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Coldplay to give away live album as MP3s

They're not the first band to do it, but Coldplay is the most recent addition to the ever-growing list of artists willing to give a little back to their fans.

At every remaining show in their 2009 tour, the band will give away a 9-song CD including tracks recorded during the band's worldwide Viva la Vida tour. Starting May 15th, the album will also be made available for download.

The album is titled Left Right Left Right Left and the track list includes Clocks, Viva La Vida, Fix You, and a half dozen others.

Coldplay calls the release "a recession-busting mark of gratitude to everyone who's supported [us]."

Looking for more free, live music? Check out bt.etree.org (which was in our list of 35 places to download free , legal mp3s) for a whole slew of torrents from bands who are "trade friendly."

[via Music Ally]

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globalPandora - Pandora for the rest of us

globalPandora
The box is open.

That's the tagline that greets you when you visit globalPandora, which touts itself as a way that people that are not located in the United States can access the free music streaming service Pandora without having to futz with a web proxy service. Though they don't explain how this magical trick is accomplished, it's likely that Global Pandora is simply acting as an invisible proxy and delivering up the Pandora interface.

First things first: It works, at least from here in Canada. We haven't been able to verify from other non-U.S. locations, but since Pandora is most definitely blocked here in the Great White North, we feel pretty comfortable that it will work elsewhere.

Now, enjoy it while it lasts, because it's extremely unlikely that globalPandora will be allowed to exist for much longer. On the other hand, now that it's been done once, it's pretty likely that once it is shut down, globalPandora clones will pop up to replace it. Music - and all data, really - that is free somewhere will eventually be free everywhere.

[via gHacks]

Filed under: Audio, Internet

Tunesquare: Support artists, download free music

TuneSquare
TuneSquare is a new ad-supported music download service that lives somewhere in between the world of illegal P2P sites and paid services like iTunes and Rhapsody.

Here's how it works. You visit TuneSquare, browse for songs by category or use the search bar, and begin listening to music. While you listen, a video ad will play. If you like what you hear, you can download the track for free. That's all there is to it.

Unlike some other free download services (Spiral Frog, we're looking at you), there's no DRM on the songs. You can burn them to a CD, and you don't have to revisit the site 30 days to keep your music collection active.

Musicians who sign up for TuneSquare accounts can split the advertising revenue generated every time someone listens to their songs on the site. It sounds like a win-win situation. But as with many music startups, there's a chicken and egg problem. TuneSquare primarily features music from artists you've never heard of. And that means the site won't likely get a ton of traffic, which means it won't be able to charge much for advertising -- which means that most of the artists who sign up for the site will be musicians you've never heard of.

Still, we like the concept, and just because you're not familiar with the artists doesn't mean that their music stinks. Well, sometimes. Anyway, if you've got a few minutes to kill, you might want to do some music browsing. Even if you don't like what you hear, you'll be helping out a few starving artists while you look for something to listen to on the way to work tomorrow.

[via The Plugg]

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