dang!
Well, if anyone finds a better solution, please share. If there is a better forum to discuss this in, please share.
It seems like a uPnP server for mp3 files would be an easy thing. Shows what I know.
There are these hardware network storage servers that say "uPnP compatible" in the specs, but they seem to require external USB HDD's and i'm not sure if they read the MP3 tag info(artist, album, etc).
http://www.trendnet.com/en/products/TS-U200.htm
http://www.trendnet.com/en/products/TS-U100.htm
http://www.ovislink.com.tw/MU-5000FS.htm