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>You're better off listening to music however you please and buying albums on Bandcamp to support the artists; Often, the "listening to music however you plea
by jasode 3y ago
>You're better off listening to music however you please and buying albums on Bandcamp to support the artists;
Often, the "listening to music however you please" will contradict "buying albums on Bandcamp to support the artists" ... because the particular artists the listener wants to listen to are on a big label and thus, their albums are not on Bandcamp.
The "buy on Bandcamp" advice only works if one likes to listen to the type of artists (typically indie) that happen to release on Bandcamp.
On the other hand, if music listeners want the mainstream stuff (Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Rolling Stones, etc)... they're only on the big tech music streamers like Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, etc.
- apwell23 3y agoit also sidesteps the whole discovery issue. I would love to know how that person is discovering music that they buy on bandcamp.
- hedora 3y agoAny of the locally-run radio stations in the SF Bay Area are good choices: https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/locate?select=city&city=mountain+view&state=CA https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/locate?select=city&city=mo... Here are some that I have found new music on (no particular order): KZSC, KFJC, KZSU, KSJS, KCSM, KKUP, KSJO, KBCZ, KDFC, KPOO, KALX There's also SomaFM. It looks like Pirate Cat Radio finally sold out to The Man, and got a broadcast license for their transmitter. Need to check them out again: https://kpcr.org/about/ https://kpcr.org/about/ Apparently, there are now a handful of high school radio stations around here too. Does that mean the cool kids have kids in high school now? I must be getting old. Also, music podcasts are a thing. I like Dark Compass for metal.
- FirebornX 3y agoI think the "buy on Bandcamp" advise extends to any other of a large number of marketplaces you can purchase popular artist albums from. I personally want to own music that I like and not just lose it if I decide to cut my subscriptions. I use Bandcamp for smaller acts and Qobuz for everything I can't find on Bandcamp.