The Challenge: Get every free iTune (Free iTunes 2004)

[Doctor Q]

Take the challenge! Try to get every free iTune in 2004! The charts in post #1 and post #2 are updated every Tuesday, to help you find the new free tunes in the U.S. Apple iTunes Music Store. For more details, see post #6 below.

For 2005, see the Free iTunes 2005 thread.

Total number of free tunes: 79
Total number of free audiobooks: 97

Note: The total free tunes is 80 if you count "Awakening into Awareness" by Derf Reklaw-Raheem, which was shown as a Discovery Download was was never actually made free.

Free Daily/Weekly iTunes

1. Wed 4/28: Foo Fighters - My Hero (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=6906522&selectedItemId=6906455) - Alternative
2. Thr 4/29: Avril Lavigne - Take Me Away (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=7025725&selectedItemId=7025719) - Pop
3. Fri 4/30: Courtney Love - Hold on To Me (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=5365836&selectedItemId=5365816) - Rock
4. Sat 5/ 1: Annie Lennox - Pavement Cracks (Gabriel & Dresden Mixshow Edit) (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=1698511&selectedItemId=1698505) - Pop
5. Sun 5/ 2: Jane's Addiction - Price I Pay (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=2398531&selectedItemId=2398511) - Alternative
6. Mon 5/ 3: Counting Crows - Accidentally in Love (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=6907596&selectedItemId=6907594) - Rock
7. Tue 5/ 4: Renée Fleming - La Wally, Drama Lirica in Quattro Atti: Ebben? Ne Andrò Lontana (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=4796616&selectedItemId=4796582) - Classical
8. Wed 5/ 5: Nelly Furtado - Try (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=3872205&selectedItemId=3872187) - Pop
9. Thu 5/ 6: Crea - U Lied (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=5602038) - R&B/Soul
10. Tue 5/11: Simon Stinger - French Connection (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=7254603&selectedItemId=7254583) - Alternative
11. Tue 5/18: Josh Rouse - James (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=6557644&selectedItemId=6557628) - Alternative
12. Tue 5/25: Breanna - You Don't Have to Be Strong (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=7065056&selectedItemId=7065043) - Pop
13. Tue 6/ 1: Snow Patrol - Run (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=5869862&selectedItemId=5869798) - Alternative
14. Tue 6/ 8: Planet Asia - The Greatest (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=14813515&selectedItemId=14813503) - Hip Hop/Rap
15. Tue 6/15: Rachael Yamagata - Letter Read (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=14063003&selectedItemId=14063001) - Pop
16. Tue 6/22: Jem - They (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=5682255&selectedItemId=5682218) - Electronic
17. Tue 6/29: Thornley - So Far so Good (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=14143573&selectedItemId=14143538) - Alternative
18. Tue 7/ 6: Metric - Combat Baby (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=16439958&selectedItemId=16439940) - Alternative
19. Tue 7/13: Angel Demar - Who Runs This (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=15127695&selectedItemId=15127682) (single) - R&B/Soul
20. Tue 7/20: Shawnna & Ludacris - Shake that Sh** (Radio Edit) (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=13332627&selectedItemId=13332625) - Hip Hop/Rap
21. Tue 7/27: Phoenix - Everything Is Everything (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=19034932&selectedItemId=19034871) - Electronic
22. Tue 8/ 3: Future Leaders of the World - Let Me Out (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=15775493&selectedItemId=15775473) - Rock
23. Tue 8/10: Simple Kid - Staring At the Sun (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=20117792&selectedItemId=20117787) - Alternative
24. Tue 8/17: The Rasmus - In the Shadows (Radio Edit) (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=6929336&selectedItemId=6929307) - Rock
25. Tue 8/24: Rogue Wave - Kicking the Heart Out (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=15977575&selectedItemId=15977551) - Alternative
26. Tue 8/31: Jedd Hughes - High Lonesome (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=21416236&selectedItemId=21416278) - Country
27. Tue 9/ 8: Marc Broussard - Come Around (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=19841507&selectedItemId=19841521) - Rock
28. Tue 9/ 8: R.E.M. - Around the Sun Redux (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=21819646&selectedItemId=21819648) - Alternative
29. Tue 9/14: Masta Ace - Good Ol' Love (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=22673108&selectedItemId=22673106) - Hip Hop/Rap
30. Tue 9/21: Spymob - German Test Drive (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=6403889&selectedItemId=6403963) - Pop
31. Tue 9/28: Diana Anaid - Last Thing (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=20770753&selectedItemId=20770718) - Pop
32. Tue 10/ 5: Lyfe Jennings - Stick Up Kid (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=20131650&selectedItemId=20132325) - Hip Hop/Rap
33. Tue 10/12: Flickerstick - Teenage Dope Fiend (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=20833875&selectedItemId=20833855) - Rock
34. Tue 10/19: Bonnie McKee - Trouble (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=21818519&selectedItemId=21818521) - Pop
35. Tue 10/26: John Legend - Used to Luv U (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=20914819&selectedItemId=20914802) - R&B/Soul
36. Tue 11/02: The Music - Freedom Fighters (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=20847211&selectedItemId=20847209) - Rock
37. Tue 11/09: Ms. Triniti - Based On a True Story (Mama Told Me) (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=28396233&selectedItemId=28396210) - R&B/Soul
38. Tue 11/16: Drist - Push Me Off (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=29811670&selectedItemId=29811655) - Alternative
39. Tue 11/23: Anna Nalick - Breathe (2AM) (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=21793475&selectedItemId=21793441) - Pop
40. Tue 11/30: The Perishers - Sway (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=25514053&selectedItemId=25514038) - Rock
41. Tue 12/07: O'Ryan - Jus Anotha Shorty (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=26516667&selectedItemId=26516685) - R&B/Soul
42. Tue 12/14: Powderfinger - Stumblin' (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=28400757&selectedItemId=28400747) - Rock
43. Tue 12/21: Lateef & The Chief - Don't Stop (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=29742899&selectedItemId=29742826) - Hip Hop/Rap
44. Tue 12/21: Julien Civange and Louis Haeri - Lalala (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=39262493&selectedItemId=39262489) - Rock
45. Tue 12/28: Paris Texas - Bombs Away (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=7018066&selectedItemId=7018041) - Alternative

For Discovery Downloads and other freebies, see the next post.

You can also get the list using this iMix (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPublishedPlaylist?id=47821) and see a list of U.K. free tunes maintained by member Knox.

[SilentPanda]

Discovery Downloads

1. Tue 5/ 4: Jamie Cullum - All at Sea (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=7415640&selectedItemId=7415616) - Jazz
2. Tue 5/11: Matt Haimovitz - Haimovitz: Truth from Above (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=5473141&selectedItemId=5473139) - Classical
3. Tue 5/18: Brett Dennen - Desert Sunrise (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=5407391&selectedItemId=5407371) - Folk
4. Tue 5/25: Fons - Faithful (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=7228775&selectedItemId=7228769) - Inspirational
5. Tue 6/ 1: Rosalia de Souza - Maria Moita (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=3650498&selectedItemId=3650469) - World
6. Tue 6/ 8: Julie Roberts - Wake Up Older (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=13338219&selectedItemId=13556730) - Country
7. Tue 6/15: Sofa Surfers - See the Light (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=2729559&selectedItemId=2729497) - Electronic
8. Tue 6/22: Clarence Bucaro - Sweet on You (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=6975260&selectedItemId=6975256) - Pop
9. Tue 6/29: Big Joe Duskin - Down on My Bended Knees (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=7255262&selectedItemId=7255234) - Blues
10. Tue 7/ 6: Hassan Hacmoun, Les Yeux Noir & Ozomatli - Believe (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=15774204&selectedItemId=15774151) - Alternative
11. Tue 7/13: Motorcycle - As the Rush Comes (Radio Edit) (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=6223156&selectedItemId=6223138) - Electronic
12. Tue 7/20: Trilok Gurtu & Robert Miles - Soul Driven (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=6728880&selectedItemId=6728844) - New Age
13. Tue 7/27: Jonathan Biss - Davidsbundlertanze, Op. 6: XVII. As If from a Distance (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=7070738&selectedItemId=7070718) - Classical
14. Tue 8/ 3: Issa Bagayogo - Diama Don (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=18096679&selectedItemId=18096651) - World
-- Tue 8/10: (never made free) Derf Reklaw-Raheem - Awakening into Awareness (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=14948369&selectedItemId=14948349) - Jazz
15. Tue 8/17: Bugge Wesseltoft - el (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=17440905&selectedItemId=17440897) - Jazz
16. Tue 8/24: Los Mocosos - Señor Presidente (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=15149708&selectedItemId=15149696) - Rock
17. Tue 8/31: Kings of Convenience - Homesick (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=19032661&selectedItemId=19032111) - Rock
18. Tue 9/ 8: Katie Melua - The Closest Thing to Crazy (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=14147464&selectedItemId=14147444) - Pop
19. Tue 9/14: Milosh - Time Steals the Day (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=6894213&selectedItemId=6894209) - Electronic
20. Tue 9/21: Jackie Greene - I Don't Care About My Baby (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=19350826&selectedItemId=19350810) - Folk
21. Tue 9/28: Bethany Dillon - All I Need (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=24271140&selectedItemId=6950290) - Inspirational
22. Tue 10/ 5: Vas - Mandara (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=9667425&selectedItemId=9666033) - New Age
23. Tue 10/12: Jay 'Sinister' Sealee, Julie McKnight & Louie Vega - Diamond Life (Dean Coleman Dub Mix) (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=13549188&selectedItemId=13549182) - Electronic
24. Tue 10/19: Sugarland - Something More (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=27079423) - Country
25. Tue 10/26: Andrea Marcon, Max Cencic, Simone Kermes & Venice Baroque Orchestra - Andromeda Liberata (Serenata Veneziana): Duo: Sposo Amato / Cara Sposa (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=27140304&selectedItemId=27140785) - Classical
26. Tue 11/02: Abdel Wright - Quicksand (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=28130892&selectedItemId=17547142) - Pop
27. Tue 11/09: A. Ray Fuller - Weeper's Thang (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=25210325&selectedItemId=25210292) - Jazz
28. Tue 11/16: Alih Jey - Al Verte Partir (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=22625945&selectedItemId=22626054) - Latin
29. Tue 11/23: Teitur - Sleeping with the Lights On (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=1965708&selectedItemId=1965683) - Rock
-- Tue 11/30: (none)
30. Tue 12/07: Beth Waters - Sweaters (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=5434377&selectedItemId=5434353) - Rock
31. Tue 12/14: Fingathing - Synergy (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=22693759&selectedItemId=22693731) - Electronic
32. Tue 12/21: Sidney Maiden & K.C. Douglas - Chicago Blues (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=27946652&selectedItemId=27946630) - Blues

Free Mixtapes

1. Tue 11/02: Various Artists - Street Official Mixtape, Vol. 1 (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=27643623&selectedItemId=27643617) - Hip Hop/Rap
2. Tue 12/07: Various Artists - Street Official Mixtape, Vol. 2 (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=35198296&selectedItemId=35198192) - Hip Hop/Rap
(If the link doesn't work, see Elan0204's post.)

Free Audiobooks

1. to 38. Tue Mar 23 to Thu Jul 22: 9-11 Hearings - 38 free audiobooks
[To retrieve, search the Music Store for "9-11" (note: not "9/11") and sort by Price.]

39. Mon 07/26: Terry McAuliffe - 2004 DNC: Terry McAuliffe, Democratic Party Chairman - Audiobook
40. Mon 07/26: Terry McAuliffe, Al Gore, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and more - The 2004 Democratic National Convention, Day One - Audiobook
41. Tue 07/27: Howard Dean, Ted Kennedy, Barack Obama, Ron Reagan, and more - The 2004 Democratic National Convention, Day Two - Audiobook
42. Wed 07/28: John Edwards, Bob Graham, Jesse Jackson, and more - The 2004 Democratic National Convention, Day Three - Audiobook
43. Thu 07/29: Joseph Biden, Wesley Clark, Madeleine Albright, John Kerry, and more - The 2004 Democratic National Convention, Day Four - Audiobook

44. to 69. Mon Jul 26 to Thu Jul 29: 2004 Democratic National Convention - 26 free audiobooks
[To retrieve, search the Music Store for "dnc".]

70. to 90. Mon Aug 30 to Thu Sep 02: 2004 Republican National Convention - 21 free audiobooks
[To retrieve, search the Music Store for "rnc".]

91. Thu 09/02: George Pataki - 2004 RNC: Governor George Pataki - Audiobook
92. Thu 09/02: George W. Bush - 2004 RNC: President George W. Bush - Audiobook
93. Thu 09/30: George W. Bush, John F. Kerry: 2004 First Presidential Debate: Bush Vs. Kerry - Audiobook
94. Tue 10/05: Dick Cheney, John Edwards: 2004 Vice Presidential Debate: Cheney Vs. Edwards - Audiobook
95. Fri 10/08: George W. Bush, John F. Kerry: 2004 Second Presidential Debate: Bush Vs. Kerry - Audiobook
96. Wed 10/13: George W. Bush, John F. Kerry: 2004 Third Presidential Debate: Bush Vs. Kerry - Audiobook
97. Mon 12/13: Michael Crichton - State of Fear, Chapter 1 - Fiction

[g30ffr3y]

i will definately try to download every free tune... i already managed to get the foo's and avril [puke]... ill get courtney the hole once i get home from work...

free is free... why the hell not...

[whocares]

"Whetever is free is good to take." - Unknown ;)

[Flowbee]

That Courney Love song isn't even worth 0.0¢. Just as I wouldn't eat a free dinner of horse testicles, I won't be downloading free songs by no-talent junkies.

[Doctor Q]

The lists in post #1 and post #2, which are updated each Tuesday, give the names and links for the free iTunes Music Store music that Apple has given away this year.

When I started this thread, I issued the challenge to others to "collect them all". I created the free tunes list in post #1 to help people find the new songs each week.

Then Apple started giving away Discovery Downloads (free tunes that are not identified on the main iTMS page) and the original list turned into two lists. But because of the long iTMS URLs and the limit on the size of a single post, eventually post #1 could not hold both lists. Luckily, SilentPanda came to our rescue and is now hosting the Discovery Download list in post #2. Thanks, SilentPanda!

Starting in November 2004, Apple also made monthly mixtapes freely available, announcing "the first completely legal, free mixtape for download, along with the tracks that inspired it." The mixtape is listed in the same format as an album, with the original songs or the whole "album" available for purchase. Only the mixtape, which can be quite long, is free. Mixtapes are listed in post #2.

Here is the original text of the first post:

It will be fun to get the free iTMS tune each week. There were originally 42 to be given away this year, from April 28 thru December 28 (not counting Pepsi tunes) but extras on May 6 and Sept. 8 upped the count to 44, and Discovery Downloads added dozens more.

Some people have already missed one because they were late to hear the news, some didn't upgrade to iTunes 4.5 in time for the first day, and some simply missed one of the days so far. In the coming weeks and months, you might forget when it's Tuesday, you might be out of town, your computer might not be working, your ISP might be down, or you might be unable to type from injuries suffered in a freak meteor shower. Who knows what could go wrong? You might even decide it's not worth bothering to download a tune you aren't interested in. It may be free, but why click if you won't listen to it anyway?

Whatever the reasons, some people will start with the goal of getting them all, and by attrition people will drop out over time. Who's going to try? I'll give it a shot. Maybe I'll find some new music I like along the way!

[SiliconAddict]

Its on my Lookout calendar (MS Outlook for those who think it’s a secure piece of software.) so I'll be notified. I wonder if I can write something to run iTunes and take me to the music store when the alarm goes off. Hmm Ahh computers. :cool:

[iMeowbot]

Who is going to take the challenge and try to get every free iTune this year?

This week I've already installed iTunes and PuTTY on two PCs, one at a friend's house and one at a relative's, solely for the purpose of grabbing the promo songs and relaying them to the machine at home. Why am I admitting this?

[jbembe]

That Courney Love song isn't even worth 0.0¢. Just as I wouldn't eat a free dinner of horse testicles, I won't be downloading free songs by no-talent junkies.

Absolutely, I don't want Lavigne or Love anywhere near my hard drive. (Error computer forever corrupted!!!) :D

[Doctor Q]

I added iTMS URLs to the chart above, so you can click on a song title to access it within its album (if any).

Song #7 is sure different than those that preceded it. Dorothy, I don't think we're in rock/pop/alternative Kansas anymore!

[Doctor Q]

We made it to the end of Freebie Week. Who dropped out? Who has all eight tunes so far?

[SilentPanda]

What I had in post #2 (not that it's important...):

I'm without a doubt going to download every free tune I can. I'll be gone most of June but hopefully I can get somebody else to click for me... :) It's FREE. Why not? Even if I don't like the tune I might just find some I do like, and the ones I don't I can either delete or save as "joke" music for something.

(Now for this post)

I've done it! :)

[gemio17]

are they really giving away a free song every tues??

[Rower_CPU]

I've got all 8, but spread across 2 computers.

Great list up there, BTW. :)

[ginopiazza49]

When Apple comes out with their next statement of "We sold xxx million songs", I wonder if they will include the free songs in that mix, or if they will just include the songs that were actually paid for?

[Multimedia]

I have all 8 on 3 different Macs. Are they going daily or what?

[Doctor Q]

The daily freebies conclude today. From now on, it's one free tune every Tuesday. My chart above goes through the end of the year, but Apple has said nothing about when the program will end, so it could be before the end of the year or the deal could continue into 2005.

[dukemeiser]

I got everyone. None of them were something that I'd buy on my own, but most of them were pretty good.

[SilentPanda]

New free song today on 5/6! Why is it still going on? Who knows... who cares?

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=5602038&selectedItemId=5602033

[Doctor Q]

Thanks for letting me/us know, SilentPanda!

How odd that they announced a schedule of free tunes and then didn't follow it. :confused:

[miradu]

There is also a new free tune, not part of the free song a week promotion, here: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=7158018 They call it a discovery download. How many more are there going to be to discover?

[Doctor Q]

They call it a discovery download.You're right, miradu. How did you find it?

[miradu]

Found it through an iMix, how else ;) It's also featured at top of the classical section - but I guess nobody goes there.

[azdude]

There is also a new free tune, not part of the free song a week promotion, here: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=7158018 They call it a discovery download. How many more are there going to be to discover?

That's actually a pretty nice track.

For god's sake though... don't buy the song "Anthem (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=5473141&selectedItemId=5473116)" from the same CD... it's a horrible perversion of the Star Spangled Banner. :D :D (ok ok it's a tribute to Hendrix's version (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=2424318&selectedItemId=2424312), but still... :D)

[azdude]

iTMS just updated.

This week's Free Single of the Week:
Alternative - Simon Stinger - French Connection (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=7254603&selectedItemId=7254583)

and This week's Free Discovery Download:
Jazz - Jamie Cullum - All at Sea (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=7053829&selectedItemId=7053796)

[Doctor Q]

How odd! I downloaded French Connection already, but the main iTMS page still shows U Lied (last week's freebie) and the link on the main page still goes to U Lied, at least here on the west coast. At the moment (11pm), both songs are available for free download.

[Pipian]

Look for tomorrow's Discovery tune!!! :)

[resevil4ever]

Does anyone have the list of discovery downloads complete so far. i have 3 so far but i didnt find out about them till recently so i might be missing a few. Also Doctor Q you should probably update your list to include all the discovery downloads.

[Doctor Q]

Also Doctor Q you should probably update your list to include all the discovery downloads.I'd love to. If you scroll down in the first post, you'll see that I already have the first one I heard about. Post any others you know and I'll add them too.

I don't know how common these discovery downloads are, so I tried some random searches in the store for common words, and then paged through the results. By sorting on the Price column, you don't have to scroll (freebies will be at the top along with no-price tunes). In this way, I quickly looked through 30,000 songs, but I didn't find any discovery downloads. Looks like you have to be extremely lucky or else get them by word of mouth, like this thread.

[Pipian]

Which discovery ones do you have resevel?

[SilentPanda]

Discovery downloads are actually pretty easy to find. There have only been 3 so far (including today).

To find them just go into every section. Usually I just start at Alternative, then move to Blues, then Classical, etc. Eventually you'll find in the middle top "billboard" a discovery download. This weeks download is in the Folk section.

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=5407391&selectedItemId=5407371

If you go to the Folk section you'll see what I mean. For the past 3 times the discovery download has been in the middle top billboard. Enjoy!

The 2nd discovery download was in the classical section:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=5473141&selectedItemId=5473139

Although of course it's not free today.

The first one is on the list that the good Doctor is painstakingly updating every week. Keep it up! There's the two other discovery downloads if you want to add them. You might edit the post to note that the discovery downloads are at the bottom of the list so people don't ask.

[Doctor Q]

Thanks, SilentPanda. Good suggestion. I reorganized the first post.

I didn't hear about "Haimovitz: Truth from Above" in time and didn't realize it was so easy to find the Discovery Downloads, so I missed that one. Have the Discovery Downloads always appeared on Tuesdays too?

Who has all 11+3 so far?

[Rower_CPU]

I'm pretty sure I'm still 100%. :)

I think it's great that Apple is helping to expose people to some less known artists.

[SilentPanda]

Well... the discovery downloads have been the same Tuesday and then the following Monday so I'm assuming they aren't changing. Unless they sneak one in during the wee hours of the morning and then take it back out... :)

I have 11+3 so for... but I'll start missing them in June as I'll be in Romania without internet (or computer for that matter). I wonder if I could get a really old school modem (the kind you had to put the phone on) to hook up to my iBook and work through the payphone? :P Nah... I'm not that desperate.

[arogge]

I tried to download the free Twentysomething track but the Music Store crashed with two different errors about the store not being accessible. When the Shopping Cart became accessible again, a $0.99 price tag had been added. :(

The Music Store is broken again:

"The iTunes Music Store is temporarily unavailable. Please check back later."

Have the free downloads overloaded the servers?

[Doctor Q]

I got the "unavailable" message 3 times this morning, so either the store was having trouble overall or accessing the specific free tunes was the problem, since I was accessing the Discovery Download tunes via URLs when I had trouble. Each time, I just tried again and got through. And I can't prove this, because I didn't save the data, but I'm almost certain that the URL I got out of the store for one tune changed to a different URL when I copied it to the clipboard again. One URL value was before the "unavailable" message and the other was after.

[resevil4ever]

Im just scared cuz they went over a week with their daily downloads so we will never know if they have hidden free songs that none of us know about. I guess we just have to work together to make sure the list is as complete as we can know.

[SilentPanda]

Im just scared cuz they went over a week with their daily downloads so we will never know if they have hidden free songs that none of us know about. I guess we just have to work together to make sure the list is as complete as we can know.

Don't worry too much. They are just free songs. It's not like somebody is going to repossess your car if you miss one.

[Doctor Q]

Don't worry too much. They are just free songs. It's not like somebody is going to repossess your car if you miss one.I had a very painful experience yesterday. I opened a leftover yellow-cap Pepsi and it had a winning (expired) iTunes code. Woe is me!

[SilentPanda]

I had a very painful experience yesterday. I opened a leftover yellow-cap Pepsi and it had a winning (expired) iTunes code. Woe is me!

That's it... I'm repossessing your car.

[Elan0204]

Does anyone have the accompanying text that Apple puts up with the description of the free single of the week or the discovery downloads? I don't beleive they did this duing the first week of singles, but started with CREA. Obviouslly, I've got the text for this weeks single and discovery download, but no longer can access the previous text.

On a side note, I'm glad I discovered this thread b/c I knew nothing about the discovery downloads until just now. I'll have to make sure I start downloading those too.

edit: Does anyone think I should start a new thread somewhere else asking this question? I'm worried about how much exposure it will get in here. I'll wait awhile and see if anyone in here knows the answer first, I guess.

edit #2: It's been 24 hours without a response, so I guess I'll start a new thread asking this question so it can get more exposure.

[Rogan Schlassa]

Who cares to download a free song... we all know they all suck. plus download the stuff you want..dont waste your cash

[resevil4ever]

Well u care enough to post here. If u dont care get the hell out.

[SilentPanda]

Who cares to download a free song... we all know they all suck. plus download the stuff you want..dont waste your cash

*feeds the troll*

How is it wasting your cash to download a free song? It does waste a tiny bit of hard drive space but I've actually enjoyed some of the songs that I've gotten for free.

[Rogan Schlassa]

*feeds the troll*

How is it wasting your cash to download a free song? It does waste a tiny bit of hard drive space but I've actually enjoyed some of the songs that I've gotten for free.

i meant waste your cash on itunes music store, the free stuff is free i know but i havent enjoyed any... personaly i think its all the junk artist who cant make any money

[Doctor Q]

I've actually enjoyed some of the songs that I've gotten for free.Me too. I've been going around singing Jane's Addiction's "Price I Pay" for a week. It really grew on me.

[SilentPanda]

i meant waste your cash on itunes music store, the free stuff is free i know but i havent enjoyed any... personaly i think its all the junk artist who cant make any money

I do download the stuff I want. If you're implying to download the stuff I want via illegal channels that's not really a good option for me. How can I show the artists that I like their music if I don't give them money in return? I can't go to a lot of concerts and I'm not going to send them personally a check in the mail either. The iTunes Music Store was set up so that the working people could send their money (no matter how small a portion the artists get) to other working people (the artists) for the goods they provide. I'm not crazy about the latest pop album either but I'm also not crazy about some random band I've never heard of named "Nitro Dogs in a Bushel of Grapes" either. I'll listen to what I like and if the iTunes Music Store has it I have no problem buying it. I tend to buy things I like and don't buy things I don't like. Maybe the RIAA is taking too much money from the artists but that's what they've agreed to. Their passion for making music overrules their desire to make money otherwise they'd get out. I pay the artists so they can continue with their passion just as others support me (inadvertantly) so that I can pursue mine.

[weldon]

Well, I got all the free downloads so far, but I missed out on the first two discovery downloads (Cullum, Haimovitz). Oh well. Thanks for making this thread and keeping it updated so I can find other free downloads besides the ones on the front page of iTMS.

[SilentPanda]

You Don't Have To Be Strong - Breanna (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=7065056&selectedItemId=7065043)

Discovery Download:

Faithful - Fons (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=7228775&selectedItemId=7228769) in the Inspirational section.

[Doctor Q]

Has anybody looked at the source code for the iTunes e-mail that Apple sends to mailing list subscribers every Tuesday? I happened to peek at it today and discovered that it has an interesting "boundary" string.

Usually these strings look like random garbage. But in this case the line in the header looks like this:

Content-Type: multipart/alternative; charset="ISO-8859-1"; boundary="This_is_the_boundary_hip_ho"

I wonder if that's a truncated form of "hip hop"? Or a bit of "hip hip hooray!"?

In case you wanted to know the geeky details, boundary strings separate the sections of an e-mail message that has multiple body sections, including most non-plain-text e-mail you receive. The standard for this stuff (RFC 1521: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) (http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1521.html)) specifies only that the boundary string should be no more than length 70, not end with a space, consist of these characters: space A-Z a-z 0-9 ' ( ) + _ , - . / : ? and be a string that another e-mail encoder is unlikely to choose (to avoid random collisions with nested/forwarded messages).

Looks like Apple was having a little fun here! :)

[iMeowbot]

Has anybody looked at the source code for the iTunes e-mail that Apple sends to mailing list subscribers every Tuesday?
And I thought I was having a slow week.
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; charset="ISO-8859-1"; boundary="This_is_the_boundary_hip_ho"
Yep, seen stuff like this before in Apple mailings. Why oh why do people insist on generating such horribly long and ugly boundary strings? It serves no purpose.
[quote]The standard for this stuff (RFC 1521: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) (http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1521.html))
Things haven't changed dramatically, but we're on 2046 (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2046.txt) now (it's spread across 2045 thru 2049).
specifies only that the boundary string should be no more than length 70, not end with a space, consist of these characters: space A-Z a-z 0-9 ' ( ) + _ , - . / : ? and be a string that another e-mail encoder is unlikely to choose (to avoid random collisions with nested/forwarded messages).
...and that's the concept that results in big ugly useless boundaries. It's sufficient to make sure the boundary doesn't appear in the body parts. If each mailer performs this check, there's no need to worry about what other mailers might do, and the planet can be rescued from the plague of big ugly boundary strings!
Looks like Apple was having a little fun here! :)
I want a written apology from Apple, and five million trillion dollars in compensation for the trauma. Then I'm going to buy IBM and make someone answer for SGML.

[Abstract]

Sorry for interrupting this fascinating*cough* conversation, but I'm still trying to figure out why collecting every free iTune is challenging?

[Doctor Q]

Sorry for interrupting this fascinating*cough* conversation, but I'm still trying to figure out why collecting every free iTune is challenging?Sorry about your cough, Abstract. You should see a doctor about that.

Getting through the first week without missing a tune was the challenging part. If you mistakenly took a nap, went to a movie, or worked on your homework instead of going online to pick up your tune before the day changed, you'd miss your one and only chance. Now that the pace is only two per week (including the Discovery Downloads), it's more of a hobby than a challenge.

[SilentPanda]

Sorry for interrupting this fascinating*cough* conversation, but I'm still trying to figure out why collecting every free iTune is challenging?

It's not incredibly challengeing but... it gives us something to do. Stop trying to steal our football!!!!!! :D

[Doctor Q]

I wonder if the free iTunes will ever be in the "Audiobooks" or "Disney" categories? Audiobooks aren't really "tunes" and Disney songs are less plentiful and probably harder to license than other genres.

Today's freebies are "Run" by Snow Patrol (Alternative) and "Maria Moita" by Rosalia de Souza (World).

I added genres to the Weekly iTunes chart, which has the links for all free tunes so far.

[SilentPanda]

I always skip the audiobooks and disney categories when looking for a discovery download. I just don't feel like it'd be there. That and I guess if I didn't find it in the others I'd look at those two then... but yeah... I'd agree with you that they probably won't have them there.

[SilentPanda]

*sniffle*

My last free tunes for a bit...

The Greatest - Planet Asia (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=14813515&selectedItemId=14813503) - Hip Hop/Rap

Disc. Download

Wake Up Older (Sessions@AOL) - Julie Roberts (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=13338219&selectedItemId=13556730) - Country

I couldn't get the discovery download to work at all (keeps saying the item is no longer available). Also the Planet Asia download said $0.99 on the page but added to the cart it was free. These things all might get fixed. Since they're fixing to release so much stuff I assume this is the least of their worries... :D

Good luck on the next two weeks of free downloads! Hopefully they'll be junk... 'cause I'll be in Romania (although I might be able to catch the 2nd weeks downloads as I'll be back home at 11pm on a Monday... :))

[Doctor Q]

Planet Asia download said $0.99 on the page but added to the cart it was free.They have now fixed this. It says "Free".

I couldn't get the discovery download to work at all (keeps saying the item is no longer available).Not yet fixed.

[weldon]

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but how do people find the discovery download?

[Doctor Q]

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but how do people find the discovery download?It's a deep dark secret that only certain special people are allowed to know. Oh, who am I kidding? I learned the trick from a fellow member earlier in this thread.

On the iTunes Music Store home page, select one of the genres from the drop-down list. Each one displays a store page for that genre, and the page for one of them will say "Discovery Download" under the middle tune at the top of the window. Click it and you've found the buried treasure!

[SilentPanda]

Great! Now I have to order another T-Shirt since you've divulged this information again... who's paying for all these "I know how to find discovery downloads" t-shirts anyway???!?! :D

[Doctor Q]

Great! Now I have to order another T-Shirt since you've divulged this information againIt's still a deep dark secret that only certain special people are allowed to know, namely all MacRumors forum members.

[SilentPanda]

True, true.

Good luck at keeping up with them for the next two weeks... :) Yer on your own... :)

[Doctor Q]

Thanks. Have a good trip and say hello to all the Romans -- ya know, the people in Romania! ;)

[SilentPanda]

Romanians! :) *sigh* I still have to pack... and ya know... buy stuff to pack. Ah well. I'll put pictures and such on my site once I get back. Not that anybody much will look at 'em... but that's okay. Man I'm sleepy...

:confused: .replaceAll("\?+", "Zzzz");

Is the "Steve-note" on the 28th or the 29th? If it's on the 28th I won't get to experience it live (which could be good so I can just come home and get all the goods at once) but if it's on the 29th I can experience it live... although last year I got updates at the Amsterdam airport...

[mkrishnan]

Is it just me, or ABOUT TIME there was some hip-hop action in the free iTunes? Although I liked some of the others too, esp. the pavement cracks song from Annie Lenox. But Planet Asia is pretty tight. :cool:

[Amani]

I've downloaded my second free song this week, Planet Asia's "The Greatest." The song seriously jams--reminds me of Dead Prez, but the rest of this music collection didn't seem too appealing. Maybe I'll go back for re-listen.

I'll also try to download every free song from now on. It might make me open to songs I would nomally never list to.

I'm also starting to develop a collection of free Garage Band amature cuts that I get from MacJams.com

[mkrishnan]

I'll also try to download every free song from now on. It might make me open to songs I would nomally never list to.

Yeah, I think so too. So far I've pretty much gotten everything. There was another song, "You Don't Have to be Strong" by Breana that I really liked that I would never have heard of otherwise.

[Elan0204]

This weeks's free songs are:

Single of the Week: Rachael Yamagata - Letter Read (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=14063003&selectedItemId=14063001)

Discovery Download (from the Electronic genre): Sofa Surfers - See The Light (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=2729559&selectedItemId=2729497)

[Doctor Q]

At the exact times that new freebies are being added, the music store does some pretty odd things, such as:

1. Show you this week's new free tune on the home page, but take you to last week's free tune when you click on it.

2. Show the song as Free in some places and 99 cents in other views of the same song from the same album.

And just now, two more oddities:

3. The reverse of #1. It showed me last week's Discovery Download but clicking it took me to the new one.

4. I clicked on the free tune after searching by artist (to avoid problem #2), and I got "Could not add an item to your cart. An unknown error occurred (5555). There was an error in the Music Store. Please try again later." Then it apparently fixed itself.

Anyhow, this weeks tunes are now available. As always, see post #1 for details.

[Amani]

This week's free iTunes download is "They," by Jem Griffiths. I haven't found the discovery selection yet.

[mkrishnan]

This week's free iTunes download is "They," by Jem Griffiths. I haven't found the discovery selection yet.

This song is kinda goofy, but mad catchy. Now I'm going to have it in my head all day. :p

[Pipian]

Discovery Download is "Sweet on you" by Clarence Bucaro

[Elan0204]

If you look at the genre where the two latest singles are on iTMS and then look at the genre in the tag after you buy the song, they don't match.

"They" by Jem is listed under Rock in the store, but after you purchase it iTunes lists the song as Electronic.

"Sweet on you" by Clarence Bucaro is listed under Vocal in the store, but after you download it iTunes says the song is Pop.

Strange. I'd have to say that I agree more with the genre listed on iTMS than with the genre included in the tag after you download the song.

[Doctor Q]

This week's free iTunes download is "They," by Jem Griffiths. I haven't found the discovery selection yet.I think you and others don't realize that I update the first post in this thread every Tuesday morning, so you don't have to work hard for your free tunes. Just bookmark this thread and use the links in the first post every Tuesday.

I'm in the Pacific time zone, so they may not be there early in the day for those of you east of me. This week, however, I happened to be up late last night, so the links were there before most of you woke up this morning.

[weldon]

If you look at the genre where the two latest singles are on iTMS and then look at the genre in the tag after you buy the song, they don't match.
"They" by Jem is listed under Rock in the store, but after you purchase it iTunes lists the song as Electronic.
"Sweet on you" by Clarence Bucaro is listed under Vocal in the store, but after you download it iTunes says the song is Pop.

When I look up Jem, they are listed under electronic. Not sure how you found them under Rock. I just searched for the artist name and they are clearly under electronic.

I've also noticed that there are several albums in the vocal section where the genre is Pop or R&B/Soul instead of vocal. I think that might be an effect of the vocal category on iTMS including a lot of music from different genres that just happens to feature a "big voice" front man/woman.

Did anybody catch any anomolies on the previous weeks?

[Elan0204]

When I look up Jem, they are listed under electronic. Not sure how you found them under Rock. I just searched for the artist name and they are clearly under electronic.

Start at the iTMS home page, and use the genre pull down menu. Select Rock, and you will find Jem featured on this page as the free single of the week. Note that the link does not appear if you select the Electronic genre. However, you are correct, if you search for Jem, then the genre is listed as Electronic.

[Amani]

I think you and others don't realize that I update the first post in this thread every Tuesday morning, so you don't have to work hard for your free tunes. Just bookmark this thread and use the links in the first post every Tuesday.

Thanks Doc, I didn't realize you were doing that. Good idea. Also glad you set up this little challenge. Like I said in a previous post, I want to use the freebies as a way to listen music that I would not ordinarily listen to.

[mkrishnan]

Thanks Doc, I didn't realize you were doing that. Good idea. Also glad you set up this little challenge. Like I said in a previous post, I want to use the freebies as a way to listen music that I would not ordinarily listen to.

Ummm...don't y'all get weekly e-mails from iTMS reminding you to get the free song?

[Doctor Q]

Member choogheem discovered that there is an iMix of the freebie tunes, including the formerly free ones and the currently free ones.Free iTunes iMix (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPublishedPlaylist?id=47821)

[ehurtley]

Member choogheem discovered that there is an iMix of the freebie tunes, including the formerly free ones and the currently free ones.Free iTunes iMix (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPublishedPlaylist?id=47821)

hehe.. Yes. It's linked to in the very first post of this thread. In fact, it's an iMix *BY* the person who started this thread.

[Doctor Q]

hehe.. Yes. It's linked to in the very first post of this thread. In fact, it's an iMix *BY* the person who started this thread.Just to clear up possible confusion... The iMix is linked to in the first post because I added the link yesterday. I didn't know about the iMix before then, and I'm not the iMix's author.

[SteveBeat]

Come on, all those songs are terrible. Who would want any of that garbage?

[SilentPanda]

Not you I guess. Talk to you later.

[Doctor Q]

I noticed you were back, SilentPanda, since you were posting elsewhere. Since you mentioned your trip here, this seems like the best place to ask: How was your trip to Romulus? ;) And did you miss many iTunes?

[Doctor Q]

I'm pretty sure that today is Tuesday, but I still don't see any new free tunes as of mid-morning.

I have always found it amusing that trash collection in my area, according to a Los Angeles decree, is "Wednesday, except if Monday or Tuesday or Wednesday is New Years Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, or Christmas Day". Gee, I wonder how often Thanksgiving Day (defined as the 4th Thursday in November) falls on a Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday? :p

I brought that up because perhaps it explains the lack of tunes today. Maybe tunes are issued on the second business day of the week, which this week is Wednesday for most U.S. businesses. Oh wait, didn't they promote free tunes on Tuesday?

OK, a new theory. Maybe the person at Apple in charge of inserting the weekly free tunes had a little too much fun over the three-day U.S. holiday weekend, and has now stumbled into work late, confused and thinking today is Monday.

If you don't like my theories, please suggest one of your own.

[weldon]

If you don't like my theories, please suggest one of your own.
I was thinking that maybe Apple delayed the new free downloads because they were going to announce a settlement with Apple Records that included the full Beatles catalog being available on iTMS. The free download would be one of the Beatles tunes, of course.

Or maybe it's something else :p

[autrefois]

If you don't like my theories, please suggest one of your own.

There are still two free tunes available from the store (including the one listed in the "iTunes free songs" iMix mentioned earlier). This may explain why there's still no new freebie.

Maybe they're getting so much traffic now they don't want to publicize a new tune, not to mention that some people may still not realize that downloading a free song will not win you an iPod.

[SilentPanda]

I noticed you were back, SilentPanda, since you were posting elsewhere. Since you mentioned your trip here, this seems like the best place to ask: How was your trip to Romulus? ;) And did you miss many iTunes?

I didn't miss any tunes cause... I didn't end up going. :( I've been in and out of the hospital and opted not to go. But the people that did go had a ton of fun. Maybe next year... :) But at least I'm getting to feeling better! Wheee!

[rendezvouscp]

It says on the iTunes page: Next Free Single: 7/07

Why they would do that, I don't know.
–Chase

[Doctor Q]

Apple just posted the new songs. You can find them in the first post of this thread. This is certainly the latest in the day they've ever posted them. It's Wednesday the 7th on the U.S. east coast, but still Tuesday the 6th on the west coast.

[Elan0204]

Can anyone find the page that displays the "Playlist Notes" for the Discovery Download this week (Believe)? I'm looking for the page similar to what you get when you click on the link on the iTMS home page for the free single of the week.

[Lord Bodak]

Well, I've got all the Daily/Weekly ones, but only two of the Discovery. Is there a way to "bookmark" the iMix in iTunes?

[Doctor Q]

Well, I've got all the Daily/Weekly ones, but only two of the Discovery. Is there a way to "bookmark" the iMix in iTunes?Do you mean bookmark it in Safari? One way: bookmark any old web page (such as this one) and name it Free iTunes iMix. Then go to the Bookmarks window (Command-Option-B), control-click the bookmark, choose Edit Address, and change it to this URL:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPublishedPlaylist?id=47821

[Lord Bodak]

Do you mean bookmark it in Safari? One way: bookmark any old web page (such as this one) and name it Free iTunes iMix. Then go to the Bookmarks window (Command-Option-B), control-click the bookmark, choose Edit Address, and change it to this URL:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPublishedPlaylist?id=47821

Actually I was hoping for more of a "favorite iMixes" in iTunes or something similar.

[Rower_CPU]

11. Tue 7/13: Motorcycle - As the Rush Comes (Radio Edit) (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=6223156&selectedItemId=6223138) - Electronic

Hmmm, I get a message stating that the discovery download is not available in the US store. Is there a different track for us here in the states?

[Doctor Q]

Hmmm, I get a message stating that the discovery download is not available in the US store. Is there a different track for us here in the states?No. I have the tune in my library, downloaded from the US store late Monday night, but clicking its store links now, late Tuesday night, gives me the mesasge "The item you've requested is not currently available in the US store." You can't search for it by artist or tune name either. Its just not in the store right now.

[Rower_CPU]

Weird - I'll try again tonight and see if it's been fixed.

[Doctor Q]

As a favor to the few MacRumors members who would rather listen to music than read my first post over and over, I edited the first post in this thread and put the charts at the top. :)

[Elan0204]

Well it seems that the link posted for this weeks discovery download (Motorcycle - As the Rush Comes (Radio Edit) (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=6223156&selectedItemId=6223138)) works again. The only problem is that the song is not free. Anyone able to find another discovery download, or are people who didn't get this song during the few hours the link worked out of luck?

[weldon]

As a favor to the few MacRumors members who would rather listen to music than read my first post over and over, I edited the first post in this thread and put the charts at the top. :)
That was great. Now all you have left is to list them in reverse order so that the newer tracks are at the top of the list.

;)

[Doctor Q]

Now all you have left is to list them in reverse order so that the newer tracks are at the top of the list.Is there a smiley for a sigh? :sigh:

[Pipian]

In place of the discovery download, you can download the Q3 Financial Results Free!

Click Here (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewCustomPage?name=Apple_Quarterly_Earnings_Call)

My Question-- Were Q2 Quarterly results available?

[Elan0204]

In place of the discovery download, you can download the Q3 Financial Results Free!

Click Here (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewCustomPage?name=Apple_Quarterly_Earnings_Call)


That's funny, but it seems like a good place for Apple to easily make this available to investors. Now the question becomes "can you really say you have met the challange of downloading all the free itunes, without downloading this too?" Obviouslly, at 51 minutes and 54 seconds this is going to be a big download to keep around just to say you have all the free downloads.

[weldon]

I show that the song from Phoenix is still not free, even though it is promoted on the front page as the "free download." Bummer. I didn't get the Motorcycle song the week before last either.

Oh well. Maybe they'll fix it by the end of the week. :(

[Doctor Q]

The iTunes Music Store UK reportedly now has free tunes too. Does somebody want to post the details and the iTMS URL whenever one is offered?. Does the UK store have Discovery Downloads too?

[SilentPanda]

The "Let Me Out" track is listed and free now.

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=15775493&selectedItemId=15775473

Still doesn't work from the main page and isn't listed in browse but... that link should do ya well.

[Elan0204]

The "Let Me Out" track is listed and free now.

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=15775493&selectedItemId=15775473

Still doesn't work from the main page and isn't listed in browse but... that link should do ya well.

Actually, as of right now that link takes you to "Let Me Out - Single," but there are no songs listed for download. This is the second week in a row where there have been problems with the free single of the week.

[CTPorter]

It looks like both free songs are working now, at least they are for me. Last week they did not work until the evening hours (pacific time)

free single song:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=7318476

Discovery song:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=7158018

[Doctor Q]

While I was waiting for Apple to get its links right earlier today, only the artist name was known, not the tune. I put my guess: "Let Me Out" in the first post as a placeholder because that's the only song I knew by that artist. It seems I predicted correctly. I can't tell why they have so much trouble with the links each week. It can't be a simple cacheing problem, can it? Time to hire a new webmaster?

Today the free tune is by an artist who is also new to the store. I haven't noticed whether that has been common in the previous weeks. Have most of these artists already been in the store before their tune was given away?

Today we passed the half-way point in the free iTunes giveaway for the year: number 22 of 43.

[dontmatter]

eh, itms has it's glitches now and then, some for the better, some for the worse. For instance- this isn't the first free single problem by any stretch of the imagination. On the other hand, I somehow got magnetic fields "I thought you were my boyfriend" EP for $.49. Three songs.

[SilentPanda]

Today we passed the half-way point in the free iTunes giveaway for the year: number 22 of 43.

And I've gotten them all so far! They're mine I tell you! ALL MINE!

[zim]

Odd, no Discovery download this week?

[Doctor Q]

Odd, no Discovery download this week?Not so far, and it's already mid day! I think we should stage a protest march to Apple headquarters, demanding our additional freebie. After all, they've trained us to expect it!

[fracai]

It looks like both free songs are working now, at least they are for me. Last week they did not work until the evening hours (pacific time)

free single song:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=7318476

Discovery song:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=7158018
looks like you're right, although it's weird that for me anyway the link works but no song is listed. the album is even listed as "Awakening into Awareness - Discovery Download"

maybe this is Apple's method of keeping us on our toes now that the DD word is out.

[Doctor Q]

It's the end of the day Tuesday, and the Discovery Download has been identified, but still contains no music! Note that it says "Total Songs: 0".

[Elan0204]

The fact that the link in the above post is pointing to something gives me some hope that the lack of a Discovery Download is just another iTMS error, and will soon be corrected. I like having two free songs each week, I discover lots of new stuff that way.

[Doctor Q]

I have noticed that a lot of iMixes include songs that were freebies. That's good evidence that people are listening to them and like at least some of them.

[Elan0204]

I really wish Apple would get the discovery download working. It is already Thursday night. If we hadn't discovered what should be the discovery download this would be more tolerable, but knowing what it should be, but having it say zero songs for download is really annoying.

[fracai]

it's interesting.
itms://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=7158018
still points to the discovery download, as in what's new for this week

itms://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=7318476
is the free song by the way

[Elan0204]

I was out of town from August 15 to today. Can anyone tell me if last week's Discovery Download ever became available (Awakening into Awareness)?

[Doctor Q]

It never became available. Nobody got it for free. Somebody ought to give a bad performance review to the Apple employee in charge of Discovery Downloads.

[Doctor Q]

The Discovery Download ("Homesick") works fine this week. Earlier in the day, though, it was in a confused state. iTMS showed the price as $0.99 but when I clicked ADD SONG it still saidThe item you've added to your shopping cart is free for a limited time so download it at your earliest convenience.
In my shopping cart, it showed as $0.99 and I was curious whether I'd be charged if I clicked to download the song. Maybe you can tell by whether it says GET SONG or BUY SONG, but I didn't try it. After all, 99 cents is too huge a risk! So I waited until it claimed to be free before downloading.

By the way, does anybody else think Homesick is really by Simon and Garfunkel and Kicking the Heart Out (last week's free download) is really by the Beatles? Maybe there are some recently discovered old works and there is a grand conspiracy to sneak them into the store under the names of newer artists. :eek: ;)

[Doctor Q]

The song "Homesick", last week's Discovery Download, could be found by picking the "Folk" genre on the store's home page. Yet the album the song is on, "Riot On an Empty Street", is shown as "Rock". To see how Apple classified a similar sound, I looked up "The Essential Simon & Garfunkel" to see which it was. It's "Pop" ... sigh.

Note also that Apple spelled "Street" wrong in the album title. In the iTMS, it came out "Riot On an Empty Steet" by mistake.

[stoid]

Is new music Tuesday and the new free song delayed one day because of Labor Day here in America?

[Doctor Q]

Is new music Tuesday and the new free song delayed one day because of Labor Day here in America?Given Apple's inconsistent handling of the free iTunes in past weeks, we can't tell whether or not to expect them today. I'll keep an eye out for them, so check this thread later.

[lavar78]

Around the Sun Redux (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=22245530) from R.E.M. is also free now.

[SilentPanda]

Around the Sun Redux (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=22245530) from R.E.M. is also free now.

It is free but it sounds like it's just an excuse to get you to download snippets of songs... but good catch!

[Doctor Q]

Around the Sun Redux (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=22245530) from R.E.M. is also free now.How did you happen to discover this freebie, lavar78? I'm curious if Apple now has another set of free tunes we should be hunting for and tracking.

[SilentPanda]

How did you happen to discover this freebie, lavar78? I'm curious if Apple now has another set of free tunes we should be hunting for and tracking.

It's actually not a "song". It's more of a commercial for a forthcoming album. But it's free. :)

[lavar78]

SilentPanda is correct. I was in one of those rotating adds at the top. I actually didn't notice that it was free before I clicked it.

[SilentPanda]

Just out of curiosity... how come this isn't sticky?

[Doctor Q]

Sticky threads are mostly reserved for announcements that everyone needs to be aware of: site rules and forum rules. But your point is well taken since the other recordkeeping thread, the MacRumors Members Photo Directory, was made sticky (by another moderator, before I was one). I guess the distinction is that the Photo Directory is now considered a feature of the site.

I wonder how long Apple's freebies will continue? I posed "The Challenge" as a game for 2004. Will we still be doing this in 2040?

[SilentPanda]

Makes sense... we might just need to start a new thread each year... I never really use the thread because I enjoy finding the freebies on my own... plus it lets me look through the new catalog. Which could be bad I suppose... :)

I can only hope I'm still alive in 2040...

[dross]

I just downloaded Last Thing by Diana Anaid and it is pretty good.

[RedRaven]

The latest weekly tune shows up in the music store as .99 and it went into my shopping cart as .99 but when I browsed the store for awhile and came back to my cart, the tune was listed as free. No "discovery" tune yet...And the weekly tune is now posting as free.

[Doctor Q]

I think Apple needs to increase the staff assigned to getting Discovery Downloads posted prompted, and stop letting little distractions like this and this get in the way of their more important business - giving us the free music we are entitled to by right of birth. Simply a matter of fixing your priorities, Apple.

[SilentPanda]

I think Apple needs to increase the staff assigned to getting Discovery Downloads posted prompted, and stop letting little distractions like this and this get in the way of their more important business - giving us the free music we are entitled to by right of birth. Simply a matter of fixing your priorities, Apple.

Preach it brother! :)

[Knox]

The iTunes Music Store UK reportedly now has free tunes too. Does somebody want to post the details and the iTMS URL whenever one is offered?. Does the UK store have Discovery Downloads too?

Don't think anyone else has done this yet so I'll give it a go. I haven't found any other free songs other than these - it looks like it is just a weekly song.


1. Tue 8/ 3: Tina Dico: Break of Day (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=19067832&selectedItemId=19067820) - Pop
2. Tue 8/10: Breanna: You Don't Have to Be Strong (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=7065056&selectedItemId=7065043) - Pop
3. Tue 8/17: Agent Blue: Something Else (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=20576722&selectedItemId=20576727) - Rock
4. Tue 8/24: The Radio Dept.: I Don't Need Love, I've Got My Band (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=20838235&selectedItemId=20838229) - Alternative
5. Tue 8/31: The Colour: Mirror Ball (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=21480660&selectedItemId=21480592) - Alternative
6. Tue 9/ 8: Sirens: Baby (Off the Wall) (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=19067771&selectedItemId=19067749) - Hip Hop/Rap
7. Tue 9/14: Wire Daisies: Make Everything Change (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=22799994&selectedItemId=22799939) - Alternative
8. Tue 9/21: Angélique Kidjo: Congoleo (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=22582511&selectedItemId=22582531) - World
9. Tue 9/28: Hot Chip: Baby Said (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=24375413&selectedItemId=24375407) - Electronic
10. Tue 10/ 5: Scratch Perverts Featuring Dynamite MC: Come Get It (Radio Edit) (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=25514535&selectedItemId=25514523) - Hip Hop/Rap
11. Tue 10/12: Fat Freddy's Drop: Hope (Radio Edit) (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=23878717&selectedItemId=23878690) - Reggae
12. Tue 10/19: Son of Dave: Life Is So Easy Now (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=26355056&selectedItemId=26355047) - Blues
13. Tue 10/26: The Donnas: Fall Behind Me (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=22634359&selectedItemId=22634361) - Rock
14. Tue 11/ 2: Leaves: Shakma (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=27872926&selectedItemId=27872930) - Rock
15. Tue 11/ 9: James Blunt: High (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=27496672&selectedItemId=27496677) - Rock
16. Tue 11/16: Martin Wheeler, Rokia Traore & Smadj: He Said (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=27758100&selectedItemId=27758067) - World
17. Tue 11/23: Brett Dennen: Desert Sunrise (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=5407391&selectedItemId=5407371) - Folk
18. Tue 11/30: Psapp: In My Head (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=28560085&selectedItemId=28560054) - Alternative
19. Tue 12/ 7: Plej: Blue (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=28426224&selectedItemId=28426202) - Electronic
20. Tue 12/14: Ms. Triniti: Based On a True Story (Mama Told Me) (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=38005953&selectedItemId=29294892) - R&B/Soul
21. Tue 12/21: The Aeroplanes: This Is My Love (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=38411237&selectedItemId=38411194) - Alternative
22. Tue 12/28: Jim Noir: Eanie Meany (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=38887530&selectedItemId=38887494) - Alternative


To get the list all I did was go through my purchased music in reverse order working out which ones weren't the US & Discovery downloads, and before you say, I haven't bought any recently :) Let me know if there are any mistakes.

[Doctor Q]

Apple continues to confuse us (or at least me). There was no Discovery Download yesterday, and today there is one, but you can't get to it. The song is "Something More" by Sugarland, from the album "Twice the Speed of Life", but clicking the link produces the message shown below.

It could be that this song will become available before next Tuesday, or be next week's Discovery Download instead of this week's, or be one of two Discovery Downloads next week. If Apple can't put the comma in the right position in a date ("October, 26 2004") then it's no surprise they get the Discovery Downloads mixed up now and then!

Update, Wednesday evening: The free tune is now available, but clicking on the album link still produces the message "The item you've requested is not currently available in the US store."

[SilentPanda]

If they mess up these discovery downloads once more I'm switching back to Windows ME.

[Elan0204]

Well at least Apple got it working this time. Better late than never - like with that other Discovery Download in the middle of August that never became downloadable. For anyone having trouble finding the Discovery Download (Something More by Sugarland - the link on the first page of this thread doesn't work), click here (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=27079423).

[Doctor Q]

For anyone having trouble finding the Discovery Download...Thanks for the correction, Elan0204. I fixed the front page. The link from last night worked for a while, but doesn't this morning. I wonder how long this link will last? :confused:

[SilentPanda]

I think I'm out of the club... I missed last weeks discovery download...

Tue 10/19: Sugarland - Something More - Country

*sniffle*

[Doctor Q]

I'm sorry to hear that, SilentPanda. Maybe I was lucky to have missed one near the beginning, so I got it over with early. It's like getting the first scratch on your new car. :(

[ehurtley]

Yeah, the iMix I'd been using to find the Discovery Downloads seems to be missing the last couple. (It has the Single of the Week's, though.)

[kettle]

Don't think anyone else has done this yet so I'll give it a go. I haven't found any other free songs other than these - it looks like it is just a weekly song.


1. Tue 8/ 3: Tina Dico: Break of Day (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=19067832&selectedItemId=19067820) - Pop
2. ?
3. Tue 8/17: Agent Blue: Something Else (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=20576722&selectedItemId=20576727) - Rock
4. Tue 8/24: The Radio Dept.: I Don't Need Love, I've Got My Band (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=20838235&selectedItemId=20838229) - Alternative
5. ?
6. Tue 9/ 8: Sirens: Baby (Off the Wall) (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=19067771&selectedItemId=19067749) - Hip Hop/Rap
7. Tue 9/14: Wire Daisies: Make Everything Change (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=22799994&selectedItemId=22799939) - Alternative
8. Tue 9/21: Angélique Kidjo: Congoleo (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=22582511&selectedItemId=22582531) - World
9. Tue 9/28: Hot Chip: Baby Said (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=24375413&selectedItemId=24375407) - Electronic
10. Tue 10/ 5: Scratch Perverts Featuring Dynamite MC: Come Get It (Radio Edit) (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=25514535&selectedItemId=25514523) - Hip Hop/Rap
11. Tue 10/12: Fat Freddy's Drop: Hope (Radio Edit) (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=23878717&selectedItemId=23878690) - Reggae
12. Tue 10/19: Son of Dave: Life Is So Easy Now (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=26355056&selectedItemId=26355047) - Blues
13. Tue 10/26: The Donnas: Fall Behind Me (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=22634359&selectedItemId=22634361) - Rock


I've missed two of them unfortunately so the list isn't complete - to get the list all I did was go through my purchased music in reverse order working out which ones weren't the US & Discovery downloads, and before you say, I haven't bought any recently :) Let me know if you know the missing tracks, or if there are any mistakes.

Here you go...

2. Tue 8/ 10: Breanna: You Don't Have to Be Strong (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=7065056&selectedItemId=7065043) - Pop

5. Tue 8/ 31: The Colour: Mirror Ball (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=21480660&selectedItemId=21480592) - Alternative


Personally, I liked The Donnas and Hot Chip. Agent Blue were good too.

[Knox]

Here you go...

2. Tue 8/ 10: Breanna: You Don't Have to Be Strong (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=7065056&selectedItemId=7065043) - Pop

5. Tue 8/ 31: The Colour: Mirror Ball (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=21480660&selectedItemId=21480592) - Alternative

Cheers, added them to the list.

[Doctor Q]

Hey Knox, I added a link to your post in the first post of the thread. Thanks for doing this. :)

[SilentPanda]

Yay! Now we have once a month "mix tapes" that are like... 25 minutes long.

Go for it Mr. Q!!!! http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=27643623&selectedItemId=27643617

[Doctor Q]

For those who didn't spot it, SilentPanda is referring to a new set of monthly freebies from Apple. Here are screenshots of the graphic and playlist notes from the first one.

Notice that the wording is ambiguous. They didn't make it clear that the mixtape is free but the "songs that inspired it" are not.

[slytle]

:mad:

Hmm... Where are today's songs??

.sly

[Elan0204]

This week's (November 30) Free Single is finally up:

Sway by The Perishers from the album Sway - EP (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=31444617)

Still no sign of this week's Discovery Download, however.

[Doctor Q]

And now it's time for our monthly Rap Mix too. Maybe tomorrow.

[iMeowbot]

I wonder how long Apple's freebies will continue? I posed "The Challenge" as a game for 2004. Will we still be doing this in 2040?
I've been noticing that for at least some of these tracks, labels have been dishing them out as free MP3s elsewhere. I'm thinking that it will be around for a long time.

[SilentPanda]

I did see the discovery download at some point but clicking on it brought up a blank slate of songs. This is semi-common so I didn't think to remember the name of it. I'm pretty sure it was in the Folk section but possibly Electronic... I usually go through each section alphabetically and know I got past Dance and didn't hit Holiday. But it's not anywhere to be found anymore...

[freebird]

Well keep looking! We have a couple of days before next Tuesday.

[rendezvouscp]

It was in folk, even though the song was in the Rock section. I kept the url for a few days, but they never fixed it. It was Sleeping with the Lights on, by Teitur.
-Chase

[Rower_CPU]

It was in folk, even though the song was in the Rock section. I kept the url for a few days, but they never fixed it. It was Sleeping with the Lights on, by Teitur.
-Chase

Hmmm, right now it's not listed as "free"...

[Doctor Q]

Teitur's "Sleeping with the Lights On" was last week's (Nov. 23) discovery download. They didn't post one this week (Nov. 30) and still haven't. Maybe their better-late-than-never Canadian store distracted them.

[Elan0204]

It looks like the week of November 30th has ended without a Discovery Download. :(

On a happier note, the iTMS has been updated (and it's before 12:00AM PST) with some new free goodies:

Free Single of the Week: O'Ryan - Jus Anotha Shorty (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=33654882)

Discovery Download (from the Vocal genre): Beth Waters - Sweaters (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=32169999)

Street Official Mixtape, Vol. 2 (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=26095311) has also been made available for download. Note that my link does not currently work for whatever reason, but the mixtape can be found under the Hip Hop/Rap genre and also rotates as one of the ads the iTMS home page.

Enjoy! :)

[CTPorter]

Drats about this weeks Discovery Download, I bought Beth Waters Sweater back in march! In fact, I had that song in a playlist I published a long time ago, you can see it here:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPublishedPlaylist?id=33649

I like most of the discovery downloads they have each week, and missed having one last week

[Elan0204]

Drats about this weeks Discovery Download, I bought Beth Waters Sweater back in march!

Yeah, I noticed that her song was added to the iTMS on March 2, 2004, and thought is was a little strange. I thought the whole idea of the Discovery Download was to "discover" something new and different that was just coming to the market.

[slytle]

Free Chapter from Michael Crichton's novel "State of Fear":

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=33227362


.sly

[Doctor Q]

This is really weird!

Look at the names of the last free downloads in each category: the weekly iTunes, the Discovery Downloads, the Mixtapes, and the Audiobooks:

Sleeping with the Lights On
Sway
Sweaters
Street Mix 1
Street Mix 2
State of Fear
Stumblin
Synergy

The only one not starting with S since around Thanksgiving was "Jus Anotha Shorty".

Yes, I know 'S' is a common letter, but 8 out of the last 9!? :eek:

[Doctor Q]

An extra freebie named "Lalala" by Julien Civange and Louis Haeri. See the first post in this thread for the link.

You can also find it starting from the iTMS home page: Click the "MUSIC2TITAN" picture when it rotates into position at the top. Then click "Free Track".

[Doctor Q]

We may end the year on a nice round number: 80 free tunes. I hope this thread helped make it easy to get some free music and that you found some you liked.

How many members downloaded all 80 for free? 79? 78? 1? I thought I had missed one, but it turns out I didn't, so I got all 80. My favorites happened to be some of the Rock and Alternative tunes.

To get ready for next year, I started a similar thread for free iTunes 2005. Apple hasn't said how long they will continue giving away tunes, but we might as well have a place to keep track of them.

Here are the free iTunes for 2004 in order of release.

[Doctor Q]

I have updated the first two posts of this thread to include 45 public service audiobooks from 2004 that were not previously included. They are all still free for anybody who is interested.

Edit: Updated again 3/1/05. Added additional public service audiobooks.