Do you think this is a good deal? Watch ads, get music.

There is a new website, currently in an invite-only beta testing period, that thinks the lure of MP3s will be enough to get people to watch video ads. The site, Free All Music, has reportedly signed deals with major lables to offer new music that many people will actually want to get. The only catch? You have to watch 15 second video ad to get each MP3.

I think it sounds like a pretty tempting offer. What do you think?

Would you be willing to watch a 15 second ad in order to get an MP3?:


I haven't received my invite to the site yet, but I'm looking forward to getting it and trying out the service. I'll let you know when I do get an invite.

Here's the signup, if you want to try it yourself: sign up for an invite to Free All Music.

Read more about All Free Music on CNET.

 

Would you ride the disco elevator?

I wish that I had thought of this first:

I can't say I blame her for walking away. That said, if there were a bit more room in there, I might jump in.

 

Would you ride the disco elevator?:


 

eMusic adds Warner Music Group artists including REM, The Cure, The Talking Heads, Paul Simon

One of my favorite music download sites, eMusic, has added music from Warner Music Group. eMusic offers the cheapest MP3 downloads of any legit site out there (it ends up being about 40¢-50¢ a track, a third to half the price of iTunes), but their album catalog has some holes in it.

Well they plugging the holes. This week they added over 10,000 new albums!

If you are a fan of Aretha Franklin, The Ramones, The Cure, The Replacements, Depeche Mode, R.E.M., Neil Young, Paul Simon, The Talking Heads or Joni Mitchell you should check it out.

Read more on eMusic's blog


Download 25 FREE songs at eMusic.com!

Adding lyrics to your tracks -- why you need to do it and how to get it done

PC

The winner: Zortam Media Studio Pro 10

Zortam Media Studio Pro 10 does quick lyric lookups for MP3s. It took about six hours to do all ~8500 of my MP3s, which was much faster than the rest of the tools I tried. It costs about $22 for a license of version 10 and about $30 for a lifetime license.

Other options

  • iTunes

Why I created this blog + my favorite gifts

My favorite new music-related Christmas gifts I received this year:

New Year's Music Resolutions

Nick:

Jason:
Convert his M4As to MP3s (see comment from earlier blog about M4A -> MP3 converting)

Ellie:
Backup her music online. Lots of options for backing up:

Easy, Inexpensive/Free Holiday Music

Site Nick's tips Download or Streaming? Subscription Required To Download Tracks? Account Required To Stream Tracks? Full control of playback? Portable Player The Music
Last.fm Simplest Streaming N/A No No N/A Last.fm Christmas music

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