It's possible that the only thing worse than sharing a listicle is sharing a listicle about listicles. But what's the point of having rules and beliefs if you can't violate them once in a while? And it's more than possible that the question about music that I hear more than any other, especially from people over 25 or 30, is, "How do you find new stuff?" It's one of the fundamental questions of so many of our lives. So: "How to Find New Music You'll Actually Like." There are some good ideas, some questionable ideas and some "your mileage may vary" ideas among the 50 that LIFEHACKER's NICK DOUGLAS offers. His first is a link to a ROLLING STONE top-500 album list where, in true Rolling Stone fashion, the #500 album is a more useful, if not simply better, suggestion than the #1 album. There are also links to some of my favorite online music series, some intriguing SPOTIFY and APPLE MUSIC discovery hacks (and a nod to my favorite Spotify feature, "the social feed on the right rail"), some obvious yet helpful offline suggestions (go to clubs, listen to the radio), some internet basics you might already know and some you might not know. It's a fun list. The comments make it better and more useful. There's nothing better, of course, than a smart friend or older sister or neighborhood guru. I've had multiples of all of those in my fortunate life (special shoutout to JOE HANNA of PLAY IT AGAIN RECORDS in BETHLEHEM, PA., who used to special-order records for me without telling me or asking if I wanted them; if you can find just one of him in your lifetime, consider yourself lucky). But also, just keep looking. Keep your ears and eyes open. Follow every branch of every path that interests you. Wander into walls, and walk through them when you can. Listen to playlists. Click on the artists whose songs interest you. Follow the curators who wow you. Sites like PITCHFORK, which has a channel on APPLE MUSIC, regularly post straightforward one like this, which kept me entertained Wednesday afternoon. SONOS posted this mammoth playlist a month ago on International Women's Day (if it was a box set, it would be a 20-ish CDs) and I've been coming back to it frequently (shoutout to @SAIBELLANYC, who curated it). When your friends let you down, try an algorithm (hello, YOUTUBE). When your algorithms let you down, try your friends again. Never stop... STEVIE... SONY cashes in on SPOT... MUSIC FOR AIRPORTS, in an airport... Best wishes to ARETHA FRANKLIN and KENNY ROGERS... RIP MIKE WHITED.