Pandora's Box Of Music

"Pandora Radio is free personalized radio that only plays music you’ll love. Just start with the name of one of your favorite artists, songs or classical composers and Pandora will create a custom "station" that plays similar music." - App Store

Pandora brings the radio to your iDevice, but not in the same way you might be used to. For those who have used Pandora via the standard web interface and have an account can just log in and play. For the Pandora virgins, prepare yourself for a radio experience that is above and beyond your expectations.

Start off by entering your favorite band, song, or genre. This will create a station with similar music to your entry. As you listen you can either "like" or "dislike" the songs to further tailor your station to your liking. That means that the longer you listen, the better Pandora gets to know your taste in music and plays the stuff you want. Much better than your car radio isn't it.

My only concern with this app is for people who want to use it on the go. Be careful with how much data this app uses as it can be a bit of a 3G hog. That being said, if you don't have a data limit (or don't pay the phone bill), use Pandora all day long!

Pandora's icon (left) and the in-app song info screenshot (right)

Great app for anyone who listens to music and is looking to broaden their musical horizons.

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P.S. This review is a suggested review by the blogs first follower!

Shazam - Musical Genie

While listening to the radio, how many times have you asked who sings this song? Which album is this from? What's the name of this song? Shazam has the answers to all of your questions and give you a bit more.

Shazam is a music recongition app that listens to the music playing via the built in microphone and matches it to an enormous database. It pulls up the song name, artist, album, and cover art for the current song. Every song that you "Shazam" gets added to the apps tag list, so that you may download the song at a later time or look back to find songs you enjoyed. The app also provides access to a top 20 chart with the current most popular songs. Lastly, one of my favorite features of Shazam is the real time lyric streaming that scrolls through the lyrics as the music plays. Great addition to the app!

Shazam's icon (left) and the in-app home screen (right)

Shazam is not just an app for music enthusiasts, but an app for anyone who listens to music at all. There is a paid app as well, but it simply provides the same functionality without ads. The free edition is just fine.

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