Next week, music fans from across the country will converge on Austin, TX for the 2009 South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival. (Even COED will be there!) But regardless of whether or not you’ll be able to attend, imeem.com has put together the ultimate guide to this year’s festival by compiling tracks from over 1800 bands into embedable playlists, and organized them into an easy-to-navigate format. So whether you’ll be attending but need help planning out which showcases to see, or just want to discover some kick ass new bands, this is the place you want to go. And don’t forget to check back next week for all of COED’s SXSW coverage!

Check out imeem’s Ulitimate Guide to SXSW, here!

Think your music collection’s complete? Not unless you’ve checked out Blender Magazine’s gigantic list of 1001 Songs to Download. Don’t worry, it’s not just a long-ass arbitrary list.

Instead, they’re posting dozens of playlists like “Songs That Turned ’90s High School Dances Into Raves,” “Great Songs Under a Minute Long” and “Mix for Sarah Palin’s Next Moose Hunting Trip,” plus playlists from everyone from Tom Morello to Taylor Swift.

They’re putting up new playlists everyday, so check out Blender.com for the full lowdown.