Listening pleasures greatly expanded with discovery of the 3 apps.
WFMU - the greatest radio station around that I've found (freeform & as diverse as the brilliant and many radio hosts who devote their energy to this awesome project.) Already on the web, basic access to recent and historical radio archives open up an exhilerating cornucopia of eclectic and very specific investigations of exquisite audio. The app is even better - with control down to the individual track in historic archives. This is way ahead of its time. Random access to the past! Android & Apple variants of this brilliant app exist.
Vibe Vault - Up until now, I searched the archive.org live music archives via their web interface. This is quite cumbersome on a small device, especially late at night in bed when I really want to retreat into a historic live show. This app again organizes material wonderfully and allows random access to shows past, as well as some information as to the live performance. Note to those who don't know: there are 10s of thousands of shows archived here - many from bands you know and love. This is a grass-roots effort, not especially high fidelity sometimes, but WOW!
FMA - The Free Music Archive: An exciting frontier to explore. Musicians with produced material provide it free and unlicensed for this archive (OK, I haven't fully investigated the terms.) The app is organized by genre and offers an easy way to browse a crazy range of recent musical (and anti-musical) creativity. An Android variant variant of this promising app is available.
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