Playdar really is rather interesting. Described as a “music resolver” it allows you to search for music across linked resolvers. A resolver can run on your laptop, your desktop, your server-in-the-cupboard, a mobile phone, and then, more interestingly, websites on the net. Any website can implement a Playdar resolver and become a provider of music to your search. The code comes from the man who invented audioscrobbler for Last.fm. Playlick is a good demonstration of it all. It queries my Last.fm account for all the music I’ve listened too over the years. You then run resolvers, or connect to resolvers, which provide the actual music to my Last.fm list.

Underworld – Dinosaur Adventure 3D music video shot in South Africa. (via it is the question.)

Never thought I’d see a union building (SIPTU HQ, Liberty Hall, Dublin) be featured in an Underworld video.

Since my Palm Pre won’t sync with iTunes on my Mac I’ve had to find an alternative. You can drag and drop music files in USB mode which actually works pretty well. But it isn’t real synchronisation. Salling Media Sync does a good job. Free or you can pay for a version that speeds the sync up.

Last.fm has rolled out the fun Tube Tags feature. For subscribers only.

I like big butts, by Bob Dylan.

We Are Hunted just keep on innovating. You can even create your own “music charts” in a fairly easy manner. Here is a quick one I did up, nothing too tasteful now.

We Are Hunted have nice, simple play-list integration with Spotify. As in all “top ten” populist lists there is some crap but most of it is decent.

Clever portable record player.

Spotify is bringing the best of both worlds; monthly unlimited music subscription and the option to buy MP3 files of albums and tracks. No word on the price of albums and tracks yet (even though in the demo it says 7SEK which is just €0.67 so I’m guessing that is demo pricing and not the real deal.)