7. After applying for an API account, you
get an API key & a secret code that
authenticates you for write services
8. For the API you call a method & it will
return XML, like this for track.getInfo
parameters
artist artist name in question (optional)
track track name in question (optional
mbid musicbrainz id for the track (optional)
username username for the context of the request. If supplied, the user's
playcount for this track and whether they have loved the track is included
in the response (optional)
api_key A Last.fm API key (required!)
url input (we'll just use api_key, track & artist)
http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/?
method=track.getinfo&api_key=b25b959554ed76058ac220b7b2e0a
026&artist=radiohead&track=paranoid+android
13. Project Goal 1
Compare Users based on Tags
a. Get a last.fm user's favorite artists, then
compile the tags for all those artists into
a list
b. Do the same for a second user
c. Compare tag lists
15. Project Goal 2
Find Weird Tags for Artists
a. Get a last.fm artist's similar artists, then
compile the tags for all those artists
b. Analyze tag lists