The Hype Machine

You know, when something keeps popping up and begging for attention, it's probably not a coincedence - I'm feeling like there's a groundswell happening all around The Hype Machine (which is a site that tracks songs and discussion posted on the best music blogs).

Have a play. It's another example of a music discovery engine (see Last, Pandora ..) but a little edgier and possibly a little less legal (although the jury hasn't been asked yet). At the time of posting this, the 'Popular' link gave me Beck, The Killers, Lily Allen, Arctic Monkeys etc streaming out the The Hype Machine Player.

In a way, it's exactly where I eventually would like Your Manifesto to go (except my plan is to track the wider zeitgeist and allow people to determine, edit and share their own manifestos).