Slacker Radio Plus {Review & Giveaway}
For the past few weeks, I have been listening to and comparing Slacker Radio Plus to my other internet radio experiences. I have been weighing out the pros and cons to share with you all. As hard as it has been to come up with "cons", here is what I have gathered.
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT SLACKER RADIO...
- I feel that the suggestions to similar artists you like is more relevant than most internet radio sites.
- I LOVE the lack of ads and commercials and having the freedom to skip as many songs as I'd like.
- I really like having the lyrics available for the song while it is playing, without having to Google it.
- Slacker Radio has artists that other internet radios do not have and vice versa.
- Slacker Radio doesn't censor any music. I don't want to hear bleeps or lyrics that don't make any sense in the music I listen to.
- Slacker is available to me even when I am not at my computer via Blackberry, select Sony Bravia televisions and Slacker's very own portable radio (an electronic device which looks like an mp3 player and can fit in your pocket) which I can listen to while doing anything.
- I have the freedom to listen to any genre I want at the click of a button.
- It may sound silly but I am more likely to go to Slacker to listen to music because an easier URL to remember, simply slacker.com.
- I prefer it to satellite radio, obviously, because I am the DJ.
- The site HAS actually introduced to bands I have not heard of and that has got to be the best thing about it, for me.
Some of my favorite stations have been:
- Flight of the Conchords
- Kimya Dawson
- Tim Fite
- Get Set Go
- They Might Be Giants
WHAT COULD USE IMPROVEMENT?
- There are a few artists that haven't made their way to Slacker yet. Some that I was looking for but couldn't find were Terra Naomi, Shuyler Fisk and Wonderful Smith. Those are just artists I really wanted to hear but weren't available. All mainstream artists were incredibly easy to find and Slacker does even have a huge selection of artists that are not very well-known, but there were not a part of it.
- I wish there were a button where I could mesh all of my stations together for a random listening session, like on other internet radio stations.
- There was only one station I didn't like and it was because they associated the group as being more mainstream country, but they are actually like "Alternative Folk Pop" or something...and that was The Wreckers station.
WIN IT!
One of my readers will receive a 1-year subscription to Slacker Radio Plus, which includes:
*Unlimited Skips
*Unlimited Song Requests
*No Audio or Banner Ads
*Complete Lyrics
*Over 2 Million Songs
*Live Radio DJ's Programming Stations
To enter this contest you MUST:
* Leave a comment here telling me what station you think you would listen to most often on Slacker Radio.
* Leave your e-mail address in your comment or your Blogger profile.
For extra entries you can do any or ALL of the following:
* Follow my blog through Blogger.
* Subscribe to my feed via e-mail or RSS.
* Follow me on Twitter AND tweet about this giveaway. You can copy and paste the following tweet to make things easy: "RT please: @lelandsmama is giving away a one year subscription to Slacker Radio Plus. Enter here: http://www.musicmoviesmayhem.com/" (Can be done once daily)
* Grab my button and place it on your sidebar. Leave me a link to the location of the button in the comments section of this post.
* Leave a comment on a non-giveaway post and leave a comment below telling me where you commented. This can be done as many times on separate posts as you would like for extra entries. Make sure the comment you leave is legitimate, at least 3 words.
* Blog about this giveaway. Link back to this post and Slacker Radio. (Make sure you leave me a link to your blog entry.)
* Give this post a thumbs up on Stumble and/or fave me on Technorati. Make sure to leave your Stumble or Technorati username or link for your entry to count.
* Tell me how you found this giveaway.
* Add this giveaway to a Mister Linky, Contest Site, etc.
This giveaway will end on August 31, 2009 at 11:59 PM CST. I will choose the winner via random.org and announce and e-mail the winner some time on September 1, 2009. If the winner does not respond within 48 hours, I will redraw or hold a live giveaway for the prize.
Maybe I am blind but I can't see if Canadians can enter this one - can't see why not.
My daughter loves finding new indie bands so for her it would be Indie Chill.
I follow your blog
I'm not going to follow you on twitter until the giveaways are over (to much RT for me) but I copied and pasted the info to my friends on twitter anyway :)
I found this giveaway because I follow your other blog (Mama Makes Money)in google reader - and saw your "I'm so excited" post -congratulations -hope it goes well
107.7 mverno@roadrunner.com
Classic rock, Alternative, or Club Hits Radio.
Subscriber to your RSS feed
Found this giveaway via Ms Modern. :)
I'm not sure exactly which one but it would be one of the alternative stations.
doot65[at]comcast{dot}net
I have your button
I saw it from Chelsea's Mama Makes Money blog.
I put it on my giveaway linky here
I follow you on twitter and tweeted:http://twitter.com/blueviolet/status/3080083918
You're in my Technorati faves: http://technorati.com/faves/blueviolet
Email subscriber
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I blogged about it here
I commented on your Welcome post.
I'm a follower!
One of the Alternative stations for sure!
I saw it on a link from Twitter!
I am following your blog!
classic rock. Sad part is it wasnt classic when I heard it the first time
I would probably mostly listen to country hits or classic rock
lkish77123 at gmail dot com
108 WYYD
i want to win
i would listen to z100 100.3 most
I would listen to the 80's Rock the most I am sure, aging myself huh. Thanks for the opportunity. e-mail addy is in my google profile.
Alternative
probably classic rock
Classic Rock, thanks.
I found it on mom giveaways
Alternative
Do they even have a classical station on there? Well, that'd be my choice if they do, but I would probably listed to alternative music too. Really, I'm ok with anything but rap and hip hop stuff.
I like the Chill radio.
jswandrn @ gmail.com
I would probably listen to 80's Alternative the most.
mondocane95 at gmail dot com
I subscribe
mondocane95 at gmail dot com
i think I'd listen to alternative
I would listen to the Classic Rock.
jedoggett@embarqmail.com
I found the giveaway on Prizey
jedoggett@embarqmail.com
I follow
jedoggett@embarqmail.com
I faved you on Technorati, Annette D
Alternative Radio
tweeted http://twitter.com/annedoggett/statuses/3246077882
107.7 mverno@roadrunner.com
Contemporary
i would listen to (mostly) Classic rock
i follow ....
e-mail subscriber
found out thru e-mail supscription
postes this giveaway on IFF
http://incrediblyfreefreebies.yuku.com/topic/13132
80s Rock would be my favorite
Thank you for the chance
tatertot374@sbcglobal.net
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jedoggett@embarqmail.com
tweeted http://twitter.com/annedoggett/statuses/3314107808
jedoggett@embarqmail.com
I would listen to the 80's Rock.
I would listen to Classic Rock the most! Thanks!
Hotsnotty2@hotmail.com
Alternative Rock
Their Indie Chill station sounds good.
I am an email subscriber to your feed.
I find that if you create a station you can get a whole mess of different artist...I listen to the free version and have created a pretty good station. Would love to have the subscription. My station is Whatever Happens, but I listen to Cracker Radio and that is pretty good.
90's hip hop
erma.hurtt@sbcglobal.net
Classic rock forever!
my favorite is indie hits. yyeres(at)gmail(dot)com
Flight of the Concords! Ah, I could listen to them all day.
clarkmurdock@yahoo.com
classic rock
chromiumman (at) mail (dot) com
Love the contests; Old Time Rock in Roll thanks SW/raymondw345@AOl.com
I would definitely be listening to everything possible! I'm a huge radio fan, so a little rock, a little pop, and oldies!! I can't keep the dial on one station!
samanthah@uky.edu
I am all about the Indie hits!
wordsmoveme at gmail dot com
I follow through blogger!
wordsmoveme at gmail dot com
I subscribe via RSS!
wordsmoveme at gmail dot com
I have your button:
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Classic rock
follow your blog
I would probably have to go with the Indie Chill as my favorite/default station -- I'm guessing a lot of my favorite bands (Keane, Doves, Magnet, Death Cab for Cutie) will be represented. I also am a Flight of the Conchords fanatic, but I'd probably be more inclined to listen to their station for a change rather than as the default. :) Thanks for another awesome giveaway!
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I'm following you through blogger: guettel78
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I subscribe to your blog both through email and google reader: gkaufmanss@yahoo.com
I'm following you on twitter (guettel78), and I tweeted: http://twitter.com/guettel78/status/3672403562
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I posted your button on my sidebar (right side): http://slavetoacademia.blogspot.com/
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I commented on your post reviewing Season 2 of "Pushing Daisies": http://www.musicmoviesmayhem.com/2009/08/pushing-daisies-season-two-review.html
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I blogged about the giveaway: http://slavetoacademia.blogspot.com/2009/08/one-year-slacker-radio-subscription.html
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I stumbled the giveaway: guettel78
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I faved you in technorati: http://technorati.com/faves/guettel78
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I found out about this giveaway on Online-Sweepstakes. Glad to have found your blog!
gkaufmanss@yahoo.com
metal
classic rock def!
http://twitter.com/2kidsblogger/status/3675701472
I listen to the Michael Jackson station (I've banned all artists except Michael Jackson, the Jackson 5, and the Jackson), Love Songs, and '90s Hip Hop.
monicac220@gmail.com
i use it mostly for trance(tiesto and the like)but im a big fan of prog rock stations for the best band in the world dream theater
xsessive182@gmail.com
Thanks for the giveaway... I would definitely dwell on the Alternative & '80's Alternative stations.
senorpiero [at] yahoo [dot] com
Any alternative stations for me!
I've been listening to the "free" feed. I've created 6 of my own stations. Grateful Dead, Tift Merritt, Robert Earl Keen, Jimmy Buffet., etc.