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What are your lesser-known or weird ways of looking for new music? [more inside]
posted by querty
on Oct 31, 2009 -
37 answers
What are the canonical "cocksman" blues performances? [more inside]
posted by Joe Beese
on Sep 19, 2009 -
15 answers
What online music retailers would you recommend? I'm interested in CDs, new and used, preferably from an independent outfit. [more inside]
posted by woodway
on Jul 26, 2009 -
17 answers
I'm looking for music similar to Within Temptation (symphonic metal, preferably female-fronted). Should be easy, but there's a catch... [more inside]
posted by CrazyGabby
on Jun 26, 2009 -
23 answers
Can anyone recommend songs that sound like "Carol Brown" by Flight of the Conchords? [more inside]
posted by Shesthefastest
on Jun 11, 2009 -
4 answers
Please recommend music that is similar in style (as close as possible and working outward from there) to the song Diva Dance from the movie The Fifth Element. I would particularly enjoy similar opera, if that exists. Be sure to recommend groups/bands/singers and, if possible, specific songs as examples.
Here is the Diva Dance video for comparison:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0qy3JHz6X0
Thank you very much!
posted by Nox
on May 18, 2009 -
9 answers
I'm looking for "a capella" but not the college barbershop type. Examples would be Bjork's Medulla and Camille's Le Fil. [more inside]
posted by vaguelyweird
on Feb 17, 2009 -
32 answers
If I love Duke Ellington and John Coltrane's "In a Sentimental Mood," what other jazz songs should I seek? [more inside]
posted by grrarrgh00
on Feb 9, 2009 -
11 answers
Any recommendations for an inexpensive (but not cheap) classical guitar? I'm looking in the $150-$250 range here. [more inside]
posted by littlerobothead
on Jan 2, 2009 -
9 answers
How do I get into noise music? I like early Sonic Youth, late Tarentel, am very well versed in grind and brutal hardcore, like Team Brick, don't like Oren Ambarchi. I prefer shrieking feedback to long drones, distorted guitars to electronic instruments, beats to no beats. I think I prefer the specific to the abstract. For example, I don't understand minimal techno. [more inside]
posted by maryrosecook
on Nov 19, 2008 -
26 answers
Best alternative-music podcasts in Western Europe and Latin America? [more inside]
posted by apollo3000
on Nov 6, 2008 -
4 answers
Another "specific music recommendations" thread. [more inside]
posted by LSK
on Oct 21, 2008 -
6 answers
MusicFilter: Mrs. Billtron would like more music like the opening song from HBO's True Blood, "Bad Things" by Jace Everett. She likes the sound of Chris Isaak and Junior Brown, which are the closest things in our mp3 collection, but misses the spooky vampire and warewolve ambience of the theme song. Any suggestions? Suggestions should err on the side of New Orleans rather than Nashville, since she just got back from Louisiana and really misses it.
PS I am really enjoying reading Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale at the moment.
posted by billtron
on Oct 11, 2008 -
7 answers
Three somewhat specific music recommendation requests. [more inside]
posted by LSK
on Sep 12, 2008 -
11 answers
Music recommendations in a very particular vein (well, maybe two):
1. Do Make Say Think and A Silver Mt. Zion collide in a near-fatal accident, the honorable Steve Reich presiding. What (band) results from this impossibly gorgeous union?
2. Rachel's is exquisitely beautiful, yet I've found nothing in the world like them. Is there anything, anywhere at all, that manages to sound something like Rachel's and something like Arovane's "Tides" album? I think it would blow my mind...
If it isn't immediately obvious, I like post-rock with purpose, and BEATS. If you can't answer either question, throw me something exciting and intriguing in that vein worth checking out :) [more inside]
posted by dmaterialized
on Aug 18, 2008 -
48 answers
Similar-in-style songs to Christina Aguilera's Candyman? I'm helping plan a wedding dance list, and this modern boogie is a lot of fun, but I don't want to be the one that drops "he makes my cherry pop" into this particular dance hall. In other words, it should be clean too. [more inside]
posted by artifarce
on Jul 20, 2008 -
12 answers
I fell in love with "Frontier Psychiatrist" by The Avalanches all over again this week. Can you recommend similar songs or artists, particularly with that amusing juxtaposition of voice samples as part of the track? [more inside]
posted by Bakuun
on Jun 8, 2008 -
26 answers
A rap education for an picky atheist feminist weaned on indie, punk and new wave - primarily music but books/essays would be good too. [more inside]
posted by carbide
on Apr 25, 2008 -
76 answers
LOS ANGELES LOCAL BANDS, recommend me. [more inside]
posted by klangklangston
on Apr 24, 2008 -
21 answers
I love listening to the groaning music of Mark Morgan (the Fallout soundtracks) and Lustmord (dark, dark ambient) while I read. I've been trying to find some similar music, but last.fm insists that Mark Morgan is like all other game soundtrack composers and Lustmord is akin to gothic wailing*.
So I turn to you. What other artists make music with this grinding, eerie, screetchingly dark post-apocalyptic quality?
* Nothing wrong with gothic wailing, just not when I'm reading.
posted by Skyanth
on Mar 27, 2008 -
19 answers
Help introduce me to new indie music and any blogs that cover them. [more inside]
posted by phyrewerx
on Mar 25, 2008 -
24 answers
Suggest some mood enhancing music. I find music to be therapeutic, especially after a long day, when I need to keep going. An ideal example would be Frank Sinatra's "That's Life". [more inside]
posted by stashdot
on Mar 23, 2008 -
26 answers
Ms Monkey and I are getting married in the fall. Current plan is to walk down the aisle together. What are some songs about monkeys we can walk to? [more inside]
posted by FlyingMonkey
on Mar 13, 2008 -
66 answers
Bass Amp Filter: 2 x 10 or 1 x 15? [more inside]
posted by IZ
on Feb 13, 2008 -
20 answers
I'm looking for recommendations for books, movies and even music that might be relevant for a group of middle school (7th & 8th grade, ages 12-14) kids who are going to Rome over spring break. [more inside]
posted by bjennings
on Feb 3, 2008 -
8 answers
I'd like to get a little more into dub and acquire some albums. I like what I understand to be the more typical kind of tracks: long, rumbly instrumentals and would prefer to largely avoid anything with predominant vocals. Does anyone have any particular albums or artists to recommend? Compilations are a-okay. [more inside]
posted by picea
on Jan 30, 2008 -
18 answers
Jazz-heads - help me fill out my Xmas wish-list. Especially seeking those with rec's for (say) quartets to octets featuring Baritone Sax, Trombone, and/or strong and prominent rhythm sections. [more inside]
posted by Ufez Jones
on Dec 2, 2007 -
17 answers
I've been listening to Johnny Cash's American V and it is breaking my heart. I'm in a wallowing mood and looking for other such raw emotional songs that are relatively simple (not a lot of instruments). Any genre. [more inside]
posted by beautifulcheese
on Nov 28, 2007 -
57 answers
Help me find more music like Flight of the Conchords and Tenacious D. [more inside]
posted by brain_drain
on Sep 20, 2007 -
33 answers
Name some good online sources for recommendations and also reviews of recorded performances of classical music. [more inside]
posted by Gyan
on Aug 2, 2007 -
4 answers
Jazzy electronic music recommendations? I'm thinking of Squarepusher, some Tortoise, etc. [more inside]
posted by electric_counterpoint
on Jul 24, 2007 -
49 answers
Do recommend me music like Aïcha by Khaled. [more inside]
posted by jouke
on Jul 24, 2007 -
6 answers
Can you recommend a voice teacher in the Bay Area? [more inside]
posted by scrump
on Jul 2, 2007 -
5 answers
I'm going to London for the first time in years for the week of July 8-15. What are some good venues for seeing good, local bands? [more inside]
posted by psmealey
on Jun 30, 2007 -
9 answers
Help me find other artists in the more mellow Nick Cave / Leonard Cohen / Murder by Death vein? [more inside]
posted by maldrin
on May 3, 2007 -
44 answers
I recently started listening to classical music, but my usual means of finding new albums (radio, friends, overheard-at-the-store, etc.) are somewhat ineffective. Need recommendations! [more inside]
posted by archagon
on Feb 19, 2007 -
25 answers
I have a strange affection for the syrupy, slightly outdated, epic-sounding vocal pop of female singers like Eleni Vitali (Greece), Selda Bagcan (Turkey), Lata Mangeshkar (India), and the like. Who else would you recommend in this line? [more inside]
posted by mykescipark
on Feb 11, 2007 -
7 answers
Got any band recommendations? [more inside]
posted by 53B3L1U5
on Dec 10, 2006 -
34 answers
It has come to my attention that my five year-old cousins do not have any Christmas music. Recommendations for fantastic albums, please! [more inside]
posted by Soliloquy
on Dec 5, 2006 -
25 answers
Keep your eyes on the prize. Never give up. Fight until the end. This is the kind of positive message I'm looking for in music and in movies, and I'm asking for recommendations from the hivemind [more inside]
posted by dropkick
on Nov 29, 2006 -
50 answers
Difficult Music Filter: Albums that take *ages* to get into [more inside]
posted by Lanark
on Nov 15, 2006 -
87 answers
Help me with Bumbershoot... I need to figure out which day I should go, which bands to catch. [more inside]
posted by hatsix
on Sep 1, 2006 -
15 answers
What are some good duets? [more inside]
posted by callmejay
on Aug 18, 2006 -
43 answers
Feed me more enchanting musical masterpieces. [more inside]
posted by koenie
on May 29, 2006 -
37 answers
I'm taking a holiday from around the 25th of July for 5 weeks to the UK, France and Germany. As well as doing plenty of sightseeing, I'd love to see some great live music by some bands/DJs that might not make it to Australia for a few years. Being in Melbourne, and having never been to the UK before, I have no idea about what source to go to, to find out what festivals or gigs by bands/DJs are coming up. Melburnians know to check their local street press, where do the Brits go to find out all their music news?
Please recommend some great websites for news, reviews and schedules. Anything with an RSS feed would be awesome, but I'm not worried if it doesn't have one.
A poke around in google found www.virtualfestivals.com which seems to be good for festivals, but not much for gigs. Not like the usual street press that I'm used to reading.
I had the thought to go to Reading/Leeds Festivals or Creamfields, but I think they might already be sold out. I also have no idea where to buy tickets from. Are there major ticket agencies to head to? Is ebay a good option?
Also, any thoughts, recommendations or live music experiences for festivals, gigs or venues are more than welcome!
Thanks!
posted by snarkle
on May 8, 2006 -
10 answers
I'd like some recommendations for opera music to be played at a funeral. [more inside]
posted by Rock Steady
on Apr 26, 2006 -
24 answers
Music recommendations for someone who has grown up/apart from indie rock. [more inside]
posted by kmel
on Apr 13, 2006 -
41 answers
Songs with Vocoders: I recently fell in love with "Middle Class Men" by Syd Matters, which features some beautiful vocals sung through some type of vocoder.
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posted by geekhorde
on Feb 7, 2006 -
33 answers
Know any other songs like "El Matador" by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs? [more inside]
posted by exceptinsects
on Feb 1, 2006 -
12 answers
I'd like some J-pop recommendations, please. [more inside]
posted by the_bone
on Sep 18, 2005 -
30 answers