If you’re like us, you love music. One of our great secrets is www.spinner.com. A fabulous source of music news and free mp3s.
Spinner definitely focuses on the indie/alternative end of the music spectrum, which is just great for our punky, twee-girl loving family. We grew up straining to bring in WLIR on our New Jersey radios, so Spinner is right up our alley.
Tip: Don’t confuse Spinner with SPIN Magazine. Although the names are similar, Spinner is your go-to for up-and-coming bands. SPIN will keep you updated on the more corporate end of the music spectrum.
Unlike some other big music websites, Spinner doesn’t hide its mp3 collection. In plain sight, at the top of the main page, you’ll see the ‘MP3 of the Day’ link.
Click on the mp3 link and you’ll get to not just the latest mp3, but a backwards rolling collection of months and months of free mp3s. Spinner offers advice on what each band ‘sounds’ like, or is related to. But you don’t have to take Spinner’s word for it. You can listen to every song before you download it, if you like. Or just grab them all and see which ones resonate for you.
These are not bands you’ll hear very often on the radio (unless you have a good college station nearby.)
While you are grabbing all those free mp3’s, check out the rest of Spinner’s extensive website. You can stream full albums by tons of artists, read about strange music legends, and scan the Spinner “Top Songs” lists. Catch up on your music news and tour info, or even listen to Spinner Radio.
Search through the site and report your favorite finds back to us. Right now, we’re off to check their list of the best sad songs.