I don’t buy music anymore; have not done so for a long time. The only time I ever listen to music is if I’m trying to learn something from it or looking for another song to do and that can almost always be obtained from u toob. Music for me is mainly singing and playing my guitar. I never have anything playing on the stereo in the background and haven’t switched on a television in more than 20 years. I do have running water, indoor plumbing and electricity though so that’s something.

 

I don't buy music anymore. I use Spotify.

 

I subscribe to Apple Music family plan.

 

Old school here, I guess. I do still buy CDs, and DVDs, Blu-Rays, occasionally vinyl. I rip everything as soon as I get it and archive the physical copy. When I want to listen/watch, it's the rip.

That's how I support the artists, filmmakers, etc. Buying physical media.

Aside from the fact that streaming is low bandwidth relative to an optical disc, it's ephemeral. A disc and its packaging are a real tangible thing.

Call me crazy, I don't care.

 

There are no CDs

That has not been my experience. Some jazz artists I see playing live locally are selling CD's. In addition, we have a few local stores offering a wide selection of new and used CDs and I have had no problem ordering some CD's online recently (i.e., during the past 6 months).

@Chito will apparently/hopefully have "AnjChito's" most recent recordings available on CD.

 

78's 45's and LP's in Vinyl and spotify.

 

Vinyl and Apple Music, or Spotify

 

I still buy physical media when I deem it worth owning. I pay for YouTube and Spotify otherwise.

 

Spotify and Apple Music and vinyl.

 

Bandcamp.

 

Apple Music mostly. There are some bands back home that only have CD’s so I buy them.

 

Sometimes I think about the post-apocalyptic world where there's no more music for purchase in any form, or mechanism to play recorded music for that matter, apart from, "hey I'll sing you a song with my beat-up old acoustic guitar with four rusted strings and there ain't no more strings to replace the ones that're busted but please can you give me a porkchop bone to gnaw on" and think, OK, as long as I've got a beater I can eat.

That's when we'll know what the real value of music is.

 

Sometimes I think about the post-apocalyptic world where there's no more music for purchase in any form, or mechanism to play recorded music for that matter, apart from, "hey I'll sing you a song with my beat-up old acoustic guitar with four rusted strings and there ain't no more strings to replace the ones that're busted but please can you give me a porkchop bone to gnaw on" and think, OK, as long as I've got a beater I can eat.

That's when we'll know what the real value of music is.

This is why I learn to make things.

The likelihood in my life is small, but when the day comes I don't want to be standing around with a fucking iPad wondering how to kill a deer.

 

I buy vinyl these days for the ones I really like. As an example, Steely Dan is reissuing their whole catalog which is being remastered. The audiophile reissue is $200 usd each. Otherwise I have subscription with Tidal and Amazon Prime. Will be paying for Spotify soon. As I need to put in our music there.

 

I’m with Chito on this with the exception of streaming. Everything I buy now is vinyl. My kids stream so I’m not adverse to it, I just don’t see the need. I know, I’m old.

 

Stream / download from Apple Music. I've purchased and downloaded from Bandcamp, but not recently. I haven't purchased a CD since maybe 2005ish and I'm not participating in the vinyl revival, not an investment I want to make at this stage of my life.

 

I knew a guy who knew a guy (I'm serious with this) that cooked and ate roadkill. Which has nothing to do with music, paid for or not, of course.

 

Mostly Apple. I still have a couple thousand CDs and a few hundred LPs, but my laziness gets the best of me these days if I want to just play a few random tunes. I always make the effort if I want to do some serious listening though. I still hit the merch table at live shows and buy CDs too.

 

Last year I bought a few CDs, one from Bandcamp, one directly from the label, a couple from Sunrise Records. Amazon.ca doesn't have much of a selection these days, most of the listings are for Amazon Marketplace.

I'm mostly listening to high-definition music.

I had been buying Blu-ray Audio discs, the last couple were part of Beatles boxsets, but blu-rays are few and far between now and very expensive.

SACDs are pretty good, there is still a large selection, but they are expensive.

I will buy more high-definition files from ProStudioMasters or 7digital.com, but last year I only bought the Pixies album and their singles.

But I would rather get something tangible. I have bought Apple exclusive albums that are no longer available, if I lose the downloads I will have nothing, plus those had DRM so they're practically useless. I bought a bunch of albums from PONO and they're no more.

The Pixies release this year came in a deluxe edition with a DVD-sized book, I have several of these books from Pixies and Kristin Hersh. What I would like to see in the future are similar books or coffee table books that include an SD card or a download code. They could be sold in bookstores.

I have an old friend who said he is subscribed to a high-definition streaming service and is quite happy with it, I don't remember which one.

 

I still buy new or used cds (The Beat Goes On is my go-to place), sometimes vinyl.

I switched from Spotify to Apple for better quality.

I just got a Tascam CD-RW900 recorder .. steep learning curve 🤔

I hate MP3’s but still like cassette tapes. There‘s something magical (and familiar for people my age) about making a tape from vinyl records and staying within the analog realm.

 

I buy vinyl records .. stupid I know . but I just can't seem to break the habit

 

I have CDs that still have the wrappers on, so as much as possible, I buy my music on Bandcamp as it's the only platform that even attempts to be fair to artists. Most of the music I listen to these days is live.

 

iTunes.

 

iTunes


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I buy used cd's at Beat Goes On. My car has a cd player in it. So when I drive alone - that's my time to dig into full albums.
Recently joined Bandcamp as well

 

I stream the Beatles, Stones, classics, oldies, etc.... from spotify.

I buy all the new music... in vinyl and/or CD and/or Digital (bandcamp, etc)
...usually from the artist's website.

Recently bought the new bundle from SteveHill... CD/Vinyl/ comic/ Hot sauce, etc...
...also bought the complete list of Little Barrie, a mix of vinyl and CD, bought what they had in stock.

Bought The Escape Artist from bandcamp!

 

I use Apple Music for my daily listening, then will buy vinyl/cd/downloads to support the artist. At shows as my first choice, but on bandcamp as a backup, and iTunes as a last option.