[deleted] t1_jabhmy1 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:50 AM

Totally agree. Would spend hours flipping through albums, and often get talking with the store staff about a range of stuff. I have to admit, back then (pre-internet), record stores were how I found new music. Sometimes it was just album cover artwork that got my attention. Other times it was hunting out compilation albums, and listening to them through headphones in store. Those were the days.

MaybeTheDoctor OP t1_jabjrgf wrote on February 28, 2023 at 6:14 AM

And how do you find new music today ? Or are we now just getting if from the last late night show we watched ?

[deleted] t1_jabp1gd wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:18 AM

Several ways.

1, YouTube Music. I have a premium account so for any song I play, YouTube creates a playlist of similar music.

2, Radio. I listen to a couple of great radio stations, including The Rock 93fm, which has an annual Rock 2000 countdown. 2000 of the greatest rock songs as voted by their listeners.

3, Gaming. I've discovered many great bands while gaming, including all the GTA games.

4, Social Media. Love reading about what other people are listening to locally and around the world.

katfromjersey t1_jac7t7g wrote on February 28, 2023 at 11:40 AM

College radio.

WearyNeighborhood671 t1_jaca2vk wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:06 PM

There’s a few stations on serius Xm that specialize in new and or unique music. There is also online for some public radio stations, like wyep in Pittsburgh.

ReeveGoesh t1_jad2stb wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:55 PM

I know it's not the same as talking to a person, but I use the free desktop version of Spotify and it has a lot more freedom to explore than the free phone app. If there is a band or person you like, click on their profile and it will show you more bands in the same vein. I use this in conjunction with a radio station like KEXP which is in my town but streams online too. So I hear something I like, I note what time it is, I look up online who it was because KEXP publishes their playlist by the minute, then I go to Spotify and look at that band and the bands that are associated with them and suddenly I have 10 new bands to explore.