A Librarian's Guide To 'Free and Legal' Music MP3 Websites

OK, I'll start our adventures with an Aussie site:

http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/listen/mp3s.htm

Triple J is Australia's national youth radio network, surprisingly still funded by the Australian government.

The download site features about half a dozen free songs at a time, with additions and subtractions every few weeks.

It's a great source of rock music on independent labels. There's a good amount of Australian content. In the past 12 months I have downloaded some excellent songs by local acts like Josh Pyke, Blue King Brown, Laura Imbruglia, Bertie Blackman and Darren Hanlon. You get some good overseas up-and-comers too, like The Cribs (UK).

Hurry, though, 'cos tracks don't stay up for very long!