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Help me discover some new music...

Hi, Gang,

My rig is finally at a level that I don't feel a great need to invest in new gear. Rather, I'm looking for new music to discover. I feel like I'm listening to a lot of the "same old stuff."

I listen to mostly rock and pop, with a little orchestral/soundtrack music thrown in and a bit of jazz, too.

Here's what I know and love:

Steely Dan (including Becker and Fagen solo efforts)
Sade
James Taylor
Beatles
Dire Straits
Bonnie Raitt
Eagles
Paul Simon
Some classical Chesky LP's
Joe Jackson
Ingrid Michaelson
Chicago
Basia
Blood, Sweat and Tears
Earth Wind and Fire
Supertramp
Queen

,,, and a lot of other things I'm not thinking of right now.

Anybody want to be my "Pandora" and suggest things I should check out? Great music is primary, but great sonics also appreciated.

Thanks in advance!
rebbi
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mapman
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I pick up on recent pop hits that I end up liking at the gym.

Two in my head of of late are "(We Could Be) Heroes" by Alesso and "50 Ways to Say Goodbye" by Train which sounds like a refreshing and energetic pop reworking of "Phantom of the Opera" by Andrew Lloyd Weber.
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mapman
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Another a bit older maybe is "Extreme Ways" by Moby which I think was popularized in the Bourne Legacy movies.
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sbank
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A constant reliable source of great new music is the tv show "Later with Jools Holland", a London-based show with the former Squeeze keyboardist as host. In US, it's on Palladia. The world's largest stage - really six or seven stages side by side, filled with bands ranging from classic rock to new indie, world, rock, blues, R&B etc.
Each hour episode is basically 2-3 live songs by 6-7 artists without a bunch of filler. The perfect show to DVR. Every week I hear a band I need to know or something new from a classic artist.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006ml0l
Cheers,
Spencer
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