last.fm vs. mystrands

As WP has pointed out, this is my first post. I’m not going to bother with a lengthy introduction; let’s get on with it.

I’ve been an avid Last.fm fan since October 2006.

Sometimes, out of curiosity, I try to find a worthy competitor of last.fm. The sites I find are not usually doing the same thing. Then I found MyStrands. I was browsing the site and they indicated that they are fair and provide a plugin for Windows and Mac users. Awesome! But what about us Linux users? Turns out they have a section called ‘OpenStrands’ and a plugin for amaroK. It’s an amaroK script that is easily installed and configured.

I started listening to some music with records going to last.fm and MyStrands. I have never noticed last.fm failing to scrobble a track but it seems like MyStrands doesn’t add the more obscure music I listen to to my profile. And the stuff it does add is not added immediately (like the Dashboard I’m listening to now). The service is new and over night, an issue that I contacted them about was fixed which was really nice.

I don’t like the way they organize what I’ve listened to, so far. I’m giving it a chance because I am so used to last.fm’s interface. This is what my profile at MyStrands looks like now:

Overall, I like it. It doesn’t interfere with last.fm so I am definitely going to keep using it. I haven’t tested it out with Windows yet (I plan to) but Linux users looking for something new ought to go here, grab a copy and get started. But don’t give up on last.fm.

.:|| brie aleida ||:.