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[Adam Rixey]

On 7/17/06, Deeann M.M. Mikula <deeann at d33ann.com> wrote:
> That actually looks like a pretty good deal.  I take it you've
> researched all of the music download sites out there, and found them
> to be the most reasonable?  My ex worked for Music Net for a while and

I started with eMusic because I had some free songs with an old MP3
player and I also ahve a personal dislike of iTunes.  I particularly
like that eMusic seems to be the only one with no DRM at all; they
just offer high-bitrate MP3s that don't expire and can be played on
any device.

They don't have a lot of mainstream or big label music, but I don't
really listen to that anyway.

> I'm not really into the G/I stuff so much anymore, is it good for
> other genres, too?  What about classic stuff like, say, an old Joni
> Mitchell cd I used to have, or indie rock bands I used to like, like
> Magnetic Fields, Royal Trux or Jad Fair, or new stuff that I'm hearing
> on KEXP?  If I could find all that stuff, it might be worth squeezing
> $9.99 out of my budget to keep my ipod's playlists fresh.  I could
> always drink less soymilk and eat less fish to get more new music. :)

They specialize in indie music.  I've downloaded a couple of Magnetic
Fields albums, and they have pretty much everything from labels like
Matador, Kill Rock Stars, and Merge.  I don't see Royal Trux, but they
do have Jad Fair.

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Adam Rixey
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