> As a fan, with no credible music press to help discern the good from the shit you'll just never hear about the really good bands because the signal gets lost

> As a fan, with no credible music press to help discern the good from the shit you'll just never hear about the really good bands because the signal gets lost in the noise of all the shit. Throw darts until you find a band you like. Then, go to their Facebook/Bandcamp/Soundcloud/Last.fm page and you'll find a bunch of "if you like this you'll like these" links to other bands, or even a list of musicians the band endorses. This is the modern equivalent of flipping through the radio.