Music! Free & Legal

One of my favorite things to do on the Internet is to scour various music blogs for free music to download. I often discover new bands this way. Fortunately for me, a new site dedicated to free music has launched, and I'm loving it.

The Free Music Archive is an interactive library of high-quality, legal audio downloads. The site is curated by the radio stations WFMU, KEXP, and a few others which upload cool music that they enjoy, making it available for anyone to download free of charge. You're able to do anything that you want with the music except sell it, which should please DJs, podcasters, and remixers. There's a lot of good stuff on the site. I've seen mp3s from bands that I already like, such as Nine Inch Nails, Deerhoof, High Places, and Vivian Girls, but also a bunch that I've never heard of. I kind of like the band name "Mascara Sue," so I think I'll be checking them out. At any rate, you can search the archives of various genres and subgenres, so you're bound to find something that you like.

This site is a good resource for anyone looking for something new to listen to. Check it out at freemusicarchive.org.