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As governments, corporations, artists and fans fight over the tenets of music piracy prevention, it is possible to sidestep the legal battle and do things the right way with streaming services, affordable subscription sites and plain old online music stores.

These five musical acts—Extra Golden, Discovery, Grizzly Bear, John Vanderslice and Anjulie—may cater to five different moods, but they all have one thing in common: new albums tailored to a summer mood.

Thousands of bands and singer-songwriters are making names for themselves with or without the help of labels. The Web is instrumental in spreading the word, and blogs, aggregators and multimedia sites are king. We spotlight five music sites that everyone should bookmark, and mention several more worthy contenders.

Hector Berlioz (1803–1869) was a French composer best known for his contributions to the symphonic genre. Berlioz was greatly influenced by literature, particularly Goethe's “Faust” and was (as many people are) greatly moved by the work of Beethoven.