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[mandolin]

On the heels of a discussion about iTunes, YouTube, Netflix, DRM, satellite radio and the fact that there are once again MTV channels that actually show music videos but nobody really seems to care anymore...

How do high schoolers/middle schoolers currently pick up on popular music? Does anyone actually watch music video channels anymore? Radio? Or is iTunes et al the place to go?

Anyone know? Bueller? Anyone?

Just curious. I haven't picked up on new music by "normal" means in years - I sometimes go back over my playlists and can't recall where I heard of certain bands from or where I got a certain track - so I have no clue.

Comments

[pussyfortono]

I have no clue either.

[jarissa.livejournal.com]

My husband's goddaughter is just at the youngest edge of the middle school group, and she trips over new music by either haunting YouTube or by recommendations from friends, as far as I can tell.

To be fair, however, our local "pop rock" station is pretty awful -- and mostly runs commercials! It seems to be targeting the college demographic instead of teenagers.

[shantih.livejournal.com]

College radio stations are a help. If there's a college with a station broadcasting in the area of the high school / middle school, that's a possible source of new music.