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The Amazon.com system of recommendations is usualy quite spot on.

There are still many ways to obtain "new" music; the problem (for me) has become finding "good" new music.

Several audiophile friends each of whom know the leanings of the others. We make suggestions and swap CDs.

I'm starting to find stuff on XMRadio. For jazz and classical, it's impossible to find new stuff on the radio. Television? I KNEW you were joking. The only reason to go in a record store is to see what the new releases are. I'll NEVER pay $19 for a new release in a store again.

Mostly on NPR or PRI, they have the music I would most likly purchase. Lets face it, I am not a kid turned on by the current pop/rap trends, so I have to look at more esoteric places for new music.

I think the new Apple internet based music delivery system could provide another way to discover new music. One can download a song and then see if it is worth buying it on high res format.

When on the move cant beet it.

I still listen to radio to discover good music but maybe I am lucky to have paid access to BBC Radio!! ??

Stereophile, Absolute Sound, Downbeat, Jazziz, Jazz Times.

Thousands of fine music websites can be found on the Internet that offer both direct purchase to lp, cd, sacd, dad and dvd formats and links to other websites that include, but are not limited to, manufacturers of audio gear, mastering engineers (e.g., Steve Hoffman at stevehoffman.tv), and lp companies like Audio Fidelity and Classic Records. Many of yesterday's and today's artists provide Internet users a fine insight into their musical forays. musicangle.com by M.F. is a particularly interesting and informative site to visit. Then, of course, there is E-Bay...

I read liner notes to find out who has been working with my current favourites, or who's songs they cover. In this strange way David Bowie has led me to Lou Reed and Robert Fripp (or King Crimson). Frank Zappa led me to Johnny Guitar Watson, and Jimi Hendrix to Bob Dylan. New releases have always been a small part of what I buy. (I buy loads of used records). I may well have the strangest record collection....

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I generally read reviews of music in magazine articles. Stereophile is a good source for music and equipment reviews.