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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Three Sites for Discovering New Music

WorldSings.com

Are you on the lookout for new music? If you are, then you should check out Worldsings.com. On the site, you'll be able to check out music from new artists, rate them, and share what you've found with the rest of the world. There are many sites like this, but new and interesting artists are seldom found.

From what I've been able to listen to on this site, the artists here are innovative and should allow you to find the next Bono or Jagger. Bands and artists can compete in order to see who the best new guy in town is, in order to compete for amazing prizes. The 1 million dollar prize is reminiscent of the American Idol franchise, but taking it online has the potential to reach way more people.

For the best new music, check out http://www.Worldsings.com.

Ffffoundtape.com

You can create your own podcast with ffffoundtape.com. Find audio files from the web, pop them in your own podcast. You'll just need to paste in the link to an audio file, then write about the audio file you've ffffound. That's it. You can then share your audio files with your friends. It is by far the most convenient way to publish audio links. Users can also create a playlist and save their favourite audio files. The interface is quite nice, and it is truly simple to listen to the available files, it even shows you the source of what you are listening to.

Click this link to find new music with http://www.ffffoundtape.com.

VastFM.com

VastFM allows you to stream every song by every artist, for free. Simply furnish the name of the artist to see his entire discography, and listen to any song you'd like. This solution uses open music directories and audio from YouTube videos to deliver every song you can think of. Links to concert tickets in your area for artists you might like are also provided.

The site claims to have the largest music directory on the Internet, and to have all your favorite unsigned artists. If you just look at the keywords on the opening screen, you will see that could be accurate, the site is a true platform of discovery. You can find new music on the spot, and listen to brand new albums to decide if you like them before parting with your cash.

Click this link to visit http://www.vastfm.com.

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