Online Music Resources
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NZ Music News
Amplifier Mp3 site featuring news & downloads
BiggieNightlife, urban culture and entertainment.
Cheese on ToastNews, reviews, pictures, videos, gigs
Muzic.net.nz
Local news, band info, discussion forums, album releases, gig guide
New Zealand HeraldThis online version of the daily paper is updated regularly with high NZ content.
Nzmusic.com
News, reviews, discussion forums, band pages
Official NZ music charts PunkAsNew Zealand punk, ska and hardcore music resource.
RadioscopeNZ based music industry news-site. Local and international news, covering a broad range of music issues with particular focus on radio.
SOUNZCentre for NZ music
International Music News
Allhiphop.comIf you believe the web-designer, this is the world's most dangerous sites. For those with a flagrant disregard for over-inflated hype, you might survive to witness the latest hip-hop news; discussion forums; album reviews and video exclusives.
All About JazzReviews, articles, artist profiles, how to build a jazz library, directory of links and more.
Americana UKUK Americana - alt-country - anti folk - alt-powerpop - acoustic - activism.
Arts Journal Emphasis on classical music, but covers general industry topics well also
BBC MusicLoads to explore here - up to date music news, album reviews, artist profiles, archived music shows all organised roughly by genre
Blabbermouth
Metal news, associated with Roadrunner Records
Blues WorldInternational blues resource, made up mostly of links to other sites.
BreakcheckB-boy site - forgotten how to do the icey-ice? Let them remind you.
Dotmusic
Pop and rock news from Yahoo & Launch
E-Online
Entertainment industry news including music
MetacriticUseful site that links together album reviews (good and bad) to give a broader perspective.
Pop JusticeGiving pop the disrespect it deserves.
RapstationHip-hop news, tv and mp3.
Rockdirt
Interactive news weblog - readers can add their own links to news sources
VH1
American cable tv music channel's news page
Databases
All Music GuideWondering who did that version of Okie from Muskogee? Need to know your Gabber from your Ambient Breakbeat? Also has biographical/ discographical information on a huge range of bands/artists. You can access this free within the library.
All Movie GuideSister site to All Music, provides detailed information for many films composer/soundtrack information etc
American Popular Music Archive Contains sheet-music scans for American popular songs from 1896-1953
Collected soundsFocuses mainly on independent female musicians, singer/songwriters
Yahoo! music (lyrics page)Yahoo! has now partnered with Gracenote to provide the lyrics to over 400,000 songs
The Covers ProjectA song database that lists both the original artist and the various versions recorded since.
Ectophile's Guide to Good Music
Guide to predominantly female and obscure musicians.
Flavour of New ZealandNZ music charts from 1960 onwards.
Music Research GuideFocuses on "web sites useful for music research by anyone from new students to professional music educators, composers, and performers."
Ultimate Band ListLarge band/artist database with news, reviews, biographical info, mp3, message boards etc.
Virtual music libraries
Gig Guides
NZ Record Labels
Arch Hill Recordings Capital RecordingsPhoenix Foundation, Flash Harry, Twinset, Earwork compilations...
Dawn Raid EntertainmentDeceptikonz, Mareko, Ill Semantics...
Eleven Fifty Seven Flying Nun The Chills, PanAm, Betchadupa, The Verlaines, HDU, The D4...
InvolveAspen, Jet Jaguar, Mandrake...
Kog TransmissionsSpread among several subsidiary labels, artists on the Kog roster include Concord Dawn, Shapeshifter and P-Money
Loop Recordings AotearoaHome of 50hz, Rhian Sheehan, The Black Seeds...
MidiumAvotor, Jakob, Day One, Meterman.
Sony New ZealandChe Fu, Bic Runga, Brooke Fraser, Dave Dobbyn...
WildsideStylus, Paselode, Rubicon, The Accelerants...
For more NZ labels try:
Music.net.nz's list
NZ Musician's list
International Record Labels
EMI GroupOne of the big four. Includes Astralwerks, Capitol, EMI, Mute, and Virgin
Matador Records USA Sony BMG Music EntertainmentOne of the big four. Includes Arista, Columbia, Epic, J, Jive, and RCA
Universal Music GroupOne of the big four. Includes Geffen, Interscope, Island, Motown, and Universal
Warner Music Group
One of the big four. Includes Asylum, Atlantic, Lava, Reprise, Rhino, and Warner Bros.
Warp
For more international labels try:
Record Labels on the Web
Record Labels on Wikipedia
TV
MTV New Zealand, MTV UK and MTV USSites requires Flash
VH1American music television; requires Flash
Music Retailers
Radio
b.net
collective of independent radio representing:
95bFM (Auckland)
Radio Active (Wellington)
rdu (Christchurch)
Radio One (Dunedin, site requires Flash plug-in)
The Edge
NZ Magazines & E-zines
International Magazines & E-zines
Acoustic Guitar
Bass Player
Blender
Requires Flash
Downbeat
Magnet Magazine Mojo NME No Depression
For all your alt-country needs
OrganFanzine produced by organ records. Focused on the alternative/underground scene.
Pitchfork MediaThe coolest of indie & obscure music info.
Q Magazine Rolling Stone
Online home of the long-running magazine - contains some seriously annoying popup ads however...
Vibe Magazine WireMusic for the aurally adventurous
WiredFor news about digital copyright and new music gadgets
Instructional Sites
Chordbook.com: Guitar Chords [Macromedia Flash Player]
Offered up by Chordbook.com, this online guitar chord primer takes novice and experienced guitar players through all sorts of chord variations and possibilities.
Drummerworld
News, videos, bios, solos, clinic, forum and more.
Kevin Downing's Guitar School Interactive guitar site teaching fundamentals through to advanced soloing techniques. All free - nice.
mxtabs.netCan't get the song right? Check out the Tab ...
Weblogs
Folk Resources
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