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Last checked 4/14/2001

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  • The Keswick Theatre in Glenside, PA.
  • The Ultimate Band List - very diverse and deep. Includes a great list of record label companies, radio stations, record stores, news, magazines, etc. Check out the Resource Links.
  • VH1 has news about the music industry as well as reviews and snippets of new music and music videos.
  • Music Previews has a limited catalogue but lets you listen to new music via RealAudio. Also includes the Billboard 200, top singles, and tour dates.
  • MTV
  • Songza - lets you search for and play just about any song. It returned about 30 different versions of 'Blackbird' when I tried it.
  • We Are Hunted gives you the 99 most popular songs on the Web at the time.
  • All Music Guide - reviews of CD's and new releases, discussions of origins of various music styles, music glossary, etc.
  • History of Rock n Roll5 stars is an excellent multimedia presentation.
  • Yahoo's Music Site List5 stars has a collection of links to excellent music sites.
  • The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
  • The Fillmore including some posters from those days.
  • Jim Marshall's Photos - rock stars over the last 30 years.
  • Tunes5 stars has a lot of material that you can sample. A great site if you have the power.
  • WXPN with links to various programs (World Cafe, Sleepy Hollow, etc.) aired on the station.
  • Internet Archive - is a collection of copyright-free audio and video material. A great collection of live music recordings, podcasts, lectures, etc.
  • iMusic is a music magazine that specializes in new sounds.
  • Spinner replaces dj.com - has music clips.
  • Sonic Images has music clips of mostly new age music.
  • Review of Online CD Stores has good info and tips on the majore CD stores online.
  • Rock on TV has information on the artists that are showing up on TV in the coming weeks.
  • Trouser Press has a music guide covering the 70's and 80's. Mostly off the beaten track.
  • GoodSound has info on music systems starting at $600. Includes a glossary as well as recommendations.
  • BMG Music Service
  • Wall of Sound has interviews, new albums, previews, etc.
  • Unfurled is the MTV/Yahoo site for music. Large number of links to all things related to music.
  • Sonic State has information on music, musicians, musical instruments (great section on synths), etc. Site lacks focus but has some depth.
  • Philadelphia Orchestra
  • New York Philharmonic
  • Cleveland Orchestra
  • Redwood Symphony Orchestra
  • Classical Insites
  • eMusician is a musicians magazine with a concentration in electronic sounds.
  • Electronic Music includes hardware and software reviews, reviews of new electronic music releases, articles, mailing lists, news groups, etc.
  • Nerd's World's Search Links for Music
  • Windham Hill records
  • From Frying Pan to Flying V is the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation's exhibit of the history of the electric guitar.
  • University of Washington Music References is a reference library for most anything pertaining to music.
  • How to Play the Piano is a series of short lessons on playing the piano. Pretty basic stuff but informative.
  • 5 Sites for learning Piano Online
  • Billboard, in addition to the charts, has audio clips of new songs.
  • MusicMatch has RealAudio clips of more than 200,000 songs, each about 30 seconds long plus links to music conspiracies. Also has a good player: Musicmatch Jukebox
  • Yahoo's Y-Life
  • Oldies Music connects you with songs of the 50's, 60's, and 70's. This site has some great links to the artists' pages. Check out the Association and the Box Tops.
  • MusicMaker lets you design your own CD. You pick the tunes and the order of play.
  • RareMusic has rare gems and some weird stuff.
  • LiveConcerts has interviews and recent live recordings of in-studio performances on the Morning Becomes Eclectic show of KCRW-FM in CA.
  • WebNoize has news about the rock music arts.
  • Music News Wire collects articles from music magazines and presents them in a central location, including reviews and RealAudio clips of new CD's.
  • Ice Magazine reviews new CD's
  • Domenic's Accordion where you can hear Beatles' tunes played on an accordion.
  • Music Search finds music on the Internet for you (mostly Midi files).
  • All About Pianos
  • Classical Insites is about classical music.
  • The Flying Inkpot is about classical music: CD reviews, articles, opinion, concert reviews, etc.
  • WPA Folk Music Project of the 1930's has history, pictures, and recordings.
  • Bernie's Disco Music Page
  • Emusic-l is a collection of stuff from the electronic music listserv. Includes reviews of synths, tips on buying your first keyboard, and has links to related sites.
  • Music Instrument Encyclopedia
  • AllMusic is a database of information on artists and albums. You can search based on song, style, artist, etc.
  • DVD by ZDNet tells you about DVD technology.
  • DVD Video Group is a nonprofit organization dedicated to spreading information about DVD.
  • Jazz Class Learn how to read music - some lessons are free while others are by subscription via email.
  • OperaBase has various databases related to opera performances, opera houses, artists, etc.
  • VH1
  • Music 365 is a collection of reviews of the 2000 most influential compositions of the century.
  • gBase is a collection of links to commercial guitar sites.
  • Music Shareware is a collection of links to music shareware.
  • Mattel's Optigan tells about this unusual musical instrument which uses real recordings of instruments stored on a large disc.
  • Interactive Guide to the Symphony is part of the Thinkquest project. There are examples of symphonic art which are explained and illustrated. This site has other music related material.
  • CD Burning Forum is pretty active with lots of questions and answers about burning CD's, recording MP3, converting music files, etc.
  • CD Utilities has links to file utilities that are useful when recording and burning CD's and DVD's.
  • CD-ROM Guide has a bunch of info on CD-ROMs.
  • CD-R FAQ is the best I've seen.
  • Recording to CD is a very useful site about recording music to CD-R's and CD-RW's from MP3, tape, records, CD's, etc.
  • Recording to Disk is by the same guy as above, and is very good, also.
  • EMPLIve This is the Web site of the Experience Music Project, connected with Paul Allen (of Microsoft fame). Very polished rock and roll history site (for those who like their rock 'n roll clean). You can download a small software program and learn new guitar riffs each week.
  • Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers has biographies of about 150 composers with links to music and more resources about them.
  • Musician's Friend sells much musical equipment.
  • Classical Archives is a great classical music site.
  • Song Facts gives you little behind-the-scenes stories of songs.
  • All Songs Considered is an NPR site.
  • The Alternative Rock Bible from Trouser Press.
  • American Sheet Music is an archive of sheet music collected by the Library of Congress folks and includes some audio clips.
  • History of Sampling Is it any wonder that the URL of this site contains the word 'sloth'.
  • Pitch Fork Media's Best of the 80's They also have best of the 90's. Always interesting to read someone else's 'best-of' picks.
  • Clever Joe's Musician's Resource Center - advice, tips, links to other sources of info and products, etc.
  • Odd Music is a collection of pictures and recordings of very unusual instruments.
  • RatherGood is the Web site for this group. They have created Flash movies to go along with their songs. They rock, most of the time.
  • Open Music Encyclopedia - melody search and discussion forum - helps you name that tune that is floating around in your head.
  • LivePlasma You enter the name of an artist or band and the search engine gives you a visual map of related groups and artists.
  • Acclaimed Music - lists of greatest albums, artists, etc.
  • Free Music Making Software - a blog that discusses free software for making music.
  • Mozart Project is all about Mozart.
  • MusicTheory.net - a great, Flash powered, educational site.
  • Wolfgang's Vault - a lot of recordings of live performances by artists from the mid 60's to 80's.
  • Hit Squad - is a music software site. Includes downloads and software reviews.
  • Solfege - is open source software designed to train the musical ear to hear intervals, scales, etc.
  • Music Theory is Ricci Adam's site that has lessons, trainers (including an interval trainer), and utilities (like a chord generator).
  • Aurgasm is a music blog. A great site for discovering different music.
  • Create Digital Music is a site about creating digital music. It has software and hardware reviews, articles, news, forums, etc.
  • The Sixty One is kind of Digg for music. Listen to the good stuff that floats to the top due to votes or listen to other new stuff that might require a little more attention.
  • Wofgang's Vault has a bunch of recorded concert material that you can listen to.
  • Band Camp is a site for bands. You can listen to new bands who post their stuff here.
  • Roc is an online music loop maker. You can play with various instruments and sounds to make some very nice loops.
  • 5 Music Discovery Tips shows you how to get into new sounds.
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