Replace Last.fm with VLC
Nothing boosts my productivity more than good music. That's why I always keep Last.fm radio running when I'm working. Or rather, used to keep it running: Last.fm has announced that the company starts charging international users for streaming music. It's not a big deal, except that the service will remain free in the US, UK, and Germany. For me it's as insulting as Windows-only applications. It's not the end of the world, though: as always, the VLC comes to the rescue.
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This excellent media player provides native support for Internet radio streaming and it comes with a huge selection of radio stations for every taste. To start the radio stream, launch VLC, and choose Playlist -> Additional Sources > Shoutcast radio listings. Choose then Playlist -> Show Playlist, switch to the Shoutcast Radio. Double-click on the music genre you like to view a list of available radio stations. You can also use the Search field to locate the station or genre you want. Double-click on the desired radio station and enjoy the music. VLC even supports scrobbling, so you can still get recommendations and use other Last.fm services which remain free of charge. To enable scrobbling, choose Tools -> Preferences -> Audio, tick the Enable last.fm submission check box, specify your Last.fm credentials, and press Save. You can also save your favorite radio stations as a playlist. To do this, drag the stations you want to the Playlist folder, then choose Save Playlist to File.
Although VLC doesn't allow you to skip tracks, it allows you to record the stream. To start recording, right-click on the desired radio station in the Shoutcast Radio section and select Save. Configure the streaming settings and hit the Save button. That's it! Bye-bye Last.fm, hello VLC!
Comments
Replace Last.fm with VLC
S Jul 06, 2010 12:22am GMT
not anymore!this is how you do it
cool dude Apr 27, 2009 4:48pm GMT
This post explains in detail how to do it.http://thebestbestblogblog....our-complete-music-keeper.html
Search in google
liq Apr 02, 2009 9:39am GMT
damn! search in google dude! come on!for dummies: keywords: vlc through proxy
keynote if your network admin is blocking http, search for http tunneling with putty and open ssh
shoutcast proxy
Ed Mar 26, 2009 10:04pm GMT
Any suggestions for a proxy? - If I suggest a proxy, I get permission to bypass the firewall.install moc then mocp in a terminal
Richard Mar 26, 2009 2:18pm GMT
install moc then execute mocp in a terminalh brings up Help
less resources
Songbird?
JimJones Mar 26, 2009 7:10am GMT
Songbird is nice, has shoutcast support, too.Rhythmbox
Claus Petersen Mar 25, 2009 9:17pm GMT
Rhythmbox works well too....Amarok
Ian Mar 25, 2009 9:03pm GMT
I use Shoutcast in Amarok for my streaming needs espcially the SomaFM streams.Thanks
Chad McCullough Mar 25, 2009 8:12pm GMT
Thanks for posting this. I've used VLC for quite a while but never thought to use it radio streaming.