The Commuters - Free Album Download

Back in December I blogged about a cool indie band called The Commuters.  Today, they finally released their full-length album entitled Rescue.  And for a limited time - check this out! - it's available for free download through the band's website. 

Here's the track listing:

Sixx AM's 7

Were you guys aware that Sixx AM has an acoustic 7-song EP available on iTunes? You can get it here: http://bit.ly/rK9tMp. There is also a FREE download of the track "Codependence" available at: http://bit.ly/uH8jBe.

Angels and Airwaves Art Giveaway

Hi, everyone!  Remember back in November of 2010, Angels and Airwaves was giving out a free download of their LOVE album thru their MODLIFE page?  Well, on Tuesday, November 8th, the band is releasing Parts One and Two of their album.  The deluxe version even includes an 85-minute Love movie on DVD. 

I don't normally plug contests, but if you're a HOT TOPIC fan on Facebook, you can enter to win a 24x30 custom screen printed art canvas (seen in the picture above), autographed and designed by Tom Delonge himself.  Now how awesome is that?!  Just go to the Angels and Airwaves Giveaway page on Facebook (or click that picture above).  They're giving one away daily starting next week.  Go ahead and try your luck...or spread the word and share the LOVE. 

Black Stone Cherry Music Online

I just thought I'd let my rockin' friends know that you can stream Black Stone Cherry's new album "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (from RoadRunner Records) online. The album hit music stores on May 31st. Click on the album cover picture to start streaming now! Don't forget, if you enjoy it online, you'll definitely want to go out and buy a copy of the CD to take along in your car with you, too! Or, you can order the Special Edition with 15 tracks (instead of just 12 like the edition you can stream online for free). I order my music from Amazon, where you can get that special edition for only $9.99. I tell you, that's some kick ass rock on that album!

Angels and Airwaves - Free Music

Most of you rock fans probably already know that after Blink 182's break in 2005, Tom DeLonge (lead vocalist and guitarist) founded a new band called Angels and Airwaves.  This band is still recording and touring to this day.  In fact, AVA (as Angels and Airwaves is called for short), have released three studio albums We Don't Need to Whisper (2006), I-Empire (2007) and Love (2010).

The band members are:
Tom DeLonge
David Kennedy
Matt Wachter
Atom Willard

Tom DeLonge just posted a video blog on the band's MySpace page about a very special film simply titled LOVE that they will be releasing on Valentine's Day 2011. The film will be a follow up to their 2010 album of the same name.  You can read more: http://www.myspace.com/angelsandairwaves#ixzz14Axd1EKN

In case you didn't know, you can download the LOVE album for free - yes, FREE thru the band's ModLife page at Modlife // Angels and Airwaves LOVE Album FREE Download.  It's available FREE without you even having to sign up for anything!  YES!  And trust me, you'll enjoy the music.

By the way, I thought I'd share this video of the making of the "Hallucinations" music video.  I just thought it would be cool to share it...

ANGELS & AIRWAVES MAKING OF THE "HALLUCINATIONS" MUSIC VIDEO from Angels and Airwaves on Vimeo

New music from Trent Reznor - FREE download

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have been working for months on a soundtrack for David Fincher's The Social Network. Five full-length sample tracks are available for free download right now if you sign up on the Social Network's invitational site.

The tracks on the sampler pack include:

1. Pieces Form the Whole
2. Eventually We Find Our Way
3. On We March
4. The Gentle Hum of Anxiety
5. Soft Trees Break the Fall

The remaining tracks (total of 19) can be purchased thru Amazon Music for a special low price of $2.99 only for a 48 hour period starting Sept. 28th and ending Sept. 29th. CDs will be available for preorder price of only $8.00. CDs will be standard (19-track) CD in 4-panel digipak. It will include immediate download of the 5-track sampler and full album digital download in 320kbps MP3 delivered via email on 9/28. The CDs will ship the week of October 11th. For those who prefer Blu-Ray, you can pre-order the Blu-Ray version for $20.00.

Hurry up and download your FREE sampler EP before the offer goes away!

Creature Feature Free Music

Released 01 May 2010
Artwork by Thomas Boatwright

Creature Feature sent out an announcement last week to fans (like me) about a new song that you can download for free. I thought I'd share this free music opportunity in case you haven't heard their music yet.  Creature Feature music can be found at BestBuy, CD Baby, Amazon, and through their Official Creature Feature Website.

Check them out!

Twilight Dad Sings!

Did you know that Billy Burke (who plays Charlie Swan - Bella's father - in the Twilight Saga movies) recorded a music album?  The album is still in pre-release stage right now (scheduled for release in June 2010), but one of the unmastered songs is being made available as a free download through The Billy Burke website.

I downloaded my copy already but rather than post it here, I thought I'd help spread the word about Billy Burke's great new website and let my readers get their own copy directly from the site themselves.  It's free with no strings attached!  And there's tons of fan material you can enjoy on his website.

In case you didn't know, Billy Burke originally made his way to Los Angeles as a musician, hoping to make it big in the music industry. Instead, he had better luck finding in roles in movies such as the Zucker Brothers' genre spoof JANE AUSTEN'S MAFIA.  He landed many other minor roles in movies and television, including a well-remembered role as an abusive father and husband named Gary Matheson in the hit TV series 24.  Years later, he was cast in LADDER 49 alongside John Travolta and Joaquin Phoenix.

Yes, yes! Bella Swan may never know how truly talented her police chief Dad is in real life but YOU can.  Go visit BillyBurke.net now and find out for yourself!  Trust me, you'll be glad you found out from me...

A Heavy Metal Beatles Song

Can you imagine an old Beatles' tune in heavy metal fashion? Well you don't have to try too hard to imagine because Rest Among Ruins has recorded a heavy metal cover of the Beatles' hit song "Eleanor Rigby" and made it available as a free download thru their purevolume™ page.

Here are a few other Rest Among Ruins tracks to get you hooked...

St. Patrick's Day Fun and Music

One thing I love about St. Patrick's Day is all the drunk happy people - JUST KIDDING!!! Yeah, I know, the day usually brings to mind partying, wild green outfits, and maybe even green beer (if you're old enough to drink, that is). It's kind of like celebrating Mardi Gras in your own town, right? Except on St. Patrick's Day, usually we HAVE to wear something GREEN (if not, you'd get pinched, that's for sure!).

While St. Patrick's Day started off as a Christian holiday to honor Ireland's patron saints, the holiday festivities began to spread out into other countries and became perhaps one of the most celebrated annual events all around the world. I usually celebrate it by enjoying some good live music and having lots of fun. If weather permits, I try to take my children out to a local "Shamrock Festival" like the one year when we got to watch the popular Richmond band, Carbon Leaf, play for free at an outdoor stage. That was exciting! Even my kids had a blast at that show.

Speaking of free music, one of the bands I've written about more than once here has a new song available for a free download. Check out the Baltimore-based heavy metal band Rest Among Ruins, and their new demo "Phys" which they are looking to get some feedback on for an upcoming full-length album. The band's got a new bassist, too, in case you like to keep up with the latest on these East Coast heavy metal bands.

Nathan Heavel

To get your copy of "Phyx", click HERE.

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New Eliethel album coming soon!

Have you stopped by (my good friend from Facebook) Eliethel's website recently or subscribed to her newsletters? In case you haven't checked out her music yet, she has a new album coming soon. In fact, you can already download tracks from "Audtributes I" for free by visiting Eliethel.com.

The album is more experimental in nature compared to her earlier musical offerings, exploring more depths of electroacoustic sounds while keeping an ambient mood. I'd say that you can also classify her music as New Age, fitting in with the likes of popular New Age artists such as Enya and Kitaro.

I'm pretty excited about this new album. Eliethel has a talent for creating music of a very unique style, combining elements from a wide range of music styles, yet maintaining consistency with the quality and mood that she sets to achieve. This is what you call true musical artistry and I felt that her talent is worth appreciation.

The tracks (whose titles carry a Greek mythological theme) are characterized by a mystifying aura that transports the listener to realms beyond the imagination. If you like yoga, the track "Sisyphus" is the perfect transcendental sound to meditate to. "Dryad" is perfect for unwinding to after a long hard day of work and stressful travel. "Nephele" moves me like the soundtrack of a dramatic film. Think back in time to 1983's "Chariots of Fire" from Vangelis and you'll know what I mean. "Echidna" picks up the pace and makes it perfect for warm-up exercises without straying too far from the ambient music that makes Eliethel so easy to listen to and enjoy on any given occasion.

I'm really looking forward to her upcoming music which will feature lush piano melodies. Ever since I learned to play piano as a child, I've loved listening to performers playing piano in their music. (Betcha thought I was just a head-banging chick who goes gaga over long-haired heavy metal singers, didn't ya?) Anyway, the "not so secret anymore" fact that I play piano is the reason behind the avatar I use: (see the familiar pic below)

LiggyzDreamz

Addendum 03/12/2010 - I previously posted Eliethel's ReverbNation player here but something went wrong with the code and put my blogsite layout in disarray so I had to remove it. However, please visit Eliethel's website to hear/preview her music and access the free downloads.

Free Music From Eliethel

Eliethel Logo from Eliethel.com
I like sharing good music finds and free downloads to them when I see them. One of the new music finds that I've been enjoying lately is Eliethel's experimental/ambient music. I recently posted a brief review of her music and just thought I'd let my 'Dreamz readers know that she has three lovely songs available for free downloads. Check them out!

If you want to hear more of Eliethel's music or have a CD that you can take with you anywhere you go, you can find her music on iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, Napster, and Lala.

Two free downloads from Rest Among Ruins

You know I like to share news about free music downloads that become available, especially when it helps promote the music of bands I like. The Baltimore band, Rest Among Ruins, which I've been writing about a bit recently made two songs available for free. Here are the links to their downloads:

Download "Feven" - CLICK HERE

Download "Take Two" - CLICK HERE

And if you live in the East Coast area of the U.S., don't forget they're on tour this month! Here's their official tour flyer:


(You can click on it to see it larger)

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Seether's Careless Whisper Now On Video

Seether finally released a music video for "Careless Whisper," their remake of George Michael's popular tune from the 1980s. The video was premiered on Yahoo! Music today.

If you're expecting to see a live performance clip, or maybe some acting and a hot chick to grace your computer screen, you might be disappointed. I kinda sorta was in a way but I respect their choice. The band decided to go with some techno/digital art (does that sound better than saying "geeky"?) style. Check it out here.



Don't forget, for a limited time, you can download a free copy of Seether's "Rise Above This" song from Walmart's Soundcheck Riser website. Just enter code AXERISERS11 to get it. It's in high quality mp3 format.

Seether interview

I received a notification earlier today that the WalMart-sponsored website, SoundCheck Risers, posted an interview with Seether on their website. I checked out the site today. There are easy to find links for ordering Seether music online as either downloads or CD. One pleasant surprise is a link for a free download of Seether's Rise Above This, as well as downloads for a few other recording artists. Pretty cool if you don't already have that mp3! I didn't already have it so I downloaded it. It was pretty easy and quick to do.

Check out the interview and hear what Seether has to say about living in Los Angeles, how it influences their music, and their future music plans ...