Marc Fisher has a good piece in The Washington Post about the challenges of music discovery today.
In his desire to hear something new he attempts to find new music using local FM radio, XM Satellite Radio, Last.fm, Pandora and The Hype Machine.
Marc Fisher has a good piece in The Washington Post about the challenges of music discovery today.
In his desire to hear something new he attempts to find new music using local FM radio, XM Satellite Radio, Last.fm, Pandora and The Hype Machine.
Had an incredible time at this year’s HWCH 2006 in Dublin. Niall from the nialler9 blog and his housemates kindly allowed me to stay in their house and we went out each night checking out shows.
So who did I see (with a 10-word or less review of the performance)?
Friday, Oct 13th
Aleko – fine rock-electronica, bad venue sound
The Urges – almost a Doors tribue but not as good
Ham Sandwich – fun but sounded like Yeah Yeah Yeahs in moments
The Immediate – excellent interesting rock
Wintersleep – intense Canadian rockers
Future Kings of Spain – a bit boring, maybe I was too tired to really appreciate
Saturday, Oct 14th
Kill City Defectors – well-done but not awfully memorable
Envelope – enjoyed more rocky show
Channel One – excellent electronica rock show
The Mighty Stef – healthy rock fun
Noise Control – not The Prodigy but the next best thing
Sunday, Oct 15th
Butterfly Explosion – good set but venue sound did not help
Simple Kid – original one man show, interesting use of his tools & powerpoint
Declan De Barra – passionate vocals with a nice cello
Peaches – disappointing, maybe because of venue choice
Valerie Francis – slightly folky, beautiful voice with odd instruments
Giveamanakick – unimpressive punky (but not quite punk) rock
Niall’s take on the three days: Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
In a word, this was a killer way to visit the fine city of Dublin! Loved every bit of it.
A quote from the Business 2.0 article on The Hype Machine ended up as CNET’s Quote of the Day.
I will be in Dublin this weekend (Oct 13-16) at the Hard Working Class Heroes 2006 Festival. I can’t wait!
They have a homepage with lots of event info and bands to explore. There is oddly no way to listen to all of the bands to help decide what to see.
Fear no more! Click below to listen to all the bands whose tracks they’ve included on their site. Click “info” to see the band biography and timeslot.
Hype Machine indexes hundreds of music sites and collects their latest posts for easy streaming and discovery. We're here to help you find the best new music first.
Read more about the project • Contact us