Website of the day: The TuneGlue* music relationship explorer

You know, sometimes you're just listening to your favorite artist, and you think "hmm... what other bands have the same style..." or "what was that other group that was in the concert performing with them the other night?" Well ponder no more, for TuneGlue is here to save the day!

This strangely hidden page was put together by EMI Music Ltd, one of the largest record companies around. They use last.fm and Amazon to search for just about band, singer, rapper, group, or DJ you want it to, and from there, find their discography, news, a link to their website, related artists, and more.

That's fine and dandy, but there's something else about this page that makes it so facinating. They use one of the most interesting and satisfying user interfaces I have ever seen. When the page first loads, you just see a logo and search bar at the top and some sponsors/credits at the bottom. Enter any artist's name, and up comes a big ol' dot with the artist's name next to it. Click the dot, and a little spectrum of color comes out, opening up a little menu. Click expand, and six related artists pop up. Click on them, click expand, and you have even more related artists. Lather, rinse, repeat a few times, and you'll have a plethora of artists on your hands.