34 Free Songs at iTunes
TuneCore is offering 34 free song downloads at the US iTunes store. No, it's not any 34 songs, it's 34 songs by artists who are TuneCore customers. TuneCore, as we've posted before, is an iTunes listing service that helps artists get their music on the iTunes Store.
To get your free tracks, visit their free album page and generate a unique iTunes code. Artists on the free album include the Dandy Warhols (famous for the Veronica Mars intro) and Maureen McCormick, of the Brady Bunch. How is the actual music? The quality, er, varies. Let us know what you liked or disliked in the comments.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
outlaw said 12:25PM on 11-27-2007
Downloading now.
Thanks for the link! Always love free stuff!
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iRobot said 1:15PM on 11-27-2007
I'm sorry, but... what exactly do these people do?
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ghostshadow said 12:51PM on 11-27-2007
I just love how there is no order at all. /sarcasm
There is some good stuff though.
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Macca said 1:15PM on 11-27-2007
US only? pah.
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StrikerX said 1:29PM on 11-27-2007
Created my first iTunes acc, thx Erica:)
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Brad L said 1:30PM on 11-27-2007
the Oh no! Oh my! stuff is good. But I already had it, so no freebie for me.
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JRob said 1:35PM on 11-27-2007
@iRobot:
TuneCore lets the Little People get their music into the iTunes store. I work with a local band in Minneapolis (Greazy Meal, in case you're curious), and we'd gotten no love from soliciting Apple directly. TuneCore gave us a great deal, and made it very easy to get the music on the store and widely distributed.
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mikelite said 1:42PM on 11-27-2007
@Erica, the Dandy Warhols were famous way before VM. Check out "Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia" it's great
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Jason Brennan said 1:56PM on 11-27-2007
Dandy's Rule, ok?
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Frank said 2:17PM on 11-27-2007
yay dandy warhols!
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Adam Welling said 2:36PM on 11-27-2007
Don't know about the rest of it, but I've been a huge Dandy Warhols fan for a long time. I HIGHLY recommend giving them a shot, especially now that you can demo a song for free.
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Able-X said 3:25PM on 11-27-2007
Steve Vai FTW. Though I've already had that cd for years, it's a really good song.
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theMacpenguin said 3:28PM on 11-27-2007
Here are my favorites:
Juice - Steve Vai, "Alien Love Secrets"
Splintering - Arizona, "Welcome Back Dear Children"
Higher-ArkAngel (X-Mix) - Arkangel, "Klimb"
Walk In the Park - Oh No Oh My, "Oh No! Oh My!"
Shinjuku Nights - Ray Manzarek & Bal, "Atonal Head" (except for the end it gets a li'l wierd)
Bomb - Izzy Stradlin, "Like a Dog" ( My favorite out of them all)
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Angel said 4:22PM on 11-27-2007
Sweet, a free song by kelly!
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Peter Wells said 4:29PM on 11-27-2007
We're really glad so many of the artists who used TuneCore to get into iTunes wanted in on this promotion. I got to talk to most of them on the phone, and had dinner with Kelly once--great guy! Izzy rocks pretty hard, too.
Folks are asking about the tracks and order. Here it is:
1. Public Enemy - Harder than you think remix - How to Sell Your Soul....
2. Dany Warhols - It's a Fast Driving Rave Up With The Dandy Warhols Sixteen Minutes - Dandys Rule OK
3. Steve Vai - Juice - Alien Love Secrets
4. Izzy Stradlin - Bomb - Like A Dog
5. Kelly - Let me borrow that top - Shoes
6. Ray Manzarek & Bal - Shinjuku Nights - Atonal Head
7. Harry and the Potters - The Human Hosepipe - Voldemort Can't Stop the Rock
8. A Place to Bury Strangers - To fix the Gash in Your Head - A Place to Bury Strangers
9. Bowerbirds - In Our Talons - Hymns for a Dark Horse
10. Oh No! Oh My! - Walk in the park - Oh No! Oh My!
11. Suzy Bogguss - Everything - Sweet Danger
12. Brazos - Mary Jo - A City Just as Tall - EP
13. Marillion - Somewhere Else - Somewhere Else
14. Arizona - Splintering - Welcome Back Dear Children
15. Die Romantik - Tik Tok - Narcissist's Waltz
16. Pink Nasty - Take it Back - Mold the Gold
17. Tacks, The Boy Disaster - Man with a Plan - Oh, Beatrice
18. The Gay Blades - O Shot - Ghosts
19. Over the Rhine - Latter Days - Good Dog Bad Dog
20. Care Bears on Fire - Everybody Else - I Stole Your Animal
21. Peter and the Wolf - Better Days - The Ivori Palms
22. Boy/Girl - The Shakes - Secret Secret Secret Singles
23. La Laque - A Part - La Laque - EP
24. Belaire - Back into the Wall - Belaire EP
25. White Denim - Mess Your Hair Up - Let's Talk About It - EP
26. ArkAngel - Higher-ArkAngel-X-Mix - Klimb
27. The Milwaukees - Highway to the Sun - American Anthems Vol. 1
28. Spectre - Living End - Living End
29. The Forward - Smoking is Sexy - Smoking is Sexy
30. The Cryptkeeper Five - Incorruptible: The Death of Hope II - Darker Days
31. In the Fur - In the Fur - Magnificent Designs
32. Krash Buzz Nine - Better - I Am You
33. Maureen McCormick - Oh Boy - When You Get a Little Lonely
34. Bill Medley - Beautiful - Damn Near Righteous
Thanks as always, TUAW crew. Holler if you've any questions.
--Peter
peter@tunecore.com
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Sek Dawg said 6:46PM on 11-27-2007
Thanks for the heads up, Erica
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Solar said 7:26PM on 11-27-2007
iTunes Plus? In other words: DRM?
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Kevin said 7:32PM on 11-27-2007
Yes, they are protected AAC's, not DRM-free.
Great selection, something for everybody, I would think. I'm not fond of Public Enemy, but found some gems in the bunch that I'm glad to have.
In all, a great promotional idea. I'm hoping they do it again soon!
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quandmeme said 10:48AM on 11-28-2007
I prefer not to listen to explicit lyrics and have the iTunes store configured accordingly. I was interested the the code skipped that setting. If iTunes thinks I bought them then it figures I've made the decision to override. Not looking a gift-horse in the mouth, mind you, I know where the delete button is. Just observing.
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Allister said 12:50AM on 11-28-2007
Grrrr! PLEASE point out to your readers when offers are not applicable to all! This is US only. It only takes you a few moments and a few words in the story to help a lot of people save some time and effort.
What percentage of your readers are outside the US?
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