Saturday, August 31, 2002

SCENE 360 - covers film, art, music, and literature
Punk Kittens - watch these cute kitties rock out to The White Stripes

Friday, August 30, 2002


Megan Lane - 14 year-old blues sensation from Saskatoon. Read the interview or watch it. You can also hear her playing One Word here

Thursday, August 29, 2002

Bacardi DJ Contest - seeking talented dj's to submit music mixes and win a recording contract with an independent record label. Contest ends Nov. 15, 2002

Wednesday, August 28, 2002

Sarah Franklyn - Sarah's original songwriting reflects the rich cultural heritage of her native lands, Africa and Ireland, and the world music melting pot of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Angels of the North - provides information on the six piece Ceilidh band, playing the traditional social dances of Northumberland
Power of Ten - features news, the music, and history of this Belfast based band
South African Music Week - national celebration of South African Music

Tuesday, August 27, 2002

Torgo - young rock trio from Texas featuring biographies, shows, and merchandise
Niblymouth - Canadian electronic music collaborators featuring song samples and album information
Keith Warmington - blues singer, guitarist, and harmonica player based in the UK offering show schedule and biography

Sunday, August 25, 2002

Swingle Singers - official site of the a cappella group founded in 1963
Latin Heat - coverage of Latin…in the entertainment industry including film, music, and TV
Eddie Juke - plays Delta Blues in the UK, Europe, and on Beale Street, Memphis
Kiddie Record King - specializing in old 78 rpm children's records
The Conmitments - paying tribute to the film 'The Commitments'
EllaFitzgerald.com - biography, music, films, and more
James R. Newell - blues singer and songwriter based in Nashville
Great Scott - Hip-Hop artist from Toronto with Jazz music influences offering audio samples and biography

Sunday, August 18, 2002

Gary Sellers - recently released debut album from this Long Island bluesman

Thursday, August 15, 2002

Rollyn Zobeck - features bio, merchandise, pics, links, and more of this folk musician
Geoffrey Brunt - performs and composes classical guitar music

Wednesday, August 14, 2002

Clipstream™ Audio is an extremely light Java applet that will stream high fidelity audio from any web source from web pages to email to web advertising. For examples, see the website of Mojo Watson
Michael Patti - specializes in theatre and film composing
Weezer Media Archive - collection of interviews, album and concert reviews, previews, and more from 1994 to the present
The Pre-Teens - fast, clean, girl-fronted punk rock
Deep Purple Web Index - links to Deep Purple sites and references on the internet
Richard Maxwell - guitarist and vocalist from Arizona offering original rock ballad songs and biography
Andrew Magnuson - showcases songs inspired by events of loss, desire, and acceptance
The Diamonds - offers current events of the classic 50's foursome. Includes tour schedule, photos, and booking info
Doug Brown - official site. Features information as well as news and more
Breaking Benjamin - official Hollywood Records site for the band. Includes news and tour information
DiY Discs - collective of DJs running two record labels, and performing in New York, San Francisco, and the UK

Tuesday, August 13, 2002

The Rolling Stones have recorded four new tracks for an upcoming retrospective double-disc, set for an Oct. 1 release via Virgin
Howie Beck’s 2nd album gets US release
Nature One - dance festival held in Hunsrück, Germany
Music Collaborators and Songwriters - offers a collaboration service with a database that aims to unite musicians and lyricists who have a mutual ambition to songwrite
Moriyah - perform world beat adaptations of reggae, jazz, latin, celtic, native american, middle eastern, and american southwest/folk music to spiritual themes
Queen Interviews - collection of articles and interviews about Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon
Maeran - provides background on the duo made up of Dominic Ward and Stephen Wilson as well as folk rock and acoustic music samples
Arkansas Country Classic - Little Rock, Arkansas, September 2002

Monday, August 12, 2002

Sunday, August 11, 2002

Music Council of Australia (MCA) - works towards the advancement of Australian musical life in all its aspects
Matador Records: The Soft Boys - label site with biography, news, tour information, and more
Billy Gilman.com - official label site

Saturday, August 10, 2002

ChartAttack.com - Canadian music news
Biggles Wartime Band - jug band who produce a cacophony of sound from a variety of instruments, including washboard, banjo, zob stick, guitar, sousaphone, mouthorgan, kazoo, and fiddle
Menlo Park - official site of the London-based band experimenting in dark cajun country voodoo folk
Concanentes - specializes in the performance of music from the middle ages and the sixteenth century. Consists of soprano voice and instrumentalists playing fiddle, recorder, viol, harp, lute, symphony, and percussion

Friday, August 09, 2002

Women bringing music to public places - Women’s Day celebrations start early this year. From Thursday August 8 Music in Public Places brings music to Johannesburg's inner-city dwellers from women in jazz, performance poetry and traditional dance
Were you in Bangor in 1967? Did you go to the station or to the Bangor Normal College that August to get a glimpse of the ‘Fab Four', the Beatles, when they visited the city?
Willie Nelson, Marianne Faithfull, Ryan Adams, Tweet, and Jakob Dylan of the Wallflowers will be seen and heard performing in television ads as part of clothing retailer Gap's "For Every Generation" global marketing campaign
Sarah McLachlan, Bryan Adams, the Barenaked Ladies, Chantal Kreviazuk and Jann Arden will team up for a concert to benefit the British Columbia Cancer Foundation on October 10th at General Motors Place in Vancouver
Plans are afoot for The Beatles to release an album marking the 40th anniversary of their first hit single
Platinumloops - royalty-free loops and samples
CollegeGigs.com - online network of bands ready to explode onto the college market
Some Girls - news, photos, articles and tour dates for this band formed by Juliana Hatfield, Freda Love, and Heidi Gluck
Lamya - official site of the pop songstress
Lauren Echo - up and coming singer/songwriter in NYC's dynamic music scene
Noel Christopher - official site of the unsigned artist. Includes bio, sound samples, and more
SpringsteenTickets.info - source for Bruce Springsteen concert tickets, including sold-out shows

Thursday, August 08, 2002

Lyrictracker.com - growing database of lyrics that can be both boosted, improved, and corrected by registered users
UK Beach Boys - play all the hits of The Beach Boys for corporate events, festivals, theatres, and more
Paul Lichter's Elvis Unique Record Club - offers records, CDs, books, and memorabilia related to the King

Wednesday, August 07, 2002

Mercury UK - contains bios, pictures, sound samples, and info on where to see this Queen tribute band
Euphonic Radio - features a variety of genre mixes, interviews, sound journeys, and poetry
Tapesh.Com - featuring Persian and Iranian music
Music From TV Commercials - find out just where that commercial jingle came from
Classical Reggae Interviews - collection of multimedia photo interviews of some of the world's famous reggae musicians
Justin King - guitarist playing signature doubleneck acoustic guitar. Site includes biography, concert schedule, and downloadable audioclips. Also offers weekend guitar retreats
Quinteto Pantaleon - Argentinian quintet interpreting the works of Astor Piazzolla

Tuesday, August 06, 2002

Garageband Records - empowers musicians and fans to decide for themselves which bands get record deals
Kelly Key - official site of the Brazilian pop vocalist
VocalSource - offers over a thousand titles, including jazz, opera, broadway, sacred, and more

Sunday, August 04, 2002

Songwriters Directory.com is a great place for songwriters, musicians, and music industry professionals to find what they need
Kurt Cobain’s complete journals to hit bookstores this Fall
Sex Pistols members to reunite for US radio show
Muziq.net - offers Pakistani music and music videos
The Realm of Tristania - features news and booking information for the Norwegian goth metal band
Tom Mitchell - includes bio, press, news, tour dates, and discography for the singer/songwriter

Saturday, August 03, 2002

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion has finalized a fall West Coast tour, bringing along fellow New York garage rockers the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Liars
New Orleans kids to be weaned on jazz
Elton John to play Janet Reno Florida Fund-Raiser In September
Nelly heats up charts with the nation's two hottest songs
Doves return to North America for second tour of 2002
Willie Nelson announces 15th annual Farm Aid Benefit Concert
Christine Rice - official site for the international opera and concert artist
WMSL-UK - plays songs from the '80s, '90s, and today
The Lucky Bishops - provides band reviews, upcoming gigs, lyrics, and album details
JPP - group of Finnish fiddlers

Thursday, August 01, 2002

Jimmy Jewell - musical director, arranger, composer, and player from rock tours to musical theater
Thomas Fraser - promotes the music of the late Thomas Fraser of Shetland who died in 1978
WOMAD Singapore 2002 - presents a festival of music, visual arts, and dance from all over the world. The festival is held on August 30 to September 1, 2002 at Fort Canning Park
Kama - official site of Kelly "Kama" Alexander, an up and coming artist from Canada