http://www.metafilter.com/tags/getyourkicks Posts tagged with 'getyourkicks' at MetaFilter. Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:19:13 -0800 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:19:13 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/117863/You%2Dare%2Don%2Da%2Dhighway%2DYou%2Dare%2Dlikely%2Dto%2Dhear%2Dmusic <a href="http://labs.echonest.com/CityServer/roadtrip.html">Enter a starting point</a> and an ending point, and get a road trip mix tape created for you featuring music from artists from whatever area you may be driving through. <a href="http://labs.echonest.com/CityServer/faq.html">How it works.</a> I made a hypothetical trip from my two hometowns of Houston and Santa Barbara. Houston featured artists like Beyonce and Kenny Rogers. At the halfway point of the 102-leg journey that was generated I was given <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3pUKHOGLfc">The Incredible Moses Leroy</a> and <a href="http://vimeo.com/4837093">Holy Rolling Empire</a>. And at the end I got Dishwalla and Edie Sedgwick. Pretty cool way to generate an eclectic mix of music to listen to on those long drives. Or just because. tag:metafilter.com,2012:site.117863 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 15:19:13 -0800 dontfallasleep driving getyourkicks googlemaps heretothere mixtape music neat roadrip PapaLobo