How do you decide on new music to buy?


What prompts you to buy new music, especially music from artists you're not familiar with? One of my favorite ways is to pick up on a thread or a review of an artist or genre that sounds interesting, and then head over to www.allmusic.com to read about them and similar bands. I often then buy a CD from the ones that sound most interesting and have received high ratings at that site. It isn't bullet-proof by a long shot, but I've found a lot of good music I wouldn't otherwise necessarily have found.

What's your strategy?

kthomas

Showing 1 response by ghostrider45

Down here in New Orleans we're blessed with a wonderful FM station: WWOZ. This station is volunteer based, not college affiliated, and plays a variety of roots, folk, blues, and jazz music.

The various shows are done by DJ's who love the music and often bring in obscure treasures from their personal collections. The mix includes both local New Orleans and national/international releases.

As a jazz fan, I usually listen to the evening jazz shows on my ride home. It's a rare week when I don't hear a new artist or CD that I just HAVE to have!

I've seen no other station like it in my travels from coast to coast.

BTW they now webcast - check out www.wwoz.com