Huge props to p.o.b over at Metafilter for posting this.   Apparently Del decided that people need a bit of a pick-me-up in these tough economic times, so he has released a couple of small EPs for free (and legal) download.  The two song packs available for free download aren’t very long or anything, but they are definitely worth checking out.
Click on the links above to stream them before you download.

Yes it is most definitely true!  The amazing people at the South by Southwest music festival have voluntarily put up 6 GB of free music.  And it’s legal.
If you are looking to fill that iPod you got for Christmas, this is a fantastic way to get to know new bands and get a dump truck full of free music  legitimately.
To download it, click here: Free Music from SXSW (you need a torrent client).

For those of you who live in Toronto, or know anyone who does, tell them to get their asses up this morning to check out The Manifesto.  Billed as Toronto’s “Urban Arts Festival”, it is secretly a giant pile of dopeness wrapped up in a blanket of amazing hip hop.  If that’s not enough of an absurd description for you, let me just tell you that tonight (the last night of the festival, so sorry for the late word) features a free show from some of Canada’s best talent.
The Rascalz, K’Naan …

4080Records, thanks to some wonderful contributors, has been shown a website that will blow your entire mind.
Some enterprising fellow has been digitizing all his old LP’s.  Travesty, you say?  Sure, until you realise he’s been carefully categorizing and labeling them and putting them online as downloadable mp3s.
Aptly titled “My collection of 78 rpm records“, it’s got a ton of jazz and blues for your listening pleasure.  As well, he’s got quite the collection of foreign music, including some folk songs from various countries.
As you all know, sites like this don’t …

Lifehacker has again pointed out a pretty awesome technique for getting music.  YouTube has long been a source of pretty solid music and often it can be from some pretty unknown artists.
You can also find some pretty mainstream tracks if you are interested.  Just head on over to YouTube, find the video of your choice, then copy and paste the link to that video.
Go on over to FlvTo, paste the link and voila.  Free mp3.
Not that we endorse any kind of piracy, but it’s definitely the only way to get …

We’ve made a pretty big deal about Radiohead’s “pay what you want” scheme when they released In Rainbows.  It was revolutionary, we declared.  We were so proud of having a band show that maybe the major labels were inadequate, and that embracing digital distribution didn’t have to be hard.
It could change the music industry! Unless the group leading the way decided not to do it ever again.  Radiohead has decided that it was a one-time thing.
Here’s what Thommy boy has to say
“Yes. It was a one-off in terms of a …