Monday, March 8, 2010

10 ways to discover new music

It is often difficult to discover new music. I listen to music all the time, at home, at work in the car, sometimes even help you sleep. But without the ability to find new music that I would soon get bored of the same old play lists. I tried several approaches over the years to expand my musical tastes, so hopefully some of these may be useful to someone else.

1) BBC iPlayer radio

Now I'm not a big fan of everything played on mainstream radioStations, including the BBC, but I like the BBC iPlayer Radio. Annoyingly, the BBC seems to be the custom, by all-American show on a Stupids hours of the day when nobody listens, but with the iPlayer, you can simply choose any of these shows last 7 days, and once you feels on your PC.

2) What's new Music Store

I find my local music store rather boring at times, but does not stop me to check on footThe new releases, recommendations and staff will be. You can only a handful of CDs in them at a time, but every couple of weeks, I stood, a shovel, a copy of the CD, and stroll through a listening post to my selection checked.

3) Last.fm

There are many social sites on music, but I think that the use of Last.fm. did a simple plug-in for iTunes lets you listen to music I have on my PC and iPod, and upload the data for monitoring Last.fmWebsite. It 'very interesting to see some statistics on your listening habits, but it's best feature is the ability to see the listening habits of people who were statistically similar to you. You can browse your neighbors music, looking for bands who hears them, but you do not know, and then try to even listen to songs by them with the integrated music player.

4) Pandora.com

Pandora is an automated musicReferral service that asks for a band or a track that allows you to enjoy, and build a radio station with similar music to listen to you. Pandora I was imprisoned for nearly a year until the service is, unfortunately, is only available in the United States, although many services similar to those appearing including One Llama.

5) concerts

Going to a live band you love is great to see, but it is often easy to underestimate the support band. Support bands are usuallyand coming local bands or not function normally, so they are a good source of new sounds.

6) Take a music magazine

I confess that I do not often buy music magazines when I read the article is a waste of time. It may seem little, but I often want to take in stores a copy of Kerrang and NME, and then switch to new versions, a quick read and then send it to the rack. I make a mental note of the bands, and find it laterInternet, when I get home.

7) iTunes

I often use the search iTunes Store and listen to samples of bands that I have examined, such as those found on Last.fm! One can only have the opportunity to listen to short samples, but iTunes is great, which means they have a good chance of finding what you are searching for. Once in a blue moon I can buy with the store, because I'm damn impatient, and can not wait for a CD is delivered.

8)Magnatune

I discovered Magnatune to work, where I have a Ubuntu-based Linux box for my daily tasks. The latest version of Rhythmbox which comes with the operating system has been integrated with the service Magnatune. Magnatune lets you listen to all the music you want, including gratuities and buy songs with a pay "what it considers fair" system. The music is not very mainstream, but the choice to play some pieces and leads me to randomentertained.

9) Put your MP3 player on Random

I have a large collection of MP3s that would span end to end play as many weeks. It is very easy to find, you have music that you hear little or never. Put the player on random, it can often help to rediscover the hidden treasure.

10) Ask your friends

Do not have your friends or colleagues to estimate, even if they seem to have lame taste in music. And 'well, their interest in hiring people what the othercan be heard, as he helps us to diversify your listening habits, and something that you feel is not usually discovered.

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