Music Zines, Lists, Newspapers, Journals, groups, forums,
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:46 am
I have another client who wants to know where to post his mp3s and what magazines and websites to advertise on. I just read an intersting article that said music magazines are going the way of the dodo bird because they only result in increased credibility not album sales. In any event, his focus in on pop dance music so, unfortunately for many of you, I've taken out the rock, rap, marching bands, traditional Irish music, banjo, Beethoven, and Bluegrass.
The music magazines that don’t already have a web url have as their address either their name .org, .net or .com. Next are possibly relevant periodicals. We’ve included the most popular music websites at the end of the periodical list where you can try advertising. As an added benefit we’ve placed the most popular places where you can post links to your mp3s such as the most popular Dance and Pop message boards, the most popular Google Music Groups, 100 of the most popular mp3 blogs, most popular yahoo music message boards, most popular Yahoo music groups, and most popular music forums found through Google search.
Music Magazines On And Offline:
Alternative Press
Magazine includes information on music, videos, books, movies, fanzine reviews, upcoming release listings, music charts, more.
Babble and Beat
Free music magazine featuring band interviews, music reviews, news, contests, and more. (Just dissolved and turned into a blog) http://babbleandbeat.wordpress.com/
Billboard
News, current charts, artist information, and more from well known music magazine.
Blender
Covers everything from dance and hip-hop to rock, alternative and R&B. Known for pictorials of female celebrities.
ChartAttack
Daily news and reviews from Canadian magazine covering rock, pop, and alternative.
Mojo
Well written UK music magazine featuring reviews, news, buyer's guides, features, classifieds, and more.
Music Box
Daily music magazine featuring reviews, music news, tour dates, interviews, streaming audio and video, and more.
Music Magazine, The
Online magazine that deals in all music, with reviews, news and interviews appearing on both the site and the blog.
New Musical Express (NME)
UK-based, the biggest-selling weekly music magazine in the world. Presents music news around the clock, reviews from around the world, interviews, and a concert guide.
Paste Magazine
Covers a variety of genres with an emphasis on alternative, Americana and indie rock. Features dozens of reviews of CDs, DVDs, and films, along with interviews and profiles.
Q Magazine
Music and entertainment magazine published in the UK. Has an extensive review section, featuring: new releases, film and concert reviews as well as radio and television reviews.
Rolling Stone
Popular magazine contains music and entertainment news, videos, photos, downloads, music and movie reviews, cover stories and online exclusives.
Soul Shine
Canada's guide to new music filled with the latest news, features, reviews, gig listings and indie radio.
Sounds and Colours
South American music and culture magazine, with regular news updates.
Spin
Focuses on the progressive new music scene and the youth culture. Gives the edge on film, art, and music, including ska, pop, R&B, rock, hip hop, and rap.
Uncut
Authoritative UK music and film magazine. Features hundreds of music and movie reviews, interviews and news.
Wire, The
UK magazine covering avant rock, breakbeat, jazz, modern classical, electronica, and other sounds from the outer limits.
• Dazed and Confused
London-based music, art, and fashion magazine with news, photos, selected articles, and special features.
www.dazeddigital.com
• Dotmusic
Includes news, charts, artist profiles, reviews, interviews, and more.
www.dotmusic.com
• Radio & Records Magazine
Industry newspaper featuring radio airplay charts and continuously updated music industry news.
www.radioandrecords.com
• OffBeat Magazine
New Orleans and Louisiana's music and entertainment monthly, including club listings.
www.offbeat.com
• MusicDish
Providing a business perspective on the issues impacting professionals and executives in the online music industry.
www.musicdish.com
• Exclaim!
Features music reviews, artists' timelines, articles, contests, and more.
www.exclaim.ca
• Filter Magazine
Music magazine covering new and creative artists for those that seek an alternative to the radio.
www.filter-mag.com
• Scene Magazine
Northeast Ohio's entertainment weekly.
www.clevescene.com
• American Songwriter
Covers the craft and business of songwriting, with interviews, songwriting tips, news, and a song lyric contest.
www.americansongwriter.com
• Clash Music
Music magazine covering music news, gigs, reviews, features, and interviews. Find everything from the hottest new artists to the latest in fashion and film.
www.clashmusic.com
• MCA Records AMP Magazine
Diverse label, home to such artists as Mary J. Blige, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Common, KCI & Jojo, New Radicals, and more.
www.mcarecords.com
• Undercover
CD-ROM music magazine features the latest music news, celebrity interviews, world charts and free downloads.
www.undercover.com.au
• Performing Songwriter
Internationally distributed periodical dedicated to the art of songwriting and the business of making music.
www.performingsongwriter.com
• Beat Magazine
Music, arts, and films magazine; updated weekly.
www.beat.com.au
• Canadian Musician
Canada's magazine for professional and amateur musicians.
www.canadianmusician.com
• In Music We Trust
Articles, reviews, and interviews for a variety of musical genres including ska, punk, hardcore, rock, rap, hip-hop, industrial, gothic, and more.
www.inmusicwetrust.com
• Last Plane to Jakarta
Includes an archive of select past articles and information on where to purchase the print version.
www.lastplanetojakarta.com
• Music Box
E-zine features the latest concert and album reviews, music news, tour info, interviews, streaming audio,contest giveaways, and more.
www.musicbox-online.com
• Euromusic
Provides information to the music community on the European market.
www.euromusic.com
• Nude as the News
Music news, reviews, links and features.
www.nudeasthenews.com
• Fuji International
Contains bags of info relating to music, movies, and pop culture in general. It deals with aspects of both Japanese and British popular culture.
www.fujiint.co.uk
• Ink Blot Magazine
Featuring rock, jazz and more with sound, pics, dirty secrets, etc.
www.inkblotmagazine.com
• Freaky Trigger
Pop music fanzine with reviews, articles, columns, and more.
www.freakytrigger.co.uk
• @NZone
Features news, reviews, chat, and more on movies, music, and TV.
www.atnzone.com
• New Zealand Musician
Includes articles on artists and bands, gear reviews, music industry columns, and music services directories.
www.nzmusician.co.nz
• Junkmedia
Independently owned and operated Internet daily with a goal to provide readers with diverse, informed, and intelligent writing on today's music.
www.junkmedia.org
• Musician
Covering the art, business, and technology of making music.
www.musicianmag.com
• Soul Shine
Canadian monthly guide to new music.
www.soulshine.ca
• MMR Magazine
Concise, timely and insightful information on all aspects of the MI industry.
www.mmrmagazine.com
• Delta Boogie
Provides online information about music, art, entertainment, and sports in Northeast Arkansas and the Mississippi Delta. Site includes chat, news, and reviews.
www.deltaboogie.com
• Jelly
Jam-packed with reviews of classic blues, jazz, country, soul and rock and roll from musicians around the world.
www.jellyroll.com
• Blue Coupe Magazine
Offers reviews of pop, jazz, rock, retro, and more.
www.bluecoupe.com
• Plume Noire, La
Trans-cultural collective of film and music commentary, reviews, and articles.
www.plume-noire.com
• Music for the Love of It
About making your own music; includes current issue contents, excerpts, subscription information, writers guidelines, workshop listings, and more.
www.musicfortheloveofit.com
• Soundart
Provides information on concerts of contemporary music in all its forms: avant garde, classical, electronic, computer, experimental jazz and more.
www.soundart.org
• Nightshift
Oxford music magazine.
nightshift.oxfordmusic.net
• halana
Devoted to the discovery and glorification of meaningful, important, and often spiritual music and culture from around the globe.
www.halana.com
• motion
Reviews of new music worth listening to, regardless of genre or fashion.
motion.state51.co.uk
• Playing in Fog
Online magazine and guide dedicated to live indie shows happening primarily in San Francisco. Includes show dates, reviews, downloads, interviews, photos, and more
www.playinginfog.com
• Beat Surrender, The
Online music magazine with music reviews, interviews, and news.
www.thebeatsurrender.co.uk
• Melomag
Online magazine with reviews, interviews, and general articles about the world of art and music.
www.melomag.com
• Hollow Ear
Magazine of arts, literature, and music.
www.hollowear.com
• InterMixx Webzine
A look at New England regional artists in this monthly web version of Mixx magazine.
www.intermixx.com
• Sound Waves Magazine
Offers interviews, record and movie reviews, music commentary, and club and band listings for southern New England.
www.swaves.com
• Serge Entertainment Group
Features Music Morsels Magazine, talent, industry showcase, and more. Home to such artists as Bad Boy, Mark Birmingham, Lea Brennan, Prince EQ, and more.
www.serge.org
• San Diego City Beat
Lifestyle and music magazine.
www.slammsd.com
• Producer Report
The most comprehensive record producer news available.
www.mojavemusic.com
• Rhythm & News Magazine
Music news, reviews and (read and hear) interviews plus live webcasts, chat rooms, photo gallery, music biz/lessons, classifieds, contests, unsigned. Ask questions of your favorite artists.
• The Groove Site
International music in Real Audio, plus a song database and a magazine.
www.groovesite.com
• Space Age Bachelor Magazine
Articles, interviews, and reviews for everyone who wants to live in their record collection.
www.space-age-bachelor.com
• In Your Eye
Musician's resource area/directory, geared to the DIY player. Has booking, radio, press, label contacts. Feature articles and classified ads.
www.inyoureye.com
• All Access Music Group
Online daily source of news, new music, artist information, radio programming tips, show prep, and links.
www1.allaccess.com
• Electronic Sonic Press
In-depth coverage of all kinds of music. Heavy on links, reader participation, and free giveaways.
www.sonicpress.com
• Freetime Magazine
www.freetimemag.com
• Concert Direct
Music magazine focusing on live performances.
www.concertdirect.com
• Sorted Magazine
Includes interviews, gig/album reviews and more. Find it free around Dublin.
www.sortedmagazine.com
• Red Alert, The
Music news, interviews, album, and show reviews from a progressive and political perspective.
www.theredalert.com
• Progression
Music, arts and culture magazine with a guitar slant. Lively, provocative, innovative, and informative.
www.progression.co.uk
• Nefarious Entertainment Magazine
Features reviews of independent and established artists, club and band listings, and chat.
www.nefariousmag.com
• Media Manager
Guide to music industry magazines, media kits and trade shows for marketing professionals, publishers, and advertising agency media buyers.
www.mediamanager.com
• Megalomaniac Productions
Webzine for music and madness: interviews, pictures, and more
www.megalomaniac-prod.com
• US Music Vault Online
Featuring news, interviews, charts, concerts, and more.
www.usmusicvault.com
• Consumable
Webzine predominantly featuring reviews of new releases and concerts.
www.westnet.com/consumable
• SayHOO
www.sayhoo.com
• Loud Magazine
Reviews, interviews, downloads, forums, and more.
www.loudmagazine.com
• Unbarred
UK-based magazine covering a wide variety of genres. Includes reviews, profiles, news, and more.
www.unbarred.co.uk
• West Coast Music Review
An E-Mag with Byte. CD reviews, interviews, sound bytes and photos of artists and bands from all genres of music.
wcmr.com
• Check It Out!
CD-ROM periodical for exposing excellent new music is filled with CD-quality audio, live videos, reviews, and our featured bands' contact info.
www.bigzines.com
• ROYHSDYN online
An online version of a small Aussie zine, exposing unsigned/independent Aussie bands.
www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/dreadlock/281/royhsdyn.html
• Digital Audio
TDK's online guide for information about cd recording via computer and standalone hardware, plus information about minidiscs and blank CDs.
www.tdkdigitalaudio.com
• Zero Magazine
Bay Area technology and entertainment publication reports on music, fashion, nightlife and film; features band interviews, record reviews, articles, news and more.
www.zeromag.net
• Web Directory: RoJaRo
Huge key to the contents of 250+ music magazines (1992-), covering most contemporary genres (except classical music)
www.notam.uio.no/rojaro
• Britbeat
Site from BBC America and Virgin Megastore aiming to highlight the best of British music.
www.thebritbeat.com
• Best Buy Entertainment
Features products, reviews, news, tour dates, demos, and gossip in the music, movie, and gaming industries.
www.bbe.bestbuy.com
• Record of the Day
Music industry news magazine which also features the best new music.
www.recordoftheday.co.uk
• fritz, the
Interviews, reviews, feature articles, and more.
thefritz.com
• ASCAP Playback Magazine
Official magazine of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.
www.ascap.com/playback
• Muskrat Zines
Canadian independent music and publishers with links, pictures, news and club listings.
members.tripod.com/~mpick/main.htm
• Cape Breton Arts & Entertainment Online Magazine
Features articles about music and musicians.
cbmag.zinecast.com
• Spinning Circle
A new music magazine on CD-ROM in English, German, and Dutch.
www.spinningcircle.com
• RockAthens
Covering the diverse music scene of Athens, Georgia. Features articles, interviews, music samples, and more.
www.rockathens.com
• Night Moves Music and Entertainment Magazine
community-2.webtv.net/NightmovesMusic/NIGHTMOVES
• Noisewave: The Sound of Scotland
Promoting unsigned Scottish musical talent and featuring visiting world musical talent.
www.noisewave.co.uk
• Noise
Northern Indiana source for entertainment news, music news, and concert information.
www.enoise.com
• Music Mag Online
Up to date music business information from Germany, CD releases, tour dates, job opportunities, etc (in German).
www.musicmag.de
• God Etcetera!
Monthly zine involving music and the commercialization of religion and its humor.
lynx.dac.neu.edu/s/skremen
• Wind Music online
www.blasmusik.de
Music Journals, Magazines, Newspapers and Periodicals
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• 78 Quarterly (Subscription Info.)
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• Access Magazine Online
• Access to the Music Zone (AMZ) (Vol 1 No 1, 11/96- )
• Acoustic Guitar Magazine (Magazine Info., Indexes: Table of Contents, Songs, Manufacturer Index)
• Acoustical Society of America (Abstracts from recent ASA meetings) (1992-1997)
• Addicted to Noise: a totally complete on-line rock magazine (Issue 1.1 Dec. 1994- )
• American Songwriter Magazine (Magazine Info.)
• AMG: All-Music Guide (in-depth reviews, feature articles, restrospectives, and news items on all kinds of music, from easy listening and jazz to noise rock and hip-hop)
• Art and Culture MUSIC
• ArtZero -- L'e-zine musical
• ASCAP PlayBack Magazine -- the Society's bimonthly magazine (news on ASCAP)
• Atlantic Unbound / Atlantic Monthly: Arts & Culture
• Audio Video Magazine
• Audioreview -- Internet edition (Italian)
B
• BBC Music Magazine (Music Reviews and more)
• Billboard Online
• Music World Magazine from BMI
• Boston Phoenix
• The Buzz Magazine -- New Australian Music Listing
• Buzzine.com -- Music and Entertainment News
C
• The Call Project -- Collection of essays concerning art, music, and literature
• Canadian Folk Music Journal = Revue de musique folklorique canadienne (information)
• Canadian Music Periodical Index
• Canadian Musician Magazine (Subscription Info., Table of Contents)
• Celebrity Cafe -- Online Entertainment Magazine
• Chaos Control Digizine
• CMJ Online: new music first
D
• DallasMusic.Com -- Weekly Music Magazine
• Décibels (French) (Montréal, Québec)
• Digimag -- The Digital Online Music Magazine
• DiSCORDER/CiTR campus magazine/radio on-line (8/1995- )
• Donemus Info -- Musical Life in the Netherlands
• DownBeat.com
• Dreampop
E
• E! Online
• E-Discographer (discographic information exchange)
• ECHO: a music-centered journal
• Electronic Musician Online
• Entertainment Magazine
• Entertainment Tonight Online (music reviews)
• Entertainment Weekly Online (music reviews)
• EST Magazine (Full text, Table of Contents, Indexes, underground music)
• Exposé: Exploring the Boundaries of Rock (Table of Contents, Selected Full Text)
F
• FanFaire -- the webzine that celebrates music
• Firstlook.com
• ThE FrAcTuReD MiRrOr ?
• Fuoribattuta (Italian Music Magazine)
• FUSED (A London-based Music Magazine)
G-H
• Gavin (Country, Jazz, Rock, and more)
• Gig Magazine Online (Magazine info., Searchable Archives Index)
• Grand Royal Magazine
• Hollow Ear: The magazine of music, images and words
• HYPE Electrazine
I
• iCulture: CBC Entertainment
• iMpulse Music Journal (Subscription info.)
• iMusic
• In Music & Media: A New Weekly Australasian Music Business EZINE
• IN-SYNC -- The Musician's Magazine
• Ink Blot Magazine (rock, dance, jazz, and more)
• Instant Magazine (Boston, MA)
J
• Jelly Music Magazine
K-L
• The Leonardo Music Journal (LMJ) (Journal Info., Table of Contents)
• MetroActive: Music (California News)
• Mi2N -- Music Industry News Network
• Min-ad: Israel Studies in Musicology Online
• Mr. Showbiz -- A world of entertainment from ABC News.com
• MSN Entertainment Channel (Microsoft)
• MTV Online -- Music
• !MuCoMo!/L.A. Live
• Music Connection Magazine -- serving the music industry since 1977
• Music For the Love of It (Subscription Info.)
• The Music Monitor / by The Record Exchange
• Music Row Magazine -- Nashville's Music Industry Publication (Magazine Info.)
• Music Universe -- TheRocket, BAM Magazine
• La musica Inrete: Pop Magazine
• Musical Act Magazine (Israel Leading Audio & Music Magazine)
• Musical Performance -- An International Journal (Journal Info.)
• MusicDish -- Music Industry Magazine
• MusiciansNet: On-line Musicians Magazines (guitars, synths, MIDI, samplers, brass, drums)
• MusicTech -- Online Magazine
• Muzikus
N
• N D Magazine
• Nadine: The magazine that wishes it were a band
• Netx Music (Australia)
O-P
• Oideion: Performing Arts Online (Full text, Peer-reviewed, multimedia journal, 1997-- )
• Perfect Beat -- The Pacific Journal of Research Into Contemporary Music and Popular Culture (Subscription Info., Selected Articles) ?
• Perfect Sound Forever -- online music magazine
• Performing Arts International (Journal Info.)
• Performing Arts Journal -- accessible through Project MUSE (by subscription)
• Performing Songwriter Magazine (Journal Info., Current Table of Content)
• The Pitch -- The Alternative Kasas City Connection
• Pollstar -- The Concert Hotwire
• POP-i Music Magazine ?
• Pro-Music-News (news from the music industry and professional recording and P.A. technology)
R
• RAD Cyberzine
• RPM Online -- The Review of Popular Music
• ReSoundings: A World Wide Web Journal -- an interactive hypermedia periodical in the humanities
• Revista Musical de Venezuela
• Rock & Pop
• Rock Around the World -- Newspaper from the 1970's
• Rock On the Net -- your guide to music news, information, bios, charts, and much more!
• ROCKRGRL Magazine
• RoJaRo
RollingStone.com (USA) (selected articles)
S
• Scene Magazine Online (Magazine & Directory)
• Schwann Publications (subscription information)
• Shoutweb.com
• SHOWmusic -- The Musical Theatre Magazine
• Sing Out! Magazine (country music info.)
• SONANCES: the new music site (International Music Magazine)
• Sound fX
• Soundout -- Dublin's online resource for independent musicians
• SoundtrackNet -- the art of film and television music
• State51 -- UK music web site
• Static Magazine: dedicated to the independent music community
T-U
• TalentNews.Com: Investigative News Site for New Talent (from Harpland Music)
• Underscope Magazine
• Unit Circle Home Page
• URB Magazine
V-W-X-Y
• Veer
• VivaMusica! A Revista dos Clássicos (Brazil)
• Wah-Wah -- Magazine de la Cultura Rock
• Wall of Sound (news, cd reviews, charts, artists profiles, etc.)
• The Wall Music Home Page
• Washington Arts & Entertainment
• The Web Wide World of Music -- The Ultimate Band List
• West Gallery Music
• Wildpark
• Wire Magazine reviews index
• Woodstock.com -- News and more
• The World of Warp
• World Wide Arts Resources -- Arts and Culture Information Gateway
Lists
• Music Periodicals (from Sonances)
• New Jour -- Electronic Journals & Newsletters
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Newspapers
• Chicago Tribune
• Los Angeles Times
• New York Times
• USA Today
• Washington Post
Music Websites
1 ITUNES
Praising iTunes is like endorsing chocolate and puppies: well, duh. Even so, any discussion of music on the Web has to start here. With its supersize catalog (more than 2 million tracks), fair pricing, and any-idiot-can-figure-it-out interface, it's most people's first stop for downloading the latest Kelly Clarkson single or Mariah Carey remix. Since it launched in 2003, iTunes has trounced its competitors, capturing close to 75 percent of the marketplace and selling more than a billion tracks.
But while everyone knows iTunes is big, fewer people realize how useful it can be for finding new tunes. Start with its top 100 downloads — updated daily — and you'll see an instant, direct reflection of American musical tastes: the newest Dixie Chicks single; surprise emo phenoms Panic! At the Disco; that Daniel Powter song that's on American Idol every week. Then move on to the ''essentials'' playlists, full of offbeat cult favorites. (Thanks to the ''Folk 101 Essentials,'' John Prine's epic ''Angel From Montgomery'' is our new after-work beer-sipping soundtrack.) And one of iTunes' best features is actually free: The site has grown into a portal for thousands of Web radio stations and eccentric podcasts, offering everything from rowdy dancehall reggae to classical music. Happy hunting.
GREAT FIND RJD2 & Ric Ocasek's ''Through the Walls''
2 EMUSIC.COM
This underappreciated, expertly curated MP3 store is the music geek's alternative to iTunes. It's packed with fantastic choices, and at $9.99 a month for 40 downloads, it's a great deal. Emusic sells tunes only from independent labels, which means you won't find most current pop hits here. But spend some time sifting through its 1.2 million tracks — including new stuff from Neko Case and Spoon and classics by Johnny Cash and Otis Redding — and you won't care. Best of all, the site's sharp editorial team steers you toward the good stuff with articles on the best Parisian jazz or the latest Brazilian pop. And their ''Dozens'' lists are essential 12-album starting points in categories like ''boomer-friendly rock,'' or ''English folk,'' or ''old-school punk.''
GREAT FIND Art Brut's Bang Bang Rock & Roll
3 PANDORA.COM
Perfect for anyone who likes surprises, Pandora is a wizardly website that lets you customize a radio station to fit your own tastes. After logging in, users type in the name of a song or a band (the Beatles, for example); then Pandora uses a complex mathematical algorithm to find tracks matching the Liverpool lads' musical characteristics. In addition to Fab Four songs, our station came up with some Kinks and Stones, lots of obscure '60s nuggets, and unexpected contemporary acts like the Pernice Brothers.
GREAT FIND The Move's ''Curly''
4 RHAPSODY.COM
If other MP3 stores leave you hungry, tuck into this musical buffet. Pop gluttons will love Rhapsody's all-you-can-eat subscription service, which lets you download as many songs as you like for $9.99 a month. (Though the tracks will vanish from your hard drive when you stop paying. And it won't work with an iPod.) Another draw is the playlists, the most creative and well thought-out of any MP3 store. Their genre mixes go way beyond the obvious into left-field genres like ''pub-rock explosion'' and '''80s paisley underground.'' And somebody on staff obviously has a sense of humor: ''Yacht rock'' features smooth-sailing soft pop (Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald) fit for a day of sipping Cape Codders down at the marina.
GREAT FIND Firefall's ''Just Remember I Love You''
5 Myspace.com
There's a lot to dislike about MySpace. It's uglier than a Commodore 64, the music tracks are slow to load, and it has been co-opted by record labels, which pay for prime placement. Still, with more than 1.8 million bands offering their own homepages, it's impossible to ignore — it seems like every act you've ever heard of (and countless unsigned acts you haven't) posts free songs here. Read about a band? Head to MySpace and you're basically guaranteed to get something for your time: a prerelease album preview, a new single, or even a raw demo. Weezer and Nine Inch Nails debuted their latest albums here, and Fred Durst recently posted a rant about former Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland. Maybe that's not a compelling advertisement, but hey, there are at least 999,999 non-Durst bands on there, too.
GREAT FIND Love Is All's ''Talk Talk Talk Talk.''
Music publications aren’t as relevant as they used to be. Several of the biggies such as Vibe, and Blender while others such as Spin and Rolling Stones have seriously cut their staffing. Music featured in Rolling Stones etc… just lends credibility to an artist’s music but doesn’t increase album sales. More relevant than devoted music magazines are Vanity Fair, GQ, Glamour, Wired, and The New Yorker as well as Facebook groups, message boards, fan sites, Youtube diaries and Myspace pages.
Message Boards: (Most active on the net)
Dance:
vBulletin
In the mix
Australian music and clubbing discussion forums 6582146 173506
2 custom
Club Vibes
Canadian clubbing forums 5244300 97300
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DI forums board
Digitally Imported music forums 4386556 139947
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Gurn.net
UK clubbing message boards 2662126 23322
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Biggie
Electronic and dance music forums 2235592 26184
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Club Planet
Clubbing in the US message boards 2210483 190240
7 vBulletin
Euro Adrenaline
Euro dance and music community 2111279 46252
8 UBB
Banging tunes
Dance music and DJ forums 2045380 41268
9 vBulletin
Dance Zone
Brazilian dance forums 1163674 20134
10 vBulletin
Night Club City
Nightlife and clubbing forums 1086704 6428
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EDM Planet
Club and rave in the US community 1075106 5032
12 Burning Board
Diginights
German clubbing forums 1023504 6028
13 Invision
Gatecrasher - discontinued
UK based clubbing discussion forum 973921 8541
14 phpBB
DDR Freak
Dance Dance Revolution video game forums 503900
31920
Pop:
1 Invision
BuzzJack
Chart Music Community 3643028 11863
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Moopy
Music discussion board 2582430 3144
3 Invision
CoolClarity
Music discussion forum 1352503 3697
4 Invision
Chart Refugees
Music forums 962200 2021
5 vBulletin
Absolute TRL
Pop music message boards 314835 1089
Google Groups
rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1960s@googlegroups.com
1960s Rock, Pop, and Rhythm & Blues music.
Language: English
960 subscribers, Messages per month: 440, Usenet
music1@googlegroups.com
Unsigned artists, music & video. Opportunity to link website/page on mouth to mouth basis. A public Website will be lunch soon,with free design webpage for member of this group to promote their demo online with photo galeries and mediaplayer included . so register now @ music1 ... Actuel.
Language: English
1516 members, restricted, Messages per month: 287
sfmusicgroup@googlegroups.com
Where cool kids meet to share their favorite new bands, upcoming shows, mixes, or to just talk about anything music. Rules: -Everyone's opinion matters. -Don't be afraid to say what you think. -Make it your own.
Language: English
163 members, restricted, Messages per month: 186
AMDG-Music AMDG-Music@googlegroups.com
We are a music group where ALL the members share music files. All kinds of music is welcomed. We ask that NO AC lyrics be sent thru the group as this is a family group. Join us to share your music and receive a lot of good music!
Language: English
106 members, restricted, Messages per month: 179
justmusic@googlegroups.com
Music, Shakira, U2, Justin Timberlake, Janet Jackson, Bon Jovi, KISS, Jay-Z, Kanye West, 50 Cent, Carrie Underwood, Sarah McLachlan, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Bruce Springsteen, New Kids On The Block, Jordan Knight, Jewel, Sheryl Crow, No Doubt, Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, Michael Jackson
Language: English
458 members, moderated, restricted, Messages per month: 1257
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MP3 Blogs
Gorilla vs. Bear
My Old Kentucky Blog
You Aint No Picasso
An Aquarium Drunkard
Nothing But Green Lights
So Much Silence
Transmission
Hipster Runoff
Inglewood
Motel de Moka
Yeezy
Skatterbrain
Said the Gramophone
20 Jazz Funk Greats (Not about jazz funk)
Marathon Packs
Muzzle of Bees
NEON GOLD
Laundromatinee
Mystics not Wastrels
Abeano
Cheap Fast Times
Sex on Fire
Underrated
Undomondo
Music For Robots
Kitsune Noir
Attorney Street
Largehearted Boy
Brooklyn Vegan
Stereogum
Chromewaes
Big Stereo
Arawa
Bibabidi
Cause=Time
Sucka Pants
Fluxblog
The Rising Storm
Discoteca Oceano
Brazilian Nuggets
Tunes Consumed
We Shot J.R.
Central Booking
Halz Haz a Say
Get Weird Turn Pro
Sasha frere-Jones
Philip Sherburne
Cannibal Cheerleader
A Walking Disaster
The Grizzly LifeT-Sides
Disco Dust (Not about disco)
IHEARTCOMIX
La Maladie Tropicale
Blogs are for Dogs
Discobelle (not about disco)
Analog Giant
Good Weather For Airstrikes
Funeral Pudding
I Guess I’m Floating
Music for Kids Who Can’t Read Good
Ultra8201
Panda Toes
Disco Delicious
Indie Interviews
The Passion of the Weiss
Elitaste
The Anchor Center
The Sound of Marching Feet
Pasta Primavera
Lullabyes
Idolator
Rock Insider
Sonic Itch
Spinner
Cultura Fina
Big D little d
Pampelmoose
Missing Toof
The Futurist
Nerd Litter
The Hood Internet
The Pharmacy Rx
Art Decade
Deaf Indie Elephants
1,618
SixEyes
Acid Girls
Rock & Roll Daily
The Rock Snob
Dreams Of Horses
Shake Your Fist
Scissokick
Suspect Drawings
Bows + Arrows
The Rawking Refuses to Stop
Product Shop NYC
Rockouts
Done Waiting
Filter Magazine
Moistworks
I am Fuel, You Are Friends
Naturalismo
Mars Needs Guitars
The 3rd Base Line
Scenestars
Rachel and the CityTorr
Cable and Tweed
I Heart Music
Etheriosity
Badical Beats
Palms Out
What Noisy Cats Are We
Who Needs Radio?
Spacelab
Information Leafblower
Brookly Ski Club
Take Your medicine
Indoor Fireworks
Audio Deficit Disorer
Them Park Experience
The Rich Girls Are Weeping
(Sm)all Ages
Out the Other
Music For Listeners
The Test Pilot
Womenfolk
Earvolution
Exitfare
More Cowbell
The Camera As Pen
The Listen
Yeti Don’t Dance
Songs:Illinois
Swedes Please
All Things Go
FoeWeel
Where is Helsinki?
Gulf Coast Bands
Muzak for Cybernetics
Veritas Lux Mea
Can You See the Sunset…
Some Velvet Blog
Thoracic Fax Machine
15 Minutes To Live
I Rock I roll
The Armchair Novelist
The Torture Garden
What We All Want
Think Tank
Banana Nutrament
The Perm & The Skullet
Between Thought and Expression
Catchdubs
Houston So Real
Call Me MickeyTofu Hut
Plague of Angels
Los amigos de durutti
Berkeley Place
Regnyouth
Work For It
Pimps of Gore
Hey Mercedes
Each Note Secure
The Big Ticket
Copy, Right? (cover songs)
Beware Of The Blog
Pitchfork
Prefixmag
Insound.
Yahoo Music Message Boards:
http://messages.yahoo.com/Music/forumview?bn=1600771747
http://messages.yahoo.com/Music/forumview?bn=18941718
http://messages.yahoo.com/Music/forumview?bn=18941764
Yahoo Music Groups:
http://launch.dir.groups.yahoo.com/grou ... gnedBands/
http://launch.dir.groups.yahoo.com/grou ... tShowcase/
http://launch.dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/IndieList/
http://launch.dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/musicthoughts/
http://launch.dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cityofrhythm/
http://launch.dir.groups.yahoo.com/grou ... dentaandr/
http://launch.dir.groups.yahoo.com/grou ... anticmusic
Music Forums:
http://www.muzicforums.com/
http://www.magle.dk/music-forums
http://www.forums.digitalspy.co.uk/foru ... y.php?f=30
http://www.buzzjack.com/forums
http://www.music.co.uk/forums
http://www.lovethatsound.com
http://www.topix.com/foum/music
http://www.radiomute.com
http://www.musicbanter.com/music-forums
http://www.coreforum.com
http://www.musicradar.com/forum
http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/forums
http://www.keepmusicalive.com
http://www.musicboards.com/
http://www.unsignedbandweb.com/forums.html
http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/
http://www.ukmusic.com/forum/
http://www.music-discussion.com/forum/
Facebook “Music” Groups:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/music/771
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=29485219316
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=353042359453
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=115636568778
http://www.facebook.com/groups/12289991444500083
http://www.facebook.com/groups/2011worldrecourd
http://www.facebook.com/groups/1522329681141356
Facebook “Pop Music” Groups:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/popmsic1
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=173485115395
Facebook “Popular Music” Groups:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/158205804193688
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=197785555375
Facebook “Dance Music” Groups:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=118064682753
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=106736252684112
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=319213571799
Abba Fan Sites:
http://www.myspace.com/175597412
http://www.myspace.com/everything/abba
http://www.abbafanclub.com
http://www.abbaplaza.com
http://www.abbasite.com
http://www.abba-world.net/links/essential.htm
The music magazines that don’t already have a web url have as their address either their name .org, .net or .com. Next are possibly relevant periodicals. We’ve included the most popular music websites at the end of the periodical list where you can try advertising. As an added benefit we’ve placed the most popular places where you can post links to your mp3s such as the most popular Dance and Pop message boards, the most popular Google Music Groups, 100 of the most popular mp3 blogs, most popular yahoo music message boards, most popular Yahoo music groups, and most popular music forums found through Google search.
Music Magazines On And Offline:
Alternative Press
Magazine includes information on music, videos, books, movies, fanzine reviews, upcoming release listings, music charts, more.
Babble and Beat
Free music magazine featuring band interviews, music reviews, news, contests, and more. (Just dissolved and turned into a blog) http://babbleandbeat.wordpress.com/
Billboard
News, current charts, artist information, and more from well known music magazine.
Blender
Covers everything from dance and hip-hop to rock, alternative and R&B. Known for pictorials of female celebrities.
ChartAttack
Daily news and reviews from Canadian magazine covering rock, pop, and alternative.
Mojo
Well written UK music magazine featuring reviews, news, buyer's guides, features, classifieds, and more.
Music Box
Daily music magazine featuring reviews, music news, tour dates, interviews, streaming audio and video, and more.
Music Magazine, The
Online magazine that deals in all music, with reviews, news and interviews appearing on both the site and the blog.
New Musical Express (NME)
UK-based, the biggest-selling weekly music magazine in the world. Presents music news around the clock, reviews from around the world, interviews, and a concert guide.
Paste Magazine
Covers a variety of genres with an emphasis on alternative, Americana and indie rock. Features dozens of reviews of CDs, DVDs, and films, along with interviews and profiles.
Q Magazine
Music and entertainment magazine published in the UK. Has an extensive review section, featuring: new releases, film and concert reviews as well as radio and television reviews.
Rolling Stone
Popular magazine contains music and entertainment news, videos, photos, downloads, music and movie reviews, cover stories and online exclusives.
Soul Shine
Canada's guide to new music filled with the latest news, features, reviews, gig listings and indie radio.
Sounds and Colours
South American music and culture magazine, with regular news updates.
Spin
Focuses on the progressive new music scene and the youth culture. Gives the edge on film, art, and music, including ska, pop, R&B, rock, hip hop, and rap.
Uncut
Authoritative UK music and film magazine. Features hundreds of music and movie reviews, interviews and news.
Wire, The
UK magazine covering avant rock, breakbeat, jazz, modern classical, electronica, and other sounds from the outer limits.
• Dazed and Confused
London-based music, art, and fashion magazine with news, photos, selected articles, and special features.
www.dazeddigital.com
• Dotmusic
Includes news, charts, artist profiles, reviews, interviews, and more.
www.dotmusic.com
• Radio & Records Magazine
Industry newspaper featuring radio airplay charts and continuously updated music industry news.
www.radioandrecords.com
• OffBeat Magazine
New Orleans and Louisiana's music and entertainment monthly, including club listings.
www.offbeat.com
• MusicDish
Providing a business perspective on the issues impacting professionals and executives in the online music industry.
www.musicdish.com
• Exclaim!
Features music reviews, artists' timelines, articles, contests, and more.
www.exclaim.ca
• Filter Magazine
Music magazine covering new and creative artists for those that seek an alternative to the radio.
www.filter-mag.com
• Scene Magazine
Northeast Ohio's entertainment weekly.
www.clevescene.com
• American Songwriter
Covers the craft and business of songwriting, with interviews, songwriting tips, news, and a song lyric contest.
www.americansongwriter.com
• Clash Music
Music magazine covering music news, gigs, reviews, features, and interviews. Find everything from the hottest new artists to the latest in fashion and film.
www.clashmusic.com
• MCA Records AMP Magazine
Diverse label, home to such artists as Mary J. Blige, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Common, KCI & Jojo, New Radicals, and more.
www.mcarecords.com
• Undercover
CD-ROM music magazine features the latest music news, celebrity interviews, world charts and free downloads.
www.undercover.com.au
• Performing Songwriter
Internationally distributed periodical dedicated to the art of songwriting and the business of making music.
www.performingsongwriter.com
• Beat Magazine
Music, arts, and films magazine; updated weekly.
www.beat.com.au
• Canadian Musician
Canada's magazine for professional and amateur musicians.
www.canadianmusician.com
• In Music We Trust
Articles, reviews, and interviews for a variety of musical genres including ska, punk, hardcore, rock, rap, hip-hop, industrial, gothic, and more.
www.inmusicwetrust.com
• Last Plane to Jakarta
Includes an archive of select past articles and information on where to purchase the print version.
www.lastplanetojakarta.com
• Music Box
E-zine features the latest concert and album reviews, music news, tour info, interviews, streaming audio,contest giveaways, and more.
www.musicbox-online.com
• Euromusic
Provides information to the music community on the European market.
www.euromusic.com
• Nude as the News
Music news, reviews, links and features.
www.nudeasthenews.com
• Fuji International
Contains bags of info relating to music, movies, and pop culture in general. It deals with aspects of both Japanese and British popular culture.
www.fujiint.co.uk
• Ink Blot Magazine
Featuring rock, jazz and more with sound, pics, dirty secrets, etc.
www.inkblotmagazine.com
• Freaky Trigger
Pop music fanzine with reviews, articles, columns, and more.
www.freakytrigger.co.uk
• @NZone
Features news, reviews, chat, and more on movies, music, and TV.
www.atnzone.com
• New Zealand Musician
Includes articles on artists and bands, gear reviews, music industry columns, and music services directories.
www.nzmusician.co.nz
• Junkmedia
Independently owned and operated Internet daily with a goal to provide readers with diverse, informed, and intelligent writing on today's music.
www.junkmedia.org
• Musician
Covering the art, business, and technology of making music.
www.musicianmag.com
• Soul Shine
Canadian monthly guide to new music.
www.soulshine.ca
• MMR Magazine
Concise, timely and insightful information on all aspects of the MI industry.
www.mmrmagazine.com
• Delta Boogie
Provides online information about music, art, entertainment, and sports in Northeast Arkansas and the Mississippi Delta. Site includes chat, news, and reviews.
www.deltaboogie.com
• Jelly
Jam-packed with reviews of classic blues, jazz, country, soul and rock and roll from musicians around the world.
www.jellyroll.com
• Blue Coupe Magazine
Offers reviews of pop, jazz, rock, retro, and more.
www.bluecoupe.com
• Plume Noire, La
Trans-cultural collective of film and music commentary, reviews, and articles.
www.plume-noire.com
• Music for the Love of It
About making your own music; includes current issue contents, excerpts, subscription information, writers guidelines, workshop listings, and more.
www.musicfortheloveofit.com
• Soundart
Provides information on concerts of contemporary music in all its forms: avant garde, classical, electronic, computer, experimental jazz and more.
www.soundart.org
• Nightshift
Oxford music magazine.
nightshift.oxfordmusic.net
• halana
Devoted to the discovery and glorification of meaningful, important, and often spiritual music and culture from around the globe.
www.halana.com
• motion
Reviews of new music worth listening to, regardless of genre or fashion.
motion.state51.co.uk
• Playing in Fog
Online magazine and guide dedicated to live indie shows happening primarily in San Francisco. Includes show dates, reviews, downloads, interviews, photos, and more
www.playinginfog.com
• Beat Surrender, The
Online music magazine with music reviews, interviews, and news.
www.thebeatsurrender.co.uk
• Melomag
Online magazine with reviews, interviews, and general articles about the world of art and music.
www.melomag.com
• Hollow Ear
Magazine of arts, literature, and music.
www.hollowear.com
• InterMixx Webzine
A look at New England regional artists in this monthly web version of Mixx magazine.
www.intermixx.com
• Sound Waves Magazine
Offers interviews, record and movie reviews, music commentary, and club and band listings for southern New England.
www.swaves.com
• Serge Entertainment Group
Features Music Morsels Magazine, talent, industry showcase, and more. Home to such artists as Bad Boy, Mark Birmingham, Lea Brennan, Prince EQ, and more.
www.serge.org
• San Diego City Beat
Lifestyle and music magazine.
www.slammsd.com
• Producer Report
The most comprehensive record producer news available.
www.mojavemusic.com
• Rhythm & News Magazine
Music news, reviews and (read and hear) interviews plus live webcasts, chat rooms, photo gallery, music biz/lessons, classifieds, contests, unsigned. Ask questions of your favorite artists.
• The Groove Site
International music in Real Audio, plus a song database and a magazine.
www.groovesite.com
• Space Age Bachelor Magazine
Articles, interviews, and reviews for everyone who wants to live in their record collection.
www.space-age-bachelor.com
• In Your Eye
Musician's resource area/directory, geared to the DIY player. Has booking, radio, press, label contacts. Feature articles and classified ads.
www.inyoureye.com
• All Access Music Group
Online daily source of news, new music, artist information, radio programming tips, show prep, and links.
www1.allaccess.com
• Electronic Sonic Press
In-depth coverage of all kinds of music. Heavy on links, reader participation, and free giveaways.
www.sonicpress.com
• Freetime Magazine
www.freetimemag.com
• Concert Direct
Music magazine focusing on live performances.
www.concertdirect.com
• Sorted Magazine
Includes interviews, gig/album reviews and more. Find it free around Dublin.
www.sortedmagazine.com
• Red Alert, The
Music news, interviews, album, and show reviews from a progressive and political perspective.
www.theredalert.com
• Progression
Music, arts and culture magazine with a guitar slant. Lively, provocative, innovative, and informative.
www.progression.co.uk
• Nefarious Entertainment Magazine
Features reviews of independent and established artists, club and band listings, and chat.
www.nefariousmag.com
• Media Manager
Guide to music industry magazines, media kits and trade shows for marketing professionals, publishers, and advertising agency media buyers.
www.mediamanager.com
• Megalomaniac Productions
Webzine for music and madness: interviews, pictures, and more
www.megalomaniac-prod.com
• US Music Vault Online
Featuring news, interviews, charts, concerts, and more.
www.usmusicvault.com
• Consumable
Webzine predominantly featuring reviews of new releases and concerts.
www.westnet.com/consumable
• SayHOO
www.sayhoo.com
• Loud Magazine
Reviews, interviews, downloads, forums, and more.
www.loudmagazine.com
• Unbarred
UK-based magazine covering a wide variety of genres. Includes reviews, profiles, news, and more.
www.unbarred.co.uk
• West Coast Music Review
An E-Mag with Byte. CD reviews, interviews, sound bytes and photos of artists and bands from all genres of music.
wcmr.com
• Check It Out!
CD-ROM periodical for exposing excellent new music is filled with CD-quality audio, live videos, reviews, and our featured bands' contact info.
www.bigzines.com
• ROYHSDYN online
An online version of a small Aussie zine, exposing unsigned/independent Aussie bands.
www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/dreadlock/281/royhsdyn.html
• Digital Audio
TDK's online guide for information about cd recording via computer and standalone hardware, plus information about minidiscs and blank CDs.
www.tdkdigitalaudio.com
• Zero Magazine
Bay Area technology and entertainment publication reports on music, fashion, nightlife and film; features band interviews, record reviews, articles, news and more.
www.zeromag.net
• Web Directory: RoJaRo
Huge key to the contents of 250+ music magazines (1992-), covering most contemporary genres (except classical music)
www.notam.uio.no/rojaro
• Britbeat
Site from BBC America and Virgin Megastore aiming to highlight the best of British music.
www.thebritbeat.com
• Best Buy Entertainment
Features products, reviews, news, tour dates, demos, and gossip in the music, movie, and gaming industries.
www.bbe.bestbuy.com
• Record of the Day
Music industry news magazine which also features the best new music.
www.recordoftheday.co.uk
• fritz, the
Interviews, reviews, feature articles, and more.
thefritz.com
• ASCAP Playback Magazine
Official magazine of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.
www.ascap.com/playback
• Muskrat Zines
Canadian independent music and publishers with links, pictures, news and club listings.
members.tripod.com/~mpick/main.htm
• Cape Breton Arts & Entertainment Online Magazine
Features articles about music and musicians.
cbmag.zinecast.com
• Spinning Circle
A new music magazine on CD-ROM in English, German, and Dutch.
www.spinningcircle.com
• RockAthens
Covering the diverse music scene of Athens, Georgia. Features articles, interviews, music samples, and more.
www.rockathens.com
• Night Moves Music and Entertainment Magazine
community-2.webtv.net/NightmovesMusic/NIGHTMOVES
• Noisewave: The Sound of Scotland
Promoting unsigned Scottish musical talent and featuring visiting world musical talent.
www.noisewave.co.uk
• Noise
Northern Indiana source for entertainment news, music news, and concert information.
www.enoise.com
• Music Mag Online
Up to date music business information from Germany, CD releases, tour dates, job opportunities, etc (in German).
www.musicmag.de
• God Etcetera!
Monthly zine involving music and the commercialization of religion and its humor.
lynx.dac.neu.edu/s/skremen
• Wind Music online
www.blasmusik.de
Music Journals, Magazines, Newspapers and Periodicals
•
• 78 Quarterly (Subscription Info.)
A
• Access Magazine Online
• Access to the Music Zone (AMZ) (Vol 1 No 1, 11/96- )
• Acoustic Guitar Magazine (Magazine Info., Indexes: Table of Contents, Songs, Manufacturer Index)
• Acoustical Society of America (Abstracts from recent ASA meetings) (1992-1997)
• Addicted to Noise: a totally complete on-line rock magazine (Issue 1.1 Dec. 1994- )
• American Songwriter Magazine (Magazine Info.)
• AMG: All-Music Guide (in-depth reviews, feature articles, restrospectives, and news items on all kinds of music, from easy listening and jazz to noise rock and hip-hop)
• Art and Culture MUSIC
• ArtZero -- L'e-zine musical
• ASCAP PlayBack Magazine -- the Society's bimonthly magazine (news on ASCAP)
• Atlantic Unbound / Atlantic Monthly: Arts & Culture
• Audio Video Magazine
• Audioreview -- Internet edition (Italian)
B
• BBC Music Magazine (Music Reviews and more)
• Billboard Online
• Music World Magazine from BMI
• Boston Phoenix
• The Buzz Magazine -- New Australian Music Listing
• Buzzine.com -- Music and Entertainment News
C
• The Call Project -- Collection of essays concerning art, music, and literature
• Canadian Folk Music Journal = Revue de musique folklorique canadienne (information)
• Canadian Music Periodical Index
• Canadian Musician Magazine (Subscription Info., Table of Contents)
• Celebrity Cafe -- Online Entertainment Magazine
• Chaos Control Digizine
• CMJ Online: new music first
D
• DallasMusic.Com -- Weekly Music Magazine
• Décibels (French) (Montréal, Québec)
• Digimag -- The Digital Online Music Magazine
• DiSCORDER/CiTR campus magazine/radio on-line (8/1995- )
• Donemus Info -- Musical Life in the Netherlands
• DownBeat.com
• Dreampop
E
• E! Online
• E-Discographer (discographic information exchange)
• ECHO: a music-centered journal
• Electronic Musician Online
• Entertainment Magazine
• Entertainment Tonight Online (music reviews)
• Entertainment Weekly Online (music reviews)
• EST Magazine (Full text, Table of Contents, Indexes, underground music)
• Exposé: Exploring the Boundaries of Rock (Table of Contents, Selected Full Text)
F
• FanFaire -- the webzine that celebrates music
• Firstlook.com
• ThE FrAcTuReD MiRrOr ?
• Fuoribattuta (Italian Music Magazine)
• FUSED (A London-based Music Magazine)
G-H
• Gavin (Country, Jazz, Rock, and more)
• Gig Magazine Online (Magazine info., Searchable Archives Index)
• Grand Royal Magazine
• Hollow Ear: The magazine of music, images and words
• HYPE Electrazine
I
• iCulture: CBC Entertainment
• iMpulse Music Journal (Subscription info.)
• iMusic
• In Music & Media: A New Weekly Australasian Music Business EZINE
• IN-SYNC -- The Musician's Magazine
• Ink Blot Magazine (rock, dance, jazz, and more)
• Instant Magazine (Boston, MA)
J
• Jelly Music Magazine
K-L
• The Leonardo Music Journal (LMJ) (Journal Info., Table of Contents)
• MetroActive: Music (California News)
• Mi2N -- Music Industry News Network
• Min-ad: Israel Studies in Musicology Online
• Mr. Showbiz -- A world of entertainment from ABC News.com
• MSN Entertainment Channel (Microsoft)
• MTV Online -- Music
• !MuCoMo!/L.A. Live
• Music Connection Magazine -- serving the music industry since 1977
• Music For the Love of It (Subscription Info.)
• The Music Monitor / by The Record Exchange
• Music Row Magazine -- Nashville's Music Industry Publication (Magazine Info.)
• Music Universe -- TheRocket, BAM Magazine
• La musica Inrete: Pop Magazine
• Musical Act Magazine (Israel Leading Audio & Music Magazine)
• Musical Performance -- An International Journal (Journal Info.)
• MusicDish -- Music Industry Magazine
• MusiciansNet: On-line Musicians Magazines (guitars, synths, MIDI, samplers, brass, drums)
• MusicTech -- Online Magazine
• Muzikus
N
• N D Magazine
• Nadine: The magazine that wishes it were a band
• Netx Music (Australia)
O-P
• Oideion: Performing Arts Online (Full text, Peer-reviewed, multimedia journal, 1997-- )
• Perfect Beat -- The Pacific Journal of Research Into Contemporary Music and Popular Culture (Subscription Info., Selected Articles) ?
• Perfect Sound Forever -- online music magazine
• Performing Arts International (Journal Info.)
• Performing Arts Journal -- accessible through Project MUSE (by subscription)
• Performing Songwriter Magazine (Journal Info., Current Table of Content)
• The Pitch -- The Alternative Kasas City Connection
• Pollstar -- The Concert Hotwire
• POP-i Music Magazine ?
• Pro-Music-News (news from the music industry and professional recording and P.A. technology)
R
• RAD Cyberzine
• RPM Online -- The Review of Popular Music
• ReSoundings: A World Wide Web Journal -- an interactive hypermedia periodical in the humanities
• Revista Musical de Venezuela
• Rock & Pop
• Rock Around the World -- Newspaper from the 1970's
• Rock On the Net -- your guide to music news, information, bios, charts, and much more!
• ROCKRGRL Magazine
• RoJaRo
RollingStone.com (USA) (selected articles)
S
• Scene Magazine Online (Magazine & Directory)
• Schwann Publications (subscription information)
• Shoutweb.com
• SHOWmusic -- The Musical Theatre Magazine
• Sing Out! Magazine (country music info.)
• SONANCES: the new music site (International Music Magazine)
• Sound fX
• Soundout -- Dublin's online resource for independent musicians
• SoundtrackNet -- the art of film and television music
• State51 -- UK music web site
• Static Magazine: dedicated to the independent music community
T-U
• TalentNews.Com: Investigative News Site for New Talent (from Harpland Music)
• Underscope Magazine
• Unit Circle Home Page
• URB Magazine
V-W-X-Y
• Veer
• VivaMusica! A Revista dos Clássicos (Brazil)
• Wah-Wah -- Magazine de la Cultura Rock
• Wall of Sound (news, cd reviews, charts, artists profiles, etc.)
• The Wall Music Home Page
• Washington Arts & Entertainment
• The Web Wide World of Music -- The Ultimate Band List
• West Gallery Music
• Wildpark
• Wire Magazine reviews index
• Woodstock.com -- News and more
• The World of Warp
• World Wide Arts Resources -- Arts and Culture Information Gateway
Lists
• Music Periodicals (from Sonances)
• New Jour -- Electronic Journals & Newsletters
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Newspapers
• Chicago Tribune
• Los Angeles Times
• New York Times
• USA Today
• Washington Post
Music Websites
1 ITUNES
Praising iTunes is like endorsing chocolate and puppies: well, duh. Even so, any discussion of music on the Web has to start here. With its supersize catalog (more than 2 million tracks), fair pricing, and any-idiot-can-figure-it-out interface, it's most people's first stop for downloading the latest Kelly Clarkson single or Mariah Carey remix. Since it launched in 2003, iTunes has trounced its competitors, capturing close to 75 percent of the marketplace and selling more than a billion tracks.
But while everyone knows iTunes is big, fewer people realize how useful it can be for finding new tunes. Start with its top 100 downloads — updated daily — and you'll see an instant, direct reflection of American musical tastes: the newest Dixie Chicks single; surprise emo phenoms Panic! At the Disco; that Daniel Powter song that's on American Idol every week. Then move on to the ''essentials'' playlists, full of offbeat cult favorites. (Thanks to the ''Folk 101 Essentials,'' John Prine's epic ''Angel From Montgomery'' is our new after-work beer-sipping soundtrack.) And one of iTunes' best features is actually free: The site has grown into a portal for thousands of Web radio stations and eccentric podcasts, offering everything from rowdy dancehall reggae to classical music. Happy hunting.
GREAT FIND RJD2 & Ric Ocasek's ''Through the Walls''
2 EMUSIC.COM
This underappreciated, expertly curated MP3 store is the music geek's alternative to iTunes. It's packed with fantastic choices, and at $9.99 a month for 40 downloads, it's a great deal. Emusic sells tunes only from independent labels, which means you won't find most current pop hits here. But spend some time sifting through its 1.2 million tracks — including new stuff from Neko Case and Spoon and classics by Johnny Cash and Otis Redding — and you won't care. Best of all, the site's sharp editorial team steers you toward the good stuff with articles on the best Parisian jazz or the latest Brazilian pop. And their ''Dozens'' lists are essential 12-album starting points in categories like ''boomer-friendly rock,'' or ''English folk,'' or ''old-school punk.''
GREAT FIND Art Brut's Bang Bang Rock & Roll
3 PANDORA.COM
Perfect for anyone who likes surprises, Pandora is a wizardly website that lets you customize a radio station to fit your own tastes. After logging in, users type in the name of a song or a band (the Beatles, for example); then Pandora uses a complex mathematical algorithm to find tracks matching the Liverpool lads' musical characteristics. In addition to Fab Four songs, our station came up with some Kinks and Stones, lots of obscure '60s nuggets, and unexpected contemporary acts like the Pernice Brothers.
GREAT FIND The Move's ''Curly''
4 RHAPSODY.COM
If other MP3 stores leave you hungry, tuck into this musical buffet. Pop gluttons will love Rhapsody's all-you-can-eat subscription service, which lets you download as many songs as you like for $9.99 a month. (Though the tracks will vanish from your hard drive when you stop paying. And it won't work with an iPod.) Another draw is the playlists, the most creative and well thought-out of any MP3 store. Their genre mixes go way beyond the obvious into left-field genres like ''pub-rock explosion'' and '''80s paisley underground.'' And somebody on staff obviously has a sense of humor: ''Yacht rock'' features smooth-sailing soft pop (Kenny Loggins, Michael McDonald) fit for a day of sipping Cape Codders down at the marina.
GREAT FIND Firefall's ''Just Remember I Love You''
5 Myspace.com
There's a lot to dislike about MySpace. It's uglier than a Commodore 64, the music tracks are slow to load, and it has been co-opted by record labels, which pay for prime placement. Still, with more than 1.8 million bands offering their own homepages, it's impossible to ignore — it seems like every act you've ever heard of (and countless unsigned acts you haven't) posts free songs here. Read about a band? Head to MySpace and you're basically guaranteed to get something for your time: a prerelease album preview, a new single, or even a raw demo. Weezer and Nine Inch Nails debuted their latest albums here, and Fred Durst recently posted a rant about former Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland. Maybe that's not a compelling advertisement, but hey, there are at least 999,999 non-Durst bands on there, too.
GREAT FIND Love Is All's ''Talk Talk Talk Talk.''
Music publications aren’t as relevant as they used to be. Several of the biggies such as Vibe, and Blender while others such as Spin and Rolling Stones have seriously cut their staffing. Music featured in Rolling Stones etc… just lends credibility to an artist’s music but doesn’t increase album sales. More relevant than devoted music magazines are Vanity Fair, GQ, Glamour, Wired, and The New Yorker as well as Facebook groups, message boards, fan sites, Youtube diaries and Myspace pages.
Message Boards: (Most active on the net)
Dance:
vBulletin
In the mix
Australian music and clubbing discussion forums 6582146 173506
2 custom
Club Vibes
Canadian clubbing forums 5244300 97300
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DI forums board
Digitally Imported music forums 4386556 139947
4 vBulletin
Gurn.net
UK clubbing message boards 2662126 23322
5 phpBB
Biggie
Electronic and dance music forums 2235592 26184
6 vBulletin
Club Planet
Clubbing in the US message boards 2210483 190240
7 vBulletin
Euro Adrenaline
Euro dance and music community 2111279 46252
8 UBB
Banging tunes
Dance music and DJ forums 2045380 41268
9 vBulletin
Dance Zone
Brazilian dance forums 1163674 20134
10 vBulletin
Night Club City
Nightlife and clubbing forums 1086704 6428
11 vBulletin
EDM Planet
Club and rave in the US community 1075106 5032
12 Burning Board
Diginights
German clubbing forums 1023504 6028
13 Invision
Gatecrasher - discontinued
UK based clubbing discussion forum 973921 8541
14 phpBB
DDR Freak
Dance Dance Revolution video game forums 503900
31920
Pop:
1 Invision
BuzzJack
Chart Music Community 3643028 11863
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Moopy
Music discussion board 2582430 3144
3 Invision
CoolClarity
Music discussion forum 1352503 3697
4 Invision
Chart Refugees
Music forums 962200 2021
5 vBulletin
Absolute TRL
Pop music message boards 314835 1089
Google Groups
rec.music.rock-pop-r+b.1960s@googlegroups.com
1960s Rock, Pop, and Rhythm & Blues music.
Language: English
960 subscribers, Messages per month: 440, Usenet
music1@googlegroups.com
Unsigned artists, music & video. Opportunity to link website/page on mouth to mouth basis. A public Website will be lunch soon,with free design webpage for member of this group to promote their demo online with photo galeries and mediaplayer included . so register now @ music1 ... Actuel.
Language: English
1516 members, restricted, Messages per month: 287
sfmusicgroup@googlegroups.com
Where cool kids meet to share their favorite new bands, upcoming shows, mixes, or to just talk about anything music. Rules: -Everyone's opinion matters. -Don't be afraid to say what you think. -Make it your own.
Language: English
163 members, restricted, Messages per month: 186
AMDG-Music AMDG-Music@googlegroups.com
We are a music group where ALL the members share music files. All kinds of music is welcomed. We ask that NO AC lyrics be sent thru the group as this is a family group. Join us to share your music and receive a lot of good music!
Language: English
106 members, restricted, Messages per month: 179
justmusic@googlegroups.com
Music, Shakira, U2, Justin Timberlake, Janet Jackson, Bon Jovi, KISS, Jay-Z, Kanye West, 50 Cent, Carrie Underwood, Sarah McLachlan, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Bruce Springsteen, New Kids On The Block, Jordan Knight, Jewel, Sheryl Crow, No Doubt, Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, Michael Jackson
Language: English
458 members, moderated, restricted, Messages per month: 1257
http://groups.google.com/group/palco-mp ... og?lnk=srg
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.musi ... cs?lnk=srg
http://groups.google.com/group/egibsons ... og?lnk=srg
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.musi ... cs?lnk=srg
MP3 Blogs
Gorilla vs. Bear
My Old Kentucky Blog
You Aint No Picasso
An Aquarium Drunkard
Nothing But Green Lights
So Much Silence
Transmission
Hipster Runoff
Inglewood
Motel de Moka
Yeezy
Skatterbrain
Said the Gramophone
20 Jazz Funk Greats (Not about jazz funk)
Marathon Packs
Muzzle of Bees
NEON GOLD
Laundromatinee
Mystics not Wastrels
Abeano
Cheap Fast Times
Sex on Fire
Underrated
Undomondo
Music For Robots
Kitsune Noir
Attorney Street
Largehearted Boy
Brooklyn Vegan
Stereogum
Chromewaes
Big Stereo
Arawa
Bibabidi
Cause=Time
Sucka Pants
Fluxblog
The Rising Storm
Discoteca Oceano
Brazilian Nuggets
Tunes Consumed
We Shot J.R.
Central Booking
Halz Haz a Say
Get Weird Turn Pro
Sasha frere-Jones
Philip Sherburne
Cannibal Cheerleader
A Walking Disaster
The Grizzly LifeT-Sides
Disco Dust (Not about disco)
IHEARTCOMIX
La Maladie Tropicale
Blogs are for Dogs
Discobelle (not about disco)
Analog Giant
Good Weather For Airstrikes
Funeral Pudding
I Guess I’m Floating
Music for Kids Who Can’t Read Good
Ultra8201
Panda Toes
Disco Delicious
Indie Interviews
The Passion of the Weiss
Elitaste
The Anchor Center
The Sound of Marching Feet
Pasta Primavera
Lullabyes
Idolator
Rock Insider
Sonic Itch
Spinner
Cultura Fina
Big D little d
Pampelmoose
Missing Toof
The Futurist
Nerd Litter
The Hood Internet
The Pharmacy Rx
Art Decade
Deaf Indie Elephants
1,618
SixEyes
Acid Girls
Rock & Roll Daily
The Rock Snob
Dreams Of Horses
Shake Your Fist
Scissokick
Suspect Drawings
Bows + Arrows
The Rawking Refuses to Stop
Product Shop NYC
Rockouts
Done Waiting
Filter Magazine
Moistworks
I am Fuel, You Are Friends
Naturalismo
Mars Needs Guitars
The 3rd Base Line
Scenestars
Rachel and the CityTorr
Cable and Tweed
I Heart Music
Etheriosity
Badical Beats
Palms Out
What Noisy Cats Are We
Who Needs Radio?
Spacelab
Information Leafblower
Brookly Ski Club
Take Your medicine
Indoor Fireworks
Audio Deficit Disorer
Them Park Experience
The Rich Girls Are Weeping
(Sm)all Ages
Out the Other
Music For Listeners
The Test Pilot
Womenfolk
Earvolution
Exitfare
More Cowbell
The Camera As Pen
The Listen
Yeti Don’t Dance
Songs:Illinois
Swedes Please
All Things Go
FoeWeel
Where is Helsinki?
Gulf Coast Bands
Muzak for Cybernetics
Veritas Lux Mea
Can You See the Sunset…
Some Velvet Blog
Thoracic Fax Machine
15 Minutes To Live
I Rock I roll
The Armchair Novelist
The Torture Garden
What We All Want
Think Tank
Banana Nutrament
The Perm & The Skullet
Between Thought and Expression
Catchdubs
Houston So Real
Call Me MickeyTofu Hut
Plague of Angels
Los amigos de durutti
Berkeley Place
Regnyouth
Work For It
Pimps of Gore
Hey Mercedes
Each Note Secure
The Big Ticket
Copy, Right? (cover songs)
Beware Of The Blog
Pitchfork
Prefixmag
Insound.
Yahoo Music Message Boards:
http://messages.yahoo.com/Music/forumview?bn=1600771747
http://messages.yahoo.com/Music/forumview?bn=18941718
http://messages.yahoo.com/Music/forumview?bn=18941764
Yahoo Music Groups:
http://launch.dir.groups.yahoo.com/grou ... gnedBands/
http://launch.dir.groups.yahoo.com/grou ... tShowcase/
http://launch.dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/IndieList/
http://launch.dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/musicthoughts/
http://launch.dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/Cityofrhythm/
http://launch.dir.groups.yahoo.com/grou ... dentaandr/
http://launch.dir.groups.yahoo.com/grou ... anticmusic
Music Forums:
http://www.muzicforums.com/
http://www.magle.dk/music-forums
http://www.forums.digitalspy.co.uk/foru ... y.php?f=30
http://www.buzzjack.com/forums
http://www.music.co.uk/forums
http://www.lovethatsound.com
http://www.topix.com/foum/music
http://www.radiomute.com
http://www.musicbanter.com/music-forums
http://www.coreforum.com
http://www.musicradar.com/forum
http://www.peoplesrepublicofcork.com/forums
http://www.keepmusicalive.com
http://www.musicboards.com/
http://www.unsignedbandweb.com/forums.html
http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/
http://www.ukmusic.com/forum/
http://www.music-discussion.com/forum/
Facebook “Music” Groups:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/music/771
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=29485219316
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=353042359453
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=115636568778
http://www.facebook.com/groups/12289991444500083
http://www.facebook.com/groups/2011worldrecourd
http://www.facebook.com/groups/1522329681141356
Facebook “Pop Music” Groups:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/popmsic1
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=173485115395
Facebook “Popular Music” Groups:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/158205804193688
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=197785555375
Facebook “Dance Music” Groups:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=118064682753
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=106736252684112
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=319213571799
Abba Fan Sites:
http://www.myspace.com/175597412
http://www.myspace.com/everything/abba
http://www.abbafanclub.com
http://www.abbaplaza.com
http://www.abbasite.com
http://www.abba-world.net/links/essential.htm