Boyfriend and I broke up. Got some time to fill...

[sillysillymary]

Hello... I've been slightly lurking and reading old, old posts because I'm discovering music I've never heard of before, and learning more about the culture of knowing good music (history, etc...). Also learning about boards, because a few months ago I knew nothing.

I usually just like the way music makes me feel... like a drug... I don't worry about the influences or the band members or even what the album or tracks are called.... but, I've become more interested in this lately.

I just want to be one of the cool kids. JK. But, I do think I'll be losing many hours here that should be spent on homework, laundry, or sleeping. I hope it doesn't cut into my Facebook time....

[ThePhanastasio]

Welcome, welcome! Hope you really enjoy it here.

Just out of curiosity, what sort of music are you interested in right now? And who are some of your favorites?

Hope that you enjoy the board and stick around!

[sillysillymary]

I listen to allllll sorts of music. Love Pandora for discovering (so this is more like currently listening to... not really all time faves). Some of my Pandora stations are:

Portugal. The man
M83
Nine Inch Nails
Washed Out
Mumford and Sons
Blonde Redhead
Massive Attack
Dubstep
The Bird and the Bee
Ghostland Observatory
Regina Spektor
Foreigner
The Xx
Neil Young
Tom Waits
Miike Snow
Violent Femmes
The Knife
The Beautiful South
Leonard Cohen
Powerman 5000
Crystal Castles

Last CD's I purchased:

Cage the Elephant
Tron Soundtrak
Discovery LP
They Might Be Giants

I'm going to Coachella, so I've been trying to explore bands from the Lineup.

I also use the classical stations to listen to while doing hw or to chill sometimes. Different music for different moods/activities. But, always music.

[ThePhanastasio]

Very cool! I like a lot of the bands you have Pandora stations for - very nice!

I hope that you find this place as good for introducing you to music as Pandora; there are a lot of album clubs and things on the forum that are really good for that. There are also recommendation threads for all genres which have forums, as well as a general recommendation thread.

[sillysillymary]

Well thank you for the welcome! I'm honestly a little afraid to say anything... because I just don't know.

Like, you might have thought Mr. Brainwash was awesome until you saw "Exit Through The Gift Shop" and learned that he really just made a profit on all his "friends" ideas, talents, and skills... and then you're a dumba** if you didn't know the originals... Like that.

[ThePhanastasio]

Just jump in and talk about music; people here actually are really nice. There are people who listen to all sorts of music, mainstream or otherwise. It's a really fun forum!

One thing to keep in mind, though - when you're wanting to discuss a particular topic, before starting a thread, use the search feature to see if one already exists. If it does, then go ahead and post in the existing topic; people usually use the "New Posts" feed, which can be found beside the search feature to discuss topics, and your post will still be seen even if the original topic is kind of old.

[sillysillymary]

OK... got it. Actually learned from experience on that one. Thank you.

[blanket]

Hello.
I'm new here too, but welcome. :3

[djchameleon]

I thought since you are new it would be a pretty good idea to have you read this.

http://www.musicbanter.com/announcem...w-existed.html

you will find some interesting things there that you can use.

[Howard the Duck]

Originally Posted by djchameleon

I thought since you are new it would be a pretty good idea to have you read this.

http://www.musicbanter.com/announcem...w-existed.html

you will find some interesting things there that you can use.

oh great - only now do I know how to use multi-quote