Thornhill Road - San Francisco-based Irish music band that plays lullabies, ballads, and traditional jigs and reels

Women Rockin' 4 Women - founded in 1998 by Tiffany Poinsett of the Dallas-based alternative rock band Baby Jane Hudson, this music festival works to benefit victims of domestic violence

Eh! Magazine - bi-monthly periodical that focuses on entertainment, culture, and humor from a Canadian perspective

The Stack - official web site of rock and roll band from Corvallis, Oregon, with news, show dates, MP3s, photos, and more

Brooke Hogan - official site. News. biography, appearances, and video and audio clips

Kelli Ali - official site includes audio streams, message board, and mailing list

Damon Albarn - official site of Blur's lead singer

Agents of Good Roots - official site of the Virginia jazz-rock outfit

WindowsMedia.com Media Guide - guide to music and video downloads, radio stations, and more

5th Annual Latin Grammy Awards - official CBS site for the awards honoring excellence in Latin music. Includes nominee list

Bohemia - Punjabi rapper based in San Francisco

Smile Empty Soul - official site with band bio, multimedia, photos, tours, street team, and merchandise

Rachel Goswell - official site for the singer/songwriter who formerly sang with both Slowdive and Mojave 3

Left Of Zed - rock band that mixes literate lyrics with strong melodies, bold guuitar tones, and solid grooves

Cosmic Rough Riders - official site for the Glasgow based band

Descendents - it's (officially) the official site for seminal punk-popsters

Jason McCoy - official site of the Canadian country singer. Features music, show information, and photos

Aaron Pritchett - official site of the B.C. singer, with music, biography, and store

Doc Walker - official site. Includes news, tour information, and media for the Manitoba country band

The Corb Lund Band - official site of the blazing roots-country band. Features news, media, and merchandise

McFly - official site with biography, news, gallery, videos, and more

The Killers - official site with band profile, sound clips and video, photos, shows, and more

Ciara - official site with biography, photo gallery, wallpaper, and more

Ryan Tyler - official site for singer Ryan Tyler, including biography, fan community, photos, online journal, and appearance information

John Davies - international opera singer, dramatic baritone, composer, musician, and voice coach

Vote For Change Tour - loose coalition of musicians brought together by a single idea, the need to make a change in the direction of our country (USA). Touring the election battleground states in October 2004

Robert Randolph & the Family Band - official site with multimedia, news, tour information, message board, and more

Immortal Technique - official site with band profile, multimedia, forum, and more

Myztery-n-Sneek - official site with news, discography, projects, gallery, and more

Iron & Wine - official site for Samuel Beam, a Florida native who originally made his name by releasing lo-fi tapes in Miami

Looptracks - a trippy form of interactivity

Archie Edward's Blues Heritage Foundation - non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of Piedmont style blues

Brooklyn the Musical - official site for the show with book, music, and lyrics by Mark Schoenfeld & Barri McPherson

F5 - official web site for Seattle-based band playing a mixture of jazz, rock, hip-hop, and funk

Three-Fifths Compromise - Portland's jazz fusion ensemble of doom

Ricky Fanté - official site of the soul artist with news, multimedia, and tour information

George W Bush Singers - choir that sings Bush's verbatim quotes in a swingy style that evokes vocal ensembles of the 1960s

Oregon Jazz Band - America's oldest continually-playing Dixie band

The Joke - hailing from the fortress of natural beauty, political unrest, hippie love, and unmatchable style which is Santa Cruz County emerge the four men of The Joke

Sky One Radio - provides Internet radio broadcasts of trance, techno, and various pop and rock music

Stefon Harris - official site of the vibist includes biography, news, gig dates, reviews, and more

Greg Skaff - official site of the New York-based jazz guitarist

Paul Meyers - includes biography, itinerary, recordings, and reviews

James Otto - official site from Mercury Records for the singer/songwriter

Scissor Sisters - news, tour schedule, audio and video, and more

Ron Sexsmith - official site. Includes tour dates, music, photos, and more

Cee-Lo - official site. Includes a biography, news, lyrics, and a photo gallery

MP3Blogs Aggregator - aggregated feed of mp3 weblogs updated every hour on the hour

JazzEnthusiasts.com - offers articles and links for amateur and semi-pro jazz players and followers. Also provides details on jazz workshops that are held weekly in West Sussex

Eric Reed - official site includes biography, discography, tour dates, photos, and more

Jovino Santos Neto - official site of the Brazilian jazz pianist

Patti Scialfa - official site of the solo artist and E Street Band member, with music, news, tour dates, and photos

Kalliopi - singer-songwriter from Greece. Site features music, photos, reviews, biography, tour info, and more

Ahmad Jamal - official site of the piano legend

Sue Foley - official site with biography, buzz, and performances

John Berberian - oud virtuoso

Vanessa Paradis A to Z - biography, photos, press, forum, news, and more. In French

Deer Valley Music Festival - one month of international music and renowned performances in Park City, Utah

DJ BigMike - mixtapes and music from the self-proclaimed hardest working mixtape DJ ever

Sean Chambers - official site with biography, sound clips, photos, and more

One Hit Wonder Central - an in-depth look at all those one-hit wonders from the '60s to the '90s

Shuffle Demons - captured the imagination of a generation with their antics and amazing no-holds-barred playing

Lloyd Banks - official site of the man, features tour dates, message forum, news, and more

Herb Alpert - official site for the trumpeter, producer, and founder of the Tijuana Brass

Billy Taylor - official site includes biography, discography, and sound and video downloads featuring the noted jazz pianist, educator and broadcaster

Jason Ennis - features music samples, gig schedule, biography, and more

Richard Christy - official site of the musician and Howard Stern contest winner

Hawkwind - official site with tour dates, catalogue, picture gallery, and more for the British underground space rock band

Steve Isaacs - of Skycycle, MTV, and music project with former members of the band, Jane's Addiction

Ryan Cabrera - official site with biography, media, pics, journal, and more

Hill Valley Preservation Society - cover band with a twist: the members only play songs from movies, video games, and TV of their youth

Graham Coxon - official site. Includes news, tour dates, online shop, and message board

Bryan Chan: The Solo Sessions - official website for Bryan Chan, formerly of Making the Band and LMNT

David Thorne Scott - jazz singer based in Boston, MA. Stylings include standards, original songs, and vocal improvisation

Gary Burton - official site features news, itinerary, discography, biography, and more

Melineh Kurdian - New York-based singer songwriter blending rhythmic folk guitar, rock, jazz, and blues with intelligent lyrics and a soulful voice

Jazz Exposé: The New York Jazz Museum and the Power Struggle That Destroyed It - tells the story of the New York Jazz Museum that existed from 1972 to 1977

BigUpRadio 24/7 Roots & Dancehall Reggae - offers streaming reggae music as well as LPs, CDs, DVDs, VHS videos, and other merchandise

Draft Bruce - drafting Bruce Springsteen and other music artists to play a concert on Septermber 1st at Giants Stadium, New York, to help register people to vote against George Bush

RedCell - two person writing team utilizes samples, sequencing, heavy guitars, and powerful vocals to achieve their dark, heavy sound

Koyi K Utho - Colombian industrial band. Band profile, sound files, photographs, video, and more

ensemble Peregrina - ensemble Peregrina researches and performs the repertories of twelfth to fourteenth century Europe, specializing in vocal polyphony for equal voices

Chance World - world chamber music duo fusing classical chamber music, folk, and jazz, comprised of Ed Willett and Cheryl Leah. Titles include Toy Cows in Africa from TV's Northern Exposure

The Rockdogs - cartoon series about a bunch of misfits who came together for the sole purpose of playing rock music, loud and hard

Facing New York - a healthy mix of prog proficiency, punk sensibility, and pure undeniable goodness

MyOriginalSongs.com - offers both music CDs and downloadable MP3 files of original inspirational and caring songs consisting of show tune, gospel, folk, rock, jazz, and r&b styles

Virtual DJ Software - helps DJs use a computer to enhance mixes using advanced beatlocking, synchronized sampling, instant looping, and remixing functions

National Hip-Hop Political Convention - organization dedicated to adopting a political agenda for the Hip-Hop Generation and fostering youth involvement in local, state, and federal electoral politics

Lili Haydn - official site of the violinist and vocalist. News, biography, pictures, music, press, and more

Jose Angel Navarro - background and music of this artist whose production is based on the Jazz and Afro Cuban rhytms

Keshia Chanté - official site with news, biography, photos, and multimedia for the Canadian artist

Still Standing - official site of the Philadelphia based Rock/Punk band features biographies, audio and video files, concert listing, merchandise, news, and more

Alter Bridge - band formed after the breakup of Creed, featuring songwriter/guitarist Mark Tremonti, drummer Scott Phillips, bassist Brian Marshall, and singer/songwriter Myles Kennedy

Reese Roper - home of the lead singer of Brave Saint Saturn and Five Iron Frenzy

Stitchie - official site of the jamaican gospel reggae recording artist. Includes biography, news, gallery, and his most recent work

Bumblebeez - Australian band who craft a cut'n'paste collision of noisy hip-hop and rock.

Ruslana - Ukranian singer and winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2004

Ray Charles, the Grammy-winning crooner who blended gospel and blues in such crowd-pleasers as "What'd I Say" and ballads like "Georgia on My Mind," died Thursday, a spokesman said. He was 73. Charles died at his Beverly Hills home surrounded by family and friends, said spokesman Jerry Digney. Charles last public appearance was alongside Clint Eastwood (news) on April 30, when the city of Los Angeles designated the singer's studios, built 40 years ago in central Los Angeles, as a historic landmark

Laika and the Cosmonauts - surf music from Finland? Includes band biography, discography, pics, and more

Blentwell - ongoing document of the evolution of blended music, plus a daily updated link log of hot mixsets and fresh new tracks heard online