i just realized she’s supposed to look like a stocking

Yes that’s somewhat true but it has mostly translated to less programming generally and especially fewer “bandcamp fridays”

the feeds are still pretty good and you can see what indie music people are actually buying

I suggest you check out the feeds on Bandcamp. I find a lot of great new music that way. If you like comedy, lots of comedy shows have musical guests. Late Stage Live for example has great musical guests that may be new to you.

Generally speaking, corpos like Spotify are more interested in paying Joe Rogan than helping you find quality music.