I had a feeling this topic would be a slow riser in popularity, which is why I waited until a later time to continue it. It's like... well, the David Guetta ft Kid Cudi "memories" of posts. Started off slow, but is now beginning to gain attention.
Anyway, in regards to searching for, purchasing, and downloading exclusive music, I would have to admit that the net does make things much more easier, especially with the fact that most times you have the option to listen first and select precisely what you want rather than risking your money at a record store and possibly purchasing crap.
A perfect example just hit me recently. I discovered a whole stash of mixes and just now mastered the art of finding my favorite styles of nameless genre music;
(The trick is to go to google, type in an artist name with their song title then type in "podcast" afterwards, and it will bring up all the mixes dj's put up with that song in it, most likely containing other songs similar to it in the same mix - then once you find/discover those other similar songs in that mix (some you may not have even heard yet before), all you have to do is search for them individually to get a non-mixed version of it for yourself!!) Now, within the past three days, I've discovered much more of specifically what I like in the form of mixshows, at no charge, than I would have ever found at any record store.
That's just one example of how I think the net is easier. You don't even have to know the name of what you're searching for - as long as you can at least describe or indicate it somehow. Much better than the days of going to The Wherehouse or Tower Records and trying to sing to the employees followed with "that's all the words I know.. Have you heard it?" Getting slightly off topic for a moment, I am a little pissed at some of the mixshow titles I've found. There's one mix of electro-hip hop, house, and modern freestyle bass type stuff and the dj didn't know what to call it, so he decided since they were mainly radio hits to call it "BUBBLE GUM MIX" as if it were Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, or Nsync from late 1990's. He called another one "House & b". What the heck is going on here? The names are becoming more ridiculous and making "hiphouse
" sound good! Anyway, the bottom line is at least I found them - and it was all because of the internet making it easier today. I did not even have to leave my home or talk to anyone to locate it, either.
(GOOGLE) type in: "Rockell In A Dream Podcast"
Whatever mixes any dj put up with that song in it will come up, and it's most likely that if that song is in there, then the other songs around it will be similar sounding or within the main genre of that subgenre. You can try this with NEW music of particular styles, too!
I think it's Easier Today.
