One good old-school method of listening to music is by listening to vinyl records on a record player. For example, if you have lots of classic '70s rock and R&B albums at home and your record player still works, you can call some of your childhood and high school friends in your city and get together for a retro dance party.
In the 1970s and 1980s, there was the rise in the use of cassette tapes and 8-tracks. This is especially a good thing to buy if you can't find CDs of rare albums by artists you grew up listening to. In addition, if you have a cassette player at home, you can purchase some blank cassette tapes and be your own DJ by recording songs or talk radio programs on these tapes.
Another old-fashioned way of listening to music is by attending local concerts. This is especially a nice idea if you enjoy independent artists and your favorite ones haven't released their debut CDs yet. Many times music groups from decades earlier would perform on tour and this is a good opportunity to remind yourself of the fun you had as a young adult.
This method of listening to music has been around for decades but the good news is that you can still listen to FM radio even in an increasingly digitized world. For those who want variety when they listen to music on FM radio, good choices are local campus or community radio stations because they often play music that you won't find on commercial radio, such as classic jazz, world music, old-school blues and gospel music.