The Cold Cut

This could just be a momentous occasion- the night that music first became truly free. Qtrax, a service which has been in development for years now, if available for beta download at 12PM tonight.
Qtrax is "the worlds first, 100% legal and free Peer-2-Peer music application". The premise is simple- adverts around the browser are used to pay the artists. However, many have tried, and most have failed- somehow, the people behind Qtrax have found the winning formula- the browser looks sleek, and the adverts aren't distracting.

Effectively, this could be the turning point, the first time when a 'free' music service really takes off. The fun days of Napster are about to be recreated, except this time you don't have to feel guilty every time you download a track.

Obviously, the choice will be 'limited', at a massive 25 million songs. This pales in comparison to services such as iTunes, but the choice will no doubt be increased over time. Anyway, I really recommend you give it a try- it can be downloaded from 12 tonight... I own a Mac, so I wont be trying it out for while. Any comments on its initial performance would be appreciated...

Download QTrax here

A track to herald the new age, perhaps?

Michael Jackson ft. Akon- Wanna Be Starting Something