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this is actually what i had in mind, but i can't do Winamp plugins - period. i'm too stoopid. whoever can accomplish this is a real american hero.

it would need to access the following url:
http://url.of.your/forums/nowplaying.php?title=SONG_TITLE&artist=ARTIST
SONG_TITLE and ARTIST, of course, would be replaced with url-encoded song title and artist.

the load would be quite minimal (updating at the end of each song, of course!), and this would, as an added bonus, keep track of people who are online even when they aren't on your site.

what i envision is a plugin that uses the winamp mini-browser to keep open and update the page. it would LOOK just like normal (meaning it would appear you've filled in the form), but it would automatically update the information (obviously) by opening the page with different query strings.

anyway, good luck to anyone who's ballsy enough to try this.