Hi specktecky!
We spotted your post - that's really interesting. Could you give us some more details about your network/computer - were you at school (i.e. behind a proxy)? What is your IP? It's strange that you're having problems in IE8 - what is your firewall/security settings like? If you'd rather email this information over to us, feel free to email me at music @ singup.org, and I can pick the brains of our digital team to help you out.
Thanks!