New computer, any way to get ipod songs in library?

I have recently gotten a new computer, my old one was thrown away. Installing iTunes on this computer, I realized that my old library is still with my old computer. Is there a way to transfer songs from my ipod to my new itunes library? Is there any way basically to get what I had on my old computer, onto my new one?

If you're using iTunes 7, you can copy music that you purchased from the iTunes Store back to iTunes directly (use the Transfer Purchases From iPod command under the iTunes File menu).
If you're not using iTunes 7 or want to copy back other tracks, the easiest way will be to search VersionTracker for "iPod". You'll find a number of utilities that can transfer your tracks and your playlists from your iPod back to your PC.
It's also possible to do this manually, but the procedure is rather involved. If you're interested, though, see this thread:
MacMuse: Computer crashed
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