February 16, 2006
Discover new bands
Recommendation systems are all the rage these days. Last.fm has been particularly successful, and, at least in theory, lots of people use it to discover new bands they didn't know they'd like. Frankly, I've never really had much joy with it, perhaps because I'm not willing to splash out on a CD by a band some website thinks I might like. So what to do instead? Simple. Go to gigs, listen to the support acts, and observe what bands are mentioned on the t-shirts of other people around you.
Three bands I quite like, I would never have discovered except through this method, I'm sure -- the Wildhearts, the Yo-Yos and the Editors.
I don't have good alternatives to the Amazon or LOVEFiLM recommendations yet though. Suggestions welcome! :)
Posted by James at 16:08
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Less of a comment, more of a domain name, there.
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