download tool

There has been lots of talk and much grumbling over at MySpace Music, but perhaps the largest concern is the disappearance of the feature that allows you to download songs (by artists who authorize the download option) so you don't have to use MySpace's shitty media player. MySpace vows that this option will return at some point in the future. Meaning: In the year 2018, when the handful of remaining corporate record labels finally "get it," MySpace will again let artists give away their music for free if they so choose.

In the meantime, head over to DownloadHelper and download the free application, then add the extension to your Mozilla Firefox web browser. I repeat: This add-on only works with Mozilla Firefox at this time. When you go to a band's MySpace page the little DownloadHelper icon is activated if any of the tracks are available for streaming/downloading. This also works on YouTube (so you can download the song and not the damn static video) and a host of other sites. You just have to rename the tracks once downloaded. Sweet!

Still confused? Check out a helpful tutorial from a dude with a drawl who just loves his local hard rock bands: