I don't stream but I stumble upon some great artists on YouTube sometimes and end up buying their albums.Also get new and old suggestions to check out from seeing what you guys are listening to.My newest find is 'Seasick Steve'.Great slide guitar.
EVER FEEL LIKE A TOTAL NITWIT DISCOVERING AN ARTIST LATE IN THE GAME?
Examples:
1.) Chris Whitley. I was driving home after a long work day driving all over the place, my radio tuned to WFUV FM in New York. Ever hear a song for the first time and it feels like it lasted for an hour even though it was only minutes?The song was "Narcotic Prayer" and I was literally blown away. When I got home I searched iTunes and downloaded the album immediately. It was then I discovered he had died over a year earlier. &*^$%&$# I have everything he's ever recorded.
2.) Sublime. Same kind of episode. The song was "What I Got." Bought the album and started digging. Took a while before I finally found out that Bradley Nowell died. WTF? It's remained in my rotation ever since. Damn good album all the way through. I have the complete collection.
3.) Imani Coppola. I have absolutely no idea how I stumbled upon her while absentmindedly foraging amongst the depths of iTunes in January of this year, but somehow I clicked on a 1:30 sample of "I Am A Tree" from the album Chupacabra. Wowzers. To say the least. I was thinking, "wow, this is fresh stuff!" I saw all of her other records and. based on the strength of Chupacabra's tunes, purchased them as well. As I was listening to Chupacabra I started reading and... Well, Chupacabra was released in 1997! Here I am, a 63 year old white guy thinking I'm hipper than hell...Since then her music has become somewhat more edgy, incorporating more and more hip-hop and rap but, man, she's a fascinating personality, singer, lyricist and artist. An amazing talent.
I've got a few more but let's have some fun with this. Have at it!
1.) Chris Whitley. I was driving home after a long work day driving all over the place, my radio tuned to WFUV FM in New York. Ever hear a song for the first time and it feels like it lasted for an hour even though it was only minutes?The song was "Narcotic Prayer" and I was literally blown away. When I got home I searched iTunes and downloaded the album immediately. It was then I discovered he had died over a year earlier. &*^$%&$# I have everything he's ever recorded.
2.) Sublime. Same kind of episode. The song was "What I Got." Bought the album and started digging. Took a while before I finally found out that Bradley Nowell died. WTF? It's remained in my rotation ever since. Damn good album all the way through. I have the complete collection.
3.) Imani Coppola. I have absolutely no idea how I stumbled upon her while absentmindedly foraging amongst the depths of iTunes in January of this year, but somehow I clicked on a 1:30 sample of "I Am A Tree" from the album Chupacabra. Wowzers. To say the least. I was thinking, "wow, this is fresh stuff!" I saw all of her other records and. based on the strength of Chupacabra's tunes, purchased them as well. As I was listening to Chupacabra I started reading and... Well, Chupacabra was released in 1997! Here I am, a 63 year old white guy thinking I'm hipper than hell...Since then her music has become somewhat more edgy, incorporating more and more hip-hop and rap but, man, she's a fascinating personality, singer, lyricist and artist. An amazing talent.
I've got a few more but let's have some fun with this. Have at it!