How you discover new bands?

Urban Hat€monger ? · 01-02-2013, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by doronla

I took your recomendation and listened to these guys, got preety disapointed though... Too much punk there... Actually among all the famous bands that came out in the 90's grunge, Nirvana is my least favorite band... Now, Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains, this is something else!

In that case I suggest you type this into google...

'80s Stadium Rock'
'90s Stadium Rock'
'Post Grunge'

LuckyLovexoxoxxx · 01-03-2013, 12:51 AM

internet radio stations
mutual friends
internet
music channels on my tv

Powerstars · 01-06-2013, 10:48 AM

Use Last.fm, buy some Rock Band games, etc...

Dark Horse · 01-06-2013, 12:26 PM

It's funny, I mostly find bands as I go. Maybe I read an article about them. Maybe I get recommened them. Maybe liking a band results in me stumbling into another band through stuff like youtube suggestions.

**Frownland** · 01-06-2013, 04:51 PM

I sacrifice a goat and wait for Satan's response. Or at least that's how I find out about metal bands. With jazz and such, I too use last.fm.

verdi · 01-07-2013, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Dark Horse

It's funny, I mostly find bands as I go. Maybe I read an article about them. Maybe I get recommened them. Maybe liking a band results in me stumbling into another band through stuff like youtube suggestions.

Yep, same here. But also through books.

Cinnamonics · 01-07-2013, 09:17 AM

I tend to use RateYourMusic, BestEverAlbums and progarchives these days, checking the top lists there. Unfortunately those sites are useless when it comes to Asian music, so I also have to do random searches in google, though Wikipedia is actually helpful sometimes.

**Janszoon** · 01-07-2013, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Cinnamonics

I tend to use RateYourMusic, BestEverAlbums and progarchives these days, checking the top lists there. Unfortunately those sites are useless when it comes to Asian music, so I also have to do random searches in google, though Wikipedia is actually helpful sometimes.

What kinds of Asian music do you listen to out of curiosity? Aside from some Japanese metal and electronica, some Chinese and Korean classical, and a handful of random pop, my exposure to the music of that part of the world is pretty limited.

Cinnamonics · 01-12-2013, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

What kinds of Asian music do you listen to out of curiosity? Aside from some Japanese metal and electronica, some Chinese and Korean classical, and a handful of random pop, my exposure to the music of that part of the world is pretty limited.

Well, I'm quite the newb when it comes to Asian music, but I listen to some Thai pop/rock, k-pop, j-pop/rock. It's hard to find information, though. Recently I've been listening to a best-of by Japanese hard rock/pop band G'z, I like what I hear so far. Let me guess, you listen to Loudness and X-Japan?

**Janszoon** · 01-12-2013, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Cinnamonics

Let me guess, you listen to Loudness and X-Japan?

Nope. As far as Japanese metal goes I'm more into the likes of Boris and Swarrrm.

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Powerstars Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 450	Use Last.fm, buy some Rock Band games, etc...

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Dark Horse Avant-Hard Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 182	It's funny, I mostly find bands as I go. Maybe I read an article about them. Maybe I get recommened them. Maybe liking a band results in me stumbling into another band through stuff like youtube suggestions.

01-07-2013, 09:17 AM	#37 (permalink)
Cinnamonics Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 117	I tend to use RateYourMusic, BestEverAlbums and progarchives these days, checking the top lists there. Unfortunately those sites are useless when it comes to Asian music, so I also have to do random searches in google, though Wikipedia is actually helpful sometimes.