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The talented singer-songwriter
William Fitzsimmons, known for his folksy guitar and piano riffs featured on shows like
Grey's Anatomy, One Tree Hill and
MTV's
Life of Ryan, has hit the road to promote his critically acclaimed album,
The Sparrow And The Crow. After several albums and musical spots on TV,
Fitzsimmons made an impact earlier this year with his unusual, effective folk version of
Kanye West’s “
Heartless.”
Check out more of the singer’s work, which has drawn comparisons to folk guitar legends
Cat Stevens,
Simon & Garfunkel,
James Taylor and
Bob Dylan:
“
If You Would Come Back Home”
“
After Afterall”
“
I Don't Feel It Anymore (Song Of The Sparrow)”
“
We Feel Alone”
“
If You Would Come Back Home “
“
Please Forgive Me (Song Of The Crow)”
“
Further From You”
“
Just Not Each Other”
“
Even Now”
“
You Still Hurt Me”
“
They'll Never Take the Good Years”
Starting today, download
William Fitzsimmons’s new single “
If You Would Come Back Home” for
FREE at the
Thumbplay Music Store. The new
Thumbplay Music Store, available as a free application download on Blackberry and Android devices, is the first music store application of its kind, offering tens of thousands of MP3s to purchase and enjoy directly from your phone (with more music being added all the time!). Each week we offer a
FREE MP3 download of a hot up-and-coming artist. Don’t miss this week’s featured song by
William Fitzsimmons and be sure to check him out on his current tour!
Labels: folk, mp3's, music store, rock
posted by Ashlee McDonald @ 12:45 PM
Thursday, October 29, 2009

If we do say so ourselves,
Thumbplay has scary-awesome taste in music, particularly our annual
Perilous Playlist. Check out our
Halloween page with tons of hand-picked haunted MP3s, terrifying tones, vampy videos and ghoulish graphics! Here is a sneak peak our favorite Halloween party music:
Labels: holidays, mp3's, Ringtones
posted by Ashlee McDonald @ 12:03 PM
Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Labels: mp3's, Ringtones, sports
posted by Ashlee McDonald @ 2:12 PM
Tuesday, October 27, 2009

This week is bittersweet for
Bruce Springsteen, whose cousin and road manager passed away, forcing a concert cancellation in Kansas City.
Springsteen however has brighter days ahead, as he is confirmed to perform this weekend at the first of two concerts celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame. The Boss was inducted into the Hall of Fame 10 years ago.
An uncountable number of classics are attributed to
Springsteen from several decades. The recent albums
Magic, from 2007, and this year’s critically acclaimed
Working On A Dream, have produced heavy airplay for The Boss’s new material, including the tracks “
Livin' In The Future," “
Radio Nowhere,” “
Girls In Their Summer Clothes” and “
Working On A Dream.”
The original E Street Band has spawned other famous members as well. Max Weinberg,
Springsteen's long-time drummer, formed the Max Weinberg 7, the house band for Conan O’Brien for over 15 years Perhaps to more notoriety, guitarist Steven Van Zandt became a household name with his starring turn as Silvio Dante in
The Sopranos.
Check out some of
Thumbplay’s favorite
Bruce Springsteen hits:
“
Born In The U.S.A.”“
Born To Run”“
Glory Days”“
Badlands”“
Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out”“
Hungry Heart”“
Prove It All Night”“
Rosalita”“
Spirit In The Night”“
Thunder Road”Labels: Ringtones, rock
posted by Ashlee McDonald @ 2:38 PM

With just over a month remaining in the
College Football season, the bowl rankings are really heating up.
TCU's impressive win over
Brigham Young on Saturday threw the Bowl Championship rankings into turmoil last night, placing the
Horned Frogs above the
Boise State Broncos. The two teams won’t meet each other on the field during the regular season, but they are each other’s toughest competition in the fight for a BCS berth. Both teams are considered underdogs in their quest to win a bowl berth without automatically qualifying based on their conferences.
Meanwhile, with five games left to play for each school, the championship game is still anyone’s berth, with several legacy teams vying for a spot along with the underdogs. Will #1
Florida defend their title? Their opponent in last year’s championship game,
Oklahoma, has struggled this year, falling completely out of the rankings after tough losses to
Brigham Young,
Texas and
Miami. Maybe #3
Texas will charge their way back into the top spot to return to the big BCS bowl for the first time since the memorable win over
USC in 2006. Do #17
Ohio State and #9
LSU, the foes from 2007, have a shot at the big game? It would be tough to climb 17 spots to #1, but that’s the beauty of College Football – it’s anyone’s game!
Check out this week’s rankings:
#1
Florida #2
Alabama#3
Texas#4
Iowa#5
USC#6
TCU#7
Boise State#8
Cincinnati#9
LSU#10
Oregon#11
Georgia Tech#12
Penn State#13
Virginia Tech#14
Oklahoma State#15
Pittsburgh#16
Utah#17
Ohio State#18
Houston#19
Miami#20
Arizona#21
West Virginia#22
South Carolina#23
Notre Dame#24
California#25
MississippiDon’t miss
Thumbplay’s College Football special page, plus much more collegiate athletic content for your mobile at our
videos, tones and
graphics pages.
Labels: college, graphics, Ringtones, sports, wallpapers
posted by Ashlee McDonald @ 3:17 PM

From today until the end of October download
The Sounds awesome new single “
Dorchester Hotel” for
FREE at the
Thumbplay Music Store. The new
Thumbplay Music Store, available as a free application download on Blackberry and Android devices, is the first music store application of its kind, offering tens of thousands of MP3s to purchase and enjoy directly from your phone (with more music being added all the time!). Each week we offer a
FREE MP3 download of a hot up-and-coming artist. Don’t miss this week’s featured song by
The Sounds, and be sure to check out the rockers on their current tour!
Labels: indie, mp3's, music store, rock
posted by Ashlee McDonald @ 2:38 PM
Thursday, October 22, 2009

Hot off the heels of his "
Hot Revolver," bad boy rapper
Lil Wayne is popping the
Thumbplay Charts with
Jay Sean on their smash song "
Down," and with
Drake on their aptly titled hit, “
Successful.”
Lil Wayne is currently working on his upcoming album
Rebirth, a venture into the
Rock genre. The forthcoming album has already produced a huge hit with the
Rock-
Rap songs “
Hot Revolver” and “
Prom Queen.” This year has produced several high-profile collaborations, including a stint with his protégé
Young Money, on the hit “
Turnin Me On” by
Keri Hilson, and ”
Rock Star” and “
Fly As The Sky” by
Chamillionaire.
Lil Wayne has also made chart-topping collaborations with
The Game,
Akon, and
Birdman.
Don’t miss
Thumbplay’s huge catalog of
Lil’ Wayne MP3’s,
tones,
videos and
graphics.
Labels: graphics, mp3's, rap, Ringtones, rock, video
posted by Ashlee McDonald @ 2:56 PM
Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Labels: Ringtones, sports, television, video, wallpapers
posted by Ashlee McDonald @ 2:40 PM
Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Rihanna surprised fans today with the unannounced release of her new single, "Russian Roulette," available as a free streaming download on her official website. The song is the first single off of the singer’s forthcoming album, entitled
Rated R, due next month.
“Russian Roulette” marks another of
Rihanna’s creative collaborations with
Ne-Yo, who also co-wrote “
Unfaithful,” “
Take A Bow” and “
Hate That I Love You.”
Rihanna is currently topping the
Thumbplay charts with “
Run This Town,” on which she collaborated with
Kanye West and her mentor,
Jay-Z.
Catch-up on
Rihanna’s hottest hits like “
Umbrella,” and don’t miss some killer official remixes from
Good Girl Gone Bad: The Remixes, including “
Disturbia” and “
Shut Up And Drive.” Thumbplay doesn’t only have tons of RiRi
MP3s,
tones and
graphics, we also have some of her most popular mobile videos, including “
Take A Bow,” “
Don't Stop The Music,” “
Hate That I Love You,” “
Pon De Replay,” “
We Ride,” and “
Rehab” (featuring
Justin Timberlake).
Labels: mp3's, Pop, Ringtones, video
posted by Ashlee McDonald @ 2:47 PM

The
Thumbplay charts are on fire this week with new entries such as "
Paparazzi," by the one and only
Lady GaGa, and "
You Belong With Me," by
Country starlet
Taylor Swift.
Black Eyed Peas, currently joining
U2 on their west coast tour for
No Line On The Horizon, keep up their hot streak with the infectious “
I Gotta Feeling,” the follow-up track to their iconic “
Boom Boom Pow.” And
Colbie Caillat keeps our hearts warm with her romantic “
Fallin' For You.”Hot on the heels of his “
Best I Ever Had,”
Drake continues to ride high on the
Thumbplay charts with his new song“
Successful” featuring
Lil Wayne. Don’t miss one of our favorite
Drake cuts, the
Eminem edit of “
Forever.” Other smoking music this week includes “
Party In The U.S.A.” and “
The Climb” by
Miley Cyrus, and the hugely popular newcomers
Owl City with their hit “
Fireflies.”Later this month be on the lookout for the re-release of
U2’s seminal album
The Unforgettable Fire, compilations of the
Reggae legends
Bob Marley & The Wailers and
Peter Tosh, and brand new albums from
Jack Johnson and
Weezer.
Make sure to check out Thumbplay’s awesome mobile videos for these hot artists, including “
Boom Boom Pow,” the classic “
My Humps,”
Weezer’s “
Beverly Hills,” and
Colbie Caillat's "
Bubbly.”
Labels: mp3's, Pop, reggae, Ringtones, rock, video
posted by Ashlee McDonald @ 3:06 PM

The Danish duo
The Raveonettes have hit the scene running with the hot single "
Bang!" from their new record,
In and Out of Control, released earlier this month. The retro-inspired duo has taken cues from rock gods
Buddy Holly,
The Velvet Underground and other diverse influencers to create their unique sound.
The Raveonettes 2007 LP Lust, Lust, Lust earned rave reviews for its innovative, ethereal guitar sounds interwoven with an infectious hybrid beat of New Wave, Punk and Pop. The album produced several popular songs, including “Dead Sound,” You Want The Candy,” “Aly, Walk With Me,” and “Blush” (along with the amazing B-side “Black-White”). Their follow-up record, the EP Sometimes They Drop By, explored a new dimension of their vintage stylings, combining the cinematic ambience of composers like Angelo Badalamenti, and guitar riffs also found in the work of current guitar aficionado M. Ward.
Though serious about their rocking, The Raveonettes know how to have a fabulous time! Check out their fun videos of “The Last Dance,” “Black / White,” “Dead Sound” and “Aly, Walk With Me.”
From today until the end of October download The Raveonettes smoking hot track “Bang!” for FREE at the Thumbplay Music Store. The new Thumbplay Music Store, available as a free application download on Blackberry and Android devices, is the first music store application of its kind, offering tens of thousands of MP3s to purchase and enjoy directly from your phone (with more music being added all the time!). Each week we offer a FREE MP3 download of a hot up-and-coming artist. Don’t miss this week’s featured song by The Raveonettes, and be sure to check out the rockers on their current tour, including a stop in New York City!
Labels: mp3's, music store, rap, rock, video
posted by Ashlee McDonald @ 2:50 PM
Thursday, October 15, 2009

The summer heat has fizzled, but October is still on fire! Tons of new music from today's top artists has dropped this month from the likes of
David Archuleta,
The Roots,
Los Lonely Boys,
Brian McKnight and
The Flaming Lips. Before the end of the month, new music from more of our favorites artists will be riding the airwaves, including
Weezer,
Sting,
Squirrel Nut Zippers,
R.E.M.,
Creed,
Flight Of The Conchords,
Lyle Lovett and
Tim McGraw.
Don’t miss these artists hottest hits here at Thumbplay, such as
Weezer's classic "
Undone -- The Sweater Song,”
The Flaming Lips’s wonderfully bizarre “
Thank You Jack White (For The Fiber-Optic Jesus That You Gave Me), Sting’s moody “
Desert Rose,”
Squirrel Nut Zippers’s retro “
Hell,”
Flight Of The Conchords’ hilarious “
The Most Beautiful Girl in the Room,” and
R.E.M.’s excellent cover of “
There She Goes Again” by the
The Velvet Underground.
Don’t miss
Thumbplay’s awesome catalog of
MP3s,
videos,
tones and
graphics.
Labels: country, mp3's, Pop, Ringtones, rock
posted by Ashlee McDonald @ 2:53 PM
Wednesday, October 14, 2009

New Moon, the next installment in the
Twilight film series isn't released until November 20th; however, the rocking soundtrack hits the shelves later this week. The album features new music from top artists
Death Cab For Cutie,
Thom Yorke of
Radiohead,
The Killers,
Muse,
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and
OK Go. Other fresh bands on the soundtrack include
Band Of Skulls,
Lykke Li,
Anya Marina,
Sea Wolf,
Editors, and moody composer
Alexandre Desplat.
Labels: graphics, movies, mp3's, Ringtones, wallpapers
posted by Ashlee McDonald @ 2:32 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Labels: mp3's, Pop, Ringtones, wallpapers
posted by Ashlee McDonald @ 3:04 PM

Labels: college, graphics, Ringtones, sports, video
posted by Ashlee McDonald @ 1:49 PM

It's a great time to be a Thumbplay subscriber; there have never been so many mobile videos to choose from for such a low price! Just
one credit will get you a
mobile video clip of your favorite music artist! Get the hottest mobile video clips from
Carrie Underwood,
Green Day,
Black Eyed Peas,
Brad Paisley,
Paramore,
Jay-Z,
Whitney Houston,
Madonna,
R. Kelly plus many more. And if music is only one of your interests, see our selection of
Horror Movie clips, just in time for
Halloween. There's also
Sports,
Comedy and clips of
MTV shows + behind-the-scene footage of some of today’s most-talked-about pop-culture icons in our
Reality TV section. For our full catalog, check out our video section
here.Labels: video
posted by Steve Augello @ 10:45 AM
Thursday, October 8, 2009

The fantastic electronic dance band
iiO are going strong with their album entitled
Reconstruction Time: The Best Of iiO Remixed, the follow-up to the smash record
Poetica. Known all over Europe for the contagious hit “
Rapture,”
iiO have broken new ground in club music, combining elements of various world music styles, electronic and dance music.
For this week only, download the MP3 of “
The One,” the new single from
iiO,
FREE at the
Thumbplay Music Store. The
Thumbplay Music Store, available as a free application download on Blackberry and G1 devices, is the first music store application of its kind, offering tens of thousands of MP3s to purchase and enjoy directly from your phone. Each week we offer a
FREE MP3 download of a hot up-and-coming artist. Don’t miss this week’s featured song by
iiO!
Labels: mp3's, music store, Pop
posted by Ashlee McDonald @ 9:21 AM
Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Fall is turning out to be an excellent time for new music. In the past month we've seen new releases from
Mariah Carey,
Jay-Z and
Muse; now a new arsenal of hotly anticipated albums will be released.
Shakira, who has been smoking on the charts with the singles “
She Wolf,” and its Spanish version “
Loba,” will be releasing her entire new album . Joining her on the shelves will be the cult alternative rockers
The Flaming Lips with their new release
Embryonic. Their last album
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots was a worldwide phenomenon, featuring the breakthrough single “
Do You Realize?”
Bob Dylan will release his first-ever holiday album, entitled
Christmas in the Heart, along with
The Roots new record
How I Got Over, and
Michael Jackson’s final release
This Is It, to be release along with the documentary by the same name.
Don’t miss more new music at
Thumbplay’s MP3 page, and on our
MP3 Chart and
Ringtone Chart.
Labels: mp3's, Pop, Ringtones, rock
posted by Ashlee McDonald @ 9:02 AM

The Thumbplay crew takes pride in our knack for choosing awesome party playlists! Check out our Halloween page with tons of hand-picked haunted MP3s, terrifying tones, vampy videos and ghoulish graphics! Here is a sneak peak our favorite Halloween party music:
“
I Put A Spell On You” by
Creedence Clearwater Revival“
The Crusher” by
The Cramps“
Dragula” by
Rob Zombie“
I'm Supposed To Die Tonight” by
50 Cent“
Time Warp” from
The Rocky Horror Picture Show“
I Want Candy” by
Bow Wow Wow“
Pet Sematary” by
Ramones“
Devil's Right Hand” by
Johnny CashLabels: graphics, holidays, mp3's, Pop, Ringtones, rock, video
posted by Ashlee McDonald @ 8:35 AM