# Websites for music nerds? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 16, 2005, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/websites-for-music-nerds/294805 "2005-03-16T14:09:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/websites-for-music-nerds/294805/1 "2005-03-16T14:09:28Z")
I’ve always thought of myself as a music nerd, but I’m finding that the further out I get from college, the harder time I have finding out about new music, or discussing it with others. I’ve also never found very many web sites that fill my music nerd needs. Please list your favorite music websites here, be they blogs, review sites, discussion boards, whatever you like. A few I can list: [Pitchfork Media](http://www.pitchforkmedia.com) (The quintissential music nerd site right now, I guess, though I’ve often found them “hipper-than-thou”; I think I’m just jealous) [Nude as the News](http://www.nudeasthenews.com) (good review site, not updated as frequently as it once was; I used to be a very [infrequent](http://www.nudeasthenews.com/reviews/1088) [contributor](http://www.nudeasthenews.com/reviews/1093)) And the usual Billboard, Rolling Stone, etc. (Note: my tastes run toward indie rock and alt.country, with some forays into “jam bands” but not much connection to that scene anymore. I’ll still listen to, and I’d like to read about, just about anything.) ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/websites-for-music-nerds/294805/2 "2005-03-16T14:14:46Z")
You’d love [http://www.allmusic.com/](http://www.allmusic.com/) . They have a wealth of information. Also, [http://www.epitonic.com](http://www.epitonic.com) has hundreds of free, legal mp3s from lesser-known bands. I like indie rock and alt-country too (among other things), so I’m always looking for recommendations. I’m sure other Dopers will chime in soon enough. ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/websites-for-music-nerds/294805/3 "2005-03-16T14:22:50Z")
Forgot about All Music; I use it as more of a reference than anything. I’m also a member at eMusic, which isn’t quite as good a deal as it used to be, but is still worthwhile. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/websites-for-music-nerds/294805/4 "2005-03-16T16:47:03Z")
[music.download.com](http://music.download.com/) is a great source for free mp3s, and I’ve heard some good stuff there. Check out Unexpect if you’re interested in hearing something interesting. I primarily use [Snakenet](http://www.snakenet.com) and [UltimateMetal](http://www.ultimatemetal.com) for my hooks into what’s new and good. ---
**Author:** ![Freejooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ba8739/32.png) [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/websites-for-music-nerds/294805/5 "2005-03-16T18:40:10Z")
[Stylus Magazine](http://www.stylusmagazine.com/) is kind of shaping up to be the new Pitchfork. I actually find myself reading them more than Pitchfork, and they seem to have a more even spread of writers (ie. no clueless white nerd trying to review the new Nas album; no Calexico review that doesn’t realize they’re a Giant Sand side project). They also tackle film reviews with aplomb, and feature more essays and interesting articles than the P-fork. ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2005, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/websites-for-music-nerds/294805/6 "2005-03-16T22:49:07Z")
[http://www.musicplasma.com/](http://www.musicplasma.com/) This site is moderately entertaining for a short while…Search for bands and you get a ‘chart’ (for lack of a better term) of bands that are in the same general sound. If you know a ton about music, you probably won’t find anything new, but it is cool if you don’t know a whole lot and discover a new genre/band and want to find similiar things. ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/websites-for-music-nerds/294805/7 "2005-03-17T08:46:22Z")
Stylus looks great! Thanks for all suggetions thus far. Incidentally, Pitchfork’s feature on the new REM reissues surprised me a bit, because the author’s thoughts on the albums mirrored mine just about exactly, from an inability to separate _Green_ from my consciousness, to an inordinate love for _New Adventures in Hi-Fi_, to a belief that _Around the Sun_ was their first truly bad album. It’s almost like I wrote the damn thing. ---
**Author:** ![Ooner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c67d28/32.png) [@Ooner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ooner)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/websites-for-music-nerds/294805/8 "2005-03-17T11:44:54Z")
Not sure if it’s appropriate to plug my site here, but it’s a pretty fun place to find new music to listen to if you’re into making or listening to Mix tapes/CDs, though the discussion/content part is lacking. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2005, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/websites-for-music-nerds/294805/9 "2005-03-17T12:33:09Z")
> [@DoctorJ](#): > > Stylus looks great! I’ll second that. Off to see if they’ll review my album! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Skellington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Skellington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skellington)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/websites-for-music-nerds/294805/10 "2005-03-18T05:18:57Z")
Thanks guys! If I had though of this I would have done it first. 😃 This wiil be useful for me (biggest music nerd in the world as I know it). P.S. Hi Lou, I’m a big BBVD fan too. ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2005, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/websites-for-music-nerds/294805/11 "2005-03-18T06:39:56Z")
I suppose I might as well insert my inevitable link to [KEXP](http://www.kexp.org).