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Where do you get your inspiration ?

  • 28-08-2009 1:02pm
    #1
    thegeezer
    Registered Users Posts: 152 ✭✭


    Just really wanna know how you find out about new bands and/or bands you really should hear but maybe missed. I would say this preety much encompasses my own sources :-

    going to gigs where wouldn't know who's playing to Adam - Whelans, Academy, Tripod, Button Fcatory spring to mind.

    Phantom FM (not as good for this as used to be)

    recommendations (mates, forums etc)

    any others or venues I have missed ?


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  • #2
    exiot
    Closed Accounts Posts: 648 ✭✭✭exiot


    Word of Mouth - my mates generally have a good taste in music so I take their advice

    The Internet - last.fm, amazon, google, blogs - there are some really good irish music blogs out there


  • #3
    Heisenberg.
    Registered Users Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭Heisenberg.


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  • #4
    DerekD Goldfish
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,048 ✭✭✭DerekD Goldfish


    www.allmusic.com

    is quite good
    go to artist you like and check out their influences/simmilar artists/followers
    it also helps sifiting through where to start with artists that have a large back catelouge


  • #5
    Hardrain
    Closed Accounts Posts: 290 ✭✭Hardrain


    Uncut magazines reviews has led me to some great music.


  • #6
    Bubs101
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,478 ✭✭✭Bubs101


    DerekD Goldfish wrote: »
    www.allmusic.com

    is quite good
    go to artist you like and check out their influences/simmilar artists/followers
    it also helps sifiting through where to start with artists that have a large back catelouge

    This an wikipedia are a fantastic double team


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  • #7
    JerryHandbag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭JerryHandbag


    In the good old days, it was Tom Dunne or Donal Dinneens radio shows that tipped me off to some good music....now I rarely hear anything on the radio...its a combination of the web, last fm, and the FREE music channel on sky, NME TV ;);)


  • #8
    loveissucide
    Closed Accounts Posts: 469 ✭✭loveissucide


    last.fm,allmusic,pitchfork,nme,uncut,the Sunday Times has decent music coverage,this and likeminded forums, and I volunteer at a college radio station-meaning I come across loads of stuff you wouldn't normally hear.
    www.flirtfm.ie


  • #9
    thegeezer
    Registered Users Posts: 152 ✭✭thegeezer


    Cheers to all who replied. Not sure if was mentioned but YouTube sidebar also good for following like-type music !!


  • #10
    quaalude
    Registered Users Posts: 1,196 ✭✭✭quaalude


    The "Radio" button in Grooveshark is good too.


  • #11
    Da Shins Kelly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,048 ✭✭✭Da Shins Kelly


    I often listen to artists that have been cited as influences by artists I already like. I love to find out more about the musicians I listen to, and it often brings with it a lot of pleasant surprises with new artists I've never heard of before. It's introduced me to so much great music.


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  • #12
    flyswatter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,625 ✭✭✭flyswatter


    Sites like BBC Music, allmusic. last.fm, rym occasionally, Metacritic is a great one as it gives an average of all the reviews.

    Used to buy Q Magazine for two years solid. Got a good bit from that.

    Have a few friends who DJ, get some good dubstep, electro house recommendations off them.

    I used to post on NME boards and there were some in the know people there, heard about Beach House before Devotion was released for example. The forums dead as a dodo now but I keep in contact with one or two through last.fm.

    Just going off in tangents round youtube you can find some great stuff.


  • #13
    InTheTrees
    Registered Users Posts: 9,900 ✭✭✭InTheTrees


    A us magazine that has pretty good taste:

    www.spin.com

    Local (seattle) radio station playlist (also with good taste!):

    http://kexp.org/playlist/


  • #14
    Jim_Kiy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 482 ✭✭Jim_Kiy


    I find by subscribing to uploaders on youtube often produces good results.
    The CloudDrops is one such uploader who uploads on-topic new music a few times a week.


  • #15
    cranks
    Registered Users Posts: 324 ✭✭cranks


    iTunes/Store surfing is neat
    Choose artist/album to start
    Proceed along the 'Listeners also Bought' link and repeat until something catches your fancy.


  • #16
    SilverScreen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,113 ✭✭✭SilverScreen


    Last.fm, Rate Your Music, Drowned In Sound, Stereogum, Uncut, MOJO, various music blogs and music forums.

    Certainly not Q, NME and the Day & Section of the Indo.

    Admittingly I don't discover as much music from this place as I'd like to. I very rarely click on a Youtube video unless the person who posted it included a description of the song that sparks my interest. Also some albums reviews would be good ;)


  • #17
    InTheTrees
    Registered Users Posts: 9,900 ✭✭✭InTheTrees


    I got some weird virus/trojan/malware from connecting to NME once.

    Scared me enough i've never gone back.

    :(


  • #18
    SilverScreen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,113 ✭✭✭SilverScreen


    InTheTrees wrote: »
    I got some weird virus/trojan/malware from connecting to NME once.

    Scared me enough i've never gone back.

    :(
    I saw a disturbing photo of Beth Ditto on the NME site once.

    Scared me enough I've never gone back.


  • #19
    karaokeman
    Registered Users Posts: 3,328 ✭✭✭karaokeman


    Mainly through recommendations here and what a lot of other users talk about.

    I've really gotten into Mindy Smith lately, a singer-songwriter I wouldn't have known about without yahoo answers.

    I'm still trying to get into music blogs and that, but I'm sure I'll have plenty of time to look at it being off college for the best of four months.


  • #20
    lordgoat
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,358 Mod ✭✭✭✭lordgoat


    Twitter. And gib in elastic witch. Friends.


  • #21
    lordgoat
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,358 Mod ✭✭✭✭lordgoat


    And if I don't know a band leagues or u:Mack are bringing to town I'll check them out.


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  • #22
    mooliki
    Registered Users Posts: 62 ✭✭mooliki


    For me, most reliable source of new finds these days comes from newnoise podcast. Hour long show, usually about 10 or 11 tracks, posted about once every 9 or 10 days. Generally a pretty eclectic range of stuff.


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