Prototype: Reading Metadata from a Shoutcast Stream (First Attempts)

As a programmer, I listen to a lot of techno music. Recently, I began wondering if it’d be possible to parse the data from the Shoutcast streams using PHP just like Winamp or Rythmbox. So far, I haven’t been very successful. For now, I’m going to dump what code I have in attempt to chronicle where I’m at with this project as well as put the word out to there and see if anyone can help me out. Read more