Friday November 6, 2009
In our music discovery spotlight this week, we showcase another selection of free promotional tracks that cover a wide range of genres designed to broaden your musical horizons :
Via Tania
For Via Tania fans, here's another free track following on from the promotional
Wonder Stranger song that we
covered previously. This track is also an example of her unique sound that mixes Björk-style vocals with dreamy melodies. Via Tania's new album,
Moon Sweet Moon, (The:Hours) is now available from the
iTunes Store.
Dragonette
This free track is a remix of,
Pick up The Phone, from Canadian electro-pop band,
Dragonette. The
music video of this song can also be viewed on YouTube. Dragonette's new album,
Fixin to Thrill, is due out early 2010.
Little Dragon
Taken from their new album,
Machine Dreams, this promotional track showcases
Little Dragon's electronic music style.
Blinking Pigs serves up a mix of 80s-style synth and dreamy electronic effects to produce a unique futuristic sound. The Swedish band's new album is now available from leading
digital music services.
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Wednesday November 4, 2009
If you're searching the Internet for free educational downloads, then how about using iTunes U? This is a free service that is built into the iTunes Store and provides over 10, 000 free audio and video lessons on a wide range of subjects. Whether you're looking for video lectures or audiobooks on a particular subject, iTunes U has a good selection of categories that you can choose from; science, mathematics, language, and fine arts are just some of the subjects on offer.
The material that iTunes U hosts is of a high quality and has been created mostly by universities, colleges, and other educational organizations. There's a 'Top Downloads' section too which is useful to see what the most popular downloads are and it can give you an idea on what you'd like to study next. One of the best things about using iTunes U for your studies is that all the files you download can then be viewed at your leisure - either on your computer or transferred to an iPod/iPhone for learning on the go!
For more information on using iTunes U as a free educational tool, read our iTunes U Guide on how to get started.
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Friday October 30, 2009
Here's another selection of free music tracks that you can either download or stream. Hopefully these full-length tracks will give you a good idea about the type of sound that the band/artist produces before you decide to purchase their music. The free promotional songs this week are:
Boat
This free promotional track by the band,
Boat, is taken from their new album,
Setting The Paces. This track is a good example of Boat's unconventional and sometimes chaotic indie sound. Their new album is now available digitally from the
iTunes Store.
Blacklist
For indie music fans this week,
Blacklist are another band that you might be interested in. The free music download,
Flight of The Demoiselles, is an indie track that also has a blend of rock guitar riffs that give a nice 80s style feel to the track; similar to bands such as U2 and Manic Street Preachers. There's also the
Flight of The Demoiselles music video that you can watch on YouTube or via their website. Their debut album,
Midnight Century, (Weird Records) is now available from digital music services such as
Amazon MP3,
Emusic, and iTunes.
Midnight Juggernauts
This set of free remix tracks by Australian band,
Midnight Juggernauts, showcases their multi-genre sound that encompasses electro-pop, electronica, alternative dance, and a few other electro-orientated styles. The remixes that you can download via
Off The Radar are a taster for their new album,
The New Technology, which is available as a limited edition physical from
Acephale Records, or as a digital download from the iTunes Store.
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Wednesday October 28, 2009
According to an article published by NPR, Google will shortly be announcing the launch of a new music search service that you can use to buy songs. Rather than directly providing a music library, Google will be extending its search facilities to provide links to songs that can be purchased from select digital music services.
Google are hoping that consumers who already use the popular search engine to find resources on the Internet will like the familiarity of their interface and use it for purchasing digital music too. Google is certainly a mighty power on the Web, but can it really compete with the king of the digital music services - namely the iTunes Store?
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