I’ve put up a link to my “most recent” tracks on Last.fm. This is a bit faulty, since there’s no way to track music I listen to on my home stereo (still a preferred method), via XM Radio in my car, and so forth… but it still captures a pretty good picture of what I like to listen to.
But I’m curious to hear what music other folks find interesting. I’m particularly interested in music that’s not on a major/RIAA-affiliated label, and music that’s good for coding/writing/doing administration.
I dig XTC, Robyn Hitchcock, The Beatles, Aimee Mann, and a wide range of so-called alternative music, but those bands don’t necessarily enhance one’s concentration when writing or focusing on setting up a new LAMP-based piece of software.
Also — bonus, bonus points for suggestions of non-DRM encumbered download sites (legal) and music merchants like Magnatune.
I use Last.fm also and keep my week’s top on my blog for people to check out.
The custom stations are very cool too. You can let other people listen to a stream based on your musical taste like this: http://www.goldb.org/tunes.html
I work/code/blog to all my music, but it’s a mix of major label and indie.
fav genres: Punk, Rock, Jazz, Dub, Downtempo Electronic