A thread for emo, goth, scene, punk aka whatever they're calling "alternative"

[GothTranzboi]

Some people who know I'm FTM give me questioned look because I don't fit in super short hair- cargo pants- macho acting transguy type thing. Its like "Are you really ftm? I don't see it". Once I got rejected from a doc because of that I guess. He called me 'sweetie' at the end of exam told me to come back a year later which I didn't. I do feel pressure to get my hair cut and stop wearing makeup to 'prove' that I am a guy to these people, but I'm gay and artist

I get that mostly from my family, but it tappers off once you've been on T a few months. Now I'm just that "gay goth kid" who "is and artist." Rather then  people trying to figure out what I am. It just tskes time. And I wear enough eyeliner for everybody.

[Father Way]

insideontheoutside - Thanks for the list and brief reviews.  What you've suggested here are mostly very new to me. I'll definitely take a time and listen all of them. They're all sound amazing. Muse is really good. I'm getting two or three of their albums

I do own some old heavy metal records. They aren't death/ black metal though



Pixieboy - I have all of L&R, Joy Division albums. I used to collect almost every record related to the bands I like, so I didn't list them. Portishead and the Velvet.. they're those I listen once in a while. Faith, Robert..  they're bit different but I'll give them a try or two. PJ Harvey. I'd  been passed her music but just tried few songs and sounds good to me. Thanks  I guess we have similar taste in music 

[Father Way]

I get that mostly from my family, but it tappers off once you've been on T a few months. Now I'm just that "gay goth kid" who "is and artist." Rather then  people trying to figure out what I am. It just tskes time. And I wear enough eyeliner for everybody.

It got lessen after I started T and top surgery done. They don't question me in my face anymore but Im sure some does behind me. I don't carry myself like a princess or something but if I don't act all macho and rough... people seem confused. Well more time on T might fix that.

[Eve of chaos]

I mostly go to small local shows of cust/grincore. sometimes hardcore, but not the hardcore like you associate with emo kids. also sometimes some folk punk.

in fact the last big bands I saw was styx/reo speedwagon. which btw was epic haha

but my musical tastes as far as things you can look up go along bands like

fall of efrafa
magrudergrind
rosa

even though lately Ive been on a pretty big flight of the conchords/paramore binge.

[Alexmakenoise]

Where do you guys and girls discover music?

Read anything about music you can get your hands on.  When you read about something that sounds interesting, look it up online, and if you like it, buy the record.  Listen to Internet radio shows and make a list of the stuff you like.  Get out and go to local shows.  Check the listings, look the bands up online, and go see the ones that appeal to you.  You won't acquire good taste by relying on other people.  You have to make the effort to find out about stuff on your own. 

[Rock_chick]

Where do you guys and girls discover music?

I'm a terrible net label geek, i sometimes go for a wander in the wilds of archive.org and see what i find

[Nathan.]

I find new music from magazines (metal hammer etc) and online (last.fm etc).

My music taste has changed a lot over the years, I used to listen to stuff like my chemical romance but gradually as I was finding new music my tastes got heavier. I still like some of what I used to listen to but most of it I don't like anymore.

[meh]

I dig around last.fm. If you use Chrome browser and get the last.fm free music player plug in, you can listen to the artists' full tracks. It's pretty sweet.

I also poke around torrent sites. If I find stuff I like I'll buy the CD.

[Father Way]

Thank you all for terrific advices. I'm literally taking notes. My usual route to discover music is by looking up the influences of my favorite bands. This works good but I was hoping to find other ways.

Do you mind if I throw another question? What are your fav films?  I'm curious 

[Nikolai_S]

partypoison: If you haven't checked it out already, Pandora is amazing. I've found more music by using it than any other way. Absolutepunk.com has music reviews and free music Fridays, so you can discover some bands nobody has heard of before. I've found some good stuff that way - don't know if you'd be interested in any of them, but I found Spring Offensive, Endless Hallway, and Silver Liners through their free releases.

As for movies - I'm boring. I like James Bonds and the like, mostly. Harry Potter. Rocky Horror Picture Show. Stuff by Tim Burton. I'm definitely not a film geek.

[Darrin Scott]

I saw some people on here say they like Bauhaus and Skinny Puppy. Any Cocteau Twins fans here by any chance? 

I'm "alternative" in the fact I dress like a Nirvana fan in 1993.

[insideontheoutside]

I saw some people on here say they like Bauhaus and Skinny Puppy. Any Cocteau Twins fans here by any chance? 

I'm "alternative" in the fact I dress like a Nirvana fan in 1993.

My other half has a bunch of Cocteau stuff. It's dreamy. I always loved their album cover art too.

[PixieBoy]

I prefer Cranes to Cocteau Twins, actually. Have been getting into dreampop lately, and will also recommend the cool band Candy Claws (cheerful summer pop psychedelica).


Some Cranes, for your enjoyment.

Also, I am somewhat partial to the riotgrrl genre, which makes me feel like a jerk (some riotgrrl musicians are pretty transphobic, in that "womyn-born womyn are the real womyn; trans men are THE OPRESSION" kinda way). Hole's album Pretty on the inside is neat, though. Courtney herself gargled with whiskey to get the right punk sound for that album.