I've recently gotten into discovering new music again. It's been nearly a decade since I last got into it... I've been using Pandora and Last FM, I've used limewire and other such P2P programs and I check out myspace for music regularly. When I have money, I go and check out local clubs or "live houses" (as they're called here). Any other ideas on how to find out about new music?
PS I'm into ALL genres.
PPS I live in Japan.
2007-03-15 17:09:09 · 7 answers · asked by JudasHero 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
if you know of any decent (or good) indie labels please tell me!
2007-03-15 17:18:12 · update #1
for me i browse thru the itunes music store and find a lot of new stuff (well, for me theyre new). and also sometimes i go to amazon.com and i rate some stuff that i like and then they will recommend to me new stuff or other stuff dat i might like. and u should go to music festivals. i think there are music festivals in japan.
2007-03-15 17:19:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use a combination of those mentioned. I tend to look for names at indie music sites. I check a lot of college radio websites and genre fan sites (punkradio.com etc). I then download as much as I can and listen to it.
I am also a patroller of MySpace which is GREAT to discover new bands. (LiveJournal and PureVolume are good as well)
Once I hear something I like there, I usually contact the bands and ask for other material or CD purchasing info if avail. Myspace bands are usually good at responding and Cds are generally cheap for small bands.
Happy hunting! It's my life.
2007-03-15 17:16:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Konichiwa! I love discovering new music too. I also use MySpace a lot. On MySpace, if you look at the friends of bands, usually there are other bands there, which gives you more music to listen to. Like a person above me said, Purevolume.com and LiveJournal.com are also good websites to go to for music. These are some websites where you can discover new music too...
http://www.garageband.com/
http://alternativeaddiction.com/
And of course you can always use Yahoo's LAUCHcast radio to discover new music.
2007-03-15 18:10:22 · answer #3 · answered by këlly 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try Pure Volume, Metal Injection, Blabbermouth.net, or Wikipedia.com.
2007-03-15 17:40:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I like mostly old school rock and roll
once I find an artist, I look for other bands that other people have found popular
2007-03-15 17:18:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
www.digstation.com
www.mp34u.com
Subscribe to an international music magazine, or check them out online.
www.nme.com (UK)
www.spinmag.com (USA)
2007-03-15 17:12:56 · answer #6 · answered by Madeline M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have teenage sons. Whatever they're crankin' usually sticks in my head til I get hooked too.
2007-03-16 01:23:03 · answer #7 · answered by crazycoolfootballchick 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋