New website promises free music downloads

One thing you never want Clark to do is sing for you! Years ago, he appeared on an FM morning show's version of American Idol and was asked to sing a Britney Spears song. His rendition was so pathetic and awful that...he actually wound up making it to the final rounds of the mock competition!

But the consumer champ is your guy when it comes to saving money on music. Today he wants to share a new website called FreeAllMusic.com that promises free and legal MP3 downloads in exchange for watching ads.

When you go to FreeAllMusic.com you'll be asked to enter a waiting list queue. The wait should, however, be worth it. Users will enjoy gratis downloads with no digital-rights management (DRM) restrictions. That means you're free to copy, share and use the MP3s as you wish.

Editor's note: FreeAllMusic.com has now been updated with the following message: "Our Private Beta Test is now complete as of 4.20.10. Thank you to all of our private beta users who participated. We will be evaluating and adjusting our free service accordingly."

This is yet another Don Quixote-type idea that's seeking to end Internet music piracy. So far two of the big four music conglomerates are on board with FreeAllMusic.com, and the service has lined up some big-time advertisers.

Meanwhile, Clark wants to put out another alert not to lock into a long-term satellite radio contract.

An Internet radio from Pandora is coming for your car that will receive commercial radio and Internet broadcasts for free. But at a market intro rate of $1,200 for the receiver, this is still only for the rich early adopters.

Yet it's also a sign that we are this close to being able to listen to whatever we want on the road for absolutely free.