Where do you find new music?

Neapolitan · 02-02-2014, 05:16 PM

There was a time I use to find new bands on SNL, video channels, Conan etc but not much lately. I use to just by CDs with interesting album covers in the cut-out or dollar bin. There was a place where I could hear the CD before I bought it but that's gone. I don't buy them like I once did, and I haven't gone CD shopping in a store in ages

Now I use Wikipedia sometimes, rarely use blogs. I found Discog can be useful. I like to find things out on my own. So now basically I the bands I find are mainly off of Youtube from the related videos to a band/song I like. I hear new stuff in plugdj but I like to go through a bunch of songs on my own to decide whether or the band is worth getting into or not.

Timo))) · 02-04-2014, 03:19 AM

Rateyourmusic's recommended albums, Last FM, Documentaries, certain record labels and Allmusic.

galt54 · 02-05-2014, 02:51 AM

Duriing the last year I have systematically searched for good covers of classic pop songs on iTunes. I use the browse function and go to the "dance" section

I have found entertaining disco and dance versions of classical pop songs which I am already familiar with. I have purchased some 200 or 300 cover songs by teams of musicians working for the record companies. Not very "artistic" - but this system of mine works!

Forward To Death · 02-05-2014, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

I find a lot of music that way as well. Sometimes it doesn't even get me what I was looking for exactly but nevertheless introduces me to stuff I never would have heard in a million years otherwise. On a similar note, I'll sometimes search for best of lists for genres I don't have a lot of familiarity with, like for example I recently wanted to check out some salsa so I started seeking out "best salsa albums of all time" lists and used that as my jumping off point.

This method is another good one. When I was a kid I used to search Digital Dream Door for good alternative/psychedelic/hip-hop/etc. and that was how I got a lot of my music for a while, back when I was just getting a start at being a music fanatic. Really good site for someone who just wants to get into some different styles, most of their lists are pretty decent.

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Originally Posted by Briks

That exists? Names, please?

RoxyRollah · 02-05-2014, 06:18 AM

Pitchfork, Stereogum, here, plugg, google, and wikipedia...

02-04-2014, 03:19 AM	#12 (permalink)
Timo))) Groupie Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 9	Rateyourmusic's recommended albums, Last FM, Documentaries, certain record labels and Allmusic.

02-05-2014, 02:51 AM	#13 (permalink)
galt54 Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: A suburb of Stockholm, Sweden. Posts: 191	Duriing the last year I have systematically searched for good covers of classic pop songs on iTunes. I use the browse function and go to the "dance" section I have found entertaining disco and dance versions of classical pop songs which I am already familiar with. I have purchased some 200 or 300 cover songs by teams of musicians working for the record companies. Not very "artistic" - but this system of mine works!