I'm a bit late here on this, but...
I find most my cool music finds through
my cool london friend's lj,
the sigur ros forum, mp3 blogs (the best one I've been checking since the summer is
largehearted boy since it updates everyday), and random users on soulseek who I friend and check up on based on other stuff I liked and downloaded from them (as of today, I downloaded the new ester drang -- reminds me of ulrich schnauss and if that doesn't ring a bell it's a bit shoegazery ambient pop, islands -- members of former band, The Unicorns; that's all I know and The Lovely Feathers which I found through lhb with one mp3 that was linked, but never located the whole thing on soulseek till tonight; good stuff!).
last.fm is rather good, too, but I hardly use it to find new bands.. I just use it to keep track of what stuff I listened to the most and check stats on my fav. bands. heh.
here's mine in case you're curious:
http://www.last.fm/user/aekastarMe, i'd kill for another mix from Bozack or Starlight. I still listen to those two reguarly.
~Paul
Aw, I'm flattered!
I haven't made a real mix since the summer for a friend... I have made two yoga mix volumes for my mom, but she made me put some stuff I wasn't too into on there.. I made it pleasing and even got a gift certificate from one of her students for a copy of vol.2, but it isn't something I'd have made for myself.
Perhaps soon, a mix trade is in order!