WEB: The Hype Machine takes mp3 blogs to a new level

Wow... I have found what can easily be described as one of the most amazing music websites ever. Channeling the collective research abilities of hundreds of music blogs along with their tendency to disregard copyright laws, The Hype Machine has created a new and highly efficient way of discovering new music. Most everyone by now knows that music blogs love to post songs, whether they are unreleased, soon to be released, or just the new single. This is very nice but can be extremely frustrating as you attempt to find certain songs while going through old archives and utilizing not so friendly search abilities. The Hype Machine takes all of the guess work out of the process. Simply type in the song or artist you are looking for and they bring up direct links to all of the blogs that have posted mp3s of the requested artist or song. Not only does it make a list of links and quick snippets of information on where the source is, it also has extremely functional play options, allowing you to stream all listed songs from that page in Winamp, Windows Media Player, iTunes, or their own flash music player. And since bloggers love to be elitists you will find some amazing songs that you never knew existed. The site stays legal considering the fact that they are hosting none of the content, although I can see this site being an easy way for labels to find blogs that have been illegally distributing their music. This website capitalizes on all of the benefits of exploring music through music blogs while eliminating all of the hassles involved with searching for them in a traditional manner. A definite must see for any music fan.