Reviews

Junclassic: The Late Nites & Early Mournings

Junclassic is a rapper/music producer from SouthSide Jamaica, Queens. This is his third compilation and he's decided to give it away free in collaboration with Backpackers Anonymous, a hip-hop collective "aimed at returning hip-hop to it's golden era." Junclassic's previous album, "Overqualified" was reviewed by many prestigious music publications (Entertainment Weekly, HipHop Connection, HipHopDX, etc) and received praise for its originality.

Windows Vista – The Pocket Guide [Book of How To’s] by Rich Robinson

Windows Vista - The Pocket Guide [Book of How To's] is written by Rich Robinson, the creator of minthywhite.com, a very helpful Windows Guide website. This free e-book covers the basics of customizing, improving, and organizing your Windows Vista machine. It can be treated both as a reference, when you have a problem and don't know how to solve it, and a study guide - to deepen the general knowledge about your Windows machine.

Panicphobia: When Eggs Burst

Panicphobia a rock-quintett from Aarhus, Denmark. They play what they like to call playfull rock, which is a mix between progressive and alternative. "When Eggs Burst" is a free teaser mini-album available for download under a Creative Commons license.

Gimp

GIMP means GNU Image Manipulation Program. It was first released in 1996 by two students from Berkeley University and it has been getting better and more widely used ever since. It offers all the basic and many of the advanced features of applications like Adobe Photoshop: layers, channels, paths, different painting tools, etc. Download the free application from www.gimp.org.

Farkus: Thought You Should Know

Farkus is a Chicago based fresh rock band who's debut album "Thought You Should Know" is getting rave reviews and already placing on internet top albums lists. Download the Torrent and check it out yourself.

The Craft Economy: All on C

The band’s first release, the 6-song “All On C” EP was hundred per cent DIY, right down to the hand-made lino-printed covers, and quickly sold out of its limited edition run of 200. The Craft Economy's second release, "Is On Your Side" EP was released in December of 2008 and is available from the band at shows, over the internet, on iTunes and eMusic, and is distributed digitally using BitTorrent.

Borea: Maxi Single Ride [sampler]

Borea three member band from Europe (creating in English, residing in France, with some Swedish roots). They describe their music clash between britpop and baroque rock'n'roll. The torrent contains only five songs, but if you love the music, the full album is available on Borea's website (www.boreamusic.com) for 6 euros.

Dubmood: The (Mighty) Pirate Sessions Volume 1

Dubmood is a crossgenre Swedish chipmusican who started creating his chiptunes on modarchive back in 1996 and "The (Mighty) Pirate Sessions Volume 1" is his first MP3 release he created entirely on an Atari. Download the torrent of his free album and share with friends.