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featherynscaleI could, of course, just turn the radio off. The downside to abstaining, though, is that I would lose what little exposure to new music it grants me. I have a reasonably large and diverse music collection now, and I think I could listen to only what I currently have for a very long time without getting completely bored with it. BUT: failing to incorporate new bands into the realm of things you like is a sure cause/indicator of old fogeyhood, and I am not interested in going there, particularly.
I have Pandora, which is somewhat helpful. I have had last.fm recommended to me (I'm not using it because it's not compatible with the music player I prefer to use at home, and because it's a download, which is sort of crass at the office). I have at least 101 flavors of internet radio (which is not as bad as local radio by a long shot). And, of course, I have you guys, and many of you are much better connected to music than I am. (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
sepiachord, for example, is rapidly ascending to the personal lord and saviour category.)
So tell me, Vast Unpaid Research Department, what are you listening to that's worth listening to? What other resources are you using to bring new music to your ears? Who's your favorite band these days?
I have Pandora, which is somewhat helpful. I have had last.fm recommended to me (I'm not using it because it's not compatible with the music player I prefer to use at home, and because it's a download, which is sort of crass at the office). I have at least 101 flavors of internet radio (which is not as bad as local radio by a long shot). And, of course, I have you guys, and many of you are much better connected to music than I am. (
sepiachord, for example, is rapidly ascending to the personal lord and saviour category.)So tell me, Vast Unpaid Research Department, what are you listening to that's worth listening to? What other resources are you using to bring new music to your ears? Who's your favorite band these days?
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Date: 2007-02-21 05:12 pm (UTC)At home, @50% of what we have is the Dead or dead-related. I listen to a lot of Marian choral music and Vivaldi, along with Tori, delerium and Sinead. That's about ti for em lately. Many of my old CD are to scratched to play properly on aaron's equipment.
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Date: 2007-02-21 09:58 pm (UTC)discoveries
Date: 2007-02-21 05:17 pm (UTC)I think most of my recent discoveries have been via Pandora though. The Darling Buds are the most recent example of that, even though the music is like 15 years old. I think I also found the Sahara Hotnights through there.
Soon I'll be getting the "Where's Neil When You Need Him?" CD, which I'm sure will introduce me to some good stuff I wasn't previously familiar with.
Re: discoveries
Date: 2007-02-21 07:30 pm (UTC)Ahhh!!!! I had heard about that when in the making but didn't realize it was already out! I thank you much for the link. My pocketbook on the other hand...
Re: discoveries
Date: 2007-02-21 09:56 pm (UTC)Also, thanks for the link to the Neil Gaiman songs CD. I'm clearly going to have to pick that up.
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Date: 2007-02-21 05:58 pm (UTC)Get off my lawn!
Date: 2007-02-21 09:53 pm (UTC)It's not important in global warming terms, it's just one of those things that make life worth living for me.
Re: Get off my lawn!
Date: 2007-02-22 01:03 am (UTC)Thanks so much. :) ""
Re: Get off my lawn!
Date: 2007-02-22 01:19 am (UTC)Bleh.
Re: Get off my lawn!
Date: 2007-02-22 03:32 am (UTC):-P
Besides, nobody said zombie. I said fogey. Fogeys are sometimes cranky, but overall lovable and weird, whereas zombies, I mean, really, shoot 'em in the head, that's all there is for it.
Re: Get off my lawn!
Date: 2007-02-22 03:49 am (UTC)Later, babe. XO
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Date: 2007-02-21 05:59 pm (UTC)http://www.poetsofthefall.com
Check out the video for "Carnival of Rust"
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Date: 2007-02-21 09:51 pm (UTC)I used to adore Kalinikov's work, until some idiot translated it into English: "The trees denuded, the snow is on the ground. The lovers who walked these garden lanes now lie below the ice".
Yikes.
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Date: 2007-02-21 07:59 pm (UTC)As for what to do in the car, I found that you can get a Treo, with PocketTunes Delux (I've got a code to register it, if you'd like), to use the built in network service to get to Shoutcast Streams (like those listed above). Out from the headphone jack, into an adapter, into a tape adapter, and bingo: Internet Radio in the car.
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Date: 2007-02-21 09:26 pm (UTC)Also, you have a collection that makes about as little sense together as mine. Well done. (Also, I do listen to a bit of Soma every now and again.)
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Date: 2007-02-21 08:57 pm (UTC)Also I've been a fan of Scissor Sisters (http://www.scissorsisters.com/intro/) for some time now. I think you in particular would like them. I could be wrong, though.
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Date: 2007-02-21 09:47 pm (UTC)Also, I like the concept of Scissor Sisters quite a bit more than I like the actual band, which is a little pop for my tastes. They're okay, though.
Oooh! Hey!!! Thought of some more...
Date: 2007-03-06 01:17 am (UTC)KT Tunstall, particularly Black Horse and the Cherry Tree (http://eyetothetelescope.tripod.com/id1.html#track_4) and Suddenly I see (http://eyetothetelescope.tripod.com/id1.html#track_9)
Snow Patrol, Chasing Cars (http://www.geocities.com/hip2ahop3/chasingcars.txt)
Flyleaf, particularly Fully Alive (http://www.lyricattack.com/f/flyleaflyrics/fullyalivelyrics.html) and Breathe Today (http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=3530822107858530963).
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Date: 2007-02-21 09:16 pm (UTC)I like her music so much, in fact, that I am changing the dates of my San Francisco vacation just to see her gig.
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Date: 2007-02-21 10:14 pm (UTC)No help at all.
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Date: 2007-02-22 02:07 am (UTC)http://www.neck.ie/home.htm
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Date: 2007-02-22 04:03 am (UTC)It did not do this on Rachel's computer. We were freaked, but it led to finding out about Neck. Gotta love a band with an album named Sod 'Em and Begorrah.
Come to the Dark Side....
Date: 2007-02-23 12:19 am (UTC)Why do we fogeys not listen to every new band that hasn't dried behind its ears? Because we've listened to too damn many and most of them offer not a thing new or more interesting than those we've enjoyed prior. In short--it's almost always not worth the effort.
So I only pick up a new band if I hear something of theirs in passing and like it enough to check out an album when I wander into Borders. I never make an effort to seek out much in the way of new music, so I get to apply all that energy saved for even greater Fogey Powers!
As for what I'd recommend, well, most of it is suitable for belly dance, so probably not up your alley. I will say the Dixie Chicks album is reallyreally good, and I think Lullaby (track 6) is one of the best songs I've heard in the past decade.
Re: Come to the Dark Side....
Date: 2007-02-23 12:25 am (UTC)Tyr is a really neat group out of Denmark. Some of the lyrics are in Danish, some in English. I suspect you'll find the music at least a bit enjoyable.
Jazz. Just jazz.
Date: 2007-02-23 01:57 am (UTC)Find yourself a nice station that plays bop, maybe even a little big band. Don't go listening to that smooth jazz stuff: that shit is so White Lawrence Welk would be ashamed to play it. But Mingus, Miles, Coltrane, Cannonball Adderly, maybe some Buddy Rich on drums -- now THAT'S music.
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