almost everyone these days has an ipod or some other media player. Heck, I even have the ability to play MP3s on my new cell phone. Maybe it’s because I’m so old, but there’s still something appealing about turning to a radio channel and just being pleasantly surprised at the music that’s piped through. Sometimes it’s nice to give up a little control for the sake of being reminded of a song or two that you hadn’t even thought about for years.

Go ahead. Head over to Shoutcast, kick back and enjoy the music.