First there was Pitchfork.tv. Now comes PluggedIn.com.

Pick what videos you want to watch as this database unfolds into a new music empire. The site takes on a community feel by registering users for free and then providing an on-demand plethora of music videos–allowing a profile in the mix and adding your name to a fanbase.

Internet killed the movie star.

Midomi has capitalized on a concept that can’t possibly always be useful. They have created the music search engine…by humming or singing.

Honestly, I could use this once. But then again, maaaaybe not. Not only can you find music through that, but people record themselves singing songs. For example, there are 628 fan recordings of The Beatles.

Never in my life would I venture to that torture over the real thing.

Remember music videos? Me neither. I do remember “Next” though, unfortunately.

Witness the music revolution. Pitchfork, perhaps the most credible indie site to restring music for the Web, has created what the hopeless music lover lost in the demon-possessed MTV.

It has created Pitchfork.tv.

Says the new site in its “about” section:

Pitchfork.tv is the first-ever music video channel dedicated to the documentation of independent music.

Picture 24-hour music video streaming. Why would we leave this site?

Every great relationship has got a soundtrack, and putting mp3s on a CD and handing it to someone almost feels a little 1990s-archaic.

Mixwit won’t distract you from iTunes and compressed music files.

All it asks is for you to add the music, style your “mixtape” with colors and photos, and share it with that loved one, 3-d free. And money-free, or, free.

Additionally, you could also add it to your blog… I would, but I’m not sure how much Alanis Morissette you can handle.

When Dan Machold responded to my email, I didn’t know he was Dan Machold.

SXSW music is almost here, and the number one source to find the greatest finds is Dan’s site, showlistaustin.com. Yeah, we all know.

So who is he? How did he get here? And yes, insanity, he works at UT… as a computer science technician.

I had a Q&A sesh with the man, yet it’s not really a Q&A sesh if you scribble on a notepad with hardly word-for-word technique. This was the best I could deliver:

Machold began the site in 2003, picking up where a man named Mark Grady left off with a printed show list called the “Sound Exchange. ”

Machold: I asked him if I could step on his toes and start online.

The toe-stepping obviously did not end up a problem. Machold described the beginning:

Machold: Emo’s didn’t even have a website. When I first started, it was hard.

It’s not hard anymore. See those ads? The hosting pays for itself at this point, according to Dan. Machold also gets paid in praise emails for his music tastes– he only lists what he finds attractive to the Austin show-goer. This is no free-for-all.

With his chic computer skills, Dan has also been able to make it easier to update–As a matter of fact, he wrote his own Python program just to add shows, with a special template for each club.

Dan’s busiest time of year is guess when: the merry holi-week of SXSW. On average, he gets about 45,000 hits.

P.S. I saw my favorite band at a free after-party because of showlistaustin.com. Therefore, I owe him my life, and some props. His visual identity shall remain my secret… But if ever in the computer science building…

Machold also takes photos, a side I believe he feels a bit more passionate about. That’s as much as I’m telling.