You want to cut out the middle man?

It's quite the job keeping up with new music, particularly that which isn't so main stream. But I get by with a little help from my friends the internet. Here's the inspiration for this bloggy-gog.


Let's start with YouBoob. 


Every artist has a channel but the first part is figuring out which artists you want to listen to and which channels you'd like to explore. A couple of independent channels post recordings of up-and-coming acts so I've picked the best. 


1. Watch, Listen Tell


WLT will always deliver. 


http://www.youtube.com/user/watchlistentell


2. Burberry Acoustic


Acoustic doesn't actually have a separate channel to their parent Burberry channel, which has silly videos to do with Burberry products on it, so just flick it into the search bar of youtube and enjoy.


3. Balcony TV


Have to say, Balcony TV is sometimes hit and miss but they have their own Dublin version of the channel which is great for finding new Irish acts. They also accept anyone on it so if you're in a band yourself? 


http://www.youtube.com/user/StephenORegan


Or search 'Balcony TV Dublin' in the YouTube search box.

"It's not true I had nothing on. I had the RADIO on."

Once you can find a station or programme that  isn't destroyed by the over playing of generic chart music, you're pretty much set. 

Here's some I prepared earlier:

1. Jenny Huston - 2fm

http://www.2fm.ie/jenny/

Jenny Huston is my indie god. On 2fm, all the DJs post their playlists on the webpage so even if you don't get to listen to the podcasts also posted on the page, you can check out who she considers worthy of some airplay. In Jenny We Trust. 

2. Dave Fanning - 2fm

http://www.2fm.ie/fanning/

Dave Fanning mixes it up between indie, rock, and some old school. TBH, I'm a bigger fan of Jenny even though Fanning is probably more well known as a DJ. At the end of every year he does a feature called 'The Fab 50' which is pretty much 50 great anthems played back to back. 

http://2fm.rte.ie/blogs/dave_fanning_news/2011/12/fanning-fab-50---2011.html

3. Late Date - RTE Radio 1

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/latedate/

Late Date is something completely different. It's on until 2 in the morning and they market themselves at those 'winding down' for the night. They play a really broad range of music but every song is guaranteed to be a good one. 

Of course, there's magazines, newspapers etc. particularly the music sections that may help you find cool new music but I've always found myself reading newspapers and magazines when I'm not near a computer to look up the music and by the time I am, I've forgotten to do it. 

But it's all about personal preferences.

And don't forget the facebook friends! You've probably figured out the ones that post good music videos or like the same bands as you so keep track of their music listings. Without becoming a creeper.

I'll most certainly be doing a follow up post about where to find good music but let this keep you busy for a while.