Before these articles, I would have scoffed at the idea of there being music graders at Pandora. I have a bitter taste in my mouth when it comes to hearing the word “radio.” After the Telecommunications Act of 1996, radio started drastically change and became a formula. I detest listening to the radio even now. It’s always the same songs (and I like top 40 songs). I blame Arbitron and all the damn commercials.

In the article “Pandora’s ‘Music Genome Project’ explores the cold hard facts of how we interact with music” the author feels the same way I do about standard radio. “…its talent pool can look a little shallow. Not just the same artists but the same albums crop up repeatedly…” I know there are different channels, but my musical preferences can change in the time it takes one song to play. I’ve found myself listening to Shakira, then Tupac, The Offspring to Michael Jackson. That’s not going to fit in any sort of radio formula

I digress with all the insults. This human genome project is really interesting. I think it’s help break down music into the tiniest piece. Genres still have a lot of leeway for different sounds, but mapping music can really help someone hone in on what type of music they like is really interesting. I think this is an interesting concept, but I’m not sure what they will really be able to do with that data.

Even after reading on it, I have more respect for Pandora. It most likely won’t get me to listen to the program. It’s truly hard for me to appreciate the radio format when I have a software like Spotify where, with my paid subscription, I can no commercial and can scroll through and pick songs I like and make playlists. While I appreciate the adaptation, Radio is dying and that it only the fault of telecommunications companies.