April 11th, 2009
Rollo & Grady // Saturday Into Sunday – Volume #2
MP3: Steinski – It’s Up To You” (Television Mix)
MP3: MC Solaar – Bouge De La
MP3: Broken Social Scene – Alive In 85
April 10th, 2009
Rollo & Grady // Friday Into Saturday – Volume #8
MP3: Fort Knox Five – The Brazilian Hipster
MP3: The New Mastersounds / Steven Perri & Zamaun – Drop It Down (B Remix)
MP3: Thievery Corporation – Lebanese Blonde [French]
Download:
The New Mastersounds – 102% (iTunes)
Fort Knox Five – Radio Free DC (iTunes)
Thievery Corporation – Radio Retaliation (iTunes)
April 10th, 2009
Free Music Archive // 5,266 Free & Legal MP3s
Johnny Jewel and Ida No of Glass Candy
From Spin Magazine’s Matt Kiser:
Few options exist when it comes to free and legal one-stop shops for MP3 downloads. But thanks to the newly launched Free Music Archive – bankrolled by the New York State Music Fund – that void is being filled.
Curated by renowned independent radio powerhouses WFMU (Jersey City), KEXP (Seattle), and KBOO (Portland, OR), the FMA provides public access to a treasure trove of rare, live, and new material by bands in a way that’s “designed for the age of the internet.” Think of the FMA as the blog version of each station’s record library, but you get to play DJ!
All tracks have been pre-cleared for download, sampling, and remixing via Creative Commons licenses (trust us, you don’t want us to explain what that means), so there’s no need to worry about the RIAA’s lawyer paying you a visit. Plus, you don’t have to register to download, and the absence of advertising makes the entire experience incredibly friendly.
Heck, the site is so artist-first in its approach that if you like a song you can “tip” a performer, sending a donation directly to them via PayPal. Continue Reading @ Spin.com (Click Here)
Sample Free Music Archive:
MP3: Glass Candy – Iko! Iko!
MP3: Dengue Fever – Tiger Phone Card – (WFMU 7/16/2008)
MP3: Flavia & The Motonets – Mariposa
MP3: Grouper – The Man Who Died On His Boat
MP3: Glass Candy – Iko! Iko! (Vocal/Conga Remix)
MP3: Blind Pilot – Two Towns (Live @ KEXP)
MP3: Cotton Jones – Gotta Cheer Up (Live KEXP)
April 10th, 2009
Morphine // Morning Becomes Eclectic – 3/28/1995
Mark Sandman
Morphine, the most underrated band of all-time.
Morphine
KCRW – Morning Becomes Eclectic
March 28th, 1995
Pulled Over the Car
Fur Bikini*
Honey White
Scratch
Super Sex
Whisper*
*Unfortunately, Fur Bikini and Whisper are cut short
Download From iTunes:
Morphine – Yes (iTunes)
Morphine – Cure for Pain (iTunes)
Morphine – Like Swimming (iTunes)
Morphine – The Night (iTunes)
Mark Sandman – Sandbox: The Music of Mark Sandman (iTunes)
April 10th, 2009
Ear Farm // Free Music Friday
Our friends over at Ear Farm have a weekly feature called “Free Music Friday” where they offer “free and legal guilt-free MP3s for the taking.” They’ve outdone themselves with this week’s installment. In addition to the regular giveaways they’ve also included eleven links to free-samplers from the following labels Barsuk Records, Bar/None Records, Sub Pop Records, Anti- Records, Secretly Canadian Records, Jagjaguwar Records, Dead Oceans Records, Saddle Creek Records, Arts & Crafts Records, Victory Records and Park The Van Records. The collections include tracks from – Bon Iver, Black Mountain, Neko Case, N.A.S.A., Bob Mould, Dr. Dog, Jolie Holland, Fleet Foxes, Flight of The Conchords, Hotel Lights and many more. To access the free downloads click here.
The Best Of The Samplers:
MP3: Booker T. – Warped Sister (with Drive-By Truckers and Neil Young)
MP3: Vetiver – Everyday
MP3: Tulsa – Rafter
MP3: Jason Lytle – Brand New Sun
MP3: Say Hi – Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
MP3: Shannon McArdle – Poison My Cup
MP3: Blitzen Trapper – Furr
MP3: Vaselines – Son of a Gun
MP3: Seth Kauffman – Evening Blessing
MP3: Iron & Wine – Belated Promise Ring
MP3: Women – Black Rice
MP3: The Donkeys – Walk Through A Cloud
MP3: Brendan Canning – Love Is New
MP3: Damien Jurado – Gillian Was A Horse
MP3: Menomena – Wet & Rusting
April 9th, 2009
Qtrax Launches Service
Files cannot be played on IPODs (80% market share).
Story – Matt Worden – WSJ.com
Qtrax, a free, ad-supported and legal music downloading service, was launched in the U.S. Thursday with access to music from all four major record labels and a number of independents.
The launch comes as ad-supported online media businesses are struggling amid the global economic downturn and the vast array of cheap ad inventory that pervades the Web. Many media moguls are revisiting subscription models to regain financial stability.
But the proliferation of illegal online music-sharing sites suggests that consumers have an appetite for free song downloads. Qtrax is wagering it can bring legitimacy to the practice and build a mass media outlet over time despite a number of technical drawbacks to its service.
“Our philosophy is to work with as many people as possible that are exploring new models for connecting consumers with our content in a legal way,” said Jeanne Meyer, a spokeswoman with EMI Music.
Qtrax, a subsidiary of Brilliant Technologies Corp. (BLLN), requires consumers to download a Mozilla browser-based application that serves as a music player and Web browser with display ads served by online ad networks. Free downloads are then made available that include digital rights management software, limiting the user’s ability to share the files and use them on other music players.
The service currently isn’t available on Apple Inc. (AAPL) computers, and the files cannot be played on iPods, though Allan Klepfisz, president and chief executive of Qtrax, said these obstacles can be overcome soon. The service can be used on a number of Windows-enabled high-end mobile devices and MP3 players. Continue Reading
April 9th, 2009
Levon Helm // New Album – Electric Dirt – June 30th
Former Band member Levon Helm will be releasing his second solo record on June 30th entitled, Electric Dirt on Vanguard Records. On the record Helm covers the Grateful Dead’s classic “Tennessee Jed.” I look forward to hearing his version.
Track Listing:
1) Tennessee Jed
2) Move Along Train
3) Growing Trade
4) Golden Bird
5) Stuff You Gotta Watch
6) White Dove
7) King Fish
8.) You Can’t Lose What You Ain’t Never Had
9) When I Go Away
10) Heaven’s Pearls
11) I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel To Be Free
MP3: Levon Helm – The Mountain
Download:
Levon Helm – Dirt Farmer (iTunes)
April 9th, 2009
Rollo & Grady // Top 15 Music Magazines
Top 15 Music Magazines:
1.) Clash
2.) Magnet
3.) Filter
4.) Mojo
5.) Death + Taxes
6.) Under The Radar
7.) NME – New Musical Express
