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Music news

      Titles Descriptions
  1. AJR NewsLink: Magazines
  2. All Music Guide
  3. Aloud.com: Online Ticket Service, Event Guide and Venue Directory
  4. Cèilidh culture and higher education
  5. Classical Music UK
  6. Cosmopolis
  7. Country Music Association
  8. Country Music in Britain
  9. Eurovision Song Contest
  10. Experience Music Project
  11. Festivals.com
  12. Folk Root Netrooting
  13. Future Publishing Online
  14. Go Edinburgh: Festivals
  15. Gracenote: Search CDDB
  16. Gramophone
  17. Music for Youth
  18. Musi-Cal
  19. Musical Stages Online
  20. Musical Traditions
  21. New York Review of Books
  22. NME.COM
  23. PD Info: Public Domain Music
  24. POLLSTAR Concert Hotwire
  25. Q 4 Music
  26. Recording Industry Association of America
  27. Scottish Music Information Centre International Noticeboard
  28. Spoonfed
  29. Worldwide Internet Music Resources
  30. Xfm - News

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AJR NewsLink: Magazines
Searchable index of titles and links to thousands of magazines and publishers worldwide. Major headings are popular magazines (US and Canada), news and opinion (including environment, religion, politics, science and technology), business and professional, computing, entertainment, lifestyle/people/activities.
     Author: American Journalism Review
     Subjects: journalism, music news, science and technology news, scientific publishers
     DeweyClass: 080
     Resource type: magazine index
All Music Guide
Guide to music artists, including information on albums, songs, publishing, and biographical information. Searchable by name, album, song, style and label, it encompasses a wide range of musical styles, including rock, country, reggae and folk. Also includes recent music related news.
     Author: Matrix Software
     Subjects: folk music, music news, musicians, popular music
     DeweyClass: 780
     Resource type: biography, reference documents
Aloud.com: Online Ticket Service, Event Guide and Venue Directory
Online ticket agency, event listing, and venue guide. Options to search for events by town, date or artist, and to order tickets online are available.
     Author: EMAP
     Subjects: leisure, music news
     DeweyClass: 780
     Resource type: directory, service
Cèilidh culture and higher education
Article examining the learning processes and means of transmission in traditional Scottish and Irish music that have significant implications for the teaching of music in higher education Downloadable as a PDF, with Abstract available in German and Spanish.
     Author: Byrne, Charles & Sheridan, Mark
     Subjects: music education, music news, music research
     DeweyClass: 780
     Resource type: article
Classical Music UK
Searchable classical music information, offering news, concerts and vacancies listings, and a comprehensive UK directory of music addresses and links.
     Author: Web Projects
     Subjects: classical music links, music news, musicians
     DeweyClass: 781.68
     Resource type: documents
Cosmopolis
Online magazine covering current affairs and cultural topics. Articles from past issues are available in searchable archives and concern politics, history, music, film, and art. Material is available in English and German.
     Author: Gerber, Louis
     Subjects: art exhibitions, film news, history education, music news, political science
     DeweyClass: 790
     Resource type: magazine
Country Music Association
Founded in 1958, the Country Music Association was the first trade organisation formed to promote a type of music. The objectives of the organisation are to guide and enhance the development of country music throughout the world, to demonstrate it as a viable medium to advertisers, consumers and media, and to provide a unity of purpose for the country music industry.
     Author: Country Music Association
     Subjects: country music, music industry, music news
     DeweyClass: 781.642
     Resource type: directory
Country Music in Britain
Material relating to all aspects of country music in Britain. Includes CD reviews, events news and artist profiles.
     Author: Country Music in Britain
     Subjects: country music, music industry, music news
     DeweyClass: 781.642
     Resource type: service
Eurovision Song Contest
Photo galleries, news articles, reports, factual information, and competitions pertaining to the Eurovision Song Contest. The history of the contest is provided, past winners are listed by year with additional information on location, presenter, voting structure, points, and competitors also made available. A shop and music download centre are also available.
     Author: European Broadcasting Union
     Subjects: music news
     DeweyClass: 780
     Resource type: documents
Experience Music Project
Online exhibits investigating many musical time periods and genres. Includes audio files providing examples of movements such as Riot Grrrl, Hip Hop, and Punk. A specific artist is profiled on a weekly basis, a series of interviews are available, and special events are documented. Also contains video footage of various projects undertaken by those at 'emplive' such as touring with an Indie band, and learning how to sing in two-part harmony with Ann and Nancy Wilson.
     Author: Experience Music Project
     Subjects: music collections, music industry, music news
     DeweyClass: 780
     Resource type: documents, images, sounds
Festivals.com
Database of names, dates, locations, and contact details for festivals and events around the world. Categories include the arts, children, music, sport, and culture.
     Author: RSL Interactive
     Subjects: art exhibitions, dance, music news
     DeweyClass: 700
     Resource type: guide
Folk Root Netrooting
Folk Roots is a paper-based folk music magazine, which also provides online news and reviews, and a classified index to related Internet resources. This includes artists, newsgroups, and festivals.
     Author: Folk Roots
     Subjects: folk music, music news
     DeweyClass: 781.62
     Resource type: magazine, news
Future Publishing Online
Details of over 50 popular UK magazines, with a summary of general magazine content and the specific topics covered in the current issue of each one. The main subject areas are computing, music, sports and entertainment, and women's craft.
     Author: Future Publishing
     Subjects: computer news, crafts, leisure, music news
     DeweyClass: 070.5
     Resource type: magazine index
Go Edinburgh: Festivals
Gateway to the sites for all of Edinburgh's festivals, including the Edinburgh International Festival, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the International Film Festival and Edinburgh´s Hogmanay.
     Author: Go Edinburgh
     Subjects: art exhibitions, dance, music news, theatre links
     DeweyClass: 700
     Resource type: documents
Gracenote: Search CDDB
Large CD database holding details of artists, titles and tracks. Searches can be conducted by entering a song, artist or album, which return discographies and full track listings.
     Author: Gracenote
     Subjects: music news, popular music, rock music
     DeweyClass: 780
     Resource type: discography, reference data
Gramophone
Online classical music magazine providing news, reviews, details of events around the world, and an editor's choice section highlighting ten recordings in each monthly issue.
     Author: Haymarket Publishing
     Subjects: music news
     DeweyClass: 780
     Resource type: magazine
Music for Youth
Based in London, Music for Youth (MfY) is an educational charity, set up to provide performance-related opportunities for young musicians through a series of concerts and festivals. Funded by Youth Music, the Web page shows the latest news, events, festivals, workshops, symposia, proms and concerts that MfY are involved in.
     Author: Music for Youth
     Subjects: music education, music news
     DeweyClass: 780
     Resource type: directory
Musi-Cal
Musical events calendar, with access to live music information worldwide: concerts, festivals and other musical events.
     Author: Mojam.com, Inc.
     Subjects: music news
     DeweyClass: 780.78
     Resource type: news
Musical Stages Online
British magazine about musical theatre. Includes complete listings of all musicals currently playing in London, a guide to regional musicals and touring productions, and an A-Z guide to West End theatres and shows.
     Author: Musical Stages
     Subjects: music news, theatre guides
     DeweyClass: 792
     Resource type: magazine
Musical Traditions
Online magazine for traditional music enthusiasts around the world.
     Author: Stradling, Rod; McCormick, Fred & Summers, Keith
     Subjects: folk music, music news
     DeweyClass: 780
     Resource type: magazine
New York Review of Books
Literary magazine issued every two weeks, including essays and reviews of books and the arts, music, theatre, dance, and film.
     Author: New York Books
     Subjects: book reviews, dance, music news, theatre guides
     DeweyClass: 809
     Resource type: magazine
NME.COM
Online version of the magazine which disseminates information concerning current events in popular music. Details of chart positions are given for a variety of music genres including Indie, R'n'B, and Dance, as well as articles, reviews, and a fully searchable gig guide.
     Author: IPC Media 2000
     Subjects: music news, twentieth century music
     DeweyClass: 780
     Resource type: magazine
PD Info: Public Domain Music
Information about public domain materials, facilitating the identification of freely available music and songs. Includes details of individual music, collections and compendiums, and also features an alphabetical list of royalty-free music.
     Author: Haven Sound, Inc.
     Subjects: music collections, music news, music research
     DeweyClass: 780
     Resource type: documents, sound collection
POLLSTAR Concert Hotwire
A searchable database of concerts. Searching is by artist, city or venue.
     Author: Pollstar
     Subjects: music news, musicians
     DeweyClass: 780.78
     Resource type: news
Q 4 Music
Latest music news and reviews plus a gig guide, quizzes, competitions, awards, chat, and a database of over 16,000 Q reviews.
     Author: EMAP Consumer Magazines
     Subjects: music news, popular music
     DeweyClass: 781.64
     Resource type: magazine
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trade group representing the US recording industry, and the body responsible for certifying gold and platinum albums and singles in the USA.
     Author: RIAA
     Subjects: music industry, music news
     DeweyClass: 780
     Resource type: reference data
Scottish Music Information Centre International Noticeboard
Listing of music funding opportunities, workshops, courses, conferences and other classical and contemporary music events, and competitions for composers and performers.
     Author: Scottish Music Information Centre
     Subjects: music news, scottish music
     DeweyClass: 780
     Resource type: news
Spoonfed
Entertainment magazine with a focus on music news and reviews, and includes a calendar of upcoming music events in London, browsable by music genre.
     Author: Spoonfed Media
     Subjects: music news
     DeweyClass: 780
     Resource type: documents
Worldwide Internet Music Resources
Index of music resources available on the web. The site includes listings of links about musicians, groups, composers, types of music, journals, research, and performance.
     Author: William and Gayle Cook Music Library, Indiana University
     Subjects: music news, vocal music, world music
     DeweyClass: 780
     Resource type: index
Xfm - News
Xfm is a radio group with stations in Manchester, London, Glasgow and Dublin. Specialising in alternative/indie rock, here they provide news, reviews and details of upcoming festivals and gigs.
     Author: Xfm
     Subjects: music news, popular music
     DeweyClass: 780
     Resource type: news