simplay
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Given an artist name it spits out links to playlists and/or search results of similar artists on youtube, last.fm and rdio.
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Given an artist name it spits out links to playlists and/or search results of similar artists on youtube, last.fm and rdio.
You need to create a last.fm account and [obtain an API key](http://www.last.fm/api/account/create)
Then you need to set the `LASTFM_API` environment variable to your key.
```sh
> simplay Jimi Hendrix
```
**NOTE**: If you are using a decent terminal, you should be able to click/double-click on a link while holding the `CMD`
or `CTRL` key in order to open it in your default browser.
```
usage: simplay <artist>
Retrieves similar artists from http://last.fm and prints out youtube, last.fm and rdio playlist or artist links.
Artists are ordered in reverse, so that the best match is at the bottom of your terminal.
NOTE:
You need to create a last.fm account and obtain an API key: http://www.last.fm/api/account/create
Then you need to set the LASTFM_API environment variable to your key.
As an alternative you can always provide the key when you run simplay like so:
LASTFM_API=abcd123 simplay metallica
```
npm install -g simplay
```
/**
* Retrieves similar artists for the given artist from last.fm using the apikey.
* Then it converts the information to display youtube.com, last.fm, rdio playlist/artist urls for each artist.
*
* @name simplay
* @function
* @param {String} artist the artist to find similar artists for
* @param {String} apikey the api key to be used with last.fm
* @return {ReadableStream} that will push the url information
*/
```
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