As a tribute to John Lennon after his assassination in 1980, Rob Grayson composed an alphabetical audio montage of every Beatles song. I found this gem at Waxy.org, which has a link to the song as an MP3 
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Illegal Art is a great site dedicated to “Freedom of Expression in the Corporate Age.” Here you can find art, video, and audio that tests the boundaries of the First Amendment and “intellectual property” laws. In particular, check out “Copyright and Music: A History Told In MP3’s,” and the Illegal Art Compilation CD, which is also available in MP3 format.
retroCRUSH’s 50 Coolest Song Parts is a pretty fun list that rates songs not as a whole, but based on cool “parts” of songs. They may not be the best songs, but they contain some of the most memorable moments in popular music. MP3 samples of the best “parts” are included…
Reel Radio is dedicated to the “Preservation & Presentation of Music Radio History” and features hundreds of audio streams, including entire hour-long broadcasts of Top 40 radio. I wish I could listen to this at work… 🙁
Finally, A Million Love Songs is an “all-star MP3 uberblog” that features daily MP3s of favorite “love songs.” There’s a lof of fun stuff here, and the best part is that the site uses YouSendIt, which allows you to store files of up to 1GB in length for one week and e-mail friends the secure link. The service might not last long if a lot of people have the same idea as they have, but I’m strongly considering following their lead and creating an ‘80s MP3 blog. Still, I worry about the ever-litigious RIAA. What do you think?
Update: Well, that didn’t take long. YouSendIt has “temporarily disabled unlimited sharing of all files less than 10MB” due to “overwhelming demand.” I guess if I want my own ’80s MP3 blog I’ll have to figure out another way, but I don’t want to host anything myself if I can help it. Any ideas?
