Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts

Saturday, 30 April 2011

#NowPlaying - Complete with #Hashtags @NCBRadio

For those interested I have decided that from this point on I shall be formatting my post titles so that they are more useful within the Twitterverse.  That possibly means '@'s and #hashtags all over the place but it should help with advertising my posts within that medium.

Anyway, moving along I wanted to make mention of my new daily listening habits.
It used to be that I would listen to music on my iPhone, either through the music I have downloaded to it, or via Spotify.  Both of which are excellent sources, but offer less variety even when played 'on random'.

I want my music to be played to me, I don't want to make decisions about what I listen to nor do I want the ability to skip through songs I don't want to listen to at that time.  I t may seem backward, but when I have these facilities available while at work or at home, then the music is distracting.

The obvious choice then is the radio.

However the radio has drawbacks too.  I cannot stand local radio stations, they bore me.  They are not for me; instead they are aimed at a particular listening demographic of which I do not think I necessarily belong.
Ad after ad after ad, some trying to be funny, some with the most annoying jingles that get stuck in my head like a migraine... again, distractions.

As for national radio, well the only one I can find that plays the kind of music I want to listen to is BBC Radio 1, which plays the same songs over and over, show after show, day through night, through day again.  Repetition is boring and again, distracting.

Lately I find myself listening to NCBRadio, a small, non-profit, enthusiast created and led broadcast available to all and any via the internet.
The music is not always necessarily to my taste, the few ad's (even the one for my Company, Evolve) can get annoying, but it's easy to listen to and for that I am grateful.
Songs are rarely repeated, the ad's (although repeated) are quite few and far between and I can safely broadcast it in my shop without fear of controversial language upsetting my customers.

Give them a listen, NCBRadio may not be to your taste but it's always worth trying something new!

Saturday, 6 November 2010

DieselTekk Giveaway-athon–2 more Spotify Invites!

I have another two invites to give out for the most excellent music DieselTekk.co.uk The Never Ending Spotify Playliststreaming service ever, Spotify!

This is for the FULL FREE account, not the crappy 20 hours-a-month limited nonsense!

For more info, and to get your FREE Spotify invitation - follow the instructions on my previous article – 3 Spotify Invitation Codes Up For Grabs!

Spotify is available for Windows, Mac and even Linux, as well as mobile phones such as Nokia, iPhone and Android: so now its more useful than ever!

Friday, 15 October 2010

Yet Another THREE Spotify Invites To Giveaway!

DieselTekk.co.uk The Never Ending Spotify PlaylistThat’s right, as is now my monthly giveaway, I have yet another three invites to give out for the most excellent music streaming service ever, Spotify!

Remember this is for the FULL FREE account, not the crappy 20 hours-a-month limited nonsense!

For more info, and to get your FREE Spotify invitation - follow the instructions on my previous article – 3 Spotify Invitation Codes Up For Grabs!

Monday, 13 September 2010

2 more Spotify invites up for grabs!

DieselTekk.co.uk The Never Ending Spotify PlaylistThat's right, I have two more Spotify invites to give away to the first couple of people who sign up for and activate a new Dropbox account.

I am running this giveaway exactly the same was as I did when I gave away 3 Spotify Invites, so follow the instructions below.

  • Click this ‘Dropbox.com’ link & sign up for a FREE account.
  • Download the Dropbox client and install.
  • Drop a file in your Dropbox, any file will do.

Once you have completed these three, easy steps drop a comment below this post, with your email address so that I can verify that you have downloaded, installed and activated your Dropbox and I will send you an invite via email.

However, remember this; if you already have a Spotify account, the invite I send out must be to an email address not currently associated with a Spotify account!  This only works for NEW accounts – Spotify’s rules, not mine, sorry!

Once again, I am expecting a quick take up on this giveaway, so be quick!

Click here for some great ways to use your new, free Dropbox.

Thursday, 26 August 2010

3 Spotify Invitation Codes Up For Grabs!

spotify-logo-DieselTekk I have 3 Spotify invitation codes up for grabs.

These invites are NOT for Spotify Open, which limits you to just 20 hours of ad supported listening, but is for the ‘by invite only’ Spotify, which although still ad supported, has NO LISTENING RESTRICTIONS but does allow users to share songs and playlists to Facebook and Twitter as well as among other Spotify users.

So, how to get the invite code?

Easy.

  • Visit Dropbox.com and sign up for a free account.
  • Download the Dropbox client and install.
  • Drop a file in your Dropbox, any file will do.

Once you have completed these three, easy steps drop a comment below this post, with your email address so that I can verify that you have downloaded and installed, and activated your Dropbox and will send you an invite via email.

I am expecting a quick take up on this, so be quick!

PLEASE NOTE – IMPORTANT!
The email address you request the code to be sent to MUST NOT already be registered with Spotify.  If you already have a Spotify account you will need to register the invitation code with a new account and email address… this is just how it is.

Sunday, 14 February 2010

The Never Ending Spotify Playlist

    You are invited to contribute to what could easily become the biggest ever Spotify playlist!

    DieselTekk.co.uk The Never Ending Spotify Playlist Today I had an idea, wouldn’t it be great if the whole world could contribute to a playlist on Spotify, that everyone could listen to?

    So I had a little look into how Spotify could help, and funnily enough, Spotify already has a Collaborative Playlist feature, whereby you may create a playlist and share it with a friend via email (or however you like) and that friend can add to it, with the changes reflected on both computers simultaneously.  Excellent!

    So if you would like to get on board and contribute to what could very well become the largest Spotify Playlist ever, then here is the link.

    You can also join The Never Ending Spotify Playlist Facebook Group too!

    Rules

    Now there has to be some basic rules with this kind of thing, so here they are:

    1. Only add songs that are NOT already in the playlist

    2. Do NOT delete any songs that are already in the playlist, as this will effect other listeners’ playlists too

    3. Try to be original, but don’t add anything that will obviously annoy or upset other listeners

    4. Add songs that you genuinely think others will enjoy.

      1. That’s it, nice and simple!


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      Tuesday, 15 December 2009

      Spotify vs. Last.FM

       Which do you prefer?

      spotifyvslastfmwww.dieseltekk.co.ukSpotify has a massive library and support from lots of major labels.  As a user I am often easily able to find and play music that, firstly, I have had trouble finding elsewhere, and secondly, I have never heard of.

      Spotify highlights several albums on the main screen that I have never seen or heard before, and encourages me to listen to music, which I like.  I hate being tied to listening to the same music day in, day out.  That is why I don’t buy albums anymore!

      However, the main drawback for me, and this is a big one, is that to use Spotify on my iPod Touch, or my Nokia E71 I have to be a premium subscriber, shelling out £10 (ish) every month.  On the flipside to my praise in the previous paragraph, I don’t listen to enough new music to warrant paying out money for the service. 

      Last.FM however is available on my Xbox 360, completely free of charge, and the ad’s are a great deal less intrusive than those on Spotify.

      Being able to use the Last.FM service on my Xbox is fantastic, it means I use Sky’s service less and less, I am even considering dropping the music channels from my Sky package thanks to Last.FM on my 360!

      However, finding new music to listen to with Last.FM is a chore when compared to Spotify.

      Here is how I would like to see the future (given that Last.FM is tied to Xbox, making it unlikely for Spotify to get their fingers in the 360 pie, and that I will not be taking out a Spotify premium account):
      Last.FM should apply some of the search functionality of Spotify on the 360, and make available a downloadable client/frontend for the PC to make it a friendlier user experience.  Simple.

      By improving the search functions on the 360 client, Last.FM will have me completely at home, therefore the only place I will use Spotify is at work unless they can deliver the client for my desktop, in which case I would likely be persuaded to use Last.FM exclusively on there too!

      Last.FM is already available free-of-charge on my iPod Touch, although I will admit, I rarely use it since it requires a network connection to operate.  If I have a network connection then chances are I am somewhere that I am likely to have access to my desktop (well, laptop) and therefore access to Spotify!  Last.FM on the iPhone however, would be indispensable if I owned one (which alas, I do not).

      So, Spotify vs... Last.FM?  There is no competition here really, for the moment Spotify is the clear winner, but I hope that with the increased take-up of the Last.FM service on the Xbox 360, Last.FM’s developers will bend a little and offer it’s user base something more to encourage use on other platforms.

      I would like:

      • Last.FM search functions on 360
      • Last.FM client on my PC
      • Last.FM client on my Nokia E71 (Symbian)
      • A better Last.FM new music recommendation service.

      That will do….as for your thoughts?  leave them in the comments!

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