Free Six-Track EP From AWOLNATION

AWOLNATION wants you to have a happy holiday and is trying to help by giving you a free six-song EP. And all they want in exchange is your email address!

Here's the tracklist:
1. "Silent Nation"
2. "MF"
3. "Sail (Live)"
4. "Not Your Fault (Live)"
5. "Soul Wars (Live)"
6. "Burn It Down (Live)"

"Silent Nation" is actually AWOLNATION's awesome cover of "Silent Night." If you're interested, head on over to their site and start downloading!

Free Download: Larry g(EE), "Yo Mama (Rahtid Sound 'Heart Of Glass' Remix Feat. Tropical Fantasy)"

Mr. g(EE)'s awesome voice is way too low in the mix, but it's still worth a spin. If you like what you hear, you can download it for free.



And don't forget, kids! Weekends drops on Friday.

First Listen: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Soundtrack Sampler

Trent Reznor's been a busy little Oscar winner. He and colleague Atticus Ross teamed up to score David Fincher's film The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. You can now preorder the entire three hour score, which is actually kind of cool. There's also a free six song, 35 minute sampler available from the NIN website. Check out the NIN site, lots of interesting information about the score and various options and things available.

While I really enjoyed the original Swedish films with Michael Nyqvist and Noomi Rapace, I'm curious to see what Fincher and company do with their take. I just read a piece on what Rooney Mara did to get and prepare for the role and girl went all out.

First Listen: Norwegian Recycling, "Paradise"

We've got a new song today from Peter Bull Enger of Norwegian Recycling! "Paradise'" contains bits and pieces from the following six songs:

• Coldplay, "Paradise'"
• Elton John, "Your Song"
• Britney Spears, "Hold It Against Me"
• Bruno Mars, "Marry You"
• DJ Sammy & Yanou featuring Do, "Heaven"
• David Guetta & Usher, "Without You"

Love the song? Download it (and all his other tracks) here.

Free Download: My Tiger My Timing, "Endless Summer (Just Say Joe Remix)"

You know we're big fans of My Tiger My Timing here at Culture Brats. Well guess what? The band released a remix of "Endless Summer" yesterday that can be yours for free!Give the song a listen below and then head on over to the band's Facebook page to snag your free download!

Free Lollapalooza Sampler From Island

Buzznet is giving away two tickets to Lollapalooza, but what are the chances you'll actually win those? But in exchange for name, email, birthday, and zip code, you can download a free Lollapalooza sampler from Island (as well as throw your name into the hat for the tix). Here's the tracklist:

1. "All I Ever Wanted," The Airborne Toxic Event
2. "Country Shit," Big K.R.I.T. feat. Ludacris
3. "Listen To Your Love," Mona
4. "Bad Karma," Ida Maria
5. "Army Of Love (AOL Remix)," Kerli
6. "Every Lie," My Darkest Days
7. "Sins Of My Youth," Neon Trees
8. "Explode," Patrick Stump
9. "Two Wheels," Wax
10. "Tonight's The Kind Of Night (RAC Mix)," Noah And The Whale
11. "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Fame (DJ Mr. White Mix)," Black Cards

Interested? You can download the sampler here.

Free Download: Newermind: A Tribute To Nirvana

Spin got a whole bunch of great artists together to do a full-cover version of Nirvana's Nevermind. And you can download the whole thing for free just by liking their Facebook page. Totally worth it!

Here's the tracklist:

1. Meat Puppets, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
2. Butch Walker & The Black Widows, "In Bloom"
3. Midnight Juggernauts, "Come As Your Are"
4. Titus Andronicus, "Breed"
5. The Vaselines, "Lithium"
6. Amanda Palmer, "Polly"
7. Surfer Blood, "Territorial Pissings"
8. Foxy Shazam, "Drain You"
9. Jessica Lea Mayfield, "Lounge Act"
10. Charles Bradley & THe Menahan Street Band, "Stay Away"
11. Telekinesis, "On A Plain"
12. Jeff The Brotherhood, "Something In The Way"
13. Ema, "Endless Nameless"

Free SXSW Sampler

Since I'm bitter I'm not going to SXSW, I was delighted to see a free sampler up on iTunes this morning. It's 22 tracks - free!

This year's conference is crazy big. I mean, I think there are more than 1000 musical guests alone. The list is amazing.

Are any of you Brats headed south to catch the festival?

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Free Download: Eliza Doolittle, "Rollerblades"

Last month, we featured Eliza Doolittle's most excellent "Skinny Genes" as our Song of the Day. This week, iTunes is offering her song "Rollerblades" as a free download. While it's not as catchy as "Skinny Genes," it's still a great song and definitely worth the price of admission.

That's two weeks in a row that iTunes has offered something worthwhile as their single of the week. 2011 looks good on you, iTunes!

Free Download: The Decemberists, "Down By The Water"

You can download the first single, "Down By The Water," from The Decemberists' upcoming album, The King Is Dead, from iTunes. It sounds a lot like R.E.M.

Back when R.E.M. were still worth a listen.

And if that's not enough for you, you can also stream The King Is Dead on NPR.