Free != Bad
It seems to me that a lot of people are of the perception that if something’s either free or cheap, it’s nothing worth wasting your time on. On the contrary, I’ve found that some of the best things in life are free.
We’ve already established that I’m an Ubuntu user, and that I’m a strong advocate of free software.
I recently discovered (Nick led the way) an artist called Josh Woodward, who, according to his self-written Last.fm wiki page, “Taking the musical road less traveled, he’s chosen to freely offer his entire collection of over 100 songs on his website.”, which is exactly what he has.
I’m not someone who likes to sort music by genre, but his music can be described as happy folk/rock/pop rock music, and I’m loving it.
Other than releasing his music as mp3s, Josh also releases the guitar tabs and lyrics to his songs, making it easy for anyone to play his music and share it. You can also buy 3 of his albums at a mere $10 each—every penny goes to him. How awesome is that?
I definitely plan on shelling out $30 when I come back from the UK and get those babies in the mail; Josh’s music is inspiring, happy and plain awesome if you ask me.
I suggest you check out his website, download his music and check out the songs I like the best.
Lasse Havelund on July 7th 2007 in Miscellaneous