It's all skaad's fault...

[abilouise]

For pointing me at Pandora. I already knew that narrative was very important to me (some of you know more about that than others...) and that I'm culturally a (reforming!) judgemental jerk, but I didn't know I decide what music I like so much on the basis of a) the coolness of the person who recommended it to me b) how cool/feminist/whatever the band is. And that I almost never hear music removed from some context, whether it is a concert/show, where I can judge coolness based on the venue and other concert-goers, or a radio station with a particular format or indie status, or another person playing it for me. Pandora is neat because it forces me to decide whether I like something based on like, no information, and it presents me with an ongoing stream of things to like or not like. So cool! I started with the song "He Took Her To A Movie" by Ladytron.