Yeah I know... those of you that know me well will be a bit shocked at this point, but this one makes sense for me :).

Last.fm is a sort of social networking site for people that love music, or even just like music. I've only had my new account (as compared to my old one from '06) active for about a day now and I've already found several new artists that I love and more that I simply enjoy listening to. This is actually a bit of a shock for me as my predominant music tastes lean toward European electronica, specifically trance and uplifting trance (yep, there's a difference).

Music, correction good music in these genres is hard to find in the US. Our 'electronica' scene seems to focus more on the edgier, mass-produced themes prevalent in pop and hip-hop. Don't get me wrong, I like pop, and a little hip-hop but I don't connect with them. It's nice to find a site where I can explore my own tastes, particularly since I always feel like I'm in need of more music (who isn't :)).

I'd encourage anyone who's constantly on the hunt for new artists and musical styles to check the site out and sign up. While you're doing that, you might want to check out Pandora too if you haven't already. It's another great service that allows to to discover new artists and music styles. You can find me on here on Last.fm.

Good hunting!