Shoutcast used to be such a hugely vibrant wild scene of so many things happening. And tons of it was all ad free or nearly so. There is an order magnitude less going on, and it's much more commercialized now. I don't think there are great replacements.
Somafm was such a a particularly great example, of having a specific vibe. Many of them! Suburbs of Goa is probably my favorite; good energy & beats mixing.
damn - what a throwback - i completely forgot about shoutcast! (how could i!?)
The reality of capitalism
Different things, sure, but not always better.
The fundamental delusion of capitalism
look all the nice things you could have enjoyed are destroyed in the name of money, but will you please think of the increased shareholder value
Why don't you start a nice free thing for us to enjoy freely.
It's not about things being free. Money exists without capitalism. This is my biggest gripe with people who label any criticism of capitalism as a some socialist agenda. The cold war has been over for decades. Move on.