Introducing lastfmproxy-rb

Last.fm released a new Radio API which must be used instead of the old one now. Unfortunately most programs have not been updated to the new API, including lastfmproxy, which I wanted to use to listen to last.fm from my squeezebox (there are some limitations in the native squeezebox/last.fm radio stuff which prevent me from using it).

Therefore, I want to introduce: lastfmproxy-rb (git repo).

This piece of software aims to provide a real Shoutcast/ICY-style "internet radio" stream based on the last.fm radio API. In the current state it's mostly a big hack, but the basics (== listening) works already. ICY metadata is still on my todo list, for example.

Requirements:

ruby 1.8 installed
last.fm subscriber (limitation of last.fm)
have an last.fm API key (get it here for free)

Quick start:

fetch proxy.rb

create config.rb:

config = {
  :username => 'yaddayadda',
  :password => 'PASSWORD',
  :station => 'lastfm://artist/MGMT/similarartists',
  :api_key => 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx',
  :api_secret => 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx',
}

ruby ./proxy.rb
point your audio client to http://localhost:2000/listen.mp3