35 Places To Download Free, Legal MP3s - Sorry, RIAA!

In the interest of helping our readers stay out of jail and avoid massive fines, here are a bunch of places you can get tunes without fear of finding a summons in your mailbox. There’s plenty of good, free, and legal music on the net for you to download.

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On Judging the Rock Solid Pressure Showcase Sept 13

Yours truly has been invited to be a panelist/judge at the upcoming Rock Solid Pressure Showcase at New Port Richey’s Bourbon Street on Saturday September 13 starting at 1pm. RSPS is an all day showcase and features some of the top unsigned talent in the country. The showcase is put together by the dynamic duo of the airwaves ‘J-Rock and Patty The Radio Girl’ of the nationally syndicated FM/Net radio broadcast ‘Rock Solid Pressure’ . In its 6th year, RSPS is gearing up to be the biggest yet. Got plans? Cancel them and come on out.

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No Lip Vol. 1 West Coast Attack Dates Announced

Mohawk Bomb Records is proud to announce two dates in California for the No Lip Vol. 1 West Coast Attack promotional tour. Everyone that attends the shows will get a free copy of No Lip Vol. 1 and other goodies! The dates are as follows:

Friday October 17 - Mirror Image Studio, Anaheim, CA (Live DVD taping!)
Saturday October 18 - The Cobalt Cafe, Canoga Park (LA), CA

More details on the flyers below. See you then!

No Lip Vol. 1 West Coast Attack OC

No Lip Vol. 1 West Coast Attack LA

4 Questions with The Grand Panic

The Grand Panic

The Grand Panic, hailing from Toronto, Canada, deliver tight electro-darkeness  industrial rock in the vain of NIN and God Lives Underwater. “Kim” is one of the most powerful songs on the compilation with a brooding storm of angst pulsating in soothing waves of empathy. The road to No Lip was treacherous: singer/guitarist Jesse Page broke his arm which almost prevented him from contacting us! But fate has a funny way of working out and here’s Jesse’s take on 4 Questions:

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“My Kind of Thing” is posted on Soulfound’s MySpace from new album “Is a Rock Band”

Soulfound has posted a new track from their upcoming Mohawk Bomb Records release “Is a Rock Band”. The song is called “My Kind of Thing” and it rocks. Check it out!

Also, enjoy this trailer for the upcoming Album Release Concert in Pinellas County on Sept 20.

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Soulfound “Is a Rock Band” Drops September 20

Soulfound is a Rock Band CD CoverSoulfound’s newest album, “Is a Rock Band”, drops on September 20. The album will be available online as MP3s or a CD and at select stores. To celebrate, Soulfound is throwing an Album Release Concert at Gasoline Alley in Clearwater, FL.

The 10-song (or 11 for limited edition version) album will feature the following songs (not in order): My Kind of Thing, Looking for Me, Montgomery Park, I Want to Feel Something, King of the Sandbox, Occupation, You Only Get One, Leave it Alone, By Myself and Insides.

Go to Soulfound’s MySpace page for more details.

Submissions for No Lip Vol. 2 Now Open Only Through Sonicbids

Hey all! We are currently accepting submissions for No Lip Vol. 2 only through Sonicbids. All genres are encouraged to submit a song for consideration.

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4 Questions with Drew Street Mary

Drew Street Mary

Mixing indie rock polyphony with pop songsmithing, Drew Street Mary’s sound falls somewhere in the sounscape laid down by The Beatles, Seville and Soul Asylum. Having one of the best renditions of “Time After Time” in their live catalog, DSM is a dedicated quartet that is as likeable as they are infectious. Guitarist Bobby Morelli shares a bit of the DSM future plans with us in this edition of 4 Questions.  

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4 Questions with Pirate Love

Pirate Love Norway has been the breeding ground for jazz and black metal bands for years. But the scrappy ensemble of mayhem-loving garage surf rockers known as Pirate Love could change all that. The self proclaimed “saviors of Norwegian rock”, Pirate Love will be making the rounds this summer in several Norwegian festivals, plus some dates across Europe. Deathpoet/Vocalist David Dajani shares a little with us in this installment of 4 Questions:

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4 Questions with 900 Pound Gorilla

900 Pound Gorilla 

With a fast punk rock that ties in NOFX, Millencolin and good The Offspring (pre-White Guy), 900 Pound Gorilla’s uniformed auditory assault is sure to make your heads bang and your middle fingers fly. John Baker, guitar/vocals, chimes in 4 Questions:

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