Ok, there is a patch to fix some of this behaviour, attached to http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=320336. Not committed yet though.
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #320336 http://bugzilla.gnome.org//show_bug.cgi?id=320336 ** Also affects: rhythmbox (upstream) via http://bugzilla.gnome.org//show_bug.cgi?id=320336 Severity: Unknown Priority: Unknown Status: Unknown -- Broken internet radio playlist handling https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/34175 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs