Where do you get your new music from (not purchase, but where you hear it)

[nadine_mn]

Whenever I read Bust or Bitch magazine's cd reviews or read DUers list of favorite music right now, a lot of times I have no idea who the heck these people are.

Believe it or not, when I get a new favorite artist 90% of the time I hear it on VH1 (ya really, when you have insomnia, they actually play music videos in the wee hours of the morning).

My most recent CD purchases of new (at least new to me) artists have come from VH1 - You Outta Know:

Anthony Hamilton (oooh baby love me some Anthony Hamilton)
Leela James
Anna Nalick
Snow Patrol
Brandi Carlile
Sara Bareilles
Katy Perry (I know - she isnt a fav here in DU but I like her)
Adele
Duffy
and from regular VH1
Damien Rice
Finger 11
O.A.R
The Killers
Ray LaMontagne


These are just my latest (as in last few years) brand spanking new artists - I still have tons of other favorites.
Very rarely do I hear a song on the radio that makes me go.... oh yea I want that (usually have heard already)

I also hear a lot of cool stuff on commercials or tv shows - I end up googling a lot while watching tv.


So I just wonder where everyone else hears their latest music and what is everyone listening to now



Right now - Ray LaMontagne's Gossip in the Grain.... LOVE IT

[nytemare]

1. Try Pandora.com.

You can create your own stations and choose artists you like, and they will find similar music to suit your tastes. It's called the "Music Genome Project".

I like this ambient group called Zero 7, and have found a lot more musics to suit my taste on their Pandora station.

www.pandora.com

[enigmatic]

2. Mostly promos

I get a couple dozen every month and what I can't get via the station I buy through the artists themselves.

[MarthaMyDear]

3. Never ;heard of any of them except for Damien Rice, The Killers...

Eeek1

[nadine_mn]

6. lol... so what do you listen to

what gets you groovin?

[mvd]

4. I like quite a few on your list

Anthony Hamilton
Anna Nalick
Snow Patrol
Brandi Carlile
Sara Bareilles
Katy Perry
Adele
Duffy
The Killers

I'll list some more a bit later.. I learn about new music from iTunes, MySpace, music reviews (that's all professional music reviews are good for IMO,) upcoming release lists from amazon.com, cdbaby.com, sites like http://www.discoveringartists.com , DU..

[mvd]

5. Just from VH1 - You Outta Know, I could also list..

A Fine Frenzy (an all time fave!)
Charlotte Sometimes
Eisley
Franz Ferdinand
Bonnie McKee
Aslyn
Amy Winehouse
Lenka
Mindy Smith
Jesse Malin
KT Tunstall
Ingrid Michaelson
Rooney
Regina Spektor
The Thrills
Tift Merritt

[nadine_mn]

7. I love VH1 mainly for being a source of music

radio has become sooo crappy, so I do listen to internet streams, but I am finding new resources just from this post

[mvd]

8. There's some good stuff on radio, but playlists aren't large

Satellite has more diversity, and is another place I look.

Here are some recent iTunes purchases (besides the artists I mentioned) -

Zolof The Rock And Roll Destroyer
Marie Digby
The Weepies
Phantom Planet
James McMurtry
Eliza Gilkyson
She & Him
Jacob Dylan
Aimee Mann
The Bridges
The Hold Steady
Coldplay
Tilly And The Wall
Spygirl
The Veronicas
I Nine
Meiko
Lauren Harris
Amy Ray
Karmina
Uh Huh Her
Amie Miriello
Stacie Rose
Leona Naess
Lenka
Juliana Cole
Cara Luft
Jenny Lewis
Margot & The Nuclear So and Sos
Pink
Maggie Walters
Dido
far beyond frail
Rosi Golan
Beyonce
All Girl Summer Fun Band
The Ettes

[Broken_Hero]

9. Well, sadly...

From the very limited radio that I listen to, from Guitar Hero games, and from the Lounge "What are you listening to lately" threads....I love it when people put in youtube links so I can hear the song, and if the songs are good, I scribble them down and keep an eye out for them....

[Neshanic]

10. Radio Paradise on iTunes.

[mvd]

11. A kick

Always looking for new places to find music.

[travelingtypist]

12. I start with genres that I like.

I also hang out on a discussion board with a bunch of musicians (drummers mostly)
who are fans of Dream Theater's Mike Portnoy. They are a fountain of fantastic
recommendations.

When they recommend a band or artist that sounds interesting, I go to Last.fm and
listen to a couple of songs, our YouTube.

My latest discoveries are --

Corvus Corax
Beseech
Nightwish
Kevin Gilbert
RWPL
Blind Guardian
Haggard

I also use something called a Music Map.

http://music-map.com/

Just plug in an artist you like and it will map other artists who are similar. It's
very cool.

[Rambis]

13. Thistle and Shamrock

Artist to artist is the best because once you find someone you enjoy listening to they have friends or people they have sit in with etc.

I got Ruth Notman's Threads on recommendation from Kate Rusby.
http://www.myspace.com/ruthnotman1


Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh from Danu
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=139602461


She sings a lot with Julie Fowlis
http://www.myspace.com/juliefowlis

They both like Niamh Parsons
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=116409837