How To Discover Music You'll Love
Music streaming services like Spotify offer huge libraries of songs and albums—with recommendation engines that can feel unadventurous and repetitive. On this episode of How To!, Carvell Wallace welcomes online tastemaker and podcast host Derrick Gee to discuss the shortcomings of music streaming algorithms. And, they sit down with R.J. and Brie—two music fans from different generations—to offer up tips for finding hidden gems and obscure jams that might reinvigorate your own music-seeking journey.
Recommendations from this episode:
Internet radio: KEXP (Seattle), KALX (UC-Berkeley), NTS Radio (UK), and KVRX, "None of the Hits, All of the Time" (Austin, Texas)
Podcasts and online features: Speaks Volumes With Derrick Gee, Bandsplain, NPR's Song of the Day
Derrick G's playlists
If you liked this episode check out How To Write the Perfect Breakup Song (with special guest Ben Folds).
Do you have a problem that needs solving? Send us a note at howto@slate.com or leave us a voicemail at 646-495-4001 and we might have you on the show. Subscribe for free on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen.
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Music streaming services like Spotify offer huge libraries of songs and albums—with recommendation engines that can feel unadventurous and repetitive. On this episode of How To!, Carvell Wallace welcomes online tastemaker and podcast host Derrick Gee to discuss the shortcomings of music streaming algorithms. And, they sit down with R.J. and Brie—two music fans from different generations—to offer up tips for finding hidden gems and obscure jams that might reinvigorate your own music-seeking journey.
Recommendations from this episode:
Internet radio: KEXP (Seattle), KALX (UC-Berkeley), NTS Radio (UK), and KVRX, "None of the Hits, All of the Time" (Austin, Texas)
Podcasts and online features: Speaks Volumes With Derrick Gee, Bandsplain, NPR's Song of the Day
Derrick G's playlists
If you liked this episode check out How To Write the Perfect Breakup Song (with special guest Ben Folds).
Do you have a problem that needs solving? Send us a note at howto@slate.com or leave us a voicemail at 646-495-4001 and we might have you on the show. Subscribe for free on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen.
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