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Sandman
10-07-2008, 09:11 PM
My main sources are

mtv.com's news page (the only thing I use MTV for)
billboard.com
blabbermouth.net


Clearly I could use some new choices....I think my best source is blabbermouth but that's metal only.
jeffbax
10-07-2008, 09:19 PM
Last.fm, friends,
Lint of Death
10-07-2008, 09:35 PM
I periodically look up my favorite artists and see if they're selling anything new on Amazon or iTunes, or if they have songs I don't know about on YouTube.
Zabyx
10-07-2008, 09:36 PM
iTunes, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork.
TheEpicOfTyler
10-08-2008, 12:17 AM
lambgoat.com
Message boards, I am friends with most bands I am interested in on MySpace, so I get info that way too.
pomeroy
10-08-2008, 03:32 AM
Rolling Stone.

I also like Blender (although it's getting shittier).
Shadowstorm
10-08-2008, 06:08 AM
Last.fm, Pandora, friends, p2p music communities.
Bad Buddha
10-08-2008, 06:12 AM
My 18-year-old daughter.
National Kato
10-08-2008, 01:24 PM
Pitchfork covers most types of music I like and does so pretty quickly. I don't always agree with their 'holier-than-thou' review style, but as long as you're just looking for up-to-the-minute news? That'll do.
Raen
10-08-2008, 01:52 PM
NME, Kerrang, MySpace friends of artists I like, Radio 1, friends, University Radio. The MySpace method is actually quite a good way I've found.
Sandman
10-08-2008, 02:37 PM
but....but I hate myspace.
Radioguy9698
10-08-2008, 05:42 PM
Billboard and rollingstone and sometimes just listen in to the PD's office at our country station when he's checking out new stuff...
Aggort
10-08-2008, 05:44 PM
I'll just go with all of the above. I love blabbermouth, but nothing is better than billboard and rolling stone.
CES
10-08-2008, 06:50 PM
Terrorizer for the most part. Guess I'm the only one who reads it.
Brady
10-08-2008, 07:02 PM
I feel that Picthfork just feels the need to be complete dicks about certain bands just because they are just too cool... I don't get it. If its a Radiohead album its a perfect score, if Weezer they give a 0.4/10. Granted Weezer isn't so hot anymore... but still. My main injustice with them is their dislike for Nada Surf, I love me some Nada Surf.

My most trusted source for music news is Stereogum (http://www.stereogum.com). Fantastic website.

Another blog I get some info from is It's Hard to Find a Friend (http://hardtofindafriend.blogspot.com/). Good site, but its been slow to update lately.
astranoir
10-08-2008, 07:05 PM
Erm, mostly through osmosis - hearing things from friends or coworkers, or even things on this site.
Zabyx
10-08-2008, 07:06 PM
I feel that Picthfork just feels the need to be complete dicks about certain bands just because they are just too cool... I don't get it. If its a Radiohead album its a perfect score, if Weezer they give a 0.4/10. Granted Weezer isn't so hot anymore... but still. My main injustice with them is their dislike for Nada Surf, I love me some Nada Surf.

Yeah, they're pretty unkind toward a lot of things I love (they gave Evil Urges like a four or something), but they also post updated tour dates all the time.
pomeroy
10-08-2008, 07:07 PM
I feel that Picthfork just feels the need to be complete dicks about certain bands just because they are just too cool... I don't get it. If its a Radiohead album its a perfect score, if Weezer they give a 0.4/10. Granted Weezer isn't so hot anymore... but still. My main injustice with them is their dislike for Nada Surf, I love me some Nada Surf.

My most trusted source for music news is Stereogum (http://www.stereogum.com). Fantastic website.

Another blog I get some info from is It's Hard to Find a Friend (http://hardtofindafriend.blogspot.com/). Good site, but its been slow to update lately.

Dude, never read Pitchfork for the reviews. They're asinine.
Zabyx
10-08-2008, 07:10 PM
Dude, never read Pitchfork for the reviews. They're asinine.

I'll give them one thing -- I love me some No Age, and I probably wouldn't have found them without Pitchfork.
Shadowstorm
10-08-2008, 08:31 PM
They gave The Fragile a 2/10. Fuck 'em.
Zabyx
10-08-2008, 08:37 PM
They gave The Fragile a 2/10. Fuck 'em.

They have NiN-hate going on, in general.
TheEvilNarwhale
10-08-2008, 09:23 PM
I get most of my music news from www.punknews.org its a great place to find out about of punk, indie, hardcore, and ska. They often have streams of things coming out soon and I have found a ton of cool bands.
digitalErich
10-08-2008, 09:29 PM
The Hype Machine (http://hypem.com/)
The Iron Weasel
10-10-2008, 03:17 PM
Sputnikmusic! I really like its community based scores and the community is really solid.
Bad Buddha
10-10-2008, 04:57 PM
They gave The Fragile a 2/10. Fuck 'em.

Damn them!

One of my all time favorite albums!

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/2647/fragilebz2.jpg

;)
Raen
10-10-2008, 05:19 PM
but....but I hate myspace.

It's pretty much the only thing I'll put up with MySpace for. And how the hell did you become Heavyweight champion?
Dukefrukem
10-10-2008, 05:26 PM
music news? what the fuck is music news?
rein
10-10-2008, 08:47 PM
My 18-year-old daughter.

me too.

wait!

Not your 18 year old daughter, my 19 year old. :p
Thanasimos
10-10-2008, 10:14 PM
Friends, MySpace, and forums. I periodically check up on artists I like, looking for local shows.
Shadowstorm
10-12-2008, 11:32 AM
music news? what the fuck is music news?

lolwut.

Music news. Like, gaming news except it is dealing with music. Come now.
Aggort
10-12-2008, 11:36 AM
My most trusted source for music news is Stereogum (http://www.stereogum.com). Fantastic website.


Stereogum rocks, how could I forget them. If anyone is interested in up and coming bands, they provide their own news from their profiles over at thesixtyone.com (http://www.thesixtyone.com/). It's a social music MMO game. It's pretty cool with achievements, stats, and leveling up granting you new abilities on the site.