From boingboing.net: Every issue (from 1985 to late 2009) of SPIN magazine is available on Google Books.
Next to Rolling Stone, SPIN is one of the most recognized music magazines. SPIN is known for placing up-and-coming artists on their covers (i.e., REM, Run-DMC, and Prince), covering a wide base of music (from hardcore punk to reggae, college bands to hip-hop) and for devoting time and space to controversial subjects (e.g., AIDS) during times when it was risky to do so.
Dewey Music is the interface of the Internet Archive’s fabulous music library. Grateful Dead fans may know the archive.org’s great collection of the band’s live shows throughout the ages, but there are many more vintage (and contemporary) goodies nestled inside the Archive’s library. Search Dewey Music to find old school live jams or newer music such as, shall we say, one of my favorite bands, Guster and artists like, Deb Talan, and Elliot Smith.
Dewey Music basically searches through this entire list from the Archive’s website. You can listen to, download, remix, and share anything you see on this site legally and for free, which is a bonus. Dewey Music allows you to create playlists, share the music with others via Facebook, and music you choose continues to play as you search. In addition to their general search, you can browse by genre, top rated, most played and newest uploads.
So far, I’ve found Dewey Music’s search features a lil’ buggy. Searches were dropped, I had to hit “go” twice in order for results to show, and the search engine didn’t produce recordings that I could find by directly using the Internet Archive’s audio search page. Despite this, Dewey Music offers a lot of promise, however, to unlocking the fabulous goodness of the Archive’s music library.
Remember when MTV and Vh1′s programming consisted of music videos 24-7? My memory goes back to 1987 when Tracy Chapman’s Fast Car video appeared on the TV screen – it was the first music video I saw as a wee lil’ tot.
I’ve heard folks make comments about how MTV and Vh1 rarely show music videos these days, moving to high-quality programming such as Tool Academy, Rock of Love, Parental Control and The Real World (which isn’t really so real is it?)* It makes one wish back to the simpler days of music…
Of course you can search YouTube for music videos – you can probably find all of the above there too, but mtvmusic.com has a social aspect to it where you can create playlists and share videos via the usual social media sites.
So take yourself back and watch a few vintage gems such as Ah Ha’s Take on Me or Aerosmith’s Crazy…
Or kick back and have some fun with the newer stuff, say, Beyonce’s Put a Ring on It?
I spent way too much time this afternoon trying out LyricRat. Do you have some lyrics but don’t know the song? Sure, you can try googling the lyrics and you’re likely to find the related song, but will it also name the album the lyrics are from, produce the album art, post the song for playback and provide an opportunity to purchase it through Amazon — all in one handy place? LyricRat does just that… and they do it in less than 140 characters. (Sounds a bit like a t-shirt slogan, but it’s true).
While testing out LyricRat, I tried to stump it with random lyrics from my eclectic music collection. I did stump it a few times, but not everything is perfect! It’s fun and worth a try if you ever need to do a lyrics search.
The Free Music Archive is an interactive library of high-quality, legal audio downloads. The Free Music Archive is being directed by WFMU, the most renowned freeform radio station in America. Radio has always offered the public free access to new music. The Free Music Archive is a continuation of that purpose, designed for the age of the internet.
Every mp3 you discover on The Free Music Archive is pre-cleared for certain types of uses that would otherwise be prohibited by outdated copyright law. Are you a podcaster looking for pod-safe audio? A radio or video producer searching for instrumental bed music that won’t put your audience to sleep? A remix artist looking for pre-cleared samples? Or are you simply looking for some new sounds to add to your next playlist? The Free Music Archive is a resource for all that and more, and unlike other websites, all of the audio has been hand-picked by established audio curators.
Could this be on par with already well-established ccMixter.org? I say yes! FMA offers searching by genre, curator, license, artist, recently added, etc. The site also offers a social community with the opportunity to create your own profile, playlists and blog, comment on music, and network with other users.
Music fans:
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