With that Apple streaming service just around the corner I thought I'd share what I use, why, and how etc.

Lets start with that "list" that has been circling the internet:


(click this to go full or go over to this Engadget Article)

So as we can see here you know that Apple Music looks shiny because Apple says it is shiny but I am not going to accept that.

For me,
1) I use Android
2) I use Linux / OSX / Windows / ChromeOS depending what device I pick up.
3) I work - I use Linux at work and like my music at work.
4) I care about quality of music, not about the quality of the app.
5) I don't care about all that marketing BS.

This is why I use Google Play Music + Pandora, why am I a madman?

Well,

1) it works well with Linux because browser based FTW.
2) it works well with Android, OSX, ChromeOS, my Chromecasts etc.
3) It is the same? price as Spotify.

And, it also features something else - the ability to upload 50,000 songs to "cloud storage" which brings me to the following:



Now I sometimes don't like having to pick music and frankly, the radio feature on Google Play Music is rather horrible (often mixing Miley Cyrus in with my Taylor Swift) so to combat this I use Pandora One on the side which is especially good during those busy "leave me alone" moments at work and again - works well with my phone and other devices.

What are your picks?