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A list of music search engines

1:58 PM // by Pär // , , // 0 kommentarer


I once heard a romour that there's a lot of music to download on the internet, both legally and less so (depends if you ask the record companies or not). And where there is files you need a search engine to find them and that's why I've put together a list with some of these search engines. There's not much that differs the sites, to be honest: the finds are more or less the same (maybe because a lot of the engines uses Google under the hood), som lets you stream the song and sometimes you can embed the song on your homepage or blog.
Knock yourself out:
  • Shareminer - uses Google and lets you search for more than music files.
  • SSMünch - download or stream. You can also search for lyrics and videos.
  • Wuzam - download or stream. Link to Wikipedia on the artist you searched for.
  • Search Hacker - uses Google and lets you search for more than music files.
  • Skreemr - download or stream. Provides an advanced search where you can choose bitrate and length of song.
  • FilesTube - search and download many different file types.
  • AudioRaider - search music files with the help of Google.
  • SeeqPod - stream the searched song.
  • G2p - uses Google and lets you search for more than music files.
  • AirMp3 - download or stream.

I'd like to add that I'm a firm believer on buying the music that you like, but to explore known and unknown artists search engines such as theese can be helpful.

Record internet radio streams

4:07 PM // by Pär // , // 0 kommentarer


Wouldn't it be useful to record songs from your favourite internet radio station with just a press of a button? Thanks to Screamer Radio you can do just that. You can even record the full song even if it has begun. Imagine listening to an unknown song and by the time of the second verse you start to like it, then just press "REC" and it's stored on your harddrive. On top of this there's a whole bunch of preset radio stations to choose from. So if you're in the mood for some free form jazz, presto, you got thirty to try out.

I really like this program and warmly recommend it.

Who am I?

3:03 PM // by Pär // , // 0 kommentarer
Does the world really need another music blog? Well, maybe not but as an ego trip I'll throw myself into the english-speaking blog scene.
My name is Pär Eriksson and I live and breathe in the northern country of Sweden. My native tounge is not English so you'll probably find some spelling errors and other strange mistakes here. But hopefully I'll make myself understood. Let me know otherwise.

Since this is a music blog I'll give you my musical history.
When I was young my older brother gave me a cassette tape containing som Kiss albums which I listened to over and over again. This early start made me listen to more of the easy accessible hard rock of that era with such bands as Accept, W.A.S.P. and Iron Maiden.
When I began junior high there was only one band to me, namely Led Zeppelin. For a three-year period i barely listened to anything else than Zeppelin.
A friend was very much into Marillion and Pink Floyd. I didn't really appreciate them so I stuck to Zeppelin. But come high school I was stuck. I bought Jethro Tull's "Aqualung" and Emerson, Lake & Palmers "Trilogy" and the world of progressive rock opened. After that I became a prog rock purist, if it wasn't English '70s prog I couldn't care less about it. The works of groups like Yes, Genesis, Camel and King Crimson was the only music that was good enough for me. I still think that the records made by that lot in that decade are some of the best ever made. New swedish prog bands such as Anekdoten, Änglagård and Landberk were discovered and also Rush found their way into my cd-player.
As I gew older my purist view of music softened and I began to listen to Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins and the swedish band Kent.
My present musical taste has taken a more heavier turn and bands like Opeth and Slipknot are two of the bands of that category that I enjoy.

So, that's my musical history for you. I have of course left out many favourites but if you read this blog in the future you'll surely get a taste of what I like?