50 Free MP3s From InSound

November 20th, 2009 by admin | 2 Comments

50 Free MP3s From InSound

Normally the freebies aren’t worth the hard drive space they take up, but these ones are legit.


Coldplay Free Live Album Out Now

May 15th, 2009 by admin | 1 Comment

Coldplay Free Live Album Out Now

Earlier today, the free download of Coldplay’s new live album, LeftRightLeftRightLeft, was made available – click here to download your free copy from Coldplay.com now.


FreeMusicArchive.org Makes Creative Commons Accessible

April 14th, 2009 by admin | No Comments

FreeMusicArchive.org Makes Creative Commons Accessible

Free Music Archive brings a fresh means of finding solid music released under Creative Commons by actually curating the content.


Ioda SXSW Opening Day Bash Sampler 2009 – FREE DOWNLOAD

March 14th, 2009 by admin | No Comments

Ioda SXSW Opening Day Bash Sampler 2009 – FREE DOWNLOAD

Free music from SXSW ‘09!


Wax Pick: U2 – No Line On The Horizon

March 3rd, 2009 by admin | No Comments

Wax Pick: U2 – No Line On The Horizon

Just finished watching these guys on the Late Show, a little band you might have heard of… and a little media blitz you’ve definitely heard of.


Pirate Bay Trial Witness: File-Sharing Not Bad For Music Business

February 26th, 2009 by admin | No Comments

Pirate Bay Trial Witness: File-Sharing Not Bad For Music Business

[via ars]
What happens when a professor who believes that file-sharing has been beneficial to the music industry takes the witness stand in The Pirate Bay trial, then learns that prosecutors have been talking to his boss about the quality of his research? Fireworks—and flowers.
The Pirate Bay trial settled into something (sort of) approaching normality today [...]


Eminem Sues Universal for Royalties on Downloading

February 25th, 2009 by admin | No Comments

Eminem Sues Universal for Royalties on Downloading

[via RollingStone]
Eminem’s two-year-old lawsuit against Universal Music Group over digital music royalties finally entered a courtroom today, the Wrap reports. In a trial featuring star witnesses like UMG head Jimmy Iovine and Apple’s Steve Jobs, Slim Shady’s publishing company F.B.T. Productions is seeking more royalties from purchases made using digital music services like Jobs’ iTunes. [...]


Upcoming U2 Album All Over P2P After Band’s Label Screws Up

February 20th, 2009 by admin | No Comments

Upcoming U2 Album All Over P2P After Band’s Label Screws Up

[via ars]
U2’s yet-to-be-released album, No Line on the Horizon, is already available on P2P networks across the Internet thanks to a leak that the band is always so adamantly working to prevent. Considering U2’s views on piracy and Safe Harbor, the leak is both poetic justice and confirmation of the band’s fears.
What’s the worst thing [...]


Josh Furey – Archaeology FREE DOWNLOAD

February 18th, 2009 by admin | 1 Comment

Josh Furey – Archaeology FREE DOWNLOAD

The first solo release from producer and beat-smith Josh Furey, Archaeology is a sample heavy instrumental album made up of a broad range of musical styles. This album consists of more than 200 samples, is 17 tracks deep and 2 years in the making. Built with turntables, a sampler, midi-devices and a keyboard.
I’m about halfway [...]


QTrax: Free, Legal Music Downloads Are Finally Ready

February 14th, 2009 by admin | No Comments

QTrax: Free, Legal Music Downloads Are Finally Ready

[via ars]
More than a year after its expected launch, free P2P music service Qtrax has finally gotten off the ground with deals with all the major music labels. Universal, EMI, Sony, and now Warner Music Group are now all on board with the ad-supported service, and things can finally get rolling… once the software becomes [...]


Wax Pick: Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On FREE DOWNLOAD

February 13th, 2009 by admin | No Comments

Wax Pick: Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On FREE DOWNLOAD

Just in time for V-Day (which is TOMORROW for all you gentlemen about to disappoint your lady friends), Amazon has put up Marvin Gaye’s ubiquitous lover’s classic Let’s Get It On as a free download.
Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On
You can also pick up Marvin’s full album Let’s Get It On for just $5 [...]


Sony Music Woes Extend To Digital Sales

February 11th, 2009 by admin | No Comments

Sony Music Woes Extend To Digital Sales

The struggling music units of Sony Corp. and Bertelsmann AG merged in 2004 so that a combined company could better fend off illegal file sharing and shrinking CD sales.
The new recording company, named Sony BMG, was expected to wield the kind of resources that could challenge Universal Music Group as the largest of the four [...]


Ruckus: When “Free Music” Can’t Compete With Free Music

February 10th, 2009 by admin | No Comments

Ruckus: When “Free Music” Can’t Compete With Free Music

[via ars]
The Ruckus music service shut down over the weekend, raising the question of whether universities are done offering sponsored legal download services to students.
The music industry, struggling to find workable business models for the digital age, apparently can’t even give its product away. Ad-supported services like SpiralFrog have generated what can only be charitably [...]


Edison – Not What Ships Are Built For – FREE DOWNLOAD

February 9th, 2009 by admin | 2 Comments

Edison – Not What Ships Are Built For – FREE DOWNLOAD

Edison’s Not What Ships Are Built For, is available for free download here.
It’s a great chilled-out ambient electronic record. Don’t think you’re getting something to fall asleep to though, as the instrumental album pulls a lot of energy from glitchy, sliced and really unique samples.
If you’re into Ratatat, be sure to give this a go. [...]


Ziggy Stardust Remixed – FREE DOWNLOAD

February 5th, 2009 by admin | No Comments

Ziggy Stardust Remixed – FREE DOWNLOAD

Bowie’s classic Ziggy Starudst, has been mashed up and remixed by artists like ATOM, A plus D, dj BC and more to bring you Ziggy Remixed. You’ll hear Bowie’s renowned songs set to the landscape of MGMT, Deep Purple, The Supremes and sprinkled with Bob Marley and the obligatory mash up favorite, Jay-Z.
DJ BC on [...]



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