you should probably listen to these bands

[glynnahab]

I stopped listening to the radio years ago for various reasons and this is very old news, but this is appropriate to your opinion (which I happen to agree with). NPR show and download for the stereo MP3 of "How You Remind Me of Someday".

Wow! Those links are awesome in a sickening sort of way. And I'm with you about avoiding the radio. The radio in my car is set to static so that I don't have to hear anything between cds.

It's really discouraging to me as a musician. I have no plans of success or financial stability through music, but as a music lover it's really sad to see how trivial music is to everyone else. In fact, it's pretty much the main reason I've considered selling all my equipment and giving up altogether...

It's all going to fall onto deaf ears in the end.

Sturgeon's Law applies to people as well, I guess.

[crux]

Thankfully the state I'm in is home to WBGO (wbgo.org), which is probably the greatest and one of the last Jazz stations left in the country. I'm also a fan of WFMU (wfmu.org), which has a very eclectic and nearly always unheard of selection of music, which ranges from the great to the bizarre.

[Anubis]

I'm currently in the process of learning to play guitar. I've been saying that for 2 years. The fact of the matter is that I "can" play guitar, but I want to be better.

The past few months I've been teaching myself music theory and composition on an almost daily basis. My playing has improved dramatically! Teaching myself to read music has probably been one of the best things I've done so far.

Also, my basic understand of theory has made it really easy to pick up the piano. I've also been teaching myself Piano and Flute. As well as the singing saw, but I mean, come on. It sounds so cool.

Anyways, I guess this was just a boasting post. Look at me, I'm learning theory!

[soniklife]

Aaron I am not sure where you live but Raein is coming to the states for an east coast tour this winter. They are one of the few screamo bands I still regularly listen to along with Daitro, Loma Prieta, and The Third Memory.

Good call on the Olivia Tremor Control. All of there stuff is great and I am mad that I missed their reunion. If anyone likes them they should also check out Neutral Milk Hotel, Elf Power, Half Handed Cloud and The Music Tapes.

I too listen to lots of different genres of music. Here is some of the stuff that I have been listening to lately that perhaps some of you will enjoy as well.

-June of 44 (90s Louisville based post punk stuff that had elements of jazz and spoken word. For fans of Slint, Rodan and Crownhate Ruin. Start with the albums "Engine Takes to Water" or "Four Great Points") www.myspace.com/giugnodel44

-Beachwood Sparks (Ex members of Further, The Lilys and Strictly Ballroom play West Coast psychedelic country. Mix The Byrds with Buffalo Springfield and elements of all their other bands and you get an idea. The released a few singles and three awesome albums on Sub Pop with the best being "Once We Were Trees".) www.myspace.com/beachwoodsparks

-Allen Clapp & His Orchestra (The solo project of the frontman of indie pop icons The Orange Peels. Truly brilliant bedroom pop was spread across several singles, comps and a masterpiece album called "One Hundred Percent of Rain". There are a lot of little fun facts on how he recorded this stuff but honestly all you need to do is go over to his myspace and listen to the track "Something Strange Happens". If you like solid indie pop stuff like Superdrag or heck even early era Beatles then you will probably LOVE Allen Clapp & His Orchestra.) www.myspace.com/allenclapp

-M83 (One of the few current bands out there that I am REALLY into. Mixing elements of shoegaze, post rock, electropop and Brian Eno like ambient music, M83 creates music that runs the gamut of emotions. Each album gets better and better. The albums "Before the Dawn Heals Us All" and "Saturdays=Youth" are absolutely perfect.) www.myspace.com/m83

-Fluf (90s west coast indie rock/punk in the vein of stuff like Husker Du, Overwhelming Colorfast and Dinosaur Jr. "Home Improvements", "The Classic Years" and "Wasting Seed" are more in line with those influences. Later stuff adopted more of a pop punk sound.)
www.myspace.com/flufrocks

-The Softies (Everything Rose Melberg does blows my mind and The Softies were no exception. Sometimes less is perfect. And The Softies were so bare in arrangements it was perfect. Most of the times it was just two vocals and two guitars. Sometimes percussion or a piano. Easily one of the best American indie pop bands ever. All of their work is fantastic but if I had to pick one hands down it would be oddly their last album "Holiday in Rhode Island". Rose has voice that just kills me everytime I hear it.) http://www.myspace.com/thesoftiesforreal

-Sleepyhead (Great 90s indie rock. If you took Clint Conley's Mission of Burma songs and fed it through Sonic Youth like guitar noise and then filtered it through the driving indie rock of The Wedding Present, you get Sleepyhead. Their albums "Punk Rock City USA" and "Starduster" under appreciated gems.) http://www.myspace.com/sleepyheadrockband

[AwesomeMonstar]

-M83 (One of the few current bands out there that I am REALLY into. Mixing elements of shoegaze, post rock, electropop and Brian Eno like ambient music, M83 creates music that runs the gamut of emotions. Each album gets better and better. The albums "Before the Dawn Heals Us All" and "Saturdays=Youth" are absolutely perfect.) http://www.myspace.com/m83

This, a thousand times this. I've been listening to m83 pretty since i headed to college and man, has it been rewarding. Just changed me ringtone to sitting actually. God I fucking love this band.

[dsheinem]

-M83 (One of the few current bands out there that I am REALLY into. Mixing elements of shoegaze, post rock, electropop and Brian Eno like ambient music, M83 creates music that runs the gamut of emotions. Each album gets better and better. The albums "Before the Dawn Heals Us All" and "Saturdays=Youth" are absolutely perfect.) http://www.myspace.com/m83

This, a thousand times this. I've been listening to m83 pretty since i headed to college and man, has it been rewarding. Just changed me ringtone to sitting actually. God I fucking love this band.

I'll third this - I've been a fan since Dead Cities. I prefer their more instrumentally driven stuff, though - which they unfortunately keep moving further away from. Still, even the stuff with vocals is solid.

[aaron]

Aaron I am not sure where you live but Raein is coming to the states for an east coast tour this winter. They are one of the few screamo bands I still regularly listen to along with Daitro, Loma Prieta, and The Third Memory.

my best friend brian is actually booking the tour and driving them. if you go see them, tell him "hi" for me. he plays drums in phoenix bodies. they are playing indianapolis and my band is playing the show. if they play "faithless" or "endless tourlife" i will lose my fucking mind.

if you're into bands like you've listed you NEED to listen to that black heart rebellion record. you will love it.

Good call on the Olivia Tremor Control. All of there stuff is great and I am mad that I missed their reunion. If anyone likes them they should also check out Neutral Milk Hotel, Elf Power, Half Handed Cloud and The Music Tapes.

half-handed cloud is AMAZING. so amazing. good call.

-June of 44 (90s Louisville based post punk stuff that had elements of jazz and spoken word. For fans of Slint, Rodan and Crownhate Ruin. Start with the albums "Engine Takes to Water" or "Four Great Points") http://www.myspace.com/giugnodel44

-Beachwood Sparks (Ex members of Further, The Lilys and Strictly Ballroom play West Coast psychedelic country. Mix The Byrds with Buffalo Springfield and elements of all their other bands and you get an idea. The released a few singles and three awesome albums on Sub Pop with the best being "Once We Were Trees".) http://www.myspace.com/beachwoodsparks

-Allen Clapp & His Orchestra (The solo project of the frontman of indie pop icons The Orange Peels. Truly brilliant bedroom pop was spread across several singles, comps and a masterpiece album called "One Hundred Percent of Rain". There are a lot of little fun facts on how he recorded this stuff but honestly all you need to do is go over to his myspace and listen to the track "Something Strange Happens". If you like solid indie pop stuff like Superdrag or heck even early era Beatles then you will probably LOVE Allen Clapp & His Orchestra.) http://www.myspace.com/allenclapp

-M83 (One of the few current bands out there that I am REALLY into. Mixing elements of shoegaze, post rock, electropop and Brian Eno like ambient music, M83 creates music that runs the gamut of emotions. Each album gets better and better. The albums "Before the Dawn Heals Us All" and "Saturdays=Youth" are absolutely perfect.) http://www.myspace.com/m83

-Fluf (90s west coast indie rock/punk in the vein of stuff like Husker Du, Overwhelming Colorfast and Dinosaur Jr. "Home Improvements", "The Classic Years" and "Wasting Seed" are more in line with those influences. Later stuff adopted more of a pop punk sound.)
http://www.myspace.com/flufrocks

-The Softies (Everything Rose Melberg does blows my mind and The Softies were no exception. Sometimes less is perfect. And The Softies were so bare in arrangements it was perfect. Most of the times it was just two vocals and two guitars. Sometimes percussion or a piano. Easily one of the best American indie pop bands ever. All of their work is fantastic but if I had to pick one hands down it would be oddly their last album "Holiday in Rhode Island". Rose has voice that just kills me everytime I hear it.) http://www.myspace.com/thesoftiesforreal

-Sleepyhead (Great 90s indie rock. If you took Clint Conley's Mission of Burma songs and fed it through Sonic Youth like guitar noise and then filtered it through the driving indie rock of The Wedding Present, you get Sleepyhead. Their albums "Punk Rock City USA" and "Starduster" under appreciated gems.) http://www.myspace.com/sleepyheadrockband

i've heard june of 44, i will check out the rest. thanks!!

love this thread so far, keep 'em coming!

[Hobie-wan]

It's really discouraging to me as a musician. I have no plans of success or financial stability through music, but as a music lover it's really sad to see how trivial music is to everyone else. In fact, it's pretty much the main reason I've considered selling all my equipment and giving up altogether...

I listen to plenty of music, it just tends to not be safe, crappy top 40 music. I listen more than I used to now I don't have to worry about annoying other people with my crazy electronic music.

If you enjoy making music, don't stop. Maybe just need to find the right way to share it with others.

[newt42]

Bands I listen too:
Pink Floyd, System of a Down, Led Zeppelin, Mindless Self Indulgence, Orgy, Aerosmith, Atmosphere, The White Stripes, Metalica, Julien-K, Wolfmother, HIM, Modest Mouse, Franz Ferdinand, and many others.

I really don't care much for mainstream music. I'm also not one of those annoying emo kids that immediately hates a band the moment they become remotely popular.

[aaron]

Bands I listen too:
Pink Floyd, System of a Down, Led Zeppelin, Mindless Self Indulgence, Orgy, Aerosmith, Atmosphere, The White Stripes, Metalica, Julien-K, Wolfmother, HIM, Modest Mouse, Franz Ferdinand, and many others.

I really don't care much for mainstream music.

it doesn't really get much more mainstream than most of the bands/artists you listed (excepting maybe MSI, atmosphere, and maybe julien-k). what else are you into? like genre specifically. you should check out some of the bands posted in this thread and get a feel for what you like. if you use pandora or last.fm or imeem or whatever that's another great way to check out new bands that are similar to what you like.

i'm not trying to call you out or make fun of you, i like a lot of the artists you listed, just saying that there is a LOT more "underground" stuff that you'd probably really like if you wanted to delve a little deeper.

awesome thread still