diff --git a/Application/PlaybackController.h b/Application/PlaybackController.h
index c6c81db43..bebab0f12 100644
--- a/Application/PlaybackController.h
+++ b/Application/PlaybackController.h
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 #import <Cocoa/Cocoa.h>
 
-#import <Growl/GrowlApplicationBridge.h>
-
 #import "CogAudio/AudioPlayer.h"
 #import "TrackingSlider.h"
 #import "AudioScrobbler.h"
@@ -11,10 +9,16 @@
 #define DEFAULT_VOLUME_DOWN 5
 #define DEFAULT_VOLUME_UP DEFAULT_VOLUME_DOWN
 
+extern NSString *CogPlaybackDidBeginNotficiation;
+extern NSString *CogPlaybackDidPauseNotficiation;
+extern NSString *CogPlaybackDidResumeNotficiation;
+extern NSString *CogPlaybackDidStopNotficiation;
+
+
 @class PlaylistController;
 @class PlaylistView;
 
-@interface PlaybackController : NSObject <GrowlApplicationBridgeDelegate>
+@interface PlaybackController : NSObject
 {
     IBOutlet PlaylistController *playlistController;
 	IBOutlet PlaylistView *playlistView;
@@ -31,9 +35,6 @@
 	double position;
 	BOOL seekable;
 	BOOL fading;
-	
-	AudioScrobbler *scrobbler;
-	
  }
 
 @property int playbackStatus;
diff --git a/Application/PlaybackController.m b/Application/PlaybackController.m
index 188f50b31..3704651d5 100644
--- a/Application/PlaybackController.m
+++ b/Application/PlaybackController.m
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
 
 #define DEFAULT_SEEK 5
 
+NSString *CogPlaybackDidBeginNotficiation = @"CogPlaybackDidBeginNotficiation";
+NSString *CogPlaybackDidPauseNotficiation = @"CogPlaybackDidPauseNotficiation";
+NSString *CogPlaybackDidResumeNotficiation = @"CogPlaybackDidResumeNotficiation";
+NSString *CogPlaybackDidStopNotficiation = @"CogPlaybackDidStopNotficiation";
+
 @synthesize playbackStatus;
 
 + (NSSet *)keyPathsForValuesAffectingSeekable
@@ -31,9 +36,6 @@
 		audioPlayer = [[AudioPlayer alloc] init];
 		[audioPlayer setDelegate:self];
 		[self setPlaybackStatus: kCogStatusStopped];
-		
-		scrobbler = [[AudioScrobbler alloc] init];
-		[GrowlApplicationBridge setGrowlDelegate:self];
 	}
 	
 	return self;
@@ -42,24 +44,12 @@
 - (void)initDefaults
 {
 	NSDictionary *defaultsDictionary = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
-		[NSNumber numberWithBool:YES], @"enableAudioScrobbler",
-		[NSNumber numberWithBool:NO],  @"automaticallyLaunchLastFM",
 		[NSNumber numberWithDouble:100.0], @"volume",
 		nil];
 		
 	[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] registerDefaults:defaultsDictionary];
 }
 
-- (NSDictionary *) registrationDictionaryForGrowl
-{
-	NSArray *notifications = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:@"Stream Changed", nil];
-	
-	return [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:
-		@"Cog", GROWL_APP_NAME,  
-		notifications, GROWL_NOTIFICATIONS_ALL, 
-		notifications, GROWL_NOTIFICATIONS_DEFAULT,
-		nil];
-}
 
 
 - (void)awakeFromNib
@@ -96,30 +86,17 @@
 {
 	[audioPlayer pause];
 	[self setPlaybackStatus: kCogStatusPaused];
-	
-	if([[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] boolForKey:@"enableAudioScrobbler"]) {
-		[scrobbler pause];
-	}
 }
 
 - (IBAction)resume:(id)sender
 {
 	[audioPlayer resume];
 
-	
-	if([[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] boolForKey:@"enableAudioScrobbler"]) {
-		[scrobbler resume];
-	}
 }
 
 - (IBAction)stop:(id)sender
 {
 	[audioPlayer stop];
-
-	if([[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] boolForKey:@"enableAudioScrobbler"]) {
-		[scrobbler stop];
-	}
-
 }
 
 //called by double-clicking on table
@@ -154,18 +131,6 @@
 		return;
 	
 	[audioPlayer play:[pe URL] withUserInfo:pe];
-	
-	if([[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] boolForKey:@"enableAudioScrobbler"]) {
-		[scrobbler start:pe];
-	}
-
-	[GrowlApplicationBridge notifyWithTitle:[pe title]
-								description:[pe artist]
-						   notificationName:@"Stream Changed"
-								   iconData:nil
-								   priority:0 
-								   isSticky:NO 
-							   clickContext:nil];
 }
 
 - (IBAction)next:(id)sender
@@ -455,7 +420,7 @@
 	[[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] setDouble:[audioPlayer volume] forKey:@"volume"];
 }
 
-- (void)audioPlayer:(AudioPlayer *)player requestNextStream:(id)userInfo
+- (void)audioPlayer:(AudioPlayer *)player willEndStream:(id)userInfo
 {
 	PlaylistEntry *curEntry = (PlaylistEntry *)userInfo;
 	PlaylistEntry *pe;
@@ -468,28 +433,18 @@
 	[player setNextStream:[pe URL] withUserInfo:pe];
 }
 
-- (void)audioPlayer:(AudioPlayer *)player streamChanged:(id)userInfo
+- (void)audioPlayer:(AudioPlayer *)player didBeginStream:(id)userInfo
 {
 	PlaylistEntry *pe = (PlaylistEntry *)userInfo;
 	
 	[playlistController setCurrentEntry:pe];
 	
 	[self setPosition:0];
-
-	if([[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] boolForKey:@"enableAudioScrobbler"]) {
-		[scrobbler start:pe];
-	}
-
-	[GrowlApplicationBridge notifyWithTitle:[pe title]
-								description:[pe artist]
-						   notificationName:@"Stream Changed"
-								   iconData:nil
-								   priority:0 
-								   isSticky:NO 
-							   clickContext:nil];
+	
+	[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:CogPlaybackDidBeginNotficiation object:pe];
 }
 
-- (void)audioPlayer:(AudioPlayer *)player statusChanged:(id)s
+- (void)audioPlayer:(AudioPlayer *)player didChangeStatus:(NSNumber *)s userInfo:(id)userInfo
 {
 	int status = [s intValue];
 	if (status == kCogStatusStopped || status == kCogStatusPaused)
@@ -504,6 +459,12 @@
 		{
 			[self setPosition:0];
 			[self setSeekable:NO]; // the player stopped, disable the slider
+
+			[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:CogPlaybackDidStopNotficiation object:nil];
+		}
+		else // paused
+		{
+			[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:CogPlaybackDidPauseNotficiation object:nil];
 		}
 	}
 	else if (status == kCogStatusPlaying)
@@ -512,6 +473,8 @@
 			positionTimer = [NSTimer timerWithTimeInterval:1.00 target:self selector:@selector(updatePosition:) userInfo:nil repeats:YES];
 			[[NSRunLoop currentRunLoop] addTimer:positionTimer forMode:NSRunLoopCommonModes];
 		}
+
+		[[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] postNotificationName:CogPlaybackDidResumeNotficiation object:nil];
 	}
 	
 	if (status == kCogStatusStopped) {
diff --git a/Audio/AudioPlayer.h b/Audio/AudioPlayer.h
index 770c6c2b3..25bb69777 100644
--- a/Audio/AudioPlayer.h
+++ b/Audio/AudioPlayer.h
@@ -80,11 +80,12 @@
 - (void)launchOutputThread;
 - (void)endOfInputPlayed;
 - (void)sendDelegateMethod:(SEL)selector withObject:(id)obj waitUntilDone:(BOOL)wait;
+- (void)sendDelegateMethod:(SEL)selector withObject:(id)obj withObject:(id)obj2 waitUntilDone:(BOOL)wait;
 @end
 
 @protocol AudioPlayerDelegate
-- (void)audioPlayer:(AudioPlayer *)player requestNextStream:(id)userInfo; //You must use setNextStream in this method
-- (void)audioPlayer:(AudioPlayer *)player streamChanged:(id)userInfo;
-- (void)audioPlayer:(AudioPlayer *)player changedStatus:(id)status;
+- (void)audioPlayer:(AudioPlayer *)player willEndStream:(id)userInfo; //You must use setNextStream in this method
+- (void)audioPlayer:(AudioPlayer *)player didBeginStream:(id)userInfo;
+- (void)audioPlayer:(AudioPlayer *)player didChangeStatus:(id)status;
 @end
 
diff --git a/Audio/AudioPlayer.m b/Audio/AudioPlayer.m
index f36aa180b..14942c176 100644
--- a/Audio/AudioPlayer.m
+++ b/Audio/AudioPlayer.m
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@
 	}
 	
 	bufferChain = [[BufferChain alloc] initWithController:self];
-
+	[self notifyStreamChanged:userInfo];
+	
 	while (![bufferChain open:url withOutputFormat:[output format]])
 	{
 		[bufferChain release];
@@ -206,12 +207,12 @@
 
 - (void)requestNextStream:(id)userInfo
 {
-	[self sendDelegateMethod:@selector(audioPlayer:requestNextStream:) withObject:userInfo waitUntilDone:YES];
+	[self sendDelegateMethod:@selector(audioPlayer:willEndStream:) withObject:userInfo waitUntilDone:YES];
 }
 
 - (void)notifyStreamChanged:(id)userInfo
 {
-	[self sendDelegateMethod:@selector(audioPlayer:streamChanged:) withObject:userInfo waitUntilDone:NO];
+	[self sendDelegateMethod:@selector(audioPlayer:didBeginStream:) withObject:userInfo waitUntilDone:NO];
 }
 
 - (void)addChainToQueue:(BufferChain *)newChain
@@ -318,7 +319,18 @@
 	[invocation setSelector:selector];
 	[invocation setArgument:&self	atIndex:2]; //Indexes start at 2, the first being self, the second being command.
 	[invocation setArgument:&obj	atIndex:3];
+	
+	[self performSelectorOnMainThread:@selector(sendDelegateMethodMainThread:) withObject:invocation waitUntilDone:wait];
+}
 
+- (void)sendDelegateMethod:(SEL)selector withObject:(id)obj withObject:(id)obj2 waitUntilDone:(BOOL)wait
+{
+	NSInvocation *invocation = [NSInvocation invocationWithMethodSignature:[delegate methodSignatureForSelector:selector]];
+	[invocation setSelector:selector];
+	[invocation setArgument:&self	atIndex:2]; //Indexes start at 2, the first being self, the second being command.
+	[invocation setArgument:&obj	atIndex:3];
+	[invocation setArgument:&obj2	atIndex:4];
+	
 	[self performSelectorOnMainThread:@selector(sendDelegateMethodMainThread:) withObject:invocation waitUntilDone:wait];
 }
 
@@ -330,7 +342,7 @@
 
 - (void)setPlaybackStatus:(int)status waitUntilDone:(BOOL)wait
 {	
-	[self sendDelegateMethod:@selector(audioPlayer:statusChanged:) withObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:status] waitUntilDone:wait];
+	[self sendDelegateMethod:@selector(audioPlayer:didChangeStatus:userInfo:) withObject:[NSNumber numberWithInt:status] withObject:[bufferChain userInfo] waitUntilDone:wait];
 }
 
 - (void)setPlaybackStatus:(int)status
diff --git a/Cog.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Cog.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index d3cfa9c65..331c5a349 100644
--- a/Cog.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Cog.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@
 		17F3BB890CBC565900864489 /* CueSheet.bundle in CopyFiles */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 17F3BB880CBC565100864489 /* CueSheet.bundle */; };
 		17F561400C3BD4F30019975C /* CogAudio.framework in CopyFiles */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 17F561330C3BD4DC0019975C /* CogAudio.framework */; };
 		17F562390C3BD91B0019975C /* General.preferencePane in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 17F5622E0C3BD8FB0019975C /* General.preferencePane */; };
+		17F6C8070F603701000D9DA9 /* PlaybackEventController.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 17F6C8060F603701000D9DA9 /* PlaybackEventController.m */; };
 		5604D4580D603459004F5C5D /* SpotlightPanel.xib in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 5604D4570D603459004F5C5D /* SpotlightPanel.xib */; };
 		5604D45B0D60349B004F5C5D /* SpotlightWindowController.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 5604D4590D60349B004F5C5D /* SpotlightWindowController.m */; };
 		5604D4F60D60726E004F5C5D /* SpotlightPlaylistEntry.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 5604D4F50D60726E004F5C5D /* SpotlightPlaylistEntry.m */; };
@@ -695,6 +696,8 @@
 		17F3BB830CBC565100864489 /* CueSheet.xcodeproj */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = "wrapper.pb-project"; name = CueSheet.xcodeproj; path = Plugins/CueSheet/CueSheet.xcodeproj; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		17F5612A0C3BD4DC0019975C /* CogAudio.xcodeproj */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = "wrapper.pb-project"; name = CogAudio.xcodeproj; path = Audio/CogAudio.xcodeproj; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		17F562260C3BD8FB0019975C /* General.xcodeproj */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = "wrapper.pb-project"; name = General.xcodeproj; path = Preferences/General/General.xcodeproj; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		17F6C8050F603701000D9DA9 /* PlaybackEventController.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = PlaybackEventController.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		17F6C8060F603701000D9DA9 /* PlaybackEventController.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = PlaybackEventController.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		29B97316FDCFA39411CA2CEA /* main.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = main.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		29B97324FDCFA39411CA2CEA /* AppKit.framework */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper.framework; name = AppKit.framework; path = /System/Library/Frameworks/AppKit.framework; sourceTree = "<absolute>"; };
 		29B97325FDCFA39411CA2CEA /* Foundation.framework */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper.framework; name = Foundation.framework; path = /System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework; sourceTree = "<absolute>"; };
@@ -859,6 +862,8 @@
 				1791FF8E0CB43A2C0070BC5C /* MediaKeysApplication.m */,
 				171EFE8A0F59FEAE000ADC42 /* DockIconController.h */,
 				171EFE8B0F59FEAE000ADC42 /* DockIconController.m */,
+				17F6C8050F603701000D9DA9 /* PlaybackEventController.h */,
+				17F6C8060F603701000D9DA9 /* PlaybackEventController.m */,
 			);
 			path = Application;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -1894,6 +1899,7 @@
 				172A12A90F59AF8A0078EF0C /* NSString+CogSort.m in Sources */,
 				1752C36C0F59E00100F85F28 /* PlaybackButtons.m in Sources */,
 				171EFE8C0F59FEAE000ADC42 /* DockIconController.m in Sources */,
+				17F6C8070F603701000D9DA9 /* PlaybackEventController.m in Sources */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 		};
diff --git a/English.lproj/MainMenu.xib b/English.lproj/MainMenu.xib
index 2c9cb2560..fcda5036e 100644
--- a/English.lproj/MainMenu.xib
+++ b/English.lproj/MainMenu.xib
@@ -2845,6 +2845,9 @@ OQA</bytes>
 			<object class="NSCustomObject" id="1036762568">
 				<string key="NSClassName">DockIconController</string>
 			</object>
+			<object class="NSCustomObject" id="424025370">
+				<string key="NSClassName">PlaybackEventController</string>
+			</object>
 			<object class="NSCustomObject" id="558455632">
 				<string key="NSClassName">AppController</string>
 			</object>
@@ -6871,6 +6874,14 @@ OQA</bytes>
 					</object>
 					<int key="connectionID">2404</int>
 				</object>
+				<object class="IBConnectionRecord">
+					<object class="IBOutletConnection" key="connection">
+						<string key="label">playbackController</string>
+						<reference key="source" ref="424025370"/>
+						<reference key="destination" ref="936098491"/>
+					</object>
+					<int key="connectionID">2406</int>
+				</object>
 			</object>
 			<object class="IBMutableOrderedSet" key="objectRecords">
 				<object class="NSArray" key="orderedObjects">
@@ -9188,6 +9199,11 @@ OQA</bytes>
 						<reference key="object" ref="1036762568"/>
 						<reference key="parent" ref="293114310"/>
 					</object>
+					<object class="IBObjectRecord">
+						<int key="objectID">2405</int>
+						<reference key="object" ref="424025370"/>
+						<reference key="parent" ref="293114310"/>
+					</object>
 				</object>
 			</object>
 			<object class="NSMutableDictionary" key="flattenedProperties">
@@ -9650,6 +9666,7 @@ OQA</bytes>
 					<string>24.ImportedFromIB2</string>
 					<string>24.editorWindowContentRectSynchronizationRect</string>
 					<string>2403.IBPluginDependency</string>
+					<string>2405.IBPluginDependency</string>
 					<string>268.IBEditorWindowLastContentRect</string>
 					<string>268.IBWindowTemplateEditedContentRect</string>
 					<string>268.ImportedFromIB2</string>
@@ -10272,6 +10289,7 @@ OQA</bytes>
 					<reference ref="9"/>
 					<string>{{442, 733}, {197, 103}}</string>
 					<string>com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.CocoaPlugin</string>
+					<string>com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.CocoaPlugin</string>
 					<string>{{314, 416}, {480, 376}}</string>
 					<string>{{314, 416}, {480, 376}}</string>
 					<reference ref="9"/>
@@ -10457,7 +10475,7 @@ OQA</bytes>
 				</object>
 			</object>
 			<nil key="sourceID"/>
-			<int key="maxID">2404</int>
+			<int key="maxID">2406</int>
 		</object>
 		<object class="IBClassDescriber" key="IBDocument.Classes">
 			<object class="NSMutableArray" key="referencedPartialClassDescriptions">
@@ -10868,6 +10886,18 @@ OQA</bytes>
 						<string key="minorKey"/>
 					</object>
 				</object>
+				<object class="IBPartialClassDescription">
+					<string key="className">PlaybackEventController</string>
+					<string key="superclassName">NSObject</string>
+					<object class="NSMutableDictionary" key="outlets">
+						<string key="NS.key.0">playbackController</string>
+						<string key="NS.object.0">PlaybackController</string>
+					</object>
+					<object class="IBClassDescriptionSource" key="sourceIdentifier">
+						<string key="majorKey">IBProjectSource</string>
+						<string key="minorKey">Application/PlaybackEventController.h</string>
+					</object>
+				</object>
 				<object class="IBPartialClassDescription">
 					<string key="className">PlaylistController</string>
 					<string key="superclassName">DNDArrayController</string>