One of the most exciting aspects of high-speed Internet access is the ability to download the music and video you want to play with onto your own system! And while the Web is in turmoil as they figure out the next paredigmn of how to make money doing this, LOTS of free music and video will be available. So start building your collection today!!!

Most of these pages have full free songs for download. Some of them use them to gather marketing information, and you will have to fill out a form about yourself to get access. Some are portals into Pay-for-Play sites, and give you regularly updated free downloads to keep you coming back, in the hopes you will also buy something. The best ones, IMHO, are the sites built by collections of bands that just want to get their music out there for people to hear.

Unfortunately, if you're seeing this page with less than the bandwidth of a Cable Modem or at least a T1, you don't have the bandwidth you need to get ALL of these files quickly. Since they are downloads, and not streaming media, they are usable at slower connect-speeds, as long as you have the patience to wait for the download to complete, and remember where you put them. As compression algorithms continue to improve, computer speeds increase, and the new gigabit backbone deploys, the local modem bottleneck will become a bit less relevant. Don't worry, though, there are new bandwidth-hogs being developed every day that will counteract this.

DMusic New music from the D-artists.

Garage BandsA no-frills site with some great indi music. All downloads free.

IUMA The original internet music website. New music from thousands of unsigned artists.

MP3Spotter The search engine for Greatful Dead MPGs.

Internet Tonight's Music Online A must-see sight packed with the latest music and info!

Launch.Com Some good free downloads, updated regularly. Also a portal into several Pay-for-Play download sites and services.

Listen.Com

Live 365

M-Pulse

Pure MP3

RealAudio DownLoads Always something tasty to add to your collection at this site!

RealVideo When audio alone is not enough.

StreamBox When audio is your life, this is a stop worth making.

ZDTV MP3 Daily MP3 downloads and lots of great information.

If you have any sites or sources you would like to see added in this section, or know any great links that belong here, please E-mail Me!