Surfing the Web for new music, video...

Surfing the Web for new music, video and MP3 downloads can be a serious time investment. Starting today, Times staff picks will help take the drag out of your click-and-drag music choices. Some downloads may contain explicit lyrics. All are free, unless otherwise noted. -- CHRIS LEE

“You Are My Sister”

Antony and the Johnsons

www.aol.com

Winner of this year’s prestigious Mercury Music Prize, androgynous downtown cabaret crooner Antony Hegarty teams with ‘80s pop icon Boy George.

“Beep”

Pussycat Dolls

https://music.yahoo.com/live

The all-female pop sextet (which started out as a burlesque troop) appears in an “exclusive performance” video clip on Yahoo’s Live@Launch site.

Live set

Medeski, Martin and Wood

www.kcrw.com/show/mb

A live set from the New York trio’s appearance on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic showcases their characteristic Hammond organ, sly rhythmic changes and improv expertise.

“I’m Your Villain”

Franz Ferdinand

www.franzferdinand.org/media

This demo version, recorded on the road during the Franz’s 2004 tour, sounds more jagged than the sultry rendition that made it onto their second album.

“Off the Record”

My Morning Jacket

www.amazon.com

The Kentucky country rockers trade their Lynyrd Skynyrd sound for surf guitar and reggae-inspired rhythms on this single, available free from Amazon.

“King Without a Crown”

Matisyahu

https://www.ormusic.com

/ecard/matisyahu/

Dancehall reggae’s foremost -- and possibly only -- Orthodox Jewish rapper rocks the house in this live performance video.

“Hustler’s Ambition”

50 Cent

www.itunes.com

iTunes first landed this classic-sounding gangsta rap with its sinister ‘70s groove from 50 Cent’s upcoming “Get Rich or Die Tryin’” soundtrack. Cost: 99 cents

“O’ Sailor”

Fiona Apple

https://music.yahoo.com/live/

A soulful unplugged rendition of this song from Apple’s legendarily delayed “Extraordinary Machine” LP is available at Yahoo’s Live@Launch.