The Music Thread - General Discussion Forum - Page 104

pushsquare.com:

@AgentCooper I used to write a little blog, mostly about gigs I went to as I went to a LOT while at uni in London.

Now, I find following certain labels really useful for keeping up with some new stuff I might have missed. For instance, Big Scary Monsters in the UK release loads of stuff I seem to like so I’ll often check out their new artists.

I also listen to the Radio 1 Rock Show and the Future Alternative playlist/show too and find loads of new stuff through them.

I’m also signed up for emails from Banquet and Drift record shops and find some stuff through them too.

I don’t stream anything though. I buy most stuff through bandcamp and then have two playlists on my phone; one with the most recent albums I’ve bought (with a one in, one out rule when I get something new) and a second that I rotate albums every week or two for ones I haven’t listened to for a while.

I was listening to The Ape of Naples by Coil and I can’t stop picturing this guy

@zupertramp That I'm With Her recommendation was very well received here at home. My partner yesterday evening said: can you put on that nice folky music that you played last week again?

@Kidfried I can’t argue with any of what you said, it was beautifully written too. I was more musing on a different time due to the sense memory/ratatouille moment listening invoked. I do try to make it ‘magical’ on the whole, music is incredibly important in our household and we’re doing our best to pass that onto our children, although with our record player being broken, the children’s experience is more ipad speakers than a tangible experience. I struggle with the duality of both missing the hunt and discovery of the old way as @Thrillho alludes to and enjoying the shear freedom of listening