A Personal History of Music Discovery Platforms

1980-1988: radio (WTIC; WKSS)

1982-1992: TV (MTV; HBO Video Jukebox)

1989-1992: magazines (Rolling Stone; Musician)

1992-1994: Columbia House

1994-1998: college radio station people (not the actual radio station)

1998-2004: magazines (EW)

1999-2000: Napster

2002-2006: mp3 blogs

2006-2012: nothing / "the internet"

2012-present: Shazaming songs overheard in stores (Froyoworld; Old Navy)

  1. superopinionated reblogged this from kfan and added:
    This is great, and is very similar for me, although I’d also add Luna Music, the local record store in my town that sold...
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