I read the CMJ's Top 20 and then go to CDnow to listen to clips. I use CDnow's you-might-also-like features. I read other Top-whatever lists, and it doesn't usually provide anything useful, but you can't ever tell. I used to try to look at CDnow's New Releases, but I don't think it's as complete as it used to be, and it's hard to go through that much stuff, anyway.

Mostly, I see what my friends are listening to. (Anyone been longing for Ian Curtis to rise from the dead? Check out Interpol.) Oh, that and waiting a decade for Peter Gabriel's new album.