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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Bobbie Johnson, technology correspondent

Bowie backs new Nokia service

Here's a nice idea from Nokia - music recommenders, a service where they bring together recordheads to point out new music for you.

Among the recommenders are David Bowie (he's the one on the left, kiddies) as well as music maestros from some of the world's best music shops such hip-hop mecca Fat Beats in New York. I spoke to Nokia's David Robertson earlier, who assured me that it's not part of a revenue sharing deal - so the recommendations are purely altruistic.

If you're the kind of person who trolls Last.fm for new music, or spends an inordinate amount of time in record shops, it could come in handy. I already keep my eye on David Byrne's radio playlist, which has thrown up a few gems, and so getting recommendations from someone like Bowie wouldn't be half bad.

PS: Unfortunately it doesn't work on Macs. Nyargh!

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