I've had this dilemma until recently. I don't use radio anymore, and I haven't had cable in years so no MTV or VH1. I've recently discovered Pandora, quite happy with it.
- Kevykev
I have some friends whose raison d'être is finding new music, and they toss it to me.
- Kirk Kittell
I don't listen to radio at all. I don't watch videos. Primary source of music is Last.fm and I find new/different stuff via FriendFeed. If I can't find anything I like...I create it.
- Rahsheen ™, Coach of FF
Any and every way I can. I especially like getting recommendations from people I trust. Then, if I really dig the music, I will always have that connection to reflect on.
- Josh Haley
Madison, Wisconsin enjoys the benefits of a fine community station and a killer student station (i.e., WORT, WSUM). Always way ahead of the curve. Plus the internets are a bonus.
- Dave Martin
Last.fm, Pandora, a few choice blogs and--every now and then--the radio.
- Aram Zucker-Scharff
from twhirl
Pandora, BBC 1 (it's new to Americans) and a few di.fm programs.
- Andrew Leyden
I don't listen to radio or watch TV since I moved to the UK, so my primary sources now are Last.fm, eMusic, FriendFeed and Rolling Stone. I'd say I'm purchasing about as much music as I used to though - mostly CDs when Amazon or HMV has a sale. DRM sucks.
- Jon Price
Pandora, Last.fm, podcasts, & sometimes radio. Friends too :)
- Zulema ◕ ◡ ◕
primarily - last.fm and amazon.com recommendations. secondarily - friend recommendations. I have the benefit of having friends with impeccable taste in music.
- Jason Toney
last.fm, hypem.com and podcasts oh and of course friends.
- Got80s
from twhirl
Friends, last.fm, radio, newspapers, movies, tv shows, magazines, concerts, nightclubs, festivals, and FF.
- Pete Delucchi
Oh, music blogs and podcasts, too. flux, gramophone, soul sides, rock insider, and the fader are go to blogs. KCRW top tune, kexp song of the day, and indiefeed are my go to music podcasts. But, damn, now y'all know all my secrets. How will I maintain my rockist/soulist cred?
- Jason Toney
All I use is last.fm, because somehow it amanages to find new related artists each week despite my massive music collection
- Bartek Ciszkowski
I tend to rummage with radio, and internet cause I don't get music suggestions.
- Shawn aka ringking
I'm a bit of a new-music freak and take a lot of time out to find new music. I don't ell se last.fm but I am hooked up on the site. While Pandora was available in the UK that was by far the best way I found new music. Since then I browse my iLike Activity page weekly, as well as check my iTunes weekly mail of new tunes from my favourite bands. I also check BBC Radio 1's and xfm's playlists and isten to the hottest tracks from sixtyone.com. Lastly I check the music page on MySpace nd anything the London Timeout lists in its weekly magazine. For my type of music I listen to Zane Loe on Radio 1 A LOT! Huw Stephens and the In New Music We Trust programmes are very good too. I'm a member of Blip.fm and several others but they don't seem to give me good results.
- Kol Tregaskes
Oh and once I do find a new band I hck them out on Amazon and AllMusic and seek out the similar artists/Albums they list. ALso, Radio 1 has lots of podcasts to listen to.
- Kol Tregaskes
If the last.fm feeds on FF all hd lay buttons then I would check them out more too.
- Kol Tregaskes
I don't, really. Most of my new music is soundtracks. I just don't listen to music.
- Brent Newhall
Through friends and Amazon.com. Occasionally through the BBC's 1Xtra and the NY Times Arts section. My friends are musical omnivores and voracious consumers. They've introduced me to most of the new music I've purchased in the last year.
- tiffany
i am in the black/electro scene - new music i find via last.fm, listening to my friends' music and - like last weekend - by visiting festivals :)
- Carsten