Technology can help music in a multitude of ways, as we've seen so clearly on this blog. The internet ties in very neatly with that...blogs like this one can give information on new songs, new bands, new ways of looking at the musical world....but sometimes, the internet is just perfect at taking what we already have and putting it in a different way.
A perfect example of this is Last.fm, the online music site that takes every play count from your iTunes and "scrobbles" (aka uploading the song to their database) it, determining what kind of music you listen to and how much of it. It then gives you recommendations based on the information it receives from you, makes a playlist to listen to, and finds "friends" who have similar musical interests to you. It tells you what gigs of artists you like or would like are playing in your area. It shows pictures, concert and official videos, and biographies of every artist on the site (of which there are thousands, from Britney to the most obscure indie band).
Basically, it's amazing. I would recommend anyone with even a slight taste in music to check it out - it's free, and there's a great downloadable applet that scrobbles your songs as you play them. So go do it!
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