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The Hype Machine functions as a type of net you can use to drag in MP3s from the blogosphere. Its search engine comes in handy mostly when you’re looking for alternative/indie music that is on the verge of becoming big or about to be released.  The site is also a great source for finding dance music and remixes. Well it is mainly used for underground, fringe music scene; it’s also a good site for more popular music that is getting attention because of a scandal or an impending release date.The Hype Machine is navigated by a toolbar located just below the site’s header. The first tab you can select takes you to an about section, the most important part of which reads:

The next tab takes you to Hype radio and section of the site that plays a random selection from any of the tracks that the site is currently linking to.The next tab, Popular, shows you a listing of which music tracks have been currently searched for and downloaded. This option is cool for letting you know what’s popular right now and what other people think is cool. It gives you suggestions of what you should download. This is handy when given the state of oversaturation the music industry is facing. When time is money its helpful to know what you should try out from a sources that is a little more trustworthy than something like Rolling Stone.After that tab comes the Spy option, this lets you see what people are currently downloading and searching for. After that is a tab that takes you to a list of the blogs the site currently links to. Then comes the contact us section which is pretty self-explanatory.The next section of the site involves the Dashboard, which I will discuss in a later post.