Music
This page:
Music, generally |
African |
Blues |
Rock |
Classical
Music, generally
- All Music Guide - Encyclopedia of music and musicians
- American Folklife Center - Library of Congress office charged with preserving American folk music, some of it commercially available
- Music (BUBL Link)
- Music Resources - Links from Sibelius Academy, Finland
- RootsWorld - World music
- Second Hand Songs - A database of cover versions
- Pandora - Enter a musician or song title, and Pandora creates a "radio station" of other music you might like. Includes classical music as well as rock/pop. (Music Genome Project)
- LivePlasma - A visual search engine. Type in a musician you're interested in and it finds you similar or related musicians. Movies, too.
- All Record Labels.com - Directory of labels, searchable by name or genre (by librarian Peter Scott)
Music Recommendations:
Recorded Music:
- Recorded Sound Reference Center - Including the Recorded Sound Catalog (SONIC)
- National Recording Preservation Board - Which recordings deserve to preserved forever? This board, organized by the Library of Congress, has some answers in its National Recording Registry. New nominations are made each year; send them your ideas.
- Performing Arts Reading Room - Music, theatre, dance
Library of Congress:
- New Pages Guide to Independent Record Labels
- Second Hand Songs - Database of cover versions
- Apple iTunes
- Internet Archive: Live Music Archive - Some bands are well-known, some not
- Internet Underground Music Archive (IUMA)
- Yahoo Music - Music news, downloads, and videos
- See also Radio on my Media page
Music Downloads:
Some downloads are free from these sites, but others must be purchased.
Africa and the African Diaspora
Blues
- Blue Flame Cafe - "Encyclopedia of the Blues"
- The Blue Highway
- BluesNet
Blues Artists:
- Buddy Guy (Official site: BuddyGuy.net)
- B. B. King, King of the Blues
- Muddy Waters - Official site
- Taj Mahal Enterprizes
- Alligator Records
- Antone's Records
- Arhoolie Records
- Blind Pig Records
- Chess Records
- Columbia Legacy (Roots 'n Blues Series)
- Delmark Records
- Fat Possum Records
- Flying Fish Records
- HighTone Records
- Malaco Records
- Red House Records
- Rounder Records
- Rhino Blues Masters
- Rykodisc
- Shanachie
- Smithsonian Folkways: Blues
- Telarc
- Yazoo Records
- Roots & Rhythm -
Mail order for blues and other music
Venues:
- San Francisco Blues Festival
- Blues on the radio right now! (PublicRadioFan.com)
Blues Beyond Cyberspace
Recording Labels:
Music Stores:
On the Radio:
Rock
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Info on all inductees, as well as about the Hall itself
- Trouser Press - The original guide to alternative rock, now online ("Alternative"? This was the guide we used when we called it punk and new wave.)
- Ultimate Band List
- World Wide Punk
- Encyclopedia Fakebandica
- Fake bands (mostly from movies and TV) [fakeband.com]
- Camper Van Beethoven, et al.
Web Directories, etc.:
Rock Artists:
- Elvis Costello - Official site, run by Island Records. Includes Elvis' (sporadically updated) journal and "Ask Elvis"
- Elvis Costello Online
- The Trainspotter's Guide to Elvis Costello - A veritable Elvis portal!
- Elvis Costello - The Trainspotter's News - Weblog with all kind of Elvis news (a.k.a. CostelloNews.com)
Elvis Costello:
- Cowboy Junkies - Official site
- Dead.net, the band's official site
- Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics page by David Dodd
- Now available in book form under the title The Complete Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics: buy it or find it in a library
- DeadBase - The database of setlists
- Dead Lists - Another site for set lists
- Grateful Dead Family Discography
- Grateful Dead Hour page by David Gans, who produces the radio show
- Internet Archive: Grateful Dead - Thousands of shows for downloading or streaming
- Old Hippie's Grateful Links
Grateful Dead:
- Little Feat Web
- Pretenders
- Bonnie Raitt
- Rolling Stones: Exile on Main Street lyrics
- Talking Heads
- Velvet Underground
- Lucinda Williams - Official site
- Dave Nachmanoff
- Michelle Shocked: Graffiti Limbo
Folk Rock:
Classical
- All Classical - Discographies for all major composers
- Chico Instrument Encyclopedia (University of Michigan)
- Classical Composers Database - Over 1,300 listings with links and other information
- Classical Music Archives - Download classic works and learn about classical music
- ClassicalNet
- Music History 102 - Biographies of composers; discographies (Internet Public Library)
- Mutopia Project - Public domain sheet music
- Music to Soothe the Savage Searcher: Classical Music Databases and Web Resources - How to find information about, and downloads of, classical music. Some sources are good for other kinds of music, too. (Searcher, July 2006)