Category Archives: Internet Music

Rumors On The Internets: Is Last.fm Sharing User Data With The RIAA?

Posted on February 23, 2009 by Alt Rock Shop Admin

TechCrunch has published a damning rumor accusing the social music site Last.fm of helping the RIAA find users who downloaded leaked copies of U2′s new album. Relying on a tip, TechCrunch claims that the Last.fm, a subsidiary of CBS, handed … Continue reading →

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Free: Hypemachine Saves Your Ears With Free Tunes From Music Blogs

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Alt Rock Shop Admin

Hypemachine, an aggregator of the latest free songs posted on music blogs, has been around for years but I started using it with gusto this week and it’s tight. It scans all those blogs and then streams them for you … Continue reading →

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Stream Music For Free With Spotify

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Alt Rock Shop Admin

Spotify is a great new service that allows you to stream music instantly for free with ads. If you want Spotify but without the ads then you can buy a day pass for £0.99 ($1.50) or a premium account for … Continue reading →

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Qbox: Get Streaming Music From Social Networks

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Alt Rock Shop Admin

One of the major components of all social networks be it MySpace, Bebo or other such sites is music uploaded by users. Youtube is another great source of such free and legally available music. What Qbox does is quite simple. … Continue reading →

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Embedr: Creating Video Playlists Online

Posted on February 7, 2009 by Alt Rock Shop Admin

Embedr is a cool site for creating video playlists online using videos pulled in from different sites like Youtube, Vimeo, Metacafe etc. All videos will be combined in one video interface and can be easily embedded on your blog or … Continue reading →

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