NPR Launches Music Site

NPR has launched a new music web site that features its rich archives of musical selections from several years of broadcasts.

Along with a new Flash pop-up music player that works very well, the new site allows listeners to dig into the public radio station's deep trove of music selections and add them to a playlist. The nice thing is the playlists are not limited to music. If you come across a news story or a feature you want to listen to, you can add that to the playlist, too, and create a mix of programming to listen to while working or cooking in the kitchen. In essence, you can create your own broadcast with a mix of stories and music you want to listen to. 

Read/Write Web calls it "a real joy to use," high praise after noting that NPR is late to the up-to-date web site party. I have to agree. It is so simple to quickly put together a playlist of individual songs, full concerts, interviews you've missed. More than half the fun is pulling together hours of listening to turn to when you have the time to listen.

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