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This week’s tune of the week comes from Richard Bitch. Interesting name, huh?. This is a band I don’t know whole a lot about. They are a band from San Francisco. I must have heard them in one of the episodes of Insomnia Radio San Francisco but it was until the other day when I listened to Insomnia Radio 108 that I took notice of the band.

Richard Bitch is composed of Tracy, John and Colin. Their debut album is called Really Really Jeff Hair People and they feature three songs off of that album here. They also note that their newer songs are available on their Myspace page.

Actually, the only song that I listened from them yet is @ The Playa Del Rey. I immediately liked it. Although I liked the whole song, my most favorite part starts at about 2:30 minute mark. Give it a listen and if you like them let the band know that you heard them here. Their album is also available at CD Baby and Amazon if you want to buy.

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This week’s tune of the week features Recliner, a San Francisco, California band. They have a nice rock sound that I like. Here is how they describe their sound on their Myspace profile:

Our sound has been called contagious, neurotic, melodic, relentless – the perfect music for washing your car, or driving it over a cliff. Tube-fed guitars, driving rhythms and sweet vocal harmonies, recorded and mixed entirely on analog tape (look ma – no pro tools) for that warm, buttered-bacon feel. That’s Recliner in a nutsack (shell – we meant nutshell).

Their website is worth a visit since it features news and diary from the band. The band also has recently started a music video podcast. You can subscribe to their video podcast here.

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I missed the last week’s tune of the week post due to my area paper defense preparation but this week I am back on track with The Raconteurs.

The band is a band of old friends who got together. Jack White who is know from The White Stripes is doing the vocals and playing the guitar as well as the keys. Their debut album Broken Boy Soldiers has 10 of the bands new songs. They have MySpace page here. They also have a very interesting website. They have been touring England and now they seem to be back in the states. They are going to be in Nashville on November 19th. I am thinking this may fill in for the postponed Guns N’ Roses concert.

The song I chose from them for this week’s Tune of the Week is no other than Steady as She Goes. Instead of linking to an mp3 file I decided to post their video that I found on YouTube. There are also some live performances of them on YouTube. Enjoy!

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Allofmp3, Russia based online music store, started offering all its music catalog for free. What is the catch? There is no catch actually but the files are 128bps music files in mp3x format which can only be played using the so-called Music for Masses player.

The news about this is a bit confusing though. It was being reported that the company switched to an add supported model to provide free music which cannot be transferred to any other computer or any portable players. Basically you just download it and listen to it on one machine. This may be seen as another form of DRM as Techdirt also points at. However, what is confusing is that, it does not look like Allofmp3 is abandoning its current operation. It seems they are continuing selling high quality mp3’s without any restrictions. This seems like a little extra option. The way it was reported made it look like it was a complete switch and the news that Visa dropped its support added to the confusion.

I have downloaded and installed the player and downloaded some songs and it seems to be working pretty well. I didn’t see any ads while playing the music, so I am not sure at what point the “ad supported” concept kicks in. The process is not that smooth since it involves going to the website, selecting albums, downloading songs individually from the albums and then opening them up with the player.

What is also pretty interesting is that this announcement came in a time when there is big pressure for the company to shut down because of its illegal operations. Although Allofmp3 claims they are legal under Russian laws, which is probably true, especially RIAA is not happy with it. Allofmp3 sells pretty cheap music but the money does not make its way back to the artists. Legal or not, one thing is certain that customers demand reasonably priced music which they are willing to pay for.

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Brad Sucks is “a one man band with no fans”. Brad is really a one man band and a true do-it-yourself type. He records and produces his songs and truly embraces the power of the internet by distributing his album free. He does not stop there and goes ahead and provides the sources so that whoever is interested can take them and create a remix.

His album, I Don’t Know What I’m Doing, can be downloaded for free and it is also available for sale from his own store and the fact that it is sold even though it is available for free should be proving something to the big labels who are being control freaks.

You can also buy his album from Amazon, iTunes, Magnatune, and CD Baby.

The song I chose for tune of the week for this week is Dirtbag. Enjoy and let him know if you liked him and buy his album if you can.

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