Some websites die, progress for the worse, or benefit for recreation. Ideas get recycled, reinvented, abused, and improved. So it goes with web-based audio technology. If you need a replacement site or are just looking for new ways to listen to free music without trouble, then read on. Albumbase is Dead There once was a… Continue reading 5 Remixed Ways to Discover Free Audio
Secrets of Alexa Rank and Broken Redirect
Since the beginning of January, Alexa Redirect links have been deprecated and no longer function. They work as a prevention to get to your site. It used to be possible to inject your link with a forced redirect from alexa: http://redirect.alexa.com/redirect?http://liquidparallax.com would tell Alexa someone is going to my homepage. It was debated whether this… Continue reading Secrets of Alexa Rank and Broken Redirect
My Greatest Hits: Chart Topping Posts and Personal Faves
The year is about through and I’d like to scan through the past of liquidparallax.com. I’m usually the person who scolds other site for doing “This Month’s Best Posts Roundup,” but this is slightly different. In over a year of doing this blog, I’ve never put myself in an egocentric position and said “Internet users… Continue reading My Greatest Hits: Chart Topping Posts and Personal Faves
Recording Internet Radio is Illegal? [Copyright]
The U.S. has laws and the laws enforce and prohibit certain activities and protect certain rights. It gets tricky, even if you are a lawyer because some instances and cases have not been settled in court or defined explicitly in an Act or law. For instance, did you know that each recording device sold requires… Continue reading Recording Internet Radio is Illegal? [Copyright]
Album Review: Mono/Stereo [Westerberg]
In comes Grandpaboy and Paul Westerberg doing the old one-two. Unless you’ve heard of Westerberg or know of the Replacements, you may be oblivious to the underrated CDs known as Mono and Stereo. It was my first ever purchase from the Paul catalog. It’s been one of my favorite discs and certainly one of the… Continue reading Album Review: Mono/Stereo [Westerberg]
Funny Answering Machine Voice Messages
Chances are that you have a voicemail. A landline or a cellphone usually comes standard with the option for a personal greeting. Below are some original and humorous recordings of voice messages for your mobile or immobile phone. There are plenty of other funny ideas, but we’ve seen them or heard them before. For instance,… Continue reading Funny Answering Machine Voice Messages
Free mp3 Last.fm fix
Last.fm serves up free mp3s, and I’ve said so before on other pages. When it first came out there was no search feature and you only knew if you landed on their page or crafted a special heavy google search with advanced operators. Ashlee Simpson’s album was up for a week a long time ago.… Continue reading Free mp3 Last.fm fix
Hallucinate without Drugs (Perceive New Dimensions)
Before I get criticized for using the word hallucination, I’d like to point out that illusion and hallucination are different, but they share a bit in common. The first (illusion) meaning you perceive something the wrong way, and the latter meaning you have a vision of something without any sightly cause to promote it (a… Continue reading Hallucinate without Drugs (Perceive New Dimensions)
Nice Nusic Selections by Podcast
KEXP delivers for all a wonderful podcast for the Song of the Day with links to all the previous days in case you missed the download. These are normal mp3s that can be automatically setup for itunes or viewed in Firefox for manual saving. A few days ago I found this and was pleasantly relieved… Continue reading Nice Nusic Selections by Podcast
Concert Calender + free mp3s = good idea.
Podbop has rolled out with a new way of bringing music to you. They have a list of artists on tour with mostly full length samples of what they sound like. You can also see who is coming into your town and grab a free track or two before you decide to go to the… Continue reading Concert Calender + free mp3s = good idea.
Acoustic Demo for Twilight Evenings [free download]
Artnoc Repus offers an album length of demos for downloading via open source audio. Staying Here Forever draws from an arsenal of softer compositions as well as rompin’ selections that are pulled off well despite the lack of a complete backing band. Heres a play by play with your songcaster, liquid parallax: Track 1. “San… Continue reading Acoustic Demo for Twilight Evenings [free download]
Amazon.com Free Music DL [Old & New]
Amazon.com has had free mp3s for a least a few years. I remember discovering they had a “free downloads” section and I was able to find some stuff that interested me. There was even recognizable stuff (I can’t remember all of them, but I do recall seeing Yo La Tengo, popular Christmas tunes, and some… Continue reading Amazon.com Free Music DL [Old & New]