What's a strange or interesting way you learned about an artist or band you wound up liking?
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From the preacher's son of my parent's church
Listening to Lamplight Symphony from Songs for America on a bootleg recording of a Kansas concert before they were known by just about anyone, in his basement room while doing things imminently worthy of having sermons aimed at us.
I learned about Yo La Tengo via an Onion article about hipsters circa 2002.
The article featured other bands I liked – I think Death Cab and the Dismemberment Plan – so I thought I’d give YLT a try. They turned out to be one of my favorite bands.
I ended up discovering As Tall As Lions because a girl happened to be doing laundry at the same time as me: 3am on a Monday night.
She was listening to them on her Ipod and had me put on her headphones when I asked what she was listening to. Fell in love with the band almost immediately.
I've found a lot of music over the last couple years through snowboard movie soundtracks.
Though now its more common for me to recognize music in that scene that I’ve already heard elsewhere. For example, The Art of Flight (which you don’t have to be a snowboarder to appreciate at all, its fantastic) makes awesome use of three songs from Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming.
I’ve also found music by getting out my phone and SoundHound-ing whatever Chipotle is playing, but they tend to get repetitive.
I got really into a metal band in highschool because their lead singer pasted local politicians into scenes from hardcore gay porn and made a zine out of it
When Blake Lewis was on American Idol a few years ago, he wore a Blue Scholars t-shirt.
I didn’t give it a second thought until someone on some forum made note of that fact. So I looked them up (think I found their MySpace page), listened to their song “No Rest for the Weary”, and thought it was terrific. Been listening to them ever since.
It seemed for the first couple of years that there wasn’t a month went by that someone I’d never heard of knocked me over. Saw Sleater-Kinney, Rockin’ Ronnie Dawson, moe and a lot of local bands I still go see today.
From the preacher's son of my parent's church
Listening to Lamplight Symphony from Songs for America on a bootleg recording of a Kansas concert before they were known by just about anyone, in his basement room while doing things imminently worthy of having sermons aimed at us.
PackBob - January 27, 2012
I learned about Yo La Tengo via an Onion article about hipsters circa 2002.
The article featured other bands I liked – I think Death Cab and the Dismemberment Plan – so I thought I’d give YLT a try. They turned out to be one of my favorite bands.
katal - January 27, 2012
I ended up discovering As Tall As Lions because a girl happened to be doing laundry at the same time as me: 3am on a Monday night.
She was listening to them on her Ipod and had me put on her headphones when I asked what she was listening to. Fell in love with the band almost immediately.
EthanN - January 27, 2012
Rock Band 1 & 2
I stopped listening to the radio about 1992, but learned to love a lot of songs I heard in the Rock Band and Rock Band 2 games.
AndrewSaint - January 27, 2012
Fell in love with Little Dragon watching some Australian music network while I was laid over in Hong Kong.
I guess it isn’t weird that I found good music on a music network but it was Australian and I was in Hong Kong so that is kinda strange I guess.
Slow Country - January 27, 2012
I've found a lot of music over the last couple years through snowboard movie soundtracks.
Though now its more common for me to recognize music in that scene that I’ve already heard elsewhere. For example, The Art of Flight (which you don’t have to be a snowboarder to appreciate at all, its fantastic) makes awesome use of three songs from Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming.
I’ve also found music by getting out my phone and SoundHound-ing whatever Chipotle is playing, but they tend to get repetitive.
algorhythm - January 27, 2012
A long time ago, in college, I found out about Fugazi from a random research article I was reading about crime in Washington DC
I don’t remember why Fugazi was mentioned, or why I followed up on it, but I’m glad I did.
Gihyou - January 27, 2012
Daivd Bowie - Labyrinth
Which, in retrospect, was…dear lord were those tights tight.
ThomasG - January 27, 2012
I saw a Black Flag logo on a fanzine once and it fascinated me so I bought a couple records
and that began a multi-year love affair with that band.
pdb - January 27, 2012
My best friend just spent a semester in Ireland
She came back and gave me a CD for this Irish garage band she saw at a club once. It’s pretty amazing, actually. They’re called The Minutes.
Brett the 49er - January 27, 2012
I got really into a metal band in highschool because their lead singer pasted local politicians into scenes from hardcore gay porn and made a zine out of it
Aaron Campeau - January 27, 2012
I learned about Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra from JY in one of these here threads.
That was cool.
thehemogoblin - January 27, 2012
I have these threads to thank for The National and Mono :D
Eyeball Kid - January 28, 2012
When Blake Lewis was on Amsr
Fearless Frog - January 27, 2012 via mobile
When Blake Lewis was on American Idol a few years ago, he wore a Blue Scholars t-shirt.
I didn’t give it a second thought until someone on some forum made note of that fact. So I looked them up (think I found their MySpace page), listened to their song “No Rest for the Weary”, and thought it was terrific. Been listening to them ever since.
Fearless Frog - January 27, 2012 via mobile
I bartended at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland.
It seemed for the first couple of years that there wasn’t a month went by that someone I’d never heard of knocked me over. Saw Sleater-Kinney, Rockin’ Ronnie Dawson, moe and a lot of local bands I still go see today.
extavernmouse - January 27, 2012
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