Create Yourself a Spotify Account!
Have you heard of Spotify? If not, research it!
It's a program that streams music in real-time, any song you want(95% are usually available), has search functions, and drag-drop playlists. When you click on the artist, it goes to the artist's page and gives you a list of all the albums he/she's ever been involved in including the top hits they've had, and the songs in those albums (which can also be drag/dropped into your playlist btw).
It also has a radio function. You choose the time period (from the before the 50's rangint to 00's) and the genre, then it plays random songs that fit in the categories you chose.
It's programmed SO well that it automatically detects the media keys on your laptop.
FURTHERMORE, once you create your username, it stores all your playlists server-side so wherever you log in in the world, it uploads your playlist to that version of Spotify.
Now the catch? It's free only if you are located in the UK or France, BUT don't fret! I know how to get around this little "problem."
One more thing. Logging into Spotify when you're NOT in the UK/France, you will have a 14 day period where it allows you to listen to their music, but once again, don't fret! There are two workarounds for this:
VOILA! FREE SPOTIFY!
It's a program that streams music in real-time, any song you want(95% are usually available), has search functions, and drag-drop playlists. When you click on the artist, it goes to the artist's page and gives you a list of all the albums he/she's ever been involved in including the top hits they've had, and the songs in those albums (which can also be drag/dropped into your playlist btw).
It also has a radio function. You choose the time period (from the before the 50's rangint to 00's) and the genre, then it plays random songs that fit in the categories you chose.
It's programmed SO well that it automatically detects the media keys on your laptop.
FURTHERMORE, once you create your username, it stores all your playlists server-side so wherever you log in in the world, it uploads your playlist to that version of Spotify.
Now the catch? It's free only if you are located in the UK or France, BUT don't fret! I know how to get around this little "problem."
Step 1. Find a good UK proxy. Easiest will be web-based, since you'll only have to use it to register. I used:
http://www.htmlblock.co.uk/anonymous_web_browser
Step 2. Through the proxy, visit
https://www.spotify.com/en/get-started/
Step 3. Register. You're going to need a UK postal code, the one I used is LS18 5AZ, but you might find another one on Google.
Step 4. Download the installer. It should give you a link, otherwise use
http://www.spotify.com/en/download/windows/
http://www.spotify.com/en/download/mac/ for you mac users *shudder*
Step 5. Install it and enjoy your music. No need for any proxies or anything, you're just enjoying free music. One extra pro here is that if you listen to it through an unsupported country there are no ads!
http://www.htmlblock.co.uk/anonymous_web_browser
Step 2. Through the proxy, visit
https://www.spotify.com/en/get-started/
Step 3. Register. You're going to need a UK postal code, the one I used is LS18 5AZ, but you might find another one on Google.
Step 4. Download the installer. It should give you a link, otherwise use
http://www.spotify.com/en/download/windows/
http://www.spotify.com/en/download/mac/ for you mac users *shudder*
Step 5. Install it and enjoy your music. No need for any proxies or anything, you're just enjoying free music. One extra pro here is that if you listen to it through an unsupported country there are no ads!
One more thing. Logging into Spotify when you're NOT in the UK/France, you will have a 14 day period where it allows you to listen to their music, but once again, don't fret! There are two workarounds for this:
Spotify allows the use of proxies, so if you go into the proxy settings fo your Spotify, you can find a UK/French proxy that you can log into every 2 weeks or so.
The SECOND method is one I inadvertantly found myself (not sure how popular this is, and I'm hoping they don't fix it). You can use a firewall to block the incoming connections going into Spotify, which blocks the region-check part of the program.
The SECOND method is one I inadvertantly found myself (not sure how popular this is, and I'm hoping they don't fix it). You can use a firewall to block the incoming connections going into Spotify, which blocks the region-check part of the program.
VOILA! FREE SPOTIFY!
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