EddieM wrote:
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EddieM wrote:

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BTW, in rock these days, I nearly always buy any CD from:

I'll add that because I don't reallly keep up with music very well
these days, if I find anybody I really like I tend to stick with them
and buy all their music.

I also like Nellie McKay.

Bettie Serveert

As I think I mentioned elsewhere, they'll be on tour this year. See:
www.bettieserveert.com. They're based in Holland, but there's nothing
that sounds particularly Dutch about them. BTW, there are some really
good, interesting Dutch bands and those I've heard sing in English.

Coldplay
Ivy
Paco

Ivy is a little more mainstream than Paco, but they have the same
singer, Dominique Durand. So if you like Ivy, you'll probably like
Paco. The latest Paco CD is really interesting and even has some early
'70's Rolling Stones influence that works well.

Semisonic
Shivaree (Thanks to recommendation in Stereophile of "I Oughta Give You
a Shot in the Head for Making Me Live in this Dump." Couldn't resist
that title and it turns out I really like the band also.)

Ok sure, and I'll give 'em a listen.

I'm flattered!

There seems to be tons of good music out there, it's just hard for me
to keep up, now that I'm older, have a family, etc. I'm hearing a lot
of good, interesting stuff using the iTunes radio tuner and web sites
like www.live365.com and www.radioio.com. All of these are fine places
to start. And they also offer links to much more than popular music;
they have news, spoken word, jazz, classical, folk, etc. In fact, some
conventional radio stations are already webcasting and in at least one
case, a station has ceased conventional broadcasting and switched
entirely to webcasting.

I'm vaguely thinking of getting a Roku (rokulabs.com, I think) home
radio that would let me listen to webcasts without the need for a
computer. The Roku tuner would go on the shelf with my home audio gear.