Let me take a minute to say that IMEEM use to be my #1 online music streaming portal. #1 as in day and night I would have this baby open. #1 as in it was one of the shortcuts on my Chrome dashboard. Ever since MySpace took over IMEEM (literally redirects to Myspace.com), I’ve refused to create a new account just to access my playlists. I refuse to join MySpace based on principle and it’s a shame it had to end like this IMEEM. But now I’ve found a shiny new replacement, LaLa.com

Want to preview full new albums? Lala lets you do that.

Want to create your own playlist? Lala does that as well.

Want to share your playlist to the community? Yup. that’s available as well.

Most importantly… Want to do all this for free? Lala doesn’t cost the user a penny.

good bye IMEEM. it was good while it lasted. parting is such sweet sorrow

Puma will be hosting a series of free HAPPY 60th BIRTHDAY PUMA concerts. See if you’re one of the lucky four cities that scored a free concert:

City: New York City (December 1,  2008 - 9 pm)
Artists: Chester French, The Knux, Charles Hamiliton, Jus Ske 
Location: Music Hall of Williamsburg, 66 North Sixth Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211

City: West Hollywood, CA  (December 8,  2008 - 8 pm)
Artists: Plain White T’s with special guest DJ Adam 12
Location: Roxy, 9009 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA 90069

City: San Francisco, CA  (December 9  2008 - 9 pm)
Artists: Steve Aoki with special guest Lady Gaga
Location: Great American Music Hall, 859 Ofarrell Street, San Franscisco, CA 94109

City: Chicago, IL  (December 10,  2008 - 9 pm)
Artists: The Bravery
Location: Metro, 3720 North Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60613

You can pick up your tickets at selected PUMA stores, for a list visit PUMA.com 

These concerts are free to the public but all events are subject to capacity so get there early! 

*****EDIT*****

The concert was AWESOME. Although I do wish that PUMA would have notified us that the Plain White T’s was to come on at 11 pm, not 8 pm as indicated as the starting time of the concert. Shame on PUMA! Truth be told, there were less people at the concert than I anticipated but that’s better for me! I was so close to the stage, I could feel the heat radiating.  

Here’s a clip of Plain White T’s live performance of 1,2,3,4 at The Roxy.

Enjoy!

In my constant search for new apps and sites, I stumbled upon imeem.  Imeem is a social network centered on providing music for online listeners. I would say it’s extremely geared towards community building.

add MissChicGeek as a friend!

Imeem has some pretty cool features such as:

• customizable dashboard fully equipped with web2.0 drag and drop widgets
• extremely user friendly personalizable user profile page
• ability to add and remove dashboard widgets
• media tracker
• ability to add song and music player on to any site
• and basic SN features such as message board, friend tracker, friend finder, and customizable user profiles

Couple of features I believe would really up their game:

• user profile urls to include profiler full name (everyone loves a personalized link!)
• ability to add nicknames
• ability to post a status update
• eventually have the ability to sync up with my ping.fm account. I’m all about centralized messaging.

Imeem seems like a hybrid of facebook/myspace/lastfm. I love the ability to create personalized profiles, accounts and super easy to use profile customizability. I’m also definitely a big fan of the media tracking and “play related” function. The music selection is questionable (I’ll give it a couple of days). I see a bright future for imeem, I just hope it doesnt run into the same issues as Pandora and Lastfm.

You know those songs that emulate summer? Paper Planes by Mia is going to be remember as of those songs.

Oh happy summer times…

Another sign of the epic battle between the iphone and the blackberry…

The BlackBerry Media Sync is a FREE new application where you can put all your tunes stored in your computer (including iTunes) on to your smartphone. Now I don’t have to be stuck to my computer to listen to my awesome tunes.

It’s easy to use, intuitive, and you can control how much of your music is synced to your BlackBerry smartphone. Just click here to download.

::edit::

how sad… it doesn’t sync with a BB 8700. Anyone want to sponsor my new BB bold?

I think it’s pretty obvious that I’m a HUGE fan of Last.fm. I’m all about the next big underground application. Some even love/hate me because I get them addicted to my addictions. But hey, sharing is caring.

Now I’m pretty sure they are releasing beta version in waves like when Google first released their gmail “beta” version. Maybe I was lucky enough to get an invite because I scrobble 24/7 or maybe they just randomly pulled my account out of a hat. Either way, I got an invite.

Pros:

• dashboard is A LOT cleaner.
• “play my radio” function is pretty sweet. it’s conveniently placed in the upper right sidebar position. I love listening to my friend’s top tracks.
• footer of the page has less banner advertisements (probably because it’s in beta phase but still a perk!)
• recent activity feed, maybe it’s the stalker in me.

Cons:

• not all the functionalities are active.
• feels a bit empty on the left sidebar. considering how long the pages can get it seems to be missing something? It looks as if they shoved all the widgets and content in the middle and right side of the page and left the left side empty.
• I actually like the header navigation bar of the current page better than the beta page.

hopefully you can get your hands on the beta version soon and judge for yourself. Or if even, shoot an email over an maybe they’ll give you beta access? Just tell them Hey1tsjenny sent you <wink>

but since I’m a giver, here is a snapshot

now show me the new widgets!

You ever find yourself listening to music, getting into the groove, and then all of a sudden a nasty commercial starts? Or even worse, all you hear is the same old limited selection. Well do not fear my friend, Last.fm is here. Last.fm is this AWESOME (yes, it is so awesome I had to emphasize it) online music community where anyone can come and listen to their wide selection of free music without commercial interruptions.  Music genres that varies from Neo-Soul to Heavy Metal, Electronica to Old School Hip Hop. Looking for Daft Punk? They got the dynamic duos. Or maybe you’re in the mood for something a little more mellow, like Dido. Last.fm has her soulful music too. Last.fm also hosts a variety of music videos, concert schedules, and even free downloads (Nine Inch Nails  - Discipline)

Now, remember when I said Last.fm is a music community? Let me elaborate. Last.fm is a true community oriented site that allows users to tag the artist and song, edit artist bio (with moderator approval of course), leave comments, add events, link friends, and so much more. At Last.fm, we are no longer users with out a voice.

I’ve been using Last.fm for months without complaint. Last.fm has gotten me through countless brain-numbing days at work. I do recommend that you join and download their application. Why? Because once you download their application, Last.fm will search your music library and list your music taste on your online profile. This allows them to make music suggestions. Plus, once you start listening to their music library, your player tracks the music you’ve listened to and allows you to save your favorite songs and even ban(removes the song from ever being played again) music.

What got me hooked on Last.fm is their radio, a widget that can play in or pop out into it’s own small browser.  This widget allows the user to listen to music similar to the artist you’ve already chosen. But wait, it gets better! If you download Last.fm’s applciation, you have the option to listen to music by genre. Personally, I’m always looking to widen my music pallet.

Pandora and AOL Music is so last year. Last.fm is made for people like you and I. Best of all it’s free.

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