The Internet strikes again! In a world where the printed word is torpedoing toward extinction, is it just a matter of time that CDs will be too? Don’t answer that. CD cover design work is awesome. I hope it never dies. In any case, a website that’s trying to kill the CD and doing a pretty good job at it is Lala.com. It’s a listening site that allows you – are you ready for this – to listen to songs and even entire albums before buying. And, you’re never going to believe this, not only can you purchase the song in mp3 form for 89 cents, but it downloads into your iTunes. AND, you can burn that song onto a CD or even share it with a friend. It’s not locked like stupid iTunes purchased songs. It’s shocking, I know.

It’s a great way to discover new music. What you think may be an awesome band (Beirut) could really only have one awesome song (El Zócalo). And you can find out by giving a listen to more than just a :30 excerpt. Let’s home Lala forces iTunes to change their evil ways.

So far, I’ve discovered the following to be amazing new music. 

Passion Pit

Ladyhawke

Lykke Li

Have a listen today.

- Sarah