Visit sites that specialize in free song downloads. For example, Feels Like Christmas (feelslikechristmas.com) offers free downloads of Christmas songs, while the Free Music Archive (freemusicarchive.org) offers free indie song downloads.
Visit sites that offer free song downloads of live shows, such as Live Music Archive (archive.org/details/etree).
Visit sites that offer daily or rotating free song downloads. Spinner (spinner.com) offers a new song download every day, while Last.fm (last.fm/) offers a changing list of free song downloads.
Stay up-to-date on modern artists you enjoy, and download albums they offer for free. Bands like Nine Inch Nails and Coldplay have offered fans free downloads of their songs.
Visit public domain music sites, which specialize in lapsed music copyrights. PublicDomain4u (publicdomain4u.com) offers free downloads of songs in the public domain.
Visit sites that specialize in video game music and remixes, such as OverClocked Remix (ocremix.org) and UnExoticA (exotica.org.uk/wiki/UnExoticA).
Visit sites that specialize in independent band promotion. Sites like PureVolume (purevolume.com), Tuneshout (tuneshout.com) and ArtistServer (artistserver.com) offer downloads of songs by artists promoting their music.