Due to launch later today, Qtrax signifies that the music business is finally coming to accept the reality of free music downloads. Instead of charging you for the music, Qtrax will feed you adverts while you download, but without spyware or any other malicious software required (at least they claim). What makes this really significant is that it has the backing of the major labels and they are... read full post picked by Pocksucket 2 years ago

Amazon.com, the internet retailer, wants to launch an online music store next month to challenge Apple and is working on plans to sell music with reduced protection against copyright infringement. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Cambridge-educated economist-... (Pink Floyd, The Clash, Ian Dury And The Blockheads, Billy Bragg) Peter Jenner put a figure on how much each music fan who buys music would have to pay in order for access to every song ever recorded while maintaining or increasing music sales. picked by charbarred 3 years ago

The unofficial SXSW 2009 torrent compiles every song freely available on the SXSW Music web site into three downloads. Previous years' torrents available as well. picked by bernardblack 9 months ago

Good News Everybody! It's being announced first for iTunes, but it's also available to all stores that sell EMI's digital music. Any bets on how long the other labels hold out? picked by Fascha 3 years ago

Here’s a pretty straight forward proposition for both music lovers like me and you and all the indie artists out there. As a music lover I can download free music as much as I want and support the artist financially in the process. How is this even possible, you ask? picked by rustycat 2 years ago

Led Zep, The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Britney Spears may have hidden secret backwards messages in their music, but beardy grinning weirdo music man Richard D James (or rather Aphex Twin) went one further and hid pictures in his music. Presumably just because he's clever enough to do it.

A chap who may or may not go by the name of Bastwood goes one further by finding the things. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Apple is considering selling iPods and iPhones offering unlimited access to all six million songs on its iTunes site. Customers would pay a £50 premium for the service. But they would only have to download 64 tracks at the current price of 79p each to be in profit. The flat fee is one of two options being considered by U.S.-based Apple for the launch of what is being dubbed the “all you... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Media-Convert is a fairly impressive web service that will convert a file from one file format to another. Convert a file located on your computer or from the url, There's a good chance Media-Convert supports almost every document on you computer, including dozens of audio and video formats, image formats, documents from Microsoft Office, OpenOffice.org, and others, compressed archives, and more.I... read full post picked by haibinh 3 years ago

In Rainbows, the seventh studio album by alternative rock group Radiohead, has become available for download from their official website. The band have let fans decide what to pay for the 10 MP3 files - from nothing to £100. The future of music marketing? Better hope not if your a struggling musician. An update to Blurmore's original post. http://www.plime.com/entertainment/music/l/37076... read full post picked by Turtle 2 years ago

Download lots of albums free for listening to on your computer with their music player. Best of all it is legal. picked by ashleygv 2 years ago

Deerhoof has released "Friend Opportunity" to critical acclaim and updated their tour schedule. picked by monkeyman 3 years ago

A collection of links to web-based interactive works that allow you to explore the nature of sound, music creation and the history of music. The list of sound toys includes music games, music remixing tools, virtual instruments, music discovery and lots more. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

I don't know if this has already been posted, but this site lets you stream music for free without commercials. I think its nice, and I think you will too picked by roarkmeister 1 year ago

Apple's iTunes has already outpaced Best Buy and Target to become the number 2 music retailer in the U.S. and will likely whip past Wal-Mart Stores to become the largest U.S. music retailer sometime this year. picked by mahler87 2 years ago

HAL's inspiration is the last track from Bell Labs in 1963. picked by suebe 3 years ago

Music could one day be used as a therapeutic tool for blood pressure control and heart patient rehabilitation, according to a new study.

Previous studies have shown that music with faster tempos resulted in increased breathing, heart rate and blood pressure. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Where has all the elevator music gone?
Like so many other cultural reference points, the elevator-music has faded away. And barely anybody noticed.

The breaking point came in February, when Muzak, the company that introduced us to elevator music, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. picked by bingo 8 months ago

Want to read and talk better - practice music. A new study found that music exercises improve verbal communication skills. picked by maxriter 2 years ago

Listen online to Great selections from the 1960's. Old Time Rock 'n Roll, Soul Music, Ballads and Love Songs. Subscribe if you want to request special songs from that era. picked by zencat 2 years ago