Peel: MP3 Blog Lovers Rejoice

Posted by Alec Feld on 03/17/07 in Applications, Audio, Internet, Music

Peel RSS is used rarely on my Mac as I visit very few sites daily. However, I have started visiting many music blogs lately, and began using RSS to manage them. Also known as MP3 blogs, music blogs post music news, reviews, but most importantly, music. These blogs have tons of MP3s on them waiting to be downloaded. However, the problem lies in getting those songs on your Mac. You could browse the blog for links and manage the mess of downloaded files on your desktop. You could subscribe to the feed of the blog in an RSS reader, sort through the posts, and then download the songs. Or, you can use Peel, an app from Hjalti Jakobsson.

Peel Window

Peel is a unique RSS reader, as it’s built for music. Just enter a web address, and Peel finds all of the MP3s on the page and puts them in a list. Click any MP3 in the list and the song will start playing. You can skip around the track, adjust the volume, and download the track. Peel will even add the song to iTunes for you if wanted, as well as display the selected MP3 blog’s webpage if you prefer.

But wait, Peel sounds exactly like Songbird. Peel is very similar to Songbird, in that both of them make playlists for each site, automatically find MP3s, and allow downloads. The difference is that Songbird is in it’s alpha stages, making it a bug filled app. In other words, it’s not ready for primetime usage. Peel’s almost-1.0 status and impressive iTunes-like UI makes it an great choice for those music blog fans on the Mac.

Peel is free while in beta, and will cost $14.95 when released.

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John said on

March 17th, 2007 at 5:06 pm

MP3 Blog? Isnt that just a Podcast? In which case could you not just use iTunes? Not heard of MP3 Blogs before so forgive the question if it sounds a bit stupid. lol.

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