Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Big Contact

Big Contact - Find, list, save, sync, and create audio and video podcasts and mp3 blogs

Pink Is the New Blog

Pink Is the New Blog - Weblog by Trent Reznor, member of rock band Nine Inch Nails, offering hearsay, gossip, pics, and rumors about celebrities

ClipBlast! Live Video Clip Guide

ClipBlast! Live Video Clip Guide - Video search and directory to find the most professional and relevant video clips on the web

PocketFuzz

PocketFuzz - allows users to create customized ringtones from MP3 files, and for artists/musicians to upload their own MP3s to share with the world

Friday, February 24, 2006

Madball

Madball - Official site for the hardcore punk/metal band from New York, Madball. Includes tour dates, news, audio/video clips, and merchandise

Lullabye Arkestra

Lullabye Arkestra - Official site of Lullabye Arkestra, the seven-piece rock outfit founded by Do Make Say Think's Justin Small and Deep Dark United's Katia Taylor

Femme Generation

Femme Generation - Official site of the Toronto-based electro-pop foursome, Femme Generation

The Diableros

The Diableros - Official site of The Diableros, Toronto's shoegaze-inspired indie pop sextet

Code Pie

Code Pie - Official site for Montreal indie pop band Code Pie

Wednesday, February 22, 2006

MTV Overdrive

MTV Overdrive - Broadband music channel from MTV, offering live performances, music videos, exclusive artist interviews, and never before seen footage of MTV shows, news, movie trailers, and more

Michael Lockwood

Michael Lockwood - Official site for Michael Lockwood, guitarist, producer, lo-fi enthusiast, and Lisa Marie Presley's musical director and fourth husband

Friday, February 17, 2006

Pocket Dwellers

Pocket Dwellers - Official site of Canadian band The Pocket Dwellers. Includes band blog, bios, merchandise, music, photos, and fan forums

Roberto Occhipinti

Roberto Occhipinti - Official site for Roberto Occhipinti, the Canadian bassist, composer, arranger, bandleader, and producer. Find recording of his ensemble and orchestra works, productions, and biography

GBH.tv

GBH.tv - GBH presents the latest music videos from emerging talent in the areas of rock, underground pop, house/dance, indie, and electronic music, as well as music events, blog, and CD reviews

Thursday, February 16, 2006

Podbop

Podbop: podcasting bands coming to your town - Old way: Looking up concerts in your town on an event site, googling 100 different bands, tracking down an MP3 for each band, and then deciding which show you want to go to. The Podbop way: Type in a city, get MP3s, discover a band you like, and go see them

Stacy Keibler

Stacy Keibler - Official site of the WWE Diva and Dancing With the Stars contestant. SIte includes biography, photos, downloads, and more

Wikipedia: Evelyn Glennie

Wikipedia: Evelyn Glennie - Profile of the Scottish percussionist, classified as profoundly deaf, who has been awarded with a Grammy, OBE, and BAFTA for her work

Rafael Moreira

Rafael Moreira - Official site for guitarist Rafael Moreira. Incldes news, biography, multimedia, list of upcoming gigs, links, contacts, and more

Jonas

Jonas - Official site for rocker Jonas. Find out more about his old-school rock style, the band, shows, photos, sponsors, and more

MarthaWainwright.com

MarthaWainwright.com - Official site for folk singer Martha Wainwright. Includes music clips, video, performance calendar, discography, and store

Wednesday, February 15, 2006

MusicBoxLive

Music production company, MusicBox, which offers cuts from its original music catalog as well as original compositions, has launched MusicBoxLive, a new search and download tool that gives users online access to its entire library

Celtic MP3s Music Magazine

Celtic MP3s Music Magazine - Irish and Scottish music downloads, lyrics, CD reviews, Celtic radio, podcast, and more

Music Hawk

Music Hawk - Online music community where fans can share their tastes, meet other fans, and participate in group discussions. Music Hawk features band profiles with links to tours, stores, and media

The Disco Kings

The Disco Kings - '70s disco tribute band playing dance hits for concerts, events, parties, and weddings in North America. Includes MP3 samples and booking information

Alpha Dog

Alpha Dog - Official site of the all-girl punk rock trio Alpha Dog, from Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Voulez Vous

Voulez Vous - ABBA tribute band and live show touring the U.K. theatre scene

Roland Shanks

Roland Shanks - South London indie quartet with a punky take on electro-rock

Young Jeezy Music

Young Jeezy Music - Features tour information, biography, and photos for rapper Young Jeezy

Wikipedia: Joni Mitchell

Wikipedia: Joni Mitchell - Career overview for folk music legend Joni Mitchell. Includes details about her success in the '70s, her jazz period, her guitar style, and a comprehensive discography

The Chieftains

The Chieftains - The official Chieftains site with news and tour information, discography, photos, and biographies

Tuesday, February 14, 2006

After the Rain: A Benefit for the Hurricane Kartrina/Wilma Victims

All the proceeds of this CD are to go to the Red Cross to assist Hurricane victims. This album has styles that range from R&B to Rock to Country to Reggaeton. All tracks are from the best the southeast has to offer
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Voices of Reason: The Other Side of the Street / The Other Half

The goal of Voices of Reason is to stimulate thought and to make change happen. The poetry in The Other Half and the music on The Other Side of the Street will give voice to the shock and dismay many felt at the president’s re-election and also focus on those who are being left behind in this young century. All the proceeds of this project will be given to local charities feeding the hungry and housing the homeless
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Ruben Studdard Foundation for the Advancement of Children in the Music Arts

Ruben Studdard Foundation for the Advancement of Children in the Music Arts - Aims to promote the essential role of the arts in education through learning initiatives for the development of students in the Greater Birmingham Area.

Fanny Hill

Fanny Hill - Official site for the musical Fanny Hill, written by Ed Dixon. Includes ticket information, video clips, and information about cast and creators

Friday, February 10, 2006

Jazz Perspectives

Routledge announces Jazz Perspectives, the world's first peer-reviewed journal entirely devoted to jazz scholarship. As an international, cross-disciplinary platform for jazz studies, the journal will consider all articles reporting on original research and analysis (musical, historical, cultural, or otherwise)

Mala Waldron: Always There

Warm and magnetic, this soul/jazz vocalist & pianist captivates audiences with organic arrangements that have a "live" feel. This music merges genres in unexpected ways that feel natural. With Miriam Sullivan, Steve Salerno & Michael T.A. Thompson

Portishead Remixed

Portishead Remixed - remix/mash-up album of Portishead's debut Dummy, made by bedroom musicians around the world

Daniel Powter

Daniel Powter - Official site for music artist Daniel Powter with downloads, tour dates, photos

Wednesday, February 08, 2006

The Music Industry Association of Nova Scotia

The Music Industry Association of Nova Scotia is a non-profit member services organizations devoted to advancing careers of music industry professional

Bryan Adams announced as the 2006 Canadian Music Hall of Fame Inductee

The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) has announced that rock music icon Bryan Adams will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. In addition to receiving this honour, Adams will also perform during the CTV broadcast of The 2006 JUNO Awards on Sunday, April 2 from the Metro Centre in Halifax

Yahoo! Music: The Rolling Stones

Yahoo! Music: The Rolling Stones - Offers music downloads, photos, album information, and music videos for the classic rock band The Rolling Stones. Videos include Rough Justice and Shattered

Ritz to Rubble

Ritz to Rubble - Information on the British indie rockers Arctic Monkeys. Includes multimedia, forum, official news, and tour dates

The Kooks

The Kooks - News, gigography, and forum for the U.K. band The Kooks

Kat Parra

Kat Parra - Multilingual jazz vocalist focuses on the creation of new sounds around Spanish Sephardic, Afro-Cuban, and Afro-Peruvian music mixed with a little Brazilian flavor

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

The Raconteurs

The Raconteurs - Bluesy rock band featuring Brendan Benson and The White Stripe's Jack White

PLUG: Independent Music Awards

PLUG: Independent Music Awards - Celebrating the artists who live and flourish in the mainstreams with annual music awards

Monday, February 06, 2006

Live Bonnaroo

Live Bonnaroo - Ofïers downloads of high fidelity, mastered remixed multi-track recordings from the 2004 and 2005 Bonnaroo Music Festivals, all of which have been approved by the artists

Sunday, February 05, 2006

The Netlabels collection at the Internet Archive

The Netlabels collection at the Internet Archive. This collection hosts complete, freely downloadable/streamable, often Creative Commons-licensed catalogs of 'virtual record labels'. These 'netlabels' are non-profit, community-built entities dedicated to providing high quality, non-commercial, freely distributable MP3/OGG-format music for online download in a multitude of genres

Fans say music is getting worse

While one-quarter of the nation's music fans say they've downloaded songs onto their computers, legally or otherwise, a new nationwide poll suggests music executives should look elsewhere to explain their business woes. Three in every four fans complain that compact discs are too expensive, and 58 percent complain that music in general is getting worse, according to the poll conducted for The Associated Press and Rolling Stone magazine

Universal stuck in B.I.G. suit

Universal Music Group, an international record label with a presence in Nashville, has lost its bid to be excluded from a copyright infringement case involving slain rapper Notorious B.I.G.

Vivendi takes full control of Universal

Vivendi Universal is paying Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial $1.15bn to take full control of the Universal Music record label as well as increase its stake in NBC Universal, the broadcaster and filmmaker

At andante.com, the finale

Andante.com, website devoted to classical music that combined a news service with a record label with streaming music from symphony orchestras, shut down this week after its French owner decided it was unable to sustain the site's costs. The news is either another sign of the demise of classical music, an indicator that the Web and the symphony are an awkward fit, or neither of the above

Would you like a DVD with your tall latte?

Starbucks' music retail strategy has included an exclusive release from Alanis Morissette, a co-release from Ray Charles and the creation of a record label, Hear Music. Now the coffee giant is hoping customers would like to see music as well as hear it. Beginning Valentine's Day, Starbucks becomes a video retailer

Make trax for record label's birthday bash

A long-running record label is to celebrate 20 years in business with a giant birthday party in Edinburgh. The Queen's Hall will play host to the celebrations for Greentrax Recordings, set up by former policeman Ian Green

Saturday, February 04, 2006

Music Rising

Music Rising - Musical instrument replacement fund developed by U2's The Edge to benefit musicians of the Gulf Coast who lost their instruments and equipment in the 2005 hurricanes

Guitar Center Music Foundation

Guitar Center Music Foundation - Organization working to promote music education

The Clintons

The Clintons - Official site for the rock band includes music downloads, blog, pictures, touring schedule, merchandise, and more

Friday, February 03, 2006

Rick Springfield: The Day After Yesterday

The Day After Yesterday is self described by Rick as a warm and soulful collection featuring his own interpretations of hit songs that Rick says, "I’d wish I’d written."
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The National

The National - New York-based quintet, The National, merge folk psychedelia with Americana to create a moribund yet catchy musical style

Cave In

Cave In - Indie-rock meets metalcore from Boston quartet Cave In

Thursday, February 02, 2006

CARAS Honours Music Legend Bruce Cockburn

The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) has announced that legendary singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn is the recipient of this year's inaugural Humanitarian Award that recognizes the positive social, environmental and humanitarian contributions made by Canadian artists

Fueled By Ramen: Panic! At The Disco

Fueled By Ramen: Panic! At The Disco - Panic! At The Disco band profile, store, shows, media, and journal

Def Jam Recordings: Ne-Yo

Def Jam Recordings: Ne-Yo - Official label site for artist, Ne-Yo, with audio and video, news, photos, and biography

Wednesday, February 01, 2006

Latrice Barnett

Latrice Barnett - Redefining what it means to be a real musician in a market of stale, stereotypical canned-creations

Filk.com

Filk.com - Provider of filk music and song parodies with information, history, shopping, message boards, and Filk Radio

Copy, Right?

Copy, Right? - Liza shares her love/hate relationship with cover songs

Evita The Musical

Evita The Musical - Official site for the 2006 West End revival of Evita, by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the life of Eva Peron