New Punk Music Download Site Launches

DownloadPunk.com, an online music retailer geared specifically toward serving the punk and indie community with digital music downloads, is now live.

DownloadPunk.com offers a catalog of punk, hardcore, emo, metalcore, pop punk, post punk, ska, street punk, indie rock, metal and other sub-genres with over 30,000 songs from more than 120 labels. DownloadPunk features releases from labels like Epitaph, Nitro, Lookout, Trustkill, SideOneDummy, Ferret, Fearless, Fiddler, The Militia Group, Doghouse, Triple Crown, Artemis, Jade Tree, Volcom and Hopeless/Sub City Records, with many more to be added in the near future.

On the site, users can search for music based on band, song, album, label and/or genre. Also, like the iTunes music store, DownloadPunk offers 30-second previews of every song so you can listen before you purchase. Individual songs can be downloaded for $.79, $.89, or $.99 cents and full albums are priced at $7.99, $8.99, or $9.99. All downloads are available in both MP3 and WMA formats, making the songs compatible on an iPod and a variety of other players.

And this new site isn’t without a conscience—it will help various non-profit organizations by donating one percent of all its revenue to charity. Some of the groups include Drug Policy Alliance, Musicians Assistance Program, National Coalition for the Homeless, Planned Parenthood, RAINN, Syrentha J. Savio Endowment and The Hopeline Network.

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