How do you discover new music?

[Cosmotone8]

Go on iTunes's new and noteworthy. Found a lot of good music that way.

 

[Livewire]

Pretty much via word of mouth from friends, what I see on the iTunes Charts, or in the media. Lots of my music I hear first in tv shows and movies, then I rush home to download it all, haha.

 

[My Pico]

Anything catchy yo and if it pierces through my heart that's how I discover new music yo. (^o^)b

 

[TwilightBlade]

I usually find new songs through Pandora radio. I jot down the title/artist and later look it up on Youtube. I'm quite backlogged in doing that, haha. I sometimes click on related songs after I'm done listening to a music video too.

Rarely, I will find a song I like while listening to the car radio. Now, I find it somewhat tough to jot down cool songs while riding in the car! I make a note on my phone and text away the lyrics I can decipher.

 

[Kroso]

Either by accident, or by word of mouth. Usually by accident.

 

[imevil]

usually just on youtube and I see a related video that appeals to me.

 

[AwesomeAsCrawdaunt]

Completely at random. When I was reading about Video Brinquedo (those Brazilian vendors of terrible animations) I found out one of the theme tunes was a real song. I got and loved it.

 

[Dreg]

Sometimes youtube channels, mainly youtube poops themselves. if there is a music I like, then I usually ask what the song is, or look up the lyrics themselves.

 

[gossamer]

I use websites like Last.fm and Deezer and also friends are great for music!. ^^

 

[double trouble!]

I leave Pandora on all day. If I hear something I like, I put it in a text file so I'll remember.

 

[Seki]

My local radio, friends or simply youtube.

 

[Houndour2005]

I am on Austrian and Swiss Charts.

 

[kuzronk]

Last.fm,Internet Hype,AIRA Charts and itunes charts mostly.

 

[Legobricks]

I play new games and hear their soundtracks.
Of course, that actually happens during the course of playing new games; I don't search for music itself.

 

[YoyngTeenVirgin]

check Pitchfork's website, lots of great music :D

 

[Sassy Milkshake]

Usually my friends'll tell me to listen to an artist or song they like. For the most part it's good stuff, so I'll eventually end up downloading it.

 

[Zozma]

So many ways but usually through Pandora or typing "Bands like *Bandnamehere*" which is how I found quite a few new bands I've been listening to this week.

 

[droomph]

Discovering new music

How do you like to discover new music? Do you go on YouTube, use pandora, whatever?

 

[antemortem]

I discover music a load of different ways, though the most prevalent is through other people's recommendations. For instance, on another forum, a member's username is Mogwai, and I was curious as to what it meant. He told me that it was the Scottish post-rock band. I tried it out (via Youtube, since internet radios suck and don't play post-rock music right o h m y g o d) and loved it, and was, from that point, a fan of post-rock music with the discovery of other bands in the same genre, etc.

I never discover new genres/artists via Youtube because when I use Youtube I end up watching specific video series' or listening to specific artists/watching specific videos. Honestly, I can't think of a time I've legitimately browsed the site for new things. I'm usually referred to things or I happen to stumble upon a genre/artist on a site or wiki.

 

[curiousnathan]

I usually discover new music through the radio. If I don't know the name of the particular song i like, i write down a few lyrics and then google them. The song usually comes up in the first five or so results. Friends also give me new music to listen to, not to mention I browse Youtube for the latest hits.