If you’re looking for indie music for free or cheap, Amie Street is the place to go. The store has a wide variety of CDs, vinyl records, and MP3s that are all priced below $10. Amie Street is also a great place to find new music. The staff is always on the lookout for new releases and they often have exclusive deals on certain albums. If you’re looking for something specific, don’t hesitate to ask the staff. They’re more than happy to help you find what you’re looking for. If you’re in the mood for some old-school indie music, Amie Street is definitely worth checking out. ..
As many of you know I am a huge music fan and have covered several music applications and websites. Today we will take a tour of Amie Street, my favorite music site on the web… there are several things that make this such a great site, but most important is that all music starts out free!
The prices are determined by the popularity of the music – the songs start off free, and then as more people download them they increase in price to a maximum of $0.98. All of the music is in DRM-free MP3 format, and will work on pretty much any music player anywhere.
I think what makes browsing their music collection so nice is the way the site is set up. You can simply listen to samples of album tracks and continue to browse around the site with a separate player on the bottom of the browser, making for a very enjoyable experience.
Adding money to your account is a very simple process and you can add as little as $3 at a time, using credit card or Paypal. If you find new cool music $3 can go a long way!
Another cool feature they added is an online music player where you can listen to your entire music library.
Also once a week I get an email from Amie Street suggesting new music, and every so often they include free music downloads.
If you are a musician or have a band to promote, there is an Artists upload page for you to get your tunes on Amie Street. Here you can upload your music, create album art, and give details about your music.
As if everything so far wasn’t cool enough, Amie Street will add credit to your account to purchase new music when you invite friends who join or recommend music that becomes popular.
If you are a casual or hard core music fan, you’re going to have a lot of fun at Amie Street discovering music!
We sat down and talked with Joshua Boltuch, the Co-Founder of Amie Street, to find out more about their service and what they have to offer. Here’s what he had to say:
HTG: Let’s start with your position or title at Amie Street and how long have you been working with it?
HTG: What kind of background do you have proceeding up to launching Amie Street?
HTG: What is your vision for Amie Street? What do you see it as now and how would you like to see it in future years?
HTG: Personally I love how the site is set up for listening to tracks from artist while still being able to browse the site. Was this part of the plan? To make the user have an enjoyable experience while at the site.
We will always have to focus on acquiring new content for our customers, making sure we’re doing our best to have everything they could possibly want. In terms of new features, design, and services, we’ll continue to listen to our customers needs and wishes, as they are always the final word.
HTG: Everyone is critical of the music industry these days and their slowness to adopt Internet technology, how do you negotiate with record labels to offer albums that will be free from the time they are listed?
HTG: I noticed the new Web Player that will let you listen to all the songs downloaded, is there any plan for a downloadable player?
HTG: Is there anything else you would like to add or explain to our readers?
HTG: Thank you very much for your time in answering our questions!
Visit Amie Street at amiestreet.comz
Editors Note: This is a review of a commercial service that also offers free indie music. This is not a sponsored review and we make no money from referring you – this is just a web site that we happen to really like.
