General Music Research Project | The Library @ Cosgrove Middle School

General Music Research

Here are some internet links designed for our schools 8th
Grade Music Bio project. I personally love popular music, I’m a big fan
and collector and could go on reading this stuff all day. These
links should get you started. Feel free to dig deeper. Remember to cite
your sources!

General Resources

AMG All Music Guide - http://www.allmusic.com/

MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE! The granddaddy of all internet music sites….
Covering all genres of music, with a special section dedicated to
coverage of rock and pop, including...everything!

Mostly Jazz

A Passion for Jazz! - http://www.apassion4jazz.net/

Music commentary, history and education including photo gallery,
festivals, music teacher locator, virtual piano chords and Jazz MIDI
files archive.

Jazz Roots - http://www.jass.com

Roots of Jazz web site designed by the award winning music author,
Tom Morgan. Lavishly illustrated, Jazz Roots features profiles of many
pre-jazz African American songsters.

The Jazz Review
http:jazzreview.com

Everything you want to know about jazz,
including reviews, biographies, photos, news, history, jazz radio
stations, NetRadio jazz broadcasts, concerts, and a free monthly e-mail
newsletter.

Mostly Rock n’ Roll

Rock Archives - http://www.ldb.org/rock.htm

Offers access to resources regarding the social, cultural, and
artistic aspects of rock music, including a sub-site linking to more
than 350 singer-songwriters and bands.

Women in Rock Online Directory - http://www.geocities.com/witchyrock

From Bikini Kill to Switchblade Symphony to Melissa Etheridge, this
site supports and promotes Women in Rock. Download and listen to many
different female artists.

The History of Rock Music - http://www.scaruffi.com/music.html

An independent database of rock musicians, record reviews, and discographies.

Mostly Blues

Delta Blues Museum - http://www.deltabluesmuseum.org/

The Museum houses thousands of books, recordings, tapes, CDs,
videos, rare photographs and memorabilia tracing the roots of this
unique American phenomenon.

History of the Blues - http://blueslyrics.tripod.com/blueshistory.htm

Presenting the history of blues music in a tree, maps, essays and links.

Mostly Punk and Indie/Alternative

Punk77! Punk Rock in the UK and US http://www.punk77.co.uk/ A history of the first wave of Punk Rock Music (1970's-early 80's) including band information, interviews, and timelines.

(http://www.trashsurfin.de/) Search and Destroy - The Punk Rock Search Engine - Thorough listing of punk-related links to web sites. Includes categories for genres, time periods and other resources.

There are thousands of punk rock web sites dealing with current
bands and sub-genres of punk rock music. The Yahoo and Google
directories provide listings for a number of these sites.

http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/indierock/indierock.html So you Wanna Fake being an Indie rock expert?
A humorous and mostly accurate introduction to the world of indie rock.

(http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=C2687) - All Music Guide To Indie Rock Although the entry is brief, it does provide a jumping off point for
links to indie rock and pop bands and sub-genres, as well as lists of
representative artists and albums.

(http://www.insound.com/) Insouns
While primarily an online music store for independent label music,
Insound also provides articles and essays, reviews, band photographs,
and audio clips for a wide range of bands.

TweeNet (http://www.twee.net/)
Includes a comprehensive database of information on indiepop bands,
record labels, zines, and other resources. Also provides a link to the
archives of the Indiepop listserv.

PopScene (http://www.popscene.com/)
Provides extensive links to other indiepop sites and downloadable MP3 files for a number of bands.

Experience Music Project - Riot Grrrl Retrospective (http://www.emplive.com/explore/riot_grrrl/)
The Experience Music Project has an excellent online exhibit that
explores one of the most visible indie rock movements of the 1990s.
They also have exhibits featuring some prominent indie bands such as
Built to Spill and Seam.

Pitchfork
http:pitchforkmedia.com: Stay current with newly released independent
music by reading daily reviews, interviews and news. Search through an
extensive archive of content for older artists or albums

Mostly Country

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countrySong.com http:www.countrysong.com

Comprehensive guide to country music, including a
directory of artists and Websites, forums and live chat, live country music
webcasts, industry news, and music charts.

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Roughstock's History of Country
Music http:www.roughstock.com/history/

Concise illustrated
articles trace the style from the beginnings in Tennessee in the 1920s to the
post-1990 new traditionalists.

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Hip Hop Music

All Hip Hop

http://www.allhiphop.com

AllHipHop.com has become a valuable resource for hip-hop on
the Internet, featuring daily news, interviews, reviews, multimedia, a fast
growing community and other interesting content.

Hip
Hop Style: What is Cool?
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/infocus/fashion/hiphop.html

This online documentary revisits the evolution of Hip
Hop's influence on fashion over the past twenty years.

Experience
Music Project's Hip Hop Timeline
http://www.empsfm.org/exhibitions/index.asp?articleID=664

The Experience Music Project, a Seattle museum, offers an
excellent interactive timeline covering the first two decades of Hip Hop, from
its Bronx beginnings in the 1970s until 1992.

Many other Styles

The Great Folk Scare - http://www.zipcon.net/~highroad/folkscare.html

The Folk Music Revival of the late 50s thru early 60s Covers the
folk music revival of the late 1950s through early '60s. Discussion
board; links. (CD sales: unobtrusive Amazon affiliate)

Doo-Wop Society of Southern California - http://www.ElectricEarl.com/dws/

Dedicated to the preservation of pre-rock group harmony vocal
music. Site includes photos and stories about leading figures of the
genre.

Swing-Music.com - http://www.swing-music.com/

The starting point for everything swing. Music, CDs, articles, MP3s, movies, multimedia, clothes, and auctions.

Rockabilly Hall of Fame - http://www.rockabillyhall.com/

Largest rockabilly site on the net. Over 5,000 artists, news,
feature columns, show dates, talent profiles, links, photo scrapbook,
and its own CD label and e-mail discussion group.

About.com Guide to Classic Rock - http://classicrock.about.com

"The" starting place for exploring classic rock news, reviews, tour
schedules, trivia, MP3s, guitar tabs and more, from your About.com
Guide.

Ska @ About.com - http://ska.about.com/

Annotated links, articles by Bob Timm, Bulletin Board.

Surf Music Hall of Love - http://www.telepath.com/charlie/surfpage.html

Surf music information, with links to Surf bands all over the world.

Jammin' Reggae Archives - http://niceup.com/

One of the original (and also one of the largest) reggae sites on
the Web. Wealth of information on artists, songs, and resources on the
Net.

DiscoMusic.com - http://www.discomusic.com/

Formerly Bernie's Disco Page. Everything on disco dance music from
the 70s thru today. Listen to entire RealAudio Disco songs and Euro,
Hi-NRG, House & Disco mixes. Information on Disco records and CDs
from 1970s, 1980s, 1990s along with DJ interviews.

Samurai Latino Homepage - http://www.iijnet.or.jp/sages/

A centre of information about latin music

Cajun/Zydeco Music and Dance - http://www.bme.jhu.edu/~jrice/cz.html

The first website devoted to Cajun/Zydeco Music and Dance throughout the world.

Description: Tons of Cajun and Zydeco links.

Ari Davidow's Klezmer Shack- http://www.well.com/user/ari/klez/

The online world of klezmer music, and the place for klezmorim and
klezmer musicians to network. And excellent directory of all things
klezmer.

Museums and Famous Places

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum - http://www.rockhall.com/

(Cleveland, OH) Features a virtual museum tour, electronic museum
postcards from the Rockhall, and lesson plans from the education
department.]

Country Music Hall of Fame
http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com/site/: The Country Music Hall of Fames’s website
includes news of current events as well as a history of country music.
The "Explore the Music" section includes an in-depth perspective on the
Grand Ole Opry, a discussion of the instruments that are traditionally
used in country music, recorded interview with artists, and a
explanation of various country styles including cowboy, bluegrass,
honky-tonk, and rockabilly.

Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum - http://www.memphisrocknsoul.org

Contact and exhibit information; Tours of nearby pop music sites.

Sun Studio - http://www.sunstudio.com

Birthplace of Rock N Roll. Free audiovisual Tour of the Legendary
Studio where Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison and Johnny Cash began
their music.

International Rock-a-billy Hall of Fame Museum -

Museum exhibiting the history of Rock-a-billy music. Located in Jackson, Tennessee - http://rockabillyhall.org

Ukulele Hall of Fame Museum Home Page - http://www.ukulele.org/

Description: Duxbury, Massachusetts organization dedicated to preserving ukulele history. Events, artists, membership...

History of CBGB - http://www.cbgb.com/history1.htm

Brief history of the famous NYC club that promotes underground music. Discover where Mr. Enis used to hang out.

Special Interest Topics

Indiegrrl - For Women in the Independent Music Industry - http://www.indiegrrl.com

A forum for women in the independent music industry, including a
mailing list, series of tours, record label releasing compilation CDs,
and more.

Womanrock.com - http://www.womanrock.com/

All people interested in women, art, music, film, the written word.

Early Recordings of African-Americans/Early Ragtime - http://www.garlic.com/~tgracyk/early_ragtime.htm

Description: Essay on important ragtime performers and their recordings.

Twang Is Not a Color - Black Artists in Country Music - http://www.carlray.com/twang.htm

Twang Is Not a Color. Where are African-Americans in Today s Country Music? By: Laurie Paulik.

History of Banned Music in the United States - http://ericnuzum.com/banned/

Detailed view of how music censorship issues have unfolded over the
course of American history, dating to the 1950s and sorted by decade.
Well-organized site (with unobtrusive commercial links). Many
anecdotes.