I enjoy listening to music while I’m tapping away at this blogging gig. Sometimes I’m listening to iTunes but more often than not, I’m streaming music from the internet. I love finding new and cheap mp3 music or podcasts for my wife’s iPod. We only have one iPod, so we share. The reason we only have one right now is because I left my iPod Shuffle clipped to my under Under Armour Shorts and she washed them. Totally my fault. BTW, (sidenote) Under Armour athletic shorts are the very best to workout in. I own several pair and will not wear anything else. My iPod shuffle still works but only for about 45 seconds. I’ve got to get a new one. I love the iPod Shuffle. It’s so small, you can’t even feel it clipped to your clothes. The downside to the iPod Shuffle is that it’s so unnoticeable, you can easily drop it into the washing machine if you are a goober like myself. But if you are not a goober, you should own a Shuffle.

In the mornings, I usually listen to music. In the afternoons, I usually stream talk radio. I have a little routine when I hear a song that I like. I really enjoy stations that identify the songs they play. Nothing pisses me off more than to hear a song I like and have no idea who is playing. In Charlotte, NC there is a very good station that streams alternative rock, plays music videos and gives you a playlist. 106.5 “The End”. When I hear a song I like, I check out the title on the radio station website. Then, I swing my chair over to my Windows PC and look it up on legalsounds.com. I download it instantly. Then, I email it to myself on my MacBookPro. Takes a couple minutes at the most and I drop it into my iTunes. I never skip a beat while blogging and add music to my collection daily. It sort of freaks my kids out when I identify songs from the radio. When I ask if they’ve heard the new song from Switchfoot, “Mess of Me.”? I get this blank stare for about 3 seconds. Then I just tell them I’ll email it to them for their iPod. Ok, if you want to download it to your iPod, here it is below, courtesy of BloggerLens.

Download this free music for your iPod or just enjoy
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Since I use a lot of different music in some of my videos, I’m always searching for cheap mp3 music download sites. I found such a site and I’ve been using it for a couple years now. The site is called Legal Sounds. I pay .09 per song that I download. I do believe the site is in Russia and at first I was a little hesitant to drop a credit card number on a site in Russia. It works like this. Start an account and buy a certain amount of credits with your credit card. I usually buy $25. Initially, you will download an application or “downloader” which works on Windows PC’s. You access the site through this desktop application. You search for your music and in just a couple of clicks, your song is automatically downloaded into your music folder. The music is in the .mp3 file format which is what the majority of the music in your iTunes is. The .09 is deducted from your account for each song you download. For $25 you can download 277 songs. It’s the cheapest mp3 music I’ve been able to find. The quality is great and I have had no issues with the site. The song above in the player was downloaded from Legal Sounds.

You will not find every song that you are looking for on Legal Sounds, but it’s likely that you can find most of them. When I can’t find my song on Legal Sounds, I can usually find it on iTunes and I will just spend the $1.29 and get it instantly. I don’t want to waste time searching for music. So, there you go, if you are looking for some cheap mp3 downloads for your iPod, give Legal Sounds a try. It works great for me.