feeding my ears

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Previously, I described how I get music from podcasts into my ears. But I haven't yet described which music podcasts I subscribe to, or why.

I started with Salon.com's Audiofile column, which they have now discontinued. With the new setup, I added The Hype Machine, which collates what's popular from dozens of music blogs. Unfortunately, much of what's popular doesn't appeal to me. So, I started focusing on individual music blogs -- often subscribing from The Hype Machine's list so that Juice will recognize & automatically download the mp3 files. Here's my current list of subscriptions, in alphabetical order:

Analog Giant (via hypem) is a great source for hip-hop
Attorney Street (via hypem) prefers somewhat more mainstream hip-hop, but it's worth it for the fun remixes
Today's Top Tune from KCRW in Los Angeles, the best music radio station in California
KEXP Song of the Day (via hypem) -- broadcasting indie rock from Seattle, KEXP is the best music radio station anywhere; I also subscribe to their Live Performances podcast in iTunes
MeFi Music is original tracks by MetaFilter users; I end up deleting most of these, but there've been a few (like this) that I absolutely adore
The Current Song of the Day from Minnesota Public Radio has a nice variety of recent non-mainstream music
musicisart (via hypem) showcases a mix of new & old songs, plus wonderful artwork on the blog
The Music Slut (via hypem) often leans more towards eighties pop than I'd like, but there's still good stuff
My Old Kentucky Blog (via hypem) features a nice mix of indie rock, including a lot of live performances. Best of all is the cover song project, where they link to as every cover of a particular song that they can find.
Stereogum focuses on indie & alternative rock

I'm sure I'll be updating this in a few months, so stay, um, tuned.

Wednesday, August 8. 2007
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Tristan Horn - #1 - 2007-08-10 23:17 - (Reply)

I bet you'd also like Groove Salad Taste of the Week.

Wow, though: no intersections between our lists of podcasts. I'll have to check these out soon...

J.D. Falk - #1.1 - 2007-08-11 10:15 - (Reply)

I was listening to Taste of the Week for a while, but there's too much talking -- and as much as I like listening to Rusty talk, I really wanted to hear the music. grin

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