lala's last 31 days :: day 23 /grooveshark and bluebeat/

I tried a couple of alternatives to lala today. 

Grooveshark is fine for general composer queries e.g. play a bunch of Philip Glass tracks. But I couldn't find exactly what I was looking for. 

BlueBeat has an iPhone app that claims to stream at up to 160 kbps and although it had an obscure track from Benjamin Boretz, the library may be weak. 

If I had to make a decision today, I"d probably sign up for a Mog subscription, especially if they come out with an iPhone app. We'll see if I actually do that once lala is gone.

Comments

[JJJ]

Just as I found Lala, it got sucked away!

However:

I just discovered mp3tunes.com & their music locker deal. Right now, you can request a free, 10GB account. You can put ANY music here, so if you make your own, it's quite convenient.

If you get that, you can use the Airband iphone/ipod touch app. to stream your music. So far, it seems pretty good.

[Eric Freeman]

Grooveshark is a halfway decent alternative to lala. The catalog isn't as deep, but you can at least find one recording of most pieces. At SFCV, we are probably going to convert all our lala tracks to Grooveshark. My only concern is that it too will go away. We are waiting to see what snApple comes up with. I doubt it will be as good as lala, but there might be something there.