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is there a way to find bands I might like based on other bands I do like

how is this different from gnod, other than having some bizzare split basic-free/premium-pay_for_service model instead of being free?

I think I found the link somewhere on Slashdot once:

Gnod.net is a learning system like a search engine that allows you to put in your three favorite authors/musicians/movies and it returns a series of "suggestions" that match, asking you if you like/dislike/haven't heard of each result in series.

This sort of creature has the potential of placing the final nails in the media cartels' coffins, as it provides what's missing from current P2P and self-production techniques: a recommendation/promotion mechanism.

currency converter - findsounds.com

how stuff works - infoplease

about.com - librarian's index

rebecca's reference - tom mayo's links
-words:

acronym/abbr -lookup -finder -bm

trans -babelfish -worldlingo -google bm

bartleby

phrontistery

pseudodictionary

jargon file
--music

epitonic - pitchfork

sonomu - electraum

gnod - audioquarium --books:

amazon - abebooks - bookfinder

gutenberg & onlinebooks

loc.gov - lambiek comiclopedia - rebecca's books

Although this won't help the situation of news information all coming from one source, I have found a new and better way to get exposed to music:

Have you found Gnod?

You tell it 3 of your favorite artists, and then it names a bunch it thinks you'll like, asking if you like it, don't like it, or haven't heard of it. It's intelligent, personalized, and it evolves.

Which is a major reason I'm looking forward to p2p netradio combined with "amazon-like" recommendation services such as AudioScrobbler, Gnod, and others. It's coming together.

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Sorry, but I tried some variants:
Nick Cave -- where is Einstürzende Neubauten?
Sisters of Mercy -- where is The Mission?
Ebba Grön -- where are all the other projects of Joakim Thåström??

Naa... nice try, but....

Sorry, but I tried some variants:
Nick Cave -- where is Einstürzende Neubauten?
Sisters of Mercy -- where is The Mission?
Ebba Grön -- where are all the other projects of Joakim Thåström??

Naa... nice try, but....

Sorry, but I tried some variants:
Nick Cave -- where is Einstürzende Neubauten?
Sisters of Mercy -- where is The Mission?
Ebba Grön -- where are all the other projects of Joakim Thåström??

Naa... nice try, but....

Probably the most striking feature is its interface. You select a band, say Radiohead and a collection of related bands appear and slowly organize themselves so that similar bands are clustered and less similar ones seperated by what looks like some sort of simulated annealing process. Clicking on one of the names redraws the collection with the selected band at the centre.

Probably the most striking feature is its interface. You select a band, say Radiohead and a collection of related bands appear and slowly organize themselves so that similar bands are clustered and less similar ones seperated by what looks like some sort of simulated annealing process. Clicking on one of the names redraws the collection with the selected band at the centre.

havent read up to see if it's already been suggested, but gnod introduced me to several new bands I'd not heard of.

Hope that's of some use to you.

The related bands link gives you a cool little app that maps the relations between bands. The closer two bands are the more likely it is that if you like one you will like the other. Here's the map for Pinback.

It's gnod.

From the page:

Gnod is a self-adapting system that learns about the outer world by asking its visitors what they like and what they don't like. In this instance of gnod all is about music. Gnod is kind of a search engine for music you don't know about. It will ask you what music you like and then think about what you might like too. When I set gnod online its database was completely empty. Now it contains thousands of bands and quite some knowledge about who likes what. And gnod learns more every day. Enjoy :o)