PUBLIC MARKS with tags music & "New Releases"

About: We listen to what people are saying about artists and their music on blogs, social networks like Facebook and MySpace, message boards and forums, Twitter and P2P networks to chart the top songs online everyday. A new Top of the Pops In the offline world, charts are built on shipped albums. Online charts have been a simple count of digital downloads. We Are Hunted is different. We discover new music from around the web and detect sentiment, expression and advocacy to understand what people like and dislike. A Better Way to Discover Music Visually driven, intuitive and simple, We Are Hunted seeks to be a daily destination for music lovers looking to discover their next favorite artist. Through We Are Hunted, music fans can discover new music and more importantly, join the conversation about it.

KCRW's Album Preview offers a chance to hear new album releases in their entirety each week. The series showcases artists, composers and film soundtracks that are favorite selections from KCRW DJ's. Every Monday we feature a new title that you can hear on-demand right here at KCRW.com/AlbumPreview. Check back each week to enjoy a new album streaming start-to-finish. [KCRW]

"Similar to RateYourMusic, except Discogs caters more towards DJs, with an incredible database of music, especially club and other electronic music. I've got an account there, under the same name." [SwimTwoBirds]

"Contains links to hundreds of music blogs, all posting information about new releases and new bands. A single trawl through the first few pages will find you a lot of new and interesting artists from around the world." [SwimTwoBirds]

"The FADER, or FADER, is an United States-based music/culture/fashion magazine that covers hip-hop, reggae, independent rock, pop and dance music from around the world. Founded by Rob Stone and Jon Cohen in 1998, The FADER is a freestanding, independent New York City-based magazine." Wikipedia

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CD HotList is a monthly review service offered exclusively by Baker & Taylor to the library community. Selections are divided into Classical, Country/Folk, Jazz, Rock/Pop, World/Ethnic.

The AMG editors select the best of the new releases from the past three months. Mac users (Safari): In order to play audio samples, you will need to install a free plug-in called Flip4Mac, available at www.telestream.net/telestream-products/desktop-products.htm.

Allmusic.com offers discographies and biographical information for both artists and composers, and gives ratings and reviews of recordings, past and current. Very useful for weeding. Also lists recently released CDs. [icpl.org] Mac users (Safari): In order to play audio samples, you will need to install a free plug-in called Flip4Mac, available at www.telestream.net/telestream-products/desktop-products.htm.