I’ve been trying to listen to a lot more music than I recently have. One reason is because it gives me something to do when I’m really bored. The other is that I had to make a lot of commercials for school and needed music tracks to play in them.

My favorite music sites are still Last.fm and Amie Street. Last.fm keep track of what music you play, love, and hate. It gives you nice charts of your listening habits, and you can listen to the last.fm radio to find new artists.

Amie Street is the best place to buy music. Anybody can upload their music. Prices start off free and increase based upon demand until a song reaches $0.98. There is a lot of awesome music on there from famous and up and coming bands. Much of it is cheap, but never goes above the price of an iTunes song. It is a great alternative to whatever you used to buy music before.

Here’s a little Last.fm widget that shows the last few songs I’ve played: