1. A method comprising: after starting playing by a first playback device, audio information from an audio source, receiving by the first playback device, via an network interface of the first playback device from a network device configured to control the first playback device and communicatively coupled to the first playback device over a local area network (LAN), first control information to pause playback of the audio information from the audio source; in response to receiving the first control information, pausing by the first playback device, playback of the audio information from the audio source; after playback of audio information from the audio source is paused, receiving by the first playback device via the network interface from the network device, second control information to resume playback of the audio information; and in response to receiving the second control information: (i) resuming playback of the audio information, wherein resuming playback comprises obtaining, by the first playback device via the network interface from the audio source, at least a portion of the audio information; (ii) transmitting, by the first playback device via the network interface of the first playback device to a second playback device, at least a portion of the audio information, playback timing information associated with at least a portion of the audio information, and device clock information of the first playback device; and (iii) playing by the first playback device, at least a portion of the audio information in synchrony with the second playback device by using the playback timing information associated with at least a portion of the audio information and the device clock information of the first playback device to play back at least a portion of the audio information, wherein the first and second playback devices remain independently clocked during synchronous playback of at least a portion of the audio information.