Music websites and free MP3 downloads
Here's a selection of sites where you can find legal free MP3s and free music downloads, as well as some places where you can buy digital music.
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5,000 internet radio stations at Live365
Online music stores
- Amazon.co.uk Hot 100 CDs
- Amazon.com music downloads
- Big Noise Music - music download site with 10% donated to Oxfam
- War Child Music
Some of my favourite musicmakers (official sites)
Independent musicians
Any descriptions come from the bands themselves...
- thebluemask - Film and production music from composer Simon Wilkinson
- The Escorts / The Do's & The Don'ts - 50's & 60's Rock 'N' Roll from Iowa.
- Sonic Hospital - Eclectic, guitar-based one-man-band from Northampton UK
- Enam - Celtic new age music
- Starcrost - simple, danceable, melodic rock/pop music
- The Neurons - Dance. World Fusion and Groove.
- Mark Horgan - Heady poetic rock, ambience, funk & world rhythms
- Neuadd Sibly - Original rock and pop from Wales via Germany
- Awkwardguy - animated and theatrical folk-jazz and piano-pop
- Nicola Boschetti - Italian musician, composer and arranger
- AndIf.com - Explore JazzRock, Rock/Pop, Progressive Rock, and more.
- Bendy Monsters - unsigned rock/pop/punk band from Sheffield
- Rembeatz - Ambient to techno, a bit Orbital/Enigma
- Finn Arild - Pop/Rock with progressive roots
- Vehicle
- Eamon Alger's Flying Dreams- all original tracks, a blend of rock and blues
- The Urban Wasteland - making Peri's music available free of charge
- Uncle Lucius - Country rock band based in Austin Texas
- wave7musicals - songs, musicals, backing tracks and CD recording services for schools.
- Olegy - influenced by Depeche Mode, Massive Attack, Tricky, Air and HIM.
- Dodgie Williams - Robbie Williams tribute band in the UK
Resources for music fans and musicians
- EIL - collectable records and memorabilia
- KR Tip Sheet - music licensing and television/film music placement service.
- Taxi - independent A&R company helping unsigned bands, artists and songwriters get record deals and publishing deals.
- Get it all - Guitar and bass licks, riffs, rhythms and lessons for all playing levels.
- Harmony Central - Excellent resource for music news and links
- Kelly Industries - develops surround sound plug-ins for DirectX, VST, Adobe Premiere, and Adobe Audition
- Whistleanddrum.com - your source for Irish Tin Whistles, Irish Flutes, Penny Whistles and Bodhráns.
- Guitar chords
- Wimpy Player - software for embedding music in webpages
- Radio Blog - another program to put a flash music player in your website
- Flash MP3 Player - an easy-to-use Flash music player for your website
- Zooloops - Free fruity loop files and beats
- Sound Advice - get an independent review of your music
- Motile - UK record label combining improvisation and experimentation
- ABC Learn Guitar - Free guitar lessons, plus tips and resources on buying a guitar, songwriting, recording and creating a music career
- Shithotrecords - Free Music Downloads from a wide range of Independent UK Music artists
- Home Recording Connection - online community of artists helping each other


