[untog]

I subscribe to various third party play lists, so I get suggestions pushed to me.

I strongly suspect that you are not the typical user. last.fm has been around for years, but still barely anyone uses it. It seems the majority of people use iTunes and Spotify in the same way- to look up and listen to their favourite artists.

[ryanhuff]

As somebody who has tried last.fm, I found the experience lacking. But that doesn't necessarily mean that the model is flawed.