GarageBands.com

Wow. That was my first reaction when I found this site. This is the way to listen to music in the 21st century.

You go to the website and search by:

• Band
• Location
• Genre
• "Sounds Like"
• or "Influenced By"

Then you can listen to the music, download mp3's of the songs, or buy a CD. All legally and free. You gotta love independent artists.

"But," you may ask, "how do they expect to make any money if they are giving away their music as mp3s? Well I'm glad you asked. ;)

You see, if they let you listen to their music for free and give you copies for free, you are more likely to like their band. This means that you will want to support them, by buying a CD (yes, I know, you already have the music, but you don't have a cool CD and jewel case, now do you?), by going to one of their concerts, by buying swag, or just as a donation. Isn't that an awesome way to do business?

It has also been shown that fileshareing actually increases a bands CD sales, so it is smart for the bands to do this.

In a related story, the RIAA has just been voted the most hated company in America.