Since you can't really find much but the same lousy 9 songs on the radio, consider checking out an MP3 blog:   

"A new genre of Web sites that offer an eclectic mix of free music downloads may not be strictly legit,  but the sites' creators say they're doing the beleaguered  record industry a favor.

Named for the MP3 music format and the popular self-published Web sites known as blogs, they are part online mixtape, part diary, and part music magazine.

The tunes are drawn from remixes, forgotten genres and out-of-print albums, usually accompanied by detailed descriptions and reviews.

"Most of the artists that I cover are pretty obscure, and I like to help them get a bit of publicity and grassroots  support," said Matthew Perpetua, a DJ, freelance writer and creator of Fluxblog (http://newflux.blogspot.com), one of the oldest MP3 blogs.

"The blog also serves as a musical diary for my own purposes," Perpetua said. "It's interesting to go back through it and see what I was interested in, and how my tastes ebb and  flow."

Current offerings at Fluxblog include an obscure funk duet  by Quincy Jones and Bill Cosby and an unreleased single by songstress Fiona Apple. Once listeners find an MP3 blogger with a simpatico musical  taste, they can check back daily for new tunes. MP3 blogs are intricately cross-referenced via long lists of links, and hopping from site to site can easily consume several hours.

Well-known blogs include Soul Sides (http://www.o-dub.com/crates/weblog/blogger.html), which has  underground hip-hop and forgotten R&B; The Tofu Hut (http://tofuhut.blogspot.com/), whose offerings range from  gospel artists Blind Mamie and A.C. Forehand to rockabilly  performer Carl Perkins to soul god Donnie Hathaway; and Said the Gramophone (http://www.tangmonkey.com/blogs/music/), which has indie rock, folk music and hip-hop.

Here are a few others web sites:   

Music for Robots
-- A group blog with genres including electronica, hip-hop  and punk
http://music.for-robots.com/

Largehearted Boy
-- Prolific postings of live sets and B-sides
http://www.largeheartedboy.com/blog/

Ready Rock Moe Rex
-- Recent postings include Afrobeat and R&B
http://www.livejournal.com/users/moebius_rex/

The Number One Songs in Heaven
-- Old school funk and soul
http://www.londonlee.com/blog.html

The Suburbs Are Killing Us
-- Recent postings include reggae and folk
http://www.christopherporter.com/

See also:  our very next post:  100 MP3 Blogs

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Source:
Livewire: MP3 Blogs Serve Rare Songs, Dusty Grooves
By Adam Pasick
Reuters, Wed Jul 7, 2004 02:57 PM ET                                    
http://www.reuters.com/printerFriendlyPopup.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=5611461

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