I'm talking about the places you hear about artists you're not familiar with. Websites, magazines, TV channels, radio stations, people...where do you discover new stuff?
For me:
Friends, usually sending me stuff over MSN, occassionally copying CDs for me. A handful of people with similar tastes.
Magazines, namely NME. I check out any bands they're raving about, see if I like them. I get Kerrang! delivered each week, but there's rarely anything of interest in there.
The only website I really go to for this kinda thing is Pitchfork. I check out their news/reviews and then download everything from their free downloads section.
I don't tend to listen to the radio or watch the music channels on TV much.
For me:
Friends, usually sending me stuff over MSN, occassionally copying CDs for me. A handful of people with similar tastes.
Magazines, namely NME. I check out any bands they're raving about, see if I like them. I get Kerrang! delivered each week, but there's rarely anything of interest in there.
The only website I really go to for this kinda thing is Pitchfork. I check out their news/reviews and then download everything from their free downloads section.
I don't tend to listen to the radio or watch the music channels on TV much.