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Popular music

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About.com: 80s Music: Offers original articles and features about music from the 1980s, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources compiled by a subject specialist, a subject-specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events. Includes links to artists and lyrics.
Author: About.com
Subjects: popular music, rock music
DeweyClass: 781.64
Resource type: forum, index, news
About.com: Country Music: Offers original articles and features about country music, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources, compiled by a subject specialist, a subject-specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events. Includes male and female artists and country music in MIDI format.
Author: About.com
Subjects: popular music
DeweyClass: 781.642
Resource type: forum, index, news
About.com: Dance Music / Electronica: Offers original articles and features about dance music, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources compiled by a subject specialist, a subject-specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events. Includes links to artists.
Author: About.com
Subjects: dance, popular music
DeweyClass: 781.64
Resource type: forum, index, news
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
Attempted Ska Page: Series of links to information about ska such as FAQs, information about bands, regional resources, and magazines.
Author: Tanner, Bill
Subjects: popular music
DeweyClass: 781.646
Resource type: document index
Beatles Beatles Beatles: Collection of resources: the Anthology companion Web sites by ABC and Capitol Records, the Life magazine special edition, memorabilia sites, newsgroups, discographies, book reviews, and about 40 more sites for both reminiscing and reading about their current project.
Author: Cheal, Robert
Subjects: popular music
DeweyClass: 781.64
Resource type: discography, index
Bo Diddley: Presents information on the life and works of Bo Diddley, credited as one of the founding fathers of rock 'n' roll music. Notes milestones in his career, provides a discography, lists TV and radio guest appearances, and identifies musicians who have played in Diddley's band from the 1940s to the present day.
Author: Blakey, David
Subjects: blues music, popular music, rock music
DeweyClass: 781.64
Resource type: biography
BobDylan.com: Searchable and browsable listings of Bob Dylan's songs and albums. Lyrics are available for most songs, which are all available in RealAudio format. There is also a selection of live performances.
Author: Bob Dylan and Columbia Records
Subjects: musicians, popular music
DeweyClass: 781.64
Resource type: sound collection
British Beat Boom 1963-66: Directory of information examining the British music era commonly referred to as the beat boom. Features information about artists and groups arranged alphabetically, weekly British chart hits of the time, the annual poll results from the Mersey Beat newspaper, and a listing of former musicians' current occupations.
Author: Bonner, Alex
Subjects: contemporary music, popular music, rock music, twentieth century music
DeweyClass: 781.64
Resource type: documents
British Invasion: Resources describing the 1960s and 1970s invasion of British music throughout the world. Includes information about the Beatles, the Kinks, the Who, the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, the Animals and the Hollies. Also features a Beatles tour map, information about musical influences, and items on '60s fashion.
Author: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Subjects: popular music
DeweyClass: 781.63
Resource type: documents, sounds
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
Great SongWriting: Basic articles on popular song structures including melodies, verse, chorus, bridges, and hooks. Offers tips on writing lyrics, mistakes to avoid and recommendations on song writing software.
Author: Cowell, John
Subjects: popular music, vocal music
DeweyClass: 782
Resource type: articles
Institute of Popular Music: Resource about the teaching and information unit dedicated to the study of popular music, which offers courses and research opportunities.
Author: University of Liverpool
Subjects: popular music
DeweyClass: 781.64
Resource type: institution
intermusic.com: Information on musicians, equipment, techniques, news and reviews for music makers.
Author: Future Publishing
Subjects: computer music, electroacoustic music, musical instruments, musicians, percussion instruments, popular music
DeweyClass: 780.92
Resource type: index, news
International Association for the Study of Popular Music: Organisation established to promote inquiry, scholarship and analysis in the area of popular music, through conferences, publications and research projects. Offers online journals, bibliographies and related links.
Author: International Association for the Study of Popular Music
Subjects: popular music
DeweyClass: 781.64
Resource type: institution
Lycos MP3 Search: Index to thousands of MP3 clips, searchable by track title or artist name.
Author: Lycos, Carnegie Mellon University
Subjects: popular music, rock music
DeweyClass: 780.285
Resource type: sound collection index
MP3: Collection of free high-quality music in MP3 format, as well as spoken word, and audiobooks. Genres covered include blues, classical, country, folk, dance, electronic, experimental, hip hop, rap, jazz, swing, pop, reggae, ska, punk, rock, and heavy metal. MP3 is a file format which stores audio files on computer so that the file size is relatively small but the sound quality is near perfect. Typically 1 Mb is equal to one minute of music.
Author: MP3
Subjects: blues music, classical music links, folk music, music collections, popular music, rock music
DeweyClass: 780
Resource type: sound collection
Music at UCC: Web Resources - Jazz and Popular Music: Selected links to resources on jazz and popular music.
Author: Everett, Paul
Subjects: jazz music, popular music, rock music
DeweyClass: 781.65
Resource type: index
Popular Music and Society: Popular Music and Society is a quarterly academic journal published by Routledge. Articles cover music of any genre, time period, or geographic location and use any methodology or approach.
Author: Burns, Gary
Subjects: popular music
DeweyClass: 781.64
Resource type: journal
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
Sheet Music Sampler: An experimental demonstration of sheet music images and their bibliographic description for songs such as Beale Street Blues, I'll See You in Cuba and June Bugs Dance.
Author: Duke University
Subjects: jazz music, popular music
DeweyClass: 781.65
Resource type: images
SkreemR Mp3 search: Search engine indexing over 5 million digital music resources in Mp3 format, searchable by title, artist, genre, bitrate and duration. Also includes an FAQ section and allows users to make suggestions for Mp3s to be added to the site.
Author: SkreemR Search Inc.
Subjects: folk music, music, popular music, rock music
DeweyClass: 781.6
Resource type: sound collection index
Sony Music International: Details and links to the company's various divisions, labels and mostly mainstream artists based in Europe, New Zealand, Africa, Asia, the United States and elsewhere. Current tourdates of Sony's major artists are also provided. Some of the sites feature soundclips, videos and community sections.
Author: Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Subjects: musicians, popular music, rock music
DeweyClass: 781.66
Resource type: news, sound collection
Topica: Music: An automated catalogue of numerous mailing lists relevant to music, with descriptions and subscription details.
Author: Topica
Subjects: popular music, rock music
DeweyClass: 780
Resource type: mailinglist index
Ultimate Band List: Index of sites relatings to a wide range of musicians and bands. Includes lyric archives, links to mailings lists, and links to digitised versions of songs. Indexed alphabetically, by genre and by resource type.
Author: Maverick Recordings
Subjects: musicians, popular music, rock music
DeweyClass: 781.66
Resource type: index
Velvet Underground: Information about the Velvet Underground, a group established during the 1960s and 70s. Includes a discography, a bibliography, full text articles and interviews, photographs, and details of bootlegs, films, videos, rehearsals, and live performances. Also gives news of reunion CDs and tours.
Author: Landemaine, Olivier
Subjects: musicians, popular music
DeweyClass: 781.64
Resource type: documents, images
Virgin Radio: Features include music room, real audio, and movie of the month.
Author: Virgin Radio
Subjects: popular music, radio broadcasting
DeweyClass: 384.54
Resource type: institution
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