Walking with The Walkmen
Even after appearing on The OC TV program in 2004, The Walkmen are a band that that have succeeded in not receiving much popularity. They play a “new” old sound almost like the Strokes, but they incorporate some of the great sound of Bob Dylan and the Velvet Underground. They borrow the Dylanized mannerisms and...
Kim Taylor’s “I Feel Like a Fading Light”
It’s been at least a year since I first heard the song “I Feel Like a Fading Light” by Kim Taylor. I originally heard a demo of the song on her website and fell for the minimal and raw sound. I totally forgot about her and was thinking about the song for some random reason....
Ultimate List of Free & Legal mp3 Music Downloads
I have found so much music for free that I can’t fit it all on my iPod. There is just too much out there. And the best thing about it is nobody gets in trouble for breaking the law if you have permission, although there are some organizations that want to restrict your musical freedom...
Free CD from a British Beer Co.
In no way am I endorsing drinking alcohol or moving to the UK, but I stumbled on an oddball freebie from Bass.com that will send a Neo-British Invasion double-disc (2xCD) if you are capable of legally drinking (21+ and don’t live in TX or CA). No shipping cost or anything. Although this might not be...
Upgrade your iPod with Rockbox
ROCKbox is open source firmware that can be dual-booted (at least with my 5th generation iPod) with the original iPod system so you don’t have to erase all your music by overwriting and re-transferring all your things. And it works on many mp3 players, not just Apple. Rockbox for the 5G iPod does not manage...
Free Help (to those who ask)
I’d like to know if anyone in the entire internet world has any questions, problems, or want tips about anything. The topics are endless. It could be about food, people, art, music, websites, software, computers, the english language, guitars, or even a personal question. I’ll answer almost anything and any of your inquiries are encouraged....
Trade CDs online on Lala.com
Lala is a legal way to trade used compact discs (and buy new) for dirt cheap. Every trade will cost $1 with $0.75 shipping. Shipping supplies are free and are mailed to you so you don’t need to pay for postage, envelops, and spend time at the post office. They make everything so easy and...
Mistakes Make Music (free album)
The following is a review by the author of the album- Mistakes Make Music. Bolie Folke (his real name is undisclosed) was kind enough to let me post his biographical account of the recording below: Today I made an album ready for the public to download using the one-man-band name of Bolie Folke. It’s a...
Listen to 2.5+ Million Tracks (Students Only)
If you go to college or have an email address with “.edu” at the end, you can listen to a lifetime’s worth of new popular bands or old songwriters (most of the good stuff you find in music stores)- if you’re willing to download another media player and settle for non-ipod compatible protected WMA files...
11 Best Places to Search Free Music
I wrote earlier about the death of Singingfish media search, an amazing resource of online music. Since then I’ve been seeking alternatives to singingfish.com and I’ve got 11 solutions that will help you find that free mp3 that got lost in the interweb. Starting in order from average to best (1 is average, 11 is...
Enable Download for All Myspace mp3s
I discovered a place where you can make any song on myspace downloadable. It works on Firefox and Opera, so if you haven’t yet- ditch Internet Explorer. You also have to download it within the timeframe. Ctrl+S will save the file if it comes up as a popup. [via gHacks] If the link is down,...
