Thursday, September 25, 2003

Sould - official site for the rock/reggae band from Northern Virginia
Anita O'Day - official site of the jazz vocalist. Features performances, recording, and contact information
Jon Hendricks - official site of the Father of Vocalese. Includes gig schedule, bio, and more
The Mod Con Trio - blending the sound of a classically trained pianist, an electric guitarist with a rock sensibility, and an acoustic guitarist coming from the folk circuit

Wednesday, September 24, 2003

Dannii Minogue - official site with bio, gallery, multimedia, forum, and more
Spacebar - taking a dance floor approach to power pop, Spacebar offers an original approach to rock. MP3 downloads, merchandise, and concert information available
National Smooth Jazz Awards - annual honors for accomplished smooth jazz artists
Jazz Journalist Association Critics' Choice Awards - annual event in New York City for celebrating excellence in jazz music and journalism

Tuesday, September 23, 2003

Shirley Horn - artist page from Verve Records
Brittany Shane - features the singer and songwriter from San Francisco. Also offers bio, pictures, show dates, and audio clips
The Beatles Ultimate Experience - captured in their own words from forgotten interviews and press conferences. Also offers photographs and quotes by year and keyword search

Monday, September 22, 2003

Morning Team - promotional web site from REM for the release of their single Bad Day. The site is a parody of TV news channels
Magnatune - offers genre-based radio stations such as classical, electronica, and metal. Allows users to purchase music online, giving 50% of purchase price to artists

Friday, September 19, 2003

Paul Weller Movement - chronicles the brief existence of Weller's third band, formed after the breakup of The Style Council
Experience Yma Sumac - official authorized site. Biography, news, links, merchandise, and more
Po' Girl - band that delivers soulful roots, jazz, country grooves, and occasional murder ballads

Thursday, September 11, 2003

You're So Old Street - offering reviews of London gigs, albums, and music gossip
Michael McKnight - bio, photos, and event info for the rock artist and brother of Brian McKnight
A Bit Of Nostalgia Trio - vocal group singing classics from the 50's to today. Features Ryan Malcolm of Canadian Idol

Wednesday, September 10, 2003

The Weakerthans -fonticial site for the power pop four-piece from Winnipeg, Canada
e r t h - music inspired by Gaia Theory
The Lincoln Trio - ensemble-in-residence at the Music Institute of Chicago. Featuring violin, cello, and piano

Tuesday, September 09, 2003

Never Gonna Dance - book by Jeffrey Hathcher, based on the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musical, Swing Time. Music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, Ira Gershwin, Oscar Hammerstein II, Johnny Mercer, Otto Harbach and Jimmy McHugh
Da Band - news about the hip hop band put together by P. Diddy on the MTV show Making the Band
Country Interviews Online - offers interviews, reviews, and information on current and independent country music artists
Greg Thuman - official site of rock guitarist performing in the Baltimore and Washington DC area
Jeff Rolka - singer/songwriter with a sometimes dark and introspective musical voice
Princess Robert - official site for the female French singer
The Killers - official site for the up and comming band from Las Vegas
Speech - official site for the artist and his group Arrested Development
Al Kirtley - official site. Featuring a discography, biography, audio clips. and more

Tuesday, September 02, 2003

Tokyo Pop - offering movies, anime, video games, music, and toys from Japan

Tuesday, August 26, 2003

Oliver! - official site for the 2003-2004 U.S. tour of the musical by Lionel Bart, based on Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist
Ritchie Valens - background on the rock 'n roll singer and essays from contemporaries from the Rockabilly Hall of Fame
Unfaith - official site of the Canadian rock band known for a spoof story that Metallica were suing them for using the E-F chord progression
Superseed - band from Edmonton, Canada, with an intense attitude and the still-kicking teenage dream of going all the way
Jeepers Creepers - hard rock band
DJ Irene - official site featuring a biography, discography, and photo gallery

Wednesday, August 20, 2003

University of Colorado Digital Sheet Music Collection - features approximately 150,000 items including examples from the late 18th through the 20th centuries
Mixxdown - reviews and articles by a team of people who firmly believe that music is life and we live to talk about it
Whole Wheat Radio - interactive Internet webcast playing music by independent artists
Latin Music Fan Awards - Latin music awards in which the winners are selected by fans
Mychael Danna - home page for the award-winning Canadian composer whose credits include The Sweet Hereafter, The Ice Storm, and Monsoon Wedding

Tuesday, August 19, 2003

Evil Dead: The Musical - official site for the Canadian production based on the cult horror films. Includes ticket info, show times, photo, and cast and crew details

Monday, August 18, 2003

All You Need Is Live - You'll think it's The Beatles.This is the number one Beatles' Show in the World. The only Tribute act to ever play let alone "Sell-Out". Carnegie Hall in New York City.Be there again 1/9-10/2004

Monday, August 11, 2003

Lookout! Records and Green Day announced plans to remaster the band's two Lookout! albums, 1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours and Kerplunk!.
Rhino Celebrates '70s Punk With Box Set - CMJ

Sunday, August 10, 2003

New Haven Records Signs Doc and Lemmie
Cuban nominees in the forthcoming Latin Grammys may miss next month's awards ceremony in Miami because of visa problems

Thursday, August 07, 2003

Dixie Chicks conclude U.S. tour in Nashville by Craig Shelburne - CMT
The real truth about hip-hop listeners: They got jobs and money, and they ain't just kids By Lynne Margolis - Media Life
Blue Note Records has announce that it has signed Van Morrison to a multi-album global deal. His self-produced album "What's Wrong With This Picture?" is due Oct. 21

Thursday, July 31, 2003

4th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards - includes nominees of the Latin Grammy Awards
Nashville Song Search - country music songwriting contest. Winning songs in 7 categories will be judged by legendary producers, publishers, and songwriters

Tuesday, July 29, 2003

Woodstock Tattoo and Body Arts Festival - featuring rock bands, tattooing, body piercing and body modification films, and more
eastmountainsouth - Los Angeles folk/country duo Kat Maslich and Peter Adams present an alloy of hill-country melodies, contemporary studio techniques, and literary-minded lyrics that frequently trace the experience of loss

Thursday, July 24, 2003

BuyMusic.com, the world’s largest legal music download store, has been launched by Company founder and CEO Scott Blum. Designed for the 150 million PC users in the United States, the entire music store is powered by Microsoft technologies including Windows Media 9 Series and Microsoft.NET framework. The site offers access to approximately 300,000 tracks at launch, with more to be added every day. Individual songs will sell from 79 cents and albums from $7.95 from the top five record labels and thousands of independent labels or 'indies.'

Wednesday, July 23, 2003

Ben Wolfe - official site includes bio, press, gigs, and more
Harvie S - official site of the bassist, band leader, composer, and educator
Jimmy Haslip - official site features bio, forum, discography, and more
Mr. Ray - singer/songwriter for children who also happens to have a hip, fun, cool rock star side

Saturday, July 19, 2003

Gig Guide - resource for live music in Scotland's pubs and clubs

Thursday, July 17, 2003

Otha L. Major - vocal percussionist and beatboxer who doesn't spit and fuses hip-hop, world, and experiemental music
Kings of Leon - rock band from Tennessee whose songs teem with primal emotions and rangy rhythms
Pepsi Smash - one-hour show featuring performances from today's hot bands and musical acts

Wednesday, July 16, 2003

Desafio de Estrellas - official site of the reality show and Mexico's version of American Idol
Six Feet Under - official site for the death metal rock band
2003 Video Music Awards - official site. August 28th at Radio City Music Hall in New York City

Tuesday, July 15, 2003

The Crash - live music venue created by the City of Sunnyvale, California for high school teens in the Bay Area. Contains photos, upcoming performances, and admission information
The Brush Creek Follies - original audio recordings and background information about this live country radio show, broadcast from Kansas City by KMBC, from the late 1930s to the 1950s. Includes biographies of favorite artists like the Cowtown Cowgirls and the Western Swingers
Sticky Fingaz - official site for the rapper
Beolach - energetic mix of Cape Breton, Scottish, and Irish tunes featuring piano, pipes, whistles, drums, guitar, and two fiddles. Sound clips, schedule, and bio

Thursday, July 10, 2003

The Gold Disc.com - manufactures unique, personalized replica gold discs and records. Ideal gifts for birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, and corporate gifts
Summer Sanitarium Tour - with tour dates, message board, chat, and more about the tour spearheaded by Metallica
Duplex Gage - independent rock band located in London playing original music. Site features MP3 downloads, photos, news, message boards, and concert schedules

Wednesday, July 09, 2003

Soundstage - revival of the PBS concert show, featuring live performances by artists in a variety of genres
Hit Song Science - offers singers, songwriters, and musicians the opportunity to use the latest technology to test their songs for hit potential

Thursday, July 03, 2003

Andrew Lippa - official site for the composer of John and Jen, The Wild Party, and A Little Princess
The Bangles - official site
Caushun - official site for the self-proclaimed gay rapper
Chungking - Brighton-based trio producing downbeat, string-laden, and haunting music
RockList - gathers critic's single and album lists from 1974, pop poll results from 1952, personal lists from critics, and more
EthnoTechno - informs about artist happenings, provides new album reviews, online radio, interviews and exclusive unreleased and pre-release material and mixes
Three Days Grace - information about the Toronto-based trio
GayHipHop.com: Setting The Record Straight - from The Guardian

Friday, June 27, 2003

Killing Joke - official site with sound clips, tour dates, and news updates
The Other Ones - official site of the band, aka The Dead, featuring former members of the Grateful Dead

Tuesday, June 24, 2003

Talk Entertainment - links daily to entertainment news, gossip, and interviews from around the world, focusing on film, TV, theater, and music
Oulu Music Video Festival & Air Guitar World Championships - celebrates music and moving pictures, clubbing, and roaring air guitars
Djali Zwan - official site of the acoustic version of Billy Corgan's band Zwan
Gwendolyn - includes biography, show news, and information on purchasing albums
U.S. Air Guitar Championships - winners win a trip to Finland to compete in the World Air Guitar Championships

Wednesday, June 18, 2003

Sarai - official site of the strawberry blonde female rapper
What's Your Cowboy Bebop Theme Song? - are you hopelessly romantic or quiet and observant?
Goran Bregovic - official site of the musician and film composer. Includes news, photos, bio, discography, and press articles

Thursday, June 12, 2003

Musicbliss - offers Indian music downloads including collections of Rabindra Sangeet, Ghazals, Carnatic, Classical and Fusion, Bengali, Hindi and Tamil, and Devotional music

Wednesday, June 11, 2003

Rockin' 2 The Core - offers rock n' roll, jazz, and 60's music t-shirts and posters

Tuesday, June 10, 2003

Punk Rock Orchestra - 30-odd piece orchestra and string ensemble playing classic punk rock tunes from the '70s to the modern day