website recommendation: pandora.com

I've linked to this website in a previous post, but just in case you don't investigate all the links I give you (for shame!) I'm going to mention it again. Pandora is a pretty sweet way to find new music and waste some time. Amazingly, a bunch of music folks got together and created the "music genome project," categorizing musicians and songs by their sound so music can be cross referenced. On Pandora, which is free btw, you can type in most any artist, obscure or popular, and they will play a "radio station" for you based on the sounds of that artist. For instance, I typed in Belle and Sebastian, and it played songs by those you'd expect (Sufjan Stevens), some you wouldn't (Tom Petty, Billy Joel), and some you'd never heard of but now kind of like (The Thrills). Pretty cool, huh? You should check it out.

Or not. It's your life.