Llamas and Music

So, what's the deal with some of these online sites for viewing music videos? I used to be able to go to CMT.com and watch new music videos and even listen to whole albums in their 'Listening Parties' section. Now, however, I can't get any of that to work! The videos section hasn't worked for a while, and now the audio section is a dud too. I can click on the link, the pop up media player opens as usual, then it just sits there doing nothing like a politician during work hours. The weird thing is, it seems to be a Windows 2000 thing or something, cause I did get it to work on an XP machine once... Whatever, so that sites a dud, there are others. So, I surfed over to Yahoo Launch music site and found the new Gary Allen video there. Looking good...or so I thought. I opened that pop up media player that I've used plenty of times in the past with no problems and get short circuited with a wacky "This video cannot be played in your region" message. So, I guess there are only Gary Allen fans in the U.S. This happens on their other videos too, so I doubt its an artist thing. Looks like a moronic move from Yahoo. What kind of idiot came up with this gameplan? And why was it fine for years, but suddenly taboo to play a music video across an IP border? One more useless website... So, for curiousity's sake, I surf over to Yahoo.ca, the 'Canadian' version. Interestingly, I could play videos there, but it didn't even have the new Gary Allen one listed or any other I was looking for. Yet another useless site... I finally did what I should have done to begin with. I opened my Winamp Media Library, clicked on Winamp Music Videos, let it load its vast selection, clicked on the Gary Allen one and enjoyed watching it hassle free. Go Winamp! I was also able to listen to the new Faith Hill CD in its entirety and find many other songs and videos I wanted to hear and see. I guess Winamp really does kick the llama's (or in the case Yahoo's) ass... By the way, the song/video by Gary Allen I was looking for was his latest "Best I Ever Had". The video makes little sense, though it looks nice, but the song's a winner. Also, the new Faith Hill CD sounds good, with a couple real good tunes including "I Ain't Gonna Take It" and "If You Ask". There is one real clunker on there, though, but that can be overlooked...