Another great source of music online is FreeIndie.com – they make available full albums (usually more like an EP length – 5 or 6 songs) from independent artists for download.
They’ve featured, for example:
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KEXP has a podcast series called Music That Matters.
You should immediately go download them all, if you haven’t been listening to them already.
The music is all over the map – different episodes have different themes, so there’s quite a range of different styles. Browse the previous episodes page to get a sense of what gets included.
A recent favorite for me was episode 37 – “Don’t Call Me Freak – The New Folk“:
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 Although all labels are odious, I’ve come to like the term “post-cabaret” as a way of referring to an interesting and diverse group of musicians, including:
 Regina Spektor |
 Nellie McKay |
 Casey Dienel |
 Dresden Dolls |
One of my favorite benefits of the Internet is the ability to connect with media you would otherwise not likely have known: bands, bloggers, radio shows, and the like.
At the top of the shortlist of the discoveries I’m happiest about finding the online, streaming version of Morning Becomes Eclectic, a radio show from KCRW in Santa Monica, California. Continue reading ‘Podcasting Becomes Eclectic’
