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3021883, RE: thanks for putting this up this year
Posted by Steve O Tron v2, Wed Feb-05-20 09:52 AM
>I never have much to contribute but I really enjoy seeing
>what you post.
>
>Side question: how do you keep up on music in this area more
>generally? There are a few acts I try to follow or find
>"similar to..." recs for but I don't have the language skills
>to navigate native music sites, and haven't found a good
>English-based or translated site to use as a base.
>
>-thebigfunk
>
>~ i could still snort you under the table ~

No problem. Nowadays I rely a lot on what Spotify recommends me in the Discover Weekly and New Releases Radar playlists. I do use the /r/japanesemusic and /r/kpop subreddits as well to see if there's anything that catches my eye. I don't follow blogs much anymore, and I usually just stumble into things randomly, so there isn't a central source that I use to keep up. If I find an artist or song I really like, I'll dive a bit deeper by checking out their similar artists tab on Spotify. YouTube also makes some surprisingly good recommendations as well based on my viewing habits.