I’m a sucker for music websites. Here are a few new Web 2.0 sites that have caught my eye recently.
SeeqPod simply scrapes mp3s and music videos from the web and makes them searchable - similar to the Baidu mp3 search but more. It also searches video and there is also a discovery tool to find related music. Additionally SeeqPod has a profile system that allows you to save songs to a playlist to listen to them later.
Songerize is a simplified interface to SeeqPod. Very simple. Very fast. Very user-friendly.
Songza is another music search engine similar to SeeqPod but has a much simpler interface as well as twitter integration.
The next two sites come from the mixtape trend that existed before the advent of mp3s and playlists. One of the most treasured gifts you could get from someone was a good mixtape of songs. People developed their own art and method for creation, sometimes having strict rules for the placement of songs. They often were created for certain reasons such as the ubiquitous break-up mix or a mix to tell someone you had a secret crush.
First, my recent favorite, Muxtape. It allows you to create an MP3 mixtape by uploading songs from your computer. It is really simple, there is no social networking aspect, but you can add favorites.
Mixwit is a similar site, but instead of using your own songs it seraches Seeqpod and SkreemR to find the songs, often making the searches too complicated. You can create a profile and have multiple mixtapes as well as add artwork to your tape. Fuzz is perhaps a good alternative to Mixwit - providing the ability to decorate your tape as well as embed it in a widget. Mixaloo further allows you to embed a mixtape in your site and earn money if people buy the playlist. Finally, take a look at Mixx where collaborative mixtapes are made by request.
An earlier analog site is Tiny Mix Tapes, a music blog that will also create a playlist for a requested type, for example one requested is “We’re both artsy, neurotic, pretentious douchebags. We’re perfect for each other. Let’s make out. ” This actually uses humans to create a mixtape for you.
Here is another handy mashup for people who read Pitchfork - an indie music review site. It combines recent reviews with the audio from rhapsody. There is nothing fancy about the site - just a useful reference.
For many other music sites check out the roundup at Mashable.
