Information Sources ?

JD#7

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I was just wondering what everyone is using for resources for getting up to date reading on new music releases. ( besides AK ) IE: new releases, re-issues , new artists etc . In the old days I had a subscription to Billboard that was reliable .

thanks, JD
 
I still subscribe to Rolling Stone for that purpose. Too much "style" reporting and politics for many people, but it keeps me a little more up to date than I would be otherwise. I used this site - various "What are you listening to now" threads, etc. but found a whole lot of old stuff being enjoyed (which is quite fine by me) but not much new stuff. I still search for a source of info on new music, so will watch this thread.
 
Really depends what you like. Not to be snarky, but Billboard is an industry mag that is chart-driven. Rolling Stone has NEVER been accurate for my tastes as they favor songwriting (lyrical content) over musicianship. MOJO magazine was my go-to for a while, but sometimes they veer off into Euro-pop/dance-mix stuff.
 
Also not being snarky - is "chart driven" a good thing or not? I wouldn't give a crap what Justin Beiber is singing. Does he "chart"?

Looked at Billboard's online site. Rock chart has Queen in 12 of the top 25? WTeverlivingF?
 
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I see we're getting the point of why I asked the question . Music these days is chart driven , for those of us who appreciate the music,the writing the talent , there seems to be no avenue . And why would you put Justin Beiber and 'he' in the same sentence ? :)
 
I tend to use online media sources, like YouTube, Di.FM, and to a lessor extent, SiriusXM. But it isn't just new music per se, but new to me. I keep discovering even older music that I didn't know existed. Last year I discovered Slow Dive. I was amazed to learn that they formed 30 years ago.
 
SiriusXM .. various channels. Find something I like (artist or song) .. I'll stream the album on Tidal for a detailed listen.
 
So I found a interesting source . It's called MP3 Streams , an add-on in Kodi . Lots of categories and lists .
 
Pandora. Put in an artist you like under "stations" and the app will play selections from that artist and others who are similar.
 
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