Best Last.fm stations for finding something new

You may be thinking you don’t need to read this article. After all, you already have your own favorite stations, whether they’re on Last.fm, Pandora, Grooveshark, Slacker, etc., and I’m sure you could listen to them on “Repeat” until your ears go numb. But variety is, after all, the spice of life. When listening to [...]

New albums from alt-rock legends

As the summer wraps up, a number of long-running groups are releasing albums to help with those back-to-school doldrums. Here are a few of our favorites. Bad Religion The Dissent of Man The first single from the band’s 15th album premiered on KROQ 106.7 on August 26, and if “The Devil In Stitches” is any [...]

Grooveshark radio: your local record shop on the Internet

Dick and Barry from the film High Fidelity may epitomize the record geek stereotype, but there is something undeniably charming about someone so integrated into the music world that they are able to recommend new bands based on what they know you like. Sam Tarantino, CEO and founder of Grooveshark, decided to bring that same [...]

Get stuck on new music with Stereogum

Stereogum is a music blog with soul, and a creepily accurate 6th sense. The prescient site has spotlighted many alternative groups just before they make it big, such as Vampire Weekend. Don’t expect any one style of music to be praised above another, thoughStereogum’s writers have a wide-ranging and open-minded musical taste, from the classic [...]

eMusic: Where the e’s for “easy”

Actually, it’s for “electronic”, but with eMusic’s innovative pricing plan and the exposure they offer for independent artists, the “easy” adjective is perfectly apt. But we should clarify what we mean. It’s “easy” for listeners to find new, interesting music for a low price, where users pay for a certain number of tracks rather than [...]