How to Find New Music Online Part 1

Getting bored with the mainstream music that is being played over the airwaves? Here are some steps you can take to find new and interesting musical gems while browsing the internet.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Computer
• Internet access
• Any multimedia programs that play: (.mp3, .wav, etc.)

1. Make sure you have a DSL or Cable Internet connection because dial-up tends to lag the download time for any music you want to sample online. The faster your connection, the more music you can download in a short time.
2. Open up your internet browser. It does take some time and patience to look for new music, but once you find something suitable to your taste, it is an absolute treasure.
3. Start by visiting search engine sites such as Google.com and look up e-zines pertaining to music online. To get off on a good start, you may want to take a look at Pitchforkmedia.com, Popmatters.com and Stereogum.com. There are many ways to go about finding new music online, but e-zines are probably the best source for seeking out new and hard to find bands.
4. Sites like Pitchforkmedia allows some free downloads, so web users can get a taste of a band's song. There are other ways you can do this, and a great a way is to use Myspace.com's music section. Guaranteed more than 95% of the time the band has their own site listed there. If not Myspace.com, you can search for the band's website by using a search engine such as Google.com. Most likely the band's website will have sample clips of their songs or music videos for you to check out.

Tips & Warnings

• In order for the music to be heard through your computer, you will need to have some sort of multimedia program that will play music. By default computers usually come with a slew of these sort of softwares pre-installed, but sometimes it is best to check.