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.

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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.

That's how I'm discovering most new music these days - I generally keep
a stream going when I'm at work and note any bands that catch my
attention.


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.

I'm doing that with a Squeezebox. I do often just tune it to web casts,
but it's also handy to have access to your entire digital music
collection on your home stereo - and it's a lot more convenient that
directly connecting a computer up.

For one thing, it's wireless, but also the remote alows you to navigate
your music (or webcast stations) very effectively without going near the
computer. I think both the sqeezebox and Roku are pretty close in
features. They differ slightly in implementation, but when I was looking
into it they were a real toss-up.

I almost went with Airport express for remote music streaming, but the
Roku and Squeezebox both offer some conveniences above and beyond imo.

--
Bill