With millions of music websites and services to choose from, it\u2019s easy to get overwhelmed when you\u2019re trying to discover new music. Stop wasting time and read along as I dissect a new musical organism each week, giving you the scoop on how it works, where to find it, and any good music I find along the way. The best part? Every source I review will be absolutely free. So, next time you\u2019re hungry for new music, turn to The Soup Kitchen to get your fill\u2026pro bono.<\/p>\n
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Week one: Lawrence Public Library<\/strong><\/p>\n For most, college may have given the word \u201clibrary\u201d a negative connotation, but in the quest to discover new music for free, the public library is an exciting and easy method of quenching your thirst for new music.<\/p>\n When I first discovered the public library\u2019s collection of CDs, I was amazed by how up-to-date and extensive their selection was. It\u2019s a gold mine for free music. Just off the top of my head, some artists I found were of Montreal, Bibio, Flying Lotus, Ladyhawke, Wavves, Avey Tare, Animal Collective, Yeasayer, Mos Def, MF Doom, and A TON more\u2026 After a few hours of exploring, I had about 70 CDs in my basket. Unfortunately, you can only check out 50 at a time. As my roommate and I would find out later in the week, however, 50 CDs is almost too many. Our computers literally reached their memory capacity after we had uploaded everything.<\/p>\n The obvious downside to taking advantage of the public library\u2019s collection is that there is no way to preview the albums before you rent them. One must take a Russian roulette sort of approach when trying to discover new music, but because this is a free service, there isn\u2019t much at stake. The cool part about renting physical copies of albums is that you can upload anything you want to iTunes and transfer it to a portable device. Another advantage of getting music from the library and not from an electronic source is the album art! You can leaf through the CD booklets and enjoy messages from the bands and cool artwork.<\/p>\n For me, the coolest part about getting music from the library is that you can actually request any album and the majority of the time, they\u2019ll purchase it to add to their collection! To request a CD, ask a librarian for a \u201cSuggestion For Purchase\u201d form. It just asks for some basic information and your library card number. Once the CD arrives, you\u2019ll be the first person who gets to rent it. That\u2019s pretty darn cool\u2026<\/p>\n Don\u2019t live in Lawrence? Check online to find the nearest public library to you!<\/p>\n What you need: A library card. To get one, just go to the front desk and give them some basic information. You can start checking CDs out that same day!<\/p>\n Benefits: <\/p>\n Limitations: <\/p>\n Favorite tracks from this week\u2019s source: <\/p>\n Information by erica tausch<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Musical exploration on a budget<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4332,"featured_media":9282,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Lawrence_Public_Library_big_11.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4332"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n-Upload CDs to iTunes for free
\n-No cost for rental
\n-Request any album and the library will add it to their collection
\n-Find music that some websites don\u2019t offer
\n-Explore the full album of artists, not just the most famous tracks<\/p>\n
\n-Only 50 CDs at a time
\n-Rental period of 30 days (BUT you can renew the item if nobody else has requested it)
\n-Possible late fees (if you don\u2019t return items within 30 days)
\n-No way to preview CDs<\/p>\n
\n-\u201cSugarette\u201d by Bibio (Ambivalence Avenue)
\n-\u201cHankuri\u201d by Madman Jaga (Nigeria Afrobeat Special: The New Explosive Sound in 1970’s Nigeria)
\n-\u201cThis Head I Hold\u201d by Electric Guest (This Head I Hold)
\n-\u201cRipe\u201d by Givers (In Light)<\/p>\n
\nSource type: Public service
\nAddress: 707 Vermont Street, Lawrence, KS 66044
\nPhone number: (785) 843- 3833 Website: http:\/\/www.lawrence.lib.ks.us\/ (here, you can explore the library\u2019s database to see what CDs, books, and movies the library has to offer and to renew any items you have already checked out)<\/p>\n