Why Music Gone?

[bds]

I'm actually super excited by a whole bunch of albums released 2010/early 2011. Admittedly I'm a lot younger than you guys and so this is the type of shit I'm growing up with, but I listen to old stuff too and I honestly think that there's music coming out right now that's of a similar standard. That said, I'm definitely not defending some of the absolute abortions of  "songs" that have hit the charts. 

[Richter]

What would you recomend?

[Luna]

Me, I cycle through styles.  I tend to "center" somewhere and branch out to stuff I liked in the past.  On a given night, I may have, say Rush, Tobey Keith, KISS, and the soundtrack from Cats playing, one after another.  (The fact that it gives my co-workers a migraine when I do that is bonus.)  Some days nothing I've got suits me and I go digging for something else.  Just widen your focus.

[LMNO]

Terrestrial radio has simply become filler for commercials.  Complaining that you can't hear anything good on FM radio is like saying you can't find a good TV show on the CW.

Satellite radio has been pushing the envelope in regards to both new music, and old music you haven't heard in a while.  And there are no commercials, so there's no pandering to advertisers.

Anyhow, here are some good bands that have shown up in the last few years:

The National
LCD Soundsystem
Sleigh Bells
Warpaint
Best Coast
Wavves
Kid Cudi
BlakRoc (which is the Black Keys with Damon Dash's rolodex of rappers)
N.A.S.A.
Grizzly Bear
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes
Art Brut
Bat for Lashes
Fever Ray
Beruit
The Besnard Lakes
Dirty Projectors
Grinderman
Lykki Li
Morning Benders
A Place to Bury Strangers
Robyn
The Soft Pack
The Walkmen
The xx


and, of course,




Lady GaGa.



Simply put, the Billboard 100 and the Grammys are no longer relevant, if they ever were.

[AFK]

Ditto on terrestrial radio.  I couldn't go without my shiny Sirius radio in my car.  The talk stations still have promos, but the music stations don't and some don't even have DJs.  There's a station completely devoted to 90s alternative/rock, a hair metal station, a metal station, and they'll even set you up if you are a smooth jazz fan.  (Yeah, I'm one of those.)

[LMNO]

I'm a fan of the Real Jazz station, Backspin (Old School Hip Hop), XMU (Indie), Soul Town (50s-70s Motown and Soul), Little Steven's Undergroung Garage, and Willie's Place (traditional country).

[Bebek Sincap Ratatosk]

The Gorillaz: http://www.youtube.com/user/gorillaz?blend=1&ob=4
Matt and Kim: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mN3Frq1xYI
Broken Bells: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVxTsXRjNTw
x.x. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pib8eYDSFEI
Spoon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro95Ns58qSE
OK GO - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w
Wookiefoot - (yeah, its hippie I know) http://music.wookiefoot.com/album/be-fearless-and-play

[Richter]

 

I've also been into a lot of Band of Horses, Children of Bodom, Regina Spector, Old Man's Child, and Tegan and Sarah.

[Eater of Clowns]

Huh.  One of my preferred bands for the last five years is Wolf Parade.  I just looked up a song of theirs on YouTube, and not only is the video really, really good, but it also comments surprisingly well on the topic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tTgqxkocf8

[bds]

LMNO hit just about every modern music related note right there. I'd also add Kanye West, Arcade Fire, Beach House, Arctic Monkeys/Alex Turner, Stateless, Broken Bells, Kate Nash, Foals, 65daysofstatic, Explosions In The Sky, Summer Camp, Bonobo, She & Him. Also I adore Warpaint & Sleigh Bells so def check those.

[AFK]

As a metal fan, I do have to say I felt a bit of re invigoration when I discovered the burgeoning folk metal scene.  I had become a bit jaded with the genre thanks to the glut of metalcore bands.   

[Jenne]

Me, I cycle through styles.  I tend to "center" somewhere and branch out to stuff I liked in the past.  On a given night, I may have, say Rush, Tobey Keith, KISS, and the soundtrack from Cats playing, one after another.  (The fact that it gives my co-workers a migraine when I do that is bonus.)  Some days nothing I've got suits me and I go digging for something else.  Just widen your focus.

That's what I do with Pandora stations, and then I put it on "Mix" or whatever it is.  So at one point it's Three Dog Night, and then at another it's Eminem, at another it's Nine Inch Nails, at another it's Swing Out Sister.