Post by: Garcin2 on 17 Sep 2006, 17:03
(Yes I know this thread has been done many times before. I figured a new discussion would be better than necroposting)
Me:
(1) Friends. Duh.
(2) Music blogs. My favorites: www.brooklynvegan.com www.chromewaves.net
(3) Kinda 'zinish sites. My favorite: www.tinymixtapes.com
(4) This forum, Jeph's RL list, QC, and Jeph's commentary
(5) Last.fm. Listening to your neighbor's music is crazy fun for the true music nerd.
(6) OiNK. Wow. That site is so good. There are so many different ways to discover new music, from the "also downloaded" feature, to the forum, to the "most active" top 10 list, which is how I find out about leaked albums when they leak.
(7) Openers at shows. Chances of me liking a first opener for one of my favorite bands: 5%. Chances of me liking a second opener for one of my favorite bands: 33%. Add 20% if the opener is a label-mate of the main act.
You?
Post by: valley_parade on 17 Sep 2006, 17:18
Post by: Garcin2 on 17 Sep 2006, 17:22
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Magic.
Are we talking white magic, or black magic here?
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Post by: Brian Majestic on 17 Sep 2006, 19:01
2. My local record shop, the mighty Reckless Records. (Yes, I still buy music. How quaint!) If it's in the rockabilly/garage/surf section, there's a good chance it's good. Plus they let you preview before you buy, which helps in finding quality soul or jazz.
3. Band name. Silly, I know, but generally if a band name has "Thee" in it, it's good. See: Thee Headcoats, Thee Fine Lines, Thee Mighty Ceasars, and a million other great bands.
4. Label. If it's on Norton or Crypt, it will make it onto the list.
5. Friends. Either friends saying "hey, listen to this" or a friend saying "hey, my label released a new album, why didnt you buy it yet?" or something like that. Also, I will listen to whatever record finds its way into my mailbox. I don't know how they get my addy, but hey, free stuff.
6. Opening bands. Rare, but you luck out sometimes.
7. Compilations. 30 songs for 10 bucks? Sign me up. Usually can find a few good bands on one of those.
Post by: talzgir on 17 Sep 2006, 19:54
Very often.... dun dun daaa Myspace
But not myspace music
Usually from other people profile I hear something that tickles the ears and follow it up.
another is my dad he is constantly buying unknown albums cause he has that kind of money and ofen with pretty brilliant results
supporting acts for gigs or random in house bands nothing like the heady fragerence of a musty bar to influence your taste in music
and my number one favoutie (in australia) would have to be the Js
Triple J to be prcise best damn radio station in Oz ^_^
Post by: Storm Rider on 17 Sep 2006, 20:13
Post by: jcknbl on 17 Sep 2006, 21:34
Allmusic.com
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Post by: Thrillho on 18 Sep 2006, 09:17
2. My job. I get sent CDs to review by people I've never heard of.
3. The CDs that come free with Q magazine.
4. My friends' recommendation, though that's rare.
Post by: Misereatur on 18 Sep 2006, 09:38
Then I go buy that music along with two or three more albums recommended to me by the guys who work at the music shops I go to regularly.
Post by: ALoveSupreme on 18 Sep 2006, 09:43
Quote from: Brian Majestic
2. My local record shop, the mighty Reckless Records.
I've still never been there. Dang.
Post by: KharBevNor on 18 Sep 2006, 11:58
Post by: Kid Modernist on 18 Sep 2006, 12:03
Or I like a band and I find out it's influences.
Or a friend recommends and I download.
Sometimes a random one gets in there from reading a review or something.
Post by: cTony on 19 Sep 2006, 05:47
I often end up looking more into bands that have covered songs or have had songs covered by bands that i've listened to.
..And bands that have or have had members that are in or have been in bands i listen to, or have toured with or been inspired by.
Post by: Praeserpium Machinarum on 19 Sep 2006, 07:11
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I generally discover new music wherever and whenever I can.
Post by: Garcin2 on 19 Sep 2006, 07:25
Post by: Lines on 19 Sep 2006, 08:03
- mixtapes from other people. a few of my friends and i really enjoy making and exchanging cds and we all know a different variety of bands. i guess this counts as friends, too.
- the radio, when i actually listen to it. we've got a good local alternative station and another where i can get a decent pop fix.
- this magazine i get called Relevant. (it was a christmas present from a friend.) they review bands i like, so when there is a band i haven't heard of and they give it a nice review, i sometimes look them up.
- the free songs on iTunes. sometimes, though, the freebie is a genre i don't really like, but they put up stuff from all genres. and facebook is doing this thing with Apple where you get 25 free songs every week. it's pretty sweet.
- this forum and comic sometimes.
Post by: Praeserpium Machinarum on 19 Sep 2006, 12:39
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That's something I've been kind of curious about actually. Are Figurines, The Envelopes, and Mew omnipresent where you are, on billboards and radio, or do you actually have to be somewhat clued in to what's happening in the music world to be aware of them. Because here, they're practically invisible.
Mew is very popular in Denmark. They broke into the mainstream around Frengers and the new album was very well received. Zookeeper's Boy was/is a big hit around here. In the short radio version of course. Figurines is less popular and more indiesque but do get some press in the major Danish music mag Gaffa. There is a radio programme called Barometer which is pretty much the indie hitlist in Denmark. They have threaten to close it several times but every time the community surrounding it has twarted the decision. But I don't particular listen to Barometer, it is a bit teenagey. I write for Geiger which is a niche mag about all sorts of experimental and underground music.
I don't know the Envelopes and have never seen any press on them. That I can recall anyway. The Blue Van, however, have receive some press and I understand that they have toured in the USA.
Post by: KharBevNor on 19 Sep 2006, 12:44
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Post by: Praeserpium Machinarum on 19 Sep 2006, 12:54
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Also KING DIAMOND, definitely your nations greatest achievment since Vikings.
He's fun no doubt about that. But like Lars Ullrich he's more of an american nowadays. Besides he has been a bit of a parody of himself in recent years.
Post by: KharBevNor on 19 Sep 2006, 13:30
Also, bastard. Doing (brief) research into whether I liked any other Danish musicians, I found out that Henrik Flyman (who is Swedish, apparently, but has played in some Danish bands) is no longer a member of Wuthering Heights, which makes me a sad bunny indeed. I don't know which track to listen to and feel crap first.
Oh yeah I do. LAND OF OLDEN GLORY!
\m/
Post by: Garcin on 19 Sep 2006, 23:41
Quote from: Praeserpium Machinarum
The Blue Van, however, have receive some press and I understand that they have toured in the USA.
Ok I am listening to Blue Van now, and they are fantastic. Just totally beyond expectations. I can't believe this stuff is coming out of Denmark. Is this mainstream or obscure there? Because half of it sounds like garage, and the other half sounds like Beach Boys.
Post by: Praeserpium Machinarum on 20 Sep 2006, 05:40
Post by: the-artful-dodger-rodger on 20 Sep 2006, 08:25
of couse internet radio is awesome for discovering new music, www.pandora.com/
then some sites that make playlists like http://www.fiql.com/ http://webjay.org/ and http://www.musicmobs.com/playlists/rock
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Post by: öde on 21 Sep 2006, 10:23
2) KharBevNor
3) Other forumites.
4) ???
5) Profit!
Post by: Will on 21 Sep 2006, 10:26
Post by: Garcin on 21 Sep 2006, 13:23
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Post by: Will on 21 Sep 2006, 21:30
I'm not actually a full-fledged Farker...I just lurk...might sign up for a free account one of these days, but most of the posts just piss me off...
Post by: Random Guy on 22 Sep 2006, 07:35
Quote from: the-artful-dodger-rodger
of couse internet radio is awesome for discovering new music, www.pandora.com/
Dear God, Yes!
It doesn't have so much of the obscure stuff (being a metal fanatic this means virtually any band that doesn't come fron an english speaking country); but it does have a lot of music for ANY genre. Provided it is in English, of course.
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Post by: Night Rocker on 28 Sep 2006, 19:31
OR
get some people to around here to give you some ideas. They are generally good.
Post by: ielerol on 28 Sep 2006, 20:16
I'm also thinking about signing up for the free eMusic trial and just getting reckless.
I did that, thinking I'd just use the free trial and stop, and got totally hooked. I heart emusic.
Post by: HFrankenstein on 28 Sep 2006, 20:19
I did that, thinking I'd just use the free trial and stop, and got totally hooked. I heart emusic.
That's what I'm hoping will happen to me. My horizons are in desperate need of some broadening. :-P
Post by: flaminganus on 28 Sep 2006, 23:29
Post by: Alarra on 29 Sep 2006, 09:49
or through pandora
Post by: valley_parade on 29 Sep 2006, 11:14
ode...have i found a fellow Fark-er? Could it be?
TF in the house, biatch.
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Post by: robert g on 03 Oct 2006, 21:55
My friends.
The Wire.
Wikipedia.
Reading the linear texts of some album and seeing a name, and me going, "Hmmm, I wonder who that is?" and then I look them up, and usually it's a musician. I've discovered TONs that way. This rule also applies to interviews, or music-related articles (besides those I have mentioned already).
Post by: Dimmukane on 17 Nov 2006, 00:47
Post by: glisp42 on 17 Nov 2006, 01:20
Commercials. The Geico commercial is how I discovered R?yksopp. Then I went on to myspace and downloaded a bunch of their stuff and someone had included a song by The Similou.
Sometimes I listen to internet radio through Windows Media Player and the Futureperfect station of Accuradio.
Post by: Spinless on 17 Nov 2006, 01:29
It bumps it to the top of the first page.
Why is this bad?
Because there are interesting ACTIVE threads that are no longer getting the attention they deserve. You're filling the first page with threads that have already run their course and putting the threads that matter out of people's narrow field of vision.
Dimmukane, I'm going to assume that you've bumped 29 old and useless threads. There are about 50 threads per page.
That means you may have possibly KILLED 29 threads that had not yet run their course.
You are a MURDERER.
Not even the bridge trolls kill that many threads!
Now...
QC forumers.
Dimmukane is a thread killer. heartlessly murderering the threads that YOU the people have spent time and effort cultivating into wonderful little bundles of joy. Your CHILDREN.
Dimmukane is killing your CHILDREN.
Dimmukane kills children.
DIMMUKANE. KILLS. CHILDREN.
Post by: Dimmukane on 17 Nov 2006, 06:21
Reason not to post in a dead threadl:
It bumps it to the top of the first page.
Why is this bad?
Because there are interesting ACTIVE threads that are no longer getting the attention they deserve. You're filling the first page with threads that have already run their course and putting the threads that matter out of people's narrow field of vision.
Dimmukane, I'm going to assume that you've bumped 29 old and useless threads. There are about 50 threads per page.
That means you may have possibly KILLED 29 threads that had not yet run their course.
You are a MURDERER.
Not even the bridge trolls kill that many threads!
Now...
QC forumers.
Dimmukane is a thread killer. heartlessly murderering the threads that YOU the people have spent time and effort cultivating into wonderful little bundles of joy. Your CHILDREN.
Dimmukane is killing your CHILDREN.
Dimmukane kills children.
DIMMUKANE. KILLS. CHILDREN.
I was bored, and had a spiked flail in my hand as I was walking past an elementary school.
Post by: Patrick on 17 Nov 2006, 16:09
i only ever go to see the first gig by each band.
then if they play a second they suck.
I knew I heard an accent at my band's first gig. You should've said hi.
Post by: Scytale on 17 Nov 2006, 16:42
60% of the stuff I get into comes from my 2 so called "scary metal friends", well thats how my flat mates refer to them :P whom have very excellent tastes, generally when they say, you have to check out this album, or you have to see these guys when they play, I'll know its worthwhile. They both play in bands and 1 of them has a fairly good distribution deal with a label and I guess is pretty well known round the local scene. They have an amzing collection of demos that puts my handful to shame. I don't know how they do it. They goto gigs and people throw demos at them. I'm lucky if I can get 1 demo handed to me for every 6 or 7 gigs I goto, they'll sometimes get 3 or 4 different bands giving them cd's, It's generally like "Hey you guys rock, you have to check out our shit", The myth about getting chicks from being in a band is crap, but you do get a lot of demos :) .
20% of the stuff I listen to comes from general word of mouth hype, at gigs or on the net whatever, if I here enough positive noise about a band or an album I'll check it out eventually.
10 % comes from Metal Archives, I'll find a reviewer whom has similar taste to me and look up other albums they've rated highly.
Last 10% comes from forums and stuff, where I'll ask for reccomendations or download mp3's etc.
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Post by: guywithoutsocks on 13 Dec 2006, 19:06
www.betterpropaganda.com (http://www.betterpropaganda.com)
Also, one of the bars that I haunt has a few good promotions, like 'we play your vinyl night' and such that are enlightening.
Post by: Dimmukane on 13 Dec 2006, 21:36
2) Local shop
3) Friends
4) Ask people on forums
5) Go to shows
6) the RL list
Post by: ThePQ4 on 14 Dec 2006, 04:33
-People's blogs
-MySpace (horrible as that is...)
-My friend Ama (she knows some of the most obscure bands... She reads Magazines, and watchs music TV stations)
Post by: Wentlyman on 14 Dec 2006, 11:38
I listen to the radio, or let the music videos play randomly on music.yahoo.com, or listen to different stations on AOL Radio
I usually just listen to my friends' advice, seeing as we all pretty much like the same kinds of music. But I gotta give props to TehBoredOne for using yahoo music to randomly play videos, because I do that and that is how I found a lot of great stuff. Online radio lists and compilations are the best!
Post by: amok on 14 Dec 2006, 11:48
2. Trusty sources: If I plunder someone's download folder on soulseek for a few CDs and notice that they have a lot of stuff I like, I'll probably grab some other shit at random.
2a. Interesting names: This 'other shit' is usually bands with funky sounding names, or whose names I've vaguely heard in passing but never gotten around to checking out before.
3. Friends. Obvious. "Check out [band]." Okay!
4. Last but not least, internets. Similar artists/neighbour charts on Last.fm, bored and clicking around review sites, http://www.gnod.net (Pandora is basically shit), allmusic.com's top album lists for a new genre, random albums from Oink, etc etc.
Post by: DrCarruthers on 14 Dec 2006, 13:49
And friends, the second source. I have a music nerd friend, he keeps giving me new and new discs of mp3s, and it's pretty hard to keep up with him :)
Post by: The Prefect on 23 Jul 2007, 19:07
*Retro!
**I'm so hardcore.
Post by: SleeperCylon on 23 Jul 2007, 20:28
Sometimes the message board parts can be annoying, because there don't seem to be any indie forums without rampant glib sarcastic mean-spiritedness.
Post by: Caspian on 24 Jul 2007, 02:15
I generally find new music with last fm, and from a few message boards. Having said that, I haven't looked for new music for a very long time. I've found the kind of music I like, I've found plenty of bands I like, now I'm just trying to complete the discography of said bands. When I am sick of all these bands I have about a hundred bands that everyones gone "OMG YOU MUST CHECK THIS OUT", so then I'll download some.
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Post by: TheFuriousWombat on 24 Jul 2007, 14:17
http://sordo.freehostia.com/index.php?letter=%23&PHPSESSID=456b05f88cab7e3693c12e6b82c294ff
I went through the entire thing, listened to every band I already didn't know about and, if I liked what I heard, downloaded the albums. It took a long time but it was well worth it.
Post by: IronOxide on 24 Jul 2007, 14:19
Post by: jimbunny on 24 Jul 2007, 18:09
CDBaby.com - there's a lot of crap on there, but they let you stream the first 2 minutes of most songs.
This forum. <3
Post by: MysticalChicken on 24 Jul 2007, 18:21
The Bottom Forty (http://thebottomforty.com) on the local alternative radio station
MTV2's Subterranean
Suggestions/recommendations from other people
On Demand music video channels
Finding a band on the internet that I've never heard (of) and thinking "I wonder what they sound like?" and playing any clips that are available. It's pretty easy to tell if it's an indie-rock band by the name, so I can avoid rap and country and stuff like that, that I don't like.
I also still buy CDs--I don't own an iPod although I covet one--and the best place to buy music in Portland is Music Millennium. Last time I was there I spent over $100 on CDs and found several that I hadn't been able to find anywhere else--Bettie Serveert, for example. (They had two Bettie Serveert CDs but I only bought one.) I need to go again, there are several CDs I've been wanting that I can't find at the local FYE.
Post by: suupaaduupaa on 25 Jul 2007, 12:13
Either that or Last.Fm.
That site is so useful. However, word of mouth is always a good deal.
Post by: Spinless on 25 Jul 2007, 17:14
Pretty much just our good friend E. Spaceman keeps my busy with good musics.
I just want to be down on record as saying that this is NOT a good way to find good new music! He's basically just keeping you doped up on cheap (and easy to find) drugs while he keeps the really good stuff for himself. I am quite sure of this.
Post by: the-artful-dodger-rodger on 26 Jul 2007, 18:36
Recently, I've been going through a label compilation CD (Waterbug), some really good folk music on there.
CDBaby.com - there's a lot of crap on there, but they let you stream the first 2 minutes of most songs.
This forum. <3
you are right about cdbaby.com, dude I love that website, thats where I can get about 75% of my music from.
Post by: jimbunny on 28 Jul 2007, 21:34