Asa Taccone Remix of “Sideways” by Let’s Go Sailing:
Author: aftertheshow (Page 138 of 192)
If you’re in Austin, Texas for New Year’s Eve tomorrow (and have tickets for the sold out show), enjoy The Breeders/ Imperial Teen concert at The Mohawk.
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TuneGlue was a visual music map — you typed in any artist/band, and TuneGlue provided you with a cluster of related artists/bands. It was a quick, easy way to discover music you might not otherwise find.
Life Hacker also has a little write-up explaining how TuneGlue worked.
Music Map is a similar tool — enter the name of any artist/band, and Music Map gives you a free floating, hovering map of related artists.
Although I love music data and analytics, I don’t use sites like TuneGlue or Music Map as a music discovery tool.
They do, however, provide nice alternatives to organize/view/think about music and bands in a different way than you might otherwise.
Someone posted a nice instrumental piano cover on YouTube of “Best Song Ever” by One Direction:
Bora York‘s debut album Dreaming Free is chock full of dreamy, eerie, lush sounds. The nice thing about the album is that its 11 songs manage to sound cohesive yet simultaneously unique and standalone.
Listen to my favorite track “Ghost Lights” below, and then give a listen to the entire album over at BandCamp.
“Ghost Lights” —
How do you discover new music? From listening to Pandora, reading music blogs, catching the opening acts of concerts, getting recommendations from friends, to using Shazam, the world abounds with avenues to find music you love.
3 of the more unusual ways I’ve discovered some of my favorite tunes:
“Daniel Bloom” by Hope ForAGoldenSummer: This band is from Athens, Georgia and I saw a write-up of their latest CD in an obscure local Georgia magazine. The album artwork caught my eye so I googled the band and found this track:
“All Boy Band” by Park Ave: This band, consisting of a very young Conor Oberst and members of Tilly & The Wall and The Faint, existed briefly in the late 90s. I already liked Conor Oberst and Tilly & The Wall, so I was surprised when I came across Park Ave. on YouTube:
“Wait Another Day” by Uh Huh Her: I was reading online about Phantom Planet’s switch from a 5 piece to a 4 piece band. Departed member Jacques Brautbar eventually went on to play guitar on tour as a hired hand with the band Uh Huh Her, which is how I found this:
What about your favorite songs — how did you discover them?