PLEDGE TO RESIST BY SAUL WILLIAMS & DJ SPOOKY
I shied away from posting this song that was originally self-hosted, when I re-found this song on YouTube. It uses RT footage from a non-existent YouTube channel. But is this fake music? NO WAY. This video seems designed to incite violence, but the music is strong and...
read more
WOW! AMERICAN AFROBEAT IN 2003 – BAND GEEK POSTS ANTIBALAS AFROBEAT ORCHESTRA
"Hypocrite" was originally hosted at the now-defunct Epitonic.com, a real go-to site for independent artists. This Brooklyn-based combo based on Fela Kuti's Africa 70, played afrobeat. They didn't play a concert for the first year of existence, block parties, and park...
read more
BETTIE BLACK POSTED YO LA TENGO’S NUCLEAR WAR in 2003
This song, originally an Epitonic posting from indie rockers Yo La Tengo, sent me to see this band as soon as they hit town, back then. Written by Peter Tosh, this song takes on another life in this version. I found this song again recently at YouTube. Here's what...
read more
POOTIETANG FINDS THE 88’s “All THE SAME” IN 2003
Good one Pootie! This L.A.-based band made some gr8 music. This song is a perfect example. Here's what Pootietang wrote in 2003: Oh, this really floats my brit pop happy boat! Such a sweet summer departure, feel-good top-down music a'la Kinks, Beach Boys and Beatles....
read more
SKYLER IN 2003 TURNS US ON TO BARCELONA
Thanks to Skyler we got to listen to Arlington, Virginia's Barcelona's (not to be confused with the Seattle based band of the same name) "Why Do You Have So Much Fun Without Me." This song was recorded for a March Records release Simon Basic in 1999. This Arlington,...
read more
SLEEPY FOUND SHATTERED REALM’S “ALL WILL SUFFER” IN 2003
Sleepy, a true music lover, was our resident hardcore, death, and speed metal source. He found these hardcore rockers from New Jersey, who ruled the hardcore metal world in the early part of this century. The song was a free post at metelonmag.com I recently found the...
read more
BAND GEEK WHERE WERE YOU IN 2003 TO FIND THE MTHEMBU QUEENS “WADILZA UMUZI”
What a find, Geek! I wonder where your head was at to be listening to this song in 2003. South Africa has such cool music! This was originally hosted as a free mp3 at Amazon Music. I re-found this as a free listen at Youtube,com. Here's what you said back then: Soul...
read more
ERIC DIN FOUND BRATMOBILE WHILE THEY STILL PERFORMED!!
Eric Din is this site’s webmaster. Eric has been with all these discovery sites since they started. He’s one of the music lovers who has been posting music since before 2003 and he found this Bratmobile song for MP34U in October of 2003. It was shortly after the band...
read more
AISA BLUE POSTED THE FAINT’S “WORKED UP SO SEXUAL” IN 2003
The Faint originally hosted this song on their website for free. They did this for exposure in 2003. I just re-found this song on YouTube. It seems the band didn't appear in this video, but allowed fans to perform a video using this song. Here's what Aisa said back...
read more
I POSTED “LESS THAN JAKE” IN 2003
I was one of the early music lovers who posted music @MP34U. I saw a young punky Ska band from Gainesville Fla. at the Bottom Of The Hill in San Francisco and wanted to share what I saw with the world. Less Than Jake, a full fledged Punk Ska band, put on a high...
read more