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How did you find new music pre-internet?
Posted on 4/15/16 at 9:30 am
Posted on 4/15/16 at 9:30 am
The best thing to come out of the web is the ability to constantly find new music. Between message boards, internet radio and other online media, finding new bands has become as easy as breathing.
So how did you find music before the www explosion? For me it was mostly through friends. One of my buddies was a DJ during the 90's "rave" time. I was also lucky to know a few people in the music industry that would constantly turn me on to unknown artists.
My favorite method was every Tuesday stopping at Tower Records and buying 2 CD's: 1 new release and 1 older on off the shelves. I would often times find a random CD based off of the cover art alone and give it a shot.
Anyway, I'm curious how others discovered new artists.
So how did you find music before the www explosion? For me it was mostly through friends. One of my buddies was a DJ during the 90's "rave" time. I was also lucky to know a few people in the music industry that would constantly turn me on to unknown artists.
My favorite method was every Tuesday stopping at Tower Records and buying 2 CD's: 1 new release and 1 older on off the shelves. I would often times find a random CD based off of the cover art alone and give it a shot.
Anyway, I'm curious how others discovered new artists.
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Posted on 4/15/16 at 9:44 am to Midget Death Squad
This may be hard for younger people to believe, but I first heard most of my favorite bands on MTV. Then when I came to college I discovered new bands on KLSU.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 9:45 am to Midget Death Squad
Raccoon Records once a wk for a new album, typically from an artist I already like or a genre I already liked. We also were subscribed to one of those discount media magazines that would sell albums for like $3 if you bought in bulk so once a month my brother and I were allowed to pick 4-5 each and my parents would put a check in the mail.
My friends and I would also swap mixtapes all the time. My best friend's Dad has/had an impressive music selection (1000+ albums) and we would spend all weekend ripping songs onto cassettes.
My friends and I would also swap mixtapes all the time. My best friend's Dad has/had an impressive music selection (1000+ albums) and we would spend all weekend ripping songs onto cassettes.
This post was edited on 4/15/16 at 9:48 am
Posted on 4/15/16 at 9:48 am to dnm3305
Rolling Stone magazine, record stores and MTV, specifically 120 Minutes
Posted on 4/15/16 at 10:01 am to Brosef Stalin
quote:This.
This may be hard for younger people to believe, but I first heard most of my favorite bands on MTV. Then when I came to college I discovered new bands on KLSU.
Then, there was no music on MTV, and I live in a radio desert. So, there is probably a big gap in my life music wise because I simply could never hear anything new. Sirius is now more important for that for me than internet because most internet users like shitty music
Posted on 4/15/16 at 10:16 am to dnm3305
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My best friend's Dad has/had an impressive music selection (1000+ albums) and we would spend all weekend ripping songs onto cassettes.
Mix tapes! Yeah I used to take my dad's impressive record collection and record onto cassettes myself, though it wasn't anywhere near the size of your friend's dad. That's badass.
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I discovered new bands on KLSU.
I forgot to mention WTUL. I would listen often and find new bands. This and KLSU were great sources.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 10:21 am to AlxTgr
The younger that remember music on MTV only saw NSync, Britney Spears, etc. The genre specific shows like Alternative Nation, 120 Minutes, Headbanger's Ball, and Yo MTV Raps had lots of good stuff that wasn't in normal rotation.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 10:26 am to Midget Death Squad
Honestly, perusing album covers and rock magazines in record stores for the most part when I was growing up, and hanging out with friends and listening to their music. Remember seeing Iron Maiden's "Killers" on the shelf when it came out and thinking how cool it looked. Bought it on the spot and have been a fan ever since.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 10:28 am to Brosef Stalin
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Alternative Nation, 120 Minutes, Headbanger's Ball
I watched these religiously. It's actually how I found out about Korn's first record. Ricky Racktman introduced their first video describing it as a comparison to Rage Against the Machine, and I immediately paid attention. I was instantly hooked.
I could spend all day listing bands I discovered on these three programs. These were great resources
Posted on 4/15/16 at 10:32 am to Midget Death Squad
Rolling Stone, Thrasher Magazine, word of mouth.
120 minutes might have been the best thing going for finding new music in the mid-late 80's
remember when the record store didn't have what you wanted but they could order it for you?
120 minutes might have been the best thing going for finding new music in the mid-late 80's
remember when the record store didn't have what you wanted but they could order it for you?
Posted on 4/15/16 at 10:34 am to Brosef Stalin
Do you remember Ska-turday?
Posted on 4/15/16 at 10:35 am to Midget Death Squad
The radio and MTV. Clear Channel took over most of the rock radio stations in the 2000's. They ruined radio and tried pushing a bunch of bland BS music (see Nickelback, Hoobastank, etc) down our throats. The radio was great before the 2000's. Then MTV stopped playing music videos.
Fortunately, the internet message boards became popular around the same time and gave us all a new outlet to discover good music.
Fortunately, the internet message boards became popular around the same time and gave us all a new outlet to discover good music.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 10:40 am to dnm3305
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we would spend all weekend ripping songs onto cassettes.
I remember when my buddy finally got the dual tape deck that had 2x dubbing speed. There's no telling how many hours spent copying music onto cassette.
Younger jamband fans have the luxury of jut googling about any dead show and it's on internet in good quality. I can remember getting bootleg cassettes of shows and the quality was just horrible b/c of how many times it had been copied.
This post was edited on 4/15/16 at 10:41 am
Posted on 4/15/16 at 10:59 am to Midget Death Squad
Well the radio didn't suck back then so that was how I found new stuff.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 11:09 am to Brosef Stalin
Record stores
Late night radio
Then, MTV
Late night radio
Then, MTV
Posted on 4/15/16 at 11:13 am to Midget Death Squad
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I would often times find a random CD based off of the cover art alone and give it a shot.
I bought Tool Opiate in '92ish because of this. Loved it.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 11:49 am to Midget Death Squad
I read Creem magazine when I was a kid up till the early 80s. Found Spin magazine in the mid 80s and followed that till it started sucking. Listened to WBRH back when they had the afternoon rock show and KLSU beyond that. Worked in record stores for 12 years off and on, mostly on, from the mid 80s to mid 90s. Played in a few bands and gathered up various fanzine stuff along the way.
Strangely enough a lot of my best discoveries came from just noticing what (my impression of) cool people bought or were interested in at record stores. And from random discussions about music at record stores. I probably wouldn't have nearly the interest I do if it weren't for the social circles that revolved around record stores BITD. It was sad to see that all go away when it did.
Strangely enough a lot of my best discoveries came from just noticing what (my impression of) cool people bought or were interested in at record stores. And from random discussions about music at record stores. I probably wouldn't have nearly the interest I do if it weren't for the social circles that revolved around record stores BITD. It was sad to see that all go away when it did.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 12:05 pm to Midget Death Squad
Really interesting topic MDS. Gonna really date myself here but in early 70s my friends and I would swap and make copies of 8 track tapes. Yep...8 tracks. Nothing like listening to a 5th generation 8 track but we played them loudly & proudly. Mid to late 70s, when FM radio really started to take off, I still remember the day I hooked up an old TV antenna to my stereo. We were on the fringe for Atlanta FM radio reception. My "high tech" antenna brought a multitude of new stations booming in. Hell, it would even light up the "STEREO" light. I almost cried. A couple of those stations were amazing. 96 Rock was awesome. I would record 8's and later cassettes directly from their broadcast and share with my hardcore, music loving friends. Always had a blank tape locked & loaded. MTV was also important, though to a lesser extent for me, a number of years later. Music "sharing" didn't just start with the internet.
Posted on 4/15/16 at 12:19 pm to TAJSJ
word of mouth, fanzines, record stores, college radio and going to tons of shows and seeing the openers..
Posted on 4/15/16 at 12:41 pm to TFTC
Magazines and MTV
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