Where to Get Some New Music
Jan 27, 2014
Are you constantly looking for new music to listen to? Well guess what, the internet is here to help. Mostly unknown, Indie music can be found online in a matter of minutes of searching about.
Started in 2005, the blog http://www.aquariumdrunkard.com , which is based in Los Angles, California, has a special selection of mixtapes from independent and upcomming artists, along with news from the music world, along with as much merchandise any music snob could want. Garage bands, vintage-esque style and a taste toward the past few decades. With documentaries and feature stories of past and present musicians, this music site goes into the culture of indie music.
On the opposite side of the music spectrum, ran by a DJ and music journalists, the blog http://blackdownsoundboy.blogspot.com/ features UK style funk, techno and dubstep for the world to hear. Blackdownsoundboy features videos, free downloads, mixtapes and interviews from underground artists.
A little more mainstream, the website and app Songza has a long list of playlists meant for anything from everyday tasks to saving the world, and has set playlists or different times of the day and week. Also, Songza is free of ads ,which everyone likes. Music is free to listen to, and users can make friends and even listen to guest curators and famous DJs.