Does anybody use last.fm? Basically, you install this plugin on your computer, and it just sends data to last.fm about what you listen to. Track name and artist name. There's also a firefox extension so you can send data from pandora.com and lots of things like that. Then, based on the stuff you listen to, it recommends you bands and videos and live shows in your area. It also shows you "neighbours", people have similar listening tastes, so you might be able to find new bands from them.
If anybody else uses last.fm, look me up! My username is
newwavefan32.