One more week until Brandi Carlile’s new album Bear Creek is out.
I’m looking forward to hearing the studio versions of “Keep Your Heart Young” and “100.”
“Forever Young,” originally by the band Alphaville, has been covered many times.
Original “Forever Young”:
Brandi Carlile’s slow, piano-driven, melancholy version:
Rooney’s upbeat, California-tinged version:
One Direction’s British boyband version:
Youth Group’s nostalgic, mid-tempo version:
Don’t bother listening to: Bad Influence’s metal version and Jay-Z’s rap version.
Part 1 of “How to Discover New Music” (read it here) was all about good music podcasts.
Part 2 is about attending concerts.
Make sure to get there early to catch the opening acts of bands that you already like. Sometimes, the opening bands are chosen by a band’s record label rather than by the band itself, but seeing opening bands nevertheless exposes you to music you probably haven’t heard before.
I’ve stood through my share of awful and/or boring opening acts, but I’ve discovered some of my favorite artists just because they were the opening band for another band I already liked.
Real life examples: Ben Lee opened for Phantom Planet, Eisley opened for New Found Glory, Brandi Carlile opened for Hanson, and The Bridges opened for Rooney.
On the flip side, say a band you like is opening for a different (bigger) band that you haven’t heard of before. Don’t just leave right after the band you came to see played — stick around for the headlining act, and you just might discover a new favorite band.
Real life example: The Like opened for The Sounds.
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