Blog: Stone' Stash - Online Music Connection

Hi - I've started a new site at www.seestone.net. While it's primarily about using the Shared Media Licensing/Weed format to distribute music, it also has information that anyone can use to help them promote their music on the Net. All of the blog entries are still on this site - so if you're looking for the free MP3s, just scroll around. Rock on! www.seestone.net seestone music distribution wma mp3 songs music weeedfiles download

This isn't a recommendation for just a single site with free music. This is a recommendation to enter the world of Weed - and get connected with many free sites with tons of free music on what will soon be the largest music network on the planet. I have seen the future - and it is Weed. A Renaissance of the music industry is occurring, changing how music is distributed, whose music is distributed, and who benefits [...]

If there ever was a site known for downloads - it's C|NET. And now you can add music. FREE MUSIC. C|NET is the destination site for everything tech related - and they truly deliver with the music. Not only do they have free MP3 downloads from indie bands of all genres - blues, hip-hop, country, folk, reggae, rock - they also have information on everything you need to know about digital music - the formats, the players, and the services. Very cool. Plus - the editor's recommendations rock! Very Cool Psychedelic [...]

The PeopleSound concept is like a cheap schmorgasborg - have some major label samples to pull in the traffic - then fill the buffet with indie filler. But dig through and you may find some tasty nugs... like the German Hip-Hop of Freier Mit Herz!!! Now the cool thing about PeopleSound is it's not just a site - it's an online music community. You can create playlists on the site, let other people listen to your mix, listen to other people's mixes - a great way to hear new music. [...]

I was recently hooked up with the Seattle site UberLabel - it's a label/hosting site, and ... uh, it's very very indie. They cover every genre - acoustic blues to industrial - and while it's a nice idea to open the door to everyone, you have to ask yourself - after sifting through countless rank amateur attempts - why? Why don't they sift through what they have and point out the best? I'll give them a hint - start with Andrea Ramirez. Smooth Acoustic Blues From Andrea Ramirez [...]

The Net is filled with jam-band MP3's. It makes sense considering these bands are known for their open recording and free distribution policies. A really great site delivering free MP3's of jam-band shows is Nugs.net . Nugs has their own stash of live shows from about fifty bands - from Addison Groove Project to Zero. The cool thing about these live recordings of jam-bands is that you can find some pretty unique covers. Les Claypool & The Flying Frog Parade Les Claypool is one of those musicians who truly [...]

DMusic is an indie only site - and amazingly, 90 percent of what I listened to I would have paid for. Serious. It's that good. I won't even waste space and time explaining... Some recommended FREE MP3 nuggets to sample: Skanky Ranky Doo - a heavier Beastie Boys The Littlest Man Band - they think they sound like an orgy with Ben Folds, Harry Nillson, Stevie Wonder, Tom Waits, and Frank Zappa -- I'd say it's more like new Ska [...]

When's the last time you cleaned out someone else's garage? Probably never ... 'cause it sucks. Who wants to go digging through someone else's trash? And that's the problem with SoundClick. It's the world's largest garbage filled garage. Most of the "bands" are one person. Not that one person can't make a masterpiece - especially with the tech available. But the majority of bands I looked into are one person with one song idea and no idea how to produce. The "acid jazz" band the site recommended was more like an acid casualty trying to cover a [...]

We all knew it was only a matter of time before Microsoft jumped onto the stage and started pimpin' tunes. More of the same you say? Yes and no. Pricing is the same as most others - .99 per song, most albums $9.90. What makes MSN's service stand out is that they allow you to listen to COMPLETE albums for free through their Listening Booth. It's not a download, it's a stream. But that's still cool in my book - and here's why - you get the whole meal, not just a 30 second taste of the sauce. [...]

So we all know about Amazon.com - it's where you go to buy virtually anything online. Well a few months ago they even started carrying musical instruments - guitars, basses, drums, etc... at INSANELY low prices. We're talking Musician's Friend prices (a quick check showed same prices on both sites.) And it's the good stuff - Gibsons, Schecters, Deans.... What does this have to do with free MP3's? Well, it wasn't until I checked out the guitars that I really took a good look at Amazon's music service - and found hundreds of FREE MP3's - and [...]

A few weeks ago I wrote on another blog about the death of Hollywood as the entertainment capital. The new power in entertainment is with technology. The power to create AND the power to distribute. That power isn't in Hollywood. It's in Seattle, Redmond, Cupertino and other media technology hubs - all outside of Hollywood. Best of all, this new power is accessible to virtually any artist anywhere in the world. While the majors like iTunes are allowing independents to get on-board, there are sites just for independents. Here's three of the best independent [...]

I used to play guitar in a band called the Poppyseeds. We were an average psychedelic garage rock band with an extraordinary singer - Amy Spear. The problem with the Poppyseeds was that we went through bassists like Spinal Tap going through drummers. In two years we went through ten bass players - from a punk junkie to a jazz cop to a Lemmy (Motorhead) look-alike. What made the struggle worth it was playing with Amy. She's one of those singers that has it all - amazing song writing skills, massive vocal range, and a solid stage presence. [...]

This week's free iTune is the R&B single "Stick Up Kid" by Lyfe Jennings. Lyfe started writing songs while in prison. Good thing it's free. Here's the link:

Indie only! Audio Lunchbox is an online distributer of independent music. Most songs are .99 each, most albums are $9.99 -- however they're always having specials promoting different indie labels and indie artists. The gig is you have to buy lunch cards - $25, $50 or $100 and use them to buy the music. Is the selection any good? Sure, if you get into indie bands. Is the service any good? It is if you know your indie music, or don't mind taking a chance (which is why I like the fixed fee with [...]

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Fuck yes Spymob . This week's hook-up for free iTunes is "German Test Drive" by Spymob. This is a must score free-file . Spymob is one of the reddest velvet bands in the new music lounge. This band combines funk-ified guitar, soul burning piano and smooth j-samples for a new-electro jazz rock. Think Radiohead crossed with Ben Folds with echos of Steely Dan. Give yourself a phat J favor, and check it:

There's a guitarist in Santa Barbara that goes simply by the name of Sado (short for Lucedo Argentino Rabaudi) - but his playing is anything but simple. This guy is one of - if not THE most talented rock guitarists I have seen play. Sado's two bands are Stomprocket and Carried by Six . Stomprocket is an aggressive drop-tuned metal band; Carried by Six is more extreme death metal ala Cradle of Filth. Check it with these free MP3's: Stomprocket : www.stomprocket.net/html/music .html -- three free full MP3's [...]

Here's a cool nugget I found - free MP3s of a live recording of Jimmy Page and The Yardbirds from 1968. Who is Jimmy Page and The Yardbirds? You might know Jimmy Page as being the guitarist of Led Zeppelin. The Yardbirds is a band from the '60's known for having included in their roster of rotating guitarists Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page. These songs are from one of their last concerts - a band at their breaking point - but this concert was later to be known as one of those [...]

This week's hook-up for free iTunes is a smooth little hip-hop track "Good 'Ol Love" by Masta Ace. It's old-school 4/4 - simple beat, and a rap that's been heard before. It ain't no Dre, and I gotta admit to lovin' West Coast and an old addiction to the Chronic. But it's a free-file with a little style, so take a hit - check it, then come back for more:

Sign up for eMusic and you can download up to 50 MP3s for FREE! Register, download the songs, then cancel. Pretty easy. And if you dig the eMusic service - keep the deal going with SUPER CHEAP downloads - from 25 cents per song down to 22 cents per song! How does eMusic compare to the others? It's a package deal - you pay a certain amount per month to download a certain number of songs. eMusic is not like Rhapsody where you can create playlists and listen unlimited - eMusic is [...]