Re: Artists that AM introduced to you that you wouldn't have easily encountered on your own
i think that AM has played a part in my discovery of every artist that i've discovered since finding AM. i've bought so many albums just because they're ranked highly. and even with recommendations from friends, i always check to see whether they're on AM before i bother to check out their music. it's almost a requirement that an artist is mentioned on AM before i listen to them.
Re: Artists that AM introduced to you that you wouldn't have easily encountered on your own
Pulp (Common People came out during my non music years. Great song.)
Nick Drake (I knew about him, but comments on this site inspired me to get the albums, which I love).
I'm sure there are more, but they don't spring to mind. I wish this website (and the world wide web itself) had existed when I was 19 or 20, as it would have been a lot easier to find the good stuff here than the way I went about it.