31 Days Of Free Music
March 1st, 2007
Gizmodo has put out a call to boycott the RIAA during March.
We thought that we’d support their boycott at first. But then we realized that spending a month thinking about the RIAA doesn’t sound like much fun, and is probably pretty pointless - especially when there’s already so much music legally available as free downloads.
Instead, we’re going to use March to highlight 31 Days of Free Music.
Every day this month, we’re going to highlight a free music podcast. There are all sorts of music podcasts - so you’re sure to find something you like.
So bookmark (and link to) this page, and check back throughout the month to discover more free music podcasts.
31 Days Of Free Music
- March 01 - Free classical music for piano
- March 02 - Pulse-pounding free dj mixes from DJ Steveboy
- March 03 - Free guitar music from Ottmar Liebert
- March 04 - Free soundtrack music from ReGenesis
- March 05 - Flyinshoes Radio’s free americana music
- March 06 - Blibb Blobb explores the world of 8-bit music
- March 07 - The Irish and Celtic Music podcast
- March 08 - KEXP podcasts Music That F***ing Matters
- March 09 - LA indie label Alpha Pup Records publishes the Alternative Hip-Hop Lounge podcast.
- March 10 - A mix of eclectic music from Accidental Hash
- March 11 - Unrelenting, brutal, harsh noise from ReGurgiTron
- March 12 - free jazz music videos from Jon Hammond
- March 13 - Deutsche Welle’s free classical music podcast features Beethoven, Brahms and more!
- March 14 - The Acousticity podcast offers free acoustic music from singer/songwriters and folk musicians.
- March 15 - The Rhinocast features free music, in-depth discussion of the musicians and music, and interviews with artists like Chrissy Hynde and Burt Bacharach.
- March 16 - the Renaissance Festival podcast features free music from Celtic, Irish, Scottish, English and Gypsy folk musicians.
- March 17 - Seattle’s KEXP offers a free music podcast that features live sets from up-and-coming acts as well as older indie favorites.
- March 18 - free ambient music is featured in the Daily Ambience podcast.
- March 19 - free video podcasts from Thomas Dolby.
- March 20 - WFMU offers a podcast of free soul music.
- March 21 - You can’t talk about free music without talking about the Dead. The Grateful Dead podcast features classic Dead performances that you can download.
- March 22 - Spotted Peccary, an electronic music label, offers a free music podcast that includes tracks from recent releases, along with commentary from the label’s artists.
- March 23 - IndieFeed features free indie music.
- March 24 - Cinema Du Lyon offers free music and music videos.
- March 25 - Groove it like Grandma with a free music podcast featuring antique phonograph recordings.
- March 26 - Punk rock lives with GaragePunk, a podcast of free punk rock music.
- March 27 - Get free music, change the world.
- March 28 - The Roadhouse offers free blues MP3s.
- March 29 - Girls, girls and more girls are featured on Rubyfruit Radio, a podcast of free music from indie female musicians.
- March 30 - We found five more free music podcasts for you to check out.
- March 31 - It ain’t over until the fat lady sings - so if you’re into opera, you need to check out the Scream and Kill podcast, which takes an irreverent look at the world of jailbait divas, operatic bitch fights, suicide, death, lust and all the other good things that make up opera.
Unfortunately, there’s too many free music podcasts to cover in one month. So, if you’ve got a free music podcast, or if you have a music site that offers free downloads, let everybody know in the comments!
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March 1st, 2007 at 7:01 pm
FYI - we’ve got something similar going on at Synthtopia - a month of free electronic music. We’re just getting started, but it should be an interesting month.
Check it out here: Free electronic music
March 2nd, 2007 at 8:05 am
[…] Podcastingnews ha deciso di raccogliere l’appello di Gizmodo sul boicottaggio della RIAA a modo suo. Ogni giorno di marzo, il sito specializzato, pubblicherà un post dove presenterà un podcast con musica legale e free. “Abbiamo concluso che spendere un mese intero a pensare alla RIAA non sia così entusiasmante e allora abbiamo deciso di scoprire dove si trova ancora musica gratuita da scaricare legalmente” si legge nel posto dell’iniziativa. Il primo giorno è stato consigliato un podcast di musica classica per pianoforte. Archiviato in: podcast and free Comments: […]
March 3rd, 2007 at 2:10 pm
Wonderful idea! A nice touch would be a feed link to enter into my podcatcher.
March 10th, 2007 at 7:25 pm
Check out my free, podsafe, music podcast “What’s Happening In Tokyo”, featuring mostly “JIndies”, Japanese Independent Artists.
http://www.whitokyo.info
Regards,
Tokyo Dan
March 12th, 2007 at 2:12 am
May I (not so) humbly suggest you feature my podcast?
After all, it is the Podcast Home of the Blues.
March 12th, 2007 at 1:40 pm
[…] March 10: It’s 31 Days of Free Music month at Podcasting News. Every day in March, we’re going to do our best to hook you up a great free music podcast. […]
March 12th, 2007 at 10:47 pm
We’d be honored if you’d select Insomnia Radio (http://insomniaradio.net)
The 1st IR hit the podosphere on October 13, 2004. At that time, I actually SUBSCRIBED to every podcast in existence…that’s too wild to comprehend now…
The IR family has grown to almost a dozen indie music podcasts, focusing on local music scenes like SF, San Diego, Detroit, Baltimore, and the UK (which was originally started by my man Phil Coyne of Bitjobs!)
Anyway, there’s enough great indie music in our shows to drain your wallet. We’d love to be featured. More audience = more artists getting the exposure they deserve.
Cheers;
Jason @ IR
March 18th, 2007 at 8:21 pm
We recently celebrated our one-year anniversary at the Austin Connection with our 43rd half-hour live (and exclusive) americana music podcast and you are all welcome to visit our website or find us on iTunes or through the Podcasting News and others. I use my decades of recording and performing experience to capture high-quality music and insights by some of the finest performing songwriters and acoustic bands in or passing through Austin TX (aka the live music capitol of the world). The price is right (FREE!) so if new acoustic music appeals to you c’mon over to our website and download as many of our shows as you like.
March 22nd, 2007 at 11:08 am
Hello? 21 days in and no love for any members of the Association of Music Podcasting? What gives?
March 26th, 2007 at 9:00 am
I have a great musicpodcast to share as well. And almost all the music on the podcast can be downloaded from our site. Our site: http://www.musicpromostation.com
March 26th, 2007 at 10:06 am
Is AMP still around? What do they do?
March 30th, 2007 at 4:45 am
[…] Posted by Paul Ayres on March 30th, 2007 Free, free music … well the guys and gals over at Podcasting News have been having a 31 Days of Free Music festival, featuring links to a whole smorgasboard of music podcasts. There’s bound to be something that matches your taste as it ranges from alternative-hip-hop-lounge (isn’t that Dr. P’s speciality?) to punk rock, via Irish and Celtic and classical - give something new a try today and maybe leave a review in comments […]
March 31st, 2007 at 7:54 pm
[…] March 30: It’s 31 Days of Free Music month at Podcasting News. Every day in March, we’re highlighting a great free music podcast. […]
May 12th, 2007 at 5:56 pm
[…] March 30: It?s 31 Days of Free Music month at Podcasting News. Every day in March, we?re highlighting a great free music podcast. […]
June 13th, 2007 at 1:46 pm
a musical trip into new Soul, Jazz, Funk, R&B, Blues, and Electronic music
June 21st, 2007 at 7:35 pm
[…] Podcasters have been pioneering the idea of making free music shows available over the Internet for years now, and their’s plenty of free music to go around. Check out our feature 31 Days of Free Music for a taste of the variety of free music podcasts that are available. […]
June 26th, 2007 at 6:10 am
[…] I’ve been subscribing to a variety of free music podcasts lately. Then… on top of getting these songs delivered to my iTunes everyday, a few weeks ago, a friend of mine hipped me to elbo.ws. […]
June 26th, 2007 at 8:18 am
[…] Fortunately for music fans, there are thousands of free music podcasts that feature great music that you can legally download and share over the Internet. We highlighted a collection of great music podcasts recently with our 31 Days of Free Music project. […]
July 5th, 2007 at 7:37 pm
[…] CD sales are taking a dive this year, as more and more music fans get their music fix from free music podcasts and digital music services like iTunes. […]
July 13th, 2007 at 12:27 am
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July 20th, 2007 at 6:00 pm
[…] The massive explosion of podcasting, the tremendous popularity of Apple’s iTunes Store and the huge variety of legal free music downloads that are available, demonstrate that there’s a wealth of content that can be legally loaded to portable media players. In addition, there’s a significant trend towards ad-supported Internet media. […]
July 31st, 2007 at 8:58 am
[…] Despite the tremendous popularity of legal music downloads, and the widespread availability of free legal music downloads, music piracy is at an all-time high, according to a report out today that urges the record industry to make legal buying easier and cheaper. […]
August 21st, 2007 at 8:45 am
Free Music? No problem - check out the AirSpun AirGods New Music Podcast. We feature full length tracks of the highest quality indie music.
LISTEN HERE
August 31st, 2007 at 9:35 am
[…] Iskold appears to be unaware of the world of video podcasts and vlogs. Here are 31 other reasons he’s wrong. […]
October 19th, 2007 at 9:24 am
[…] Universities could help avoid these legal battles by educating students about the widespread availability of legal sources of free music, including free music podcasts and Creative Commons licensed music. […]
November 15th, 2007 at 1:18 am
Absolutely agree with you.
November 15th, 2007 at 1:42 am
thank you for links
November 20th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
[…] Note to investors: The tiny amount of money that people now pay for digital music isn’t a pain point that you can build a business around solving. Helping people find the music they really like when faced with a flood of free music is. […]
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