wolffd@0: function [artist_mbid, out] = mb_retrieve_artist_id_from_isrc(isrc)
wolffd@0: 
wolffd@0: % song info API
wolffd@0: url = sprintf('http://www.musicbrainz.org/ws/2/isrc/%s',urlencode(isrc));
wolffd@0: [status] = wget(url,'-t 10 -U firefox -O tmp.xml');
wolffd@0: 
wolffd@0: try
wolffd@0:     out = xml2struct('tmp.xml');
wolffd@0:     % album name for verification
wolffd@0:     albumname = out.metadata.isrc.recording_dash_list.recording.title
wolffd@0:     artist_mbid = out.metadata.isrc.recording_dash_list.recording.Attributes.id;
wolffd@0: catch
wolffd@0:     artist_mbid = [];
wolffd@0:     out = [];
wolffd@0: end