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Free Music: SXSW 2013 Edition (35 Song Sampler From eMusic)
eMusic released a 35 song SXSW sampler including Waxahatchee, Andy Stott, Marnie Stern. Download it all in one chunk and then pretend that you’re some sort of indie genius who individually tracked down each one of these
Read More »Free Music: SXSW 2013 Edition (60 Freebies from Spin Magazine)
SPIN Magazine has released a 60 song power-mix of what they believe are the hottest acts at South By SouthWest 2013. It’s available for download on their site as one massive file right now
Read More »Free Music: SXSW 2013 Edition (30 Tracks from Paste Magazine)
Paste and HGTV are hooking you up with 30 free tracks including The Lone Bellow, Josh Ritter, Billy Bragg, Ivan & Alyosha, and City & Colour — just a few of the artists appearing
Read More »Free Music: SXSW 2013 Edition (9,000 Songs from South By SouthWest)
That’s not a typo in the title. 9,000 songs. 45 gigabytes. 9 years of tunes. Here’s the deal — each year, South by SouthWest offers tons of free music through their official website. The
Read More »Free Music: SXSW 2013 Edition (100 Songs from NPR)
NPR Music continues their tradition of digging through the 2,000 acts that will perform at South By SouthWest 2013 and creating the ultimate mix tape. The curated six and half hour playlist features 100
Read More »A Good Idea: VIP Toilet Upgrades
You may not need VIP, but what about upgrading your ticket just a tiny bit in exchange for luxury toilets all weekend? It’s possible at the Isle of Wight Festival which partnered up with
Read More »Green Day To Headline Reading and Leeds Festivals
Billie Joe Armstrong and Green Day are coming back strong to the festival circuit as the final headliner for both Reading and Leeds
Read More »Drug Sniffing Dogs: Coming Soon to a Festival Near You?
Fans at the Future Music Festival in Melbourne, Australia, had an unwelcome addition to the lineup -- drug sniffing dogs.
Read More »A Good Idea: Build Your Own Teardrop Trailer
Check out the plans to build your own teardrop trailer — straight out of the pages of Mechanix Illustrated, Sept. 1947. Yeah, that’s right 1947 because back then they didn’t use a namby-pamby pre-made trailer
Read More »Latest Additions to Dour Festival 2013
The Dour Festival (July 18-21, 2013) has been releasing confirmed artists at a fast and furious pace for the 25th anniversary show this summer.
Read More »Train, Cheap Trick, The Pumpkins, Jimmy Cliff: SunFest 2013
It's like a nineties revival for this year's SunFest (May 1-5, 2013). The new lineup announcement includes The Smashing Pumpkins, The Black Crowes, Train, The Offspring, Yellowcard, Barenaked Ladies, Reel Big Fish, and Less
Read More »The Music Festival Junkies 50: February 2013 Recap
The MFJ 50 took a short break over the last few months, but we’re back and running down the hottest music festivals on this here website. As always it’s a wild ride into the
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