Free MP3 Downloads from eMusic

There are a lot of offers from eMusic and other music services floating around on the Web. Here's why the eMusic offer available from our site is one of the best available.

1) No Obligation - There is absolutely no obligation involved. With many other offers, you have to commit to at least the first month's subscription in order to claim any free downloads. With our eMusic free trial offer, you don't. The 35 free song downloads are yours to keep, completely without obligation or commitment, as long as you cancel your subscription before the two-week trial period ends.

2) No Hassles - I canceled my own account to see how it works and it was absolutely no hassle at all. There were no charges to my credit card from the moment I canceled, so I can personally vouch for their honesty and the ease of canceling a subscription. When I restarted my account a bit later, again it was easy. No troubles, difficulties or worries.

3) High Quality MP3s that Play on any Device - All eMusic tracks are legal, high-quality DRM-free MP3s. This means they are compatible with any MP3 player, and unlike some services that digitally restrict how you can use your music, you are free to burn your music to CDs, copy it to multiple computers, MP3 players, iPods, etc.

4) Hard-to-Find Gems - Although it's true that you might not find every single track from established or trendy artists at eMusic, the selection of wonderful Indie music and great albums from world-class musicians has surprised and delighted me. If you follow the posts here on this site or listen to the artists from eMusic featured on The Frank Truth, then you're already aware of some of the range of outstanding music of all genres available there - with 3.5 million tracks and growing every day. I also love the articles, reviews and recommendations on the eMusic site and have found a treasure trove of favorites through the community resources there.

5) The Price Can't Be Beat - With the basic subscription of 30 tracks for $11.99 a month, that's only 40 cents per track, less than half the cost per track of other major music download services. If you choose an eMusic Plus or eMusic Premium subscription for $14.99 or $19.99 a month, the cost per track is even less.

I've used my eMusic subscription to build my own music library of essential Classics, Jazz and other favorites. I think you'll like the service too, but even if you don't you have nothing to lose by trying it out for two weeks. Remember that every new subscription helps to support the programs from NOEBIE.COM and I'm donating one-quarter of all proceeds to fine charities like the USO, MDA and The Frank Sinatra Foundation - so you'll also be doing some good in the world by signing up. At no cost and with no obligation, a better deal than that, my friends, would be hard to find.

Sign up now for your eMusic trial. There are no codes to remember or coupons to clip. Simply click on the banner below to get started with your 35 free song downloads.

Don't forget to let me know how you like it!

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Classic Albums at eMusic

I made some great finds at eMusic the other day.

First of all, some of the very coolest Tony Bennett music of all time is available on Tony Bennett with Count Basie and his Orchestra. These ten songs are the best of those originally released on 1958's Basie Swings, Bennett Sings. It includes one of my favorites, With Plenty of Money and You. You may have heard that one on the soundtrack to Swingers.

Among the other great tracks are Jeepers Creepers, Are You Havin' Any Fun, Chicago and the Cole Porter classic Anything Goes.

In addition to that fine album, I also found an extensive collection from the undisputed master of the Hammond B3, Joey Defrancesco.

My pal, Joe Placido, first put me hip to Joey years ago and the single album I had (The Philadelphia Connection) has brought many hours of listening pleasure, so I was absolutely delighted to find no less than 15 of his albums on eMusic. I immediately snapped up four of the albums, including Joey Defrancesco Plays Sinatra His Way, which will be featured on the next Frank Truth.

As mentioned many times on the show, I've found eMusic to be a fabulous way to build my library of Jazz, Swing and the Classics at the best prices anywhere. Regardless of your preferred style of music, there are over 3.5 million tracks available from all genres, and the catalog is growing every day.

If you take advantage of our special two-week eMusic free trial offer, you'll get 35 music downloads of your choice absolutely free and yours to keep regardless of whether you continue after the trial period. When you register with eMusic you will need to list valid credit card information, but as long as you cancel your subscription before the two weeks are up, you will be charged nothing. Even if you do continue beyond the trial period you can still cancel at any time thereafter, hassle-free. So this is an opportunity to get several albums worth of free music and try the service out to see whether you like it. My guess is that you'll be knocked out by the selection, the quality of the tracks, the ease of use and the cost.

Click here to get started with your free eMusic trial. Every subscription helps to support the programs from NOEBIE.COM, and as always I donate 1/4 of my earnings from the campaign to charity as well.

Please let me know how you like it if you do try it out.

Keep Swingin'!

Ion USB Turntable Review

I've been having a great time browsing around Brookstone.com this week. Their selection of nifty electronics and cool audio devices has me salivating.

As an audio nut for 40-plus years, as you might guess I have an extensive collection of old format recordings, including lots of vintage vinyl. One handy piece of equipment available from Brookstone is the Ion Record-Ripping USB Turntable.

I bought one of these for my son last Christmas. He uses it to rip samples from old records to include in his beat compositions. It worked flawlessly, right out of the box.

The tone arm includes proper weighting and anti-skate, and in addition to connecting directly to your Mac or PC via USB cable, there are RCA outputs for connection to your stereo system or mixing board. The Ion can play records at 33 1/3, 45 or 78 RPM. The inclusion of 78 is especially appreciated since we have a lot of records of the 1940s that came to us from my mother's collection or from resale shops.

Controls and settings are easy to operate, and the unit comes packaged with Audacity Software for converting the signal to digital format, though you could use whatever recording software you prefer.

Whether you're taking samples for creating cut-and-paste culture of your own, or simply converting your old vinyl collection to MP3 or CD, the Ion USB Turntable performs well.

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