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Music for Robots - http://music.for-robots.com/
Features testimonials about unsigned and independent bands. Weblog includes a compilation CD which showcases selected artists. |
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National Society for the Prevention of Joss Stone - http://preventjossstone.blog-city.com
Music news and gossip with a very satirical twist. Also feature a tag cloud and videos. |
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Daytrotter - http://www.daytrotter.com/
Site offers free downloads of live studio recordings of many up-and-coming indie artists/bands. Bands stop into the Futureappletree Studio in Rock Island, IL to record four of their favorite songs. We publish a couple of sessions every week. |
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Yahoo! Music Blog - http://www.ymusicblog.com/
Blogged by the staff of Yahoo Music and covers a wide range of music and music technology topics. |
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Largehearted Boy - http://blog.largeheartedboy.com/
Keeps track of new releases in music and books with new mp3s every day. |
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Stereogum - http://www.stereogum.com/
Mp3s, music videos, concert reviews, tour dates and contests. Updated regularly. |
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The Rest Is Noise - http://www.therestisnoise.com/
Articles and weblog kept by New Yorker music critic Alex Ross. |
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PopEater Music Blog - http://music.aol.com/popeater/
Resource offering information on what's happening on-stage, off-stage and backstage. Kept by the staff of AOL Music. |
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Discobelle.net - http://www.discobelle.net/
Based out of Sweden, the weblog receives music from DJs around the world and posts reviews and recommendations from those songs. The entries are based mostly around indie electronic music with journeys into the mainstream. |
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Live Music Blog - http://www.livemusicblog.com/
An online publication covering live music, jambands, indie bands, concert reviews, CD reviews, DVD reviews, tour dates, news, and music downloads. |
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No Rock And Roll Fun - http://xrrf.blogspot.com/
Popular music weblog offers commentary on current music news, upcoming major concerts and a list of sites offering MP3s for downloading. Entries date back to 2001. |
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Soho the Dog - http://www.sohothedog.blogspot.com/
Boston music weblog kept by composer, pianist and conductor Matthew Guerrieri. |
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Coolfer - http://coolfer.com/blog/
Music industry news and reviews. Daily weblog update includes news links, music downloads with commentary, AandR watch and four-word artist reviews. |
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Headphone Sex - http://www.headphonesex.co.uk/
British MP3 weblog features weekly music contests, reviews, cover art, recommendations and links to other music blogs. |
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Bigstereo - http://this.bigstereo.net/
Presenting a unique view on music from five different contributors covering electro, indie, hip-hop, rock, pop artists. |
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Arjanwrites - http://www.arjanwrites.com/
Covers recent events, album reviews with links to mp3s and related videos. |
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Boston Globe: Sound Effects - http://www.boston.com/ae/music/blog/
Weblog kept at the Boston Globe covering music news, concert reviews and other ventures in popular music. |
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The Plugg - http://www.theplugg.com/
Mostly-music weblog with reviews and opinions from music from the 1980's forward. |
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Awesome Tapes From Africa - http://awesometapesfromafrica.blogspot.com/
Offers insight of African music from tapes collected all over the continent. Also has free MP3s for download. |
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CMT: Country Music Blog - http://blog.cmt.com/
News and commentary about country music by musicians and journalists. Maintained by Country Music Television. |
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Deceptively Simple - http://deceptivelysimple.typepad.com/
Time Out Chicago editor Marc Geelhoed's weblog covering musical adventures in Chicago. Focuses mostly on operatic and classical performances and reviews. |
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Night After Night - http://nightafternight.blogs.com/
Conspicuous consumption of music, live and otherwise, in New York City. |
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The Rock and Roll Report - http://www.rockandrollreport.com
Seeks out and promotes a wide variety of indie and unsigned rock and roll, record labels, radio shows, blogs and podcasts. |
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Crud Crud - http://crudcrud.blogspot.com/
Scott Soriano visits various record stores searching for interesting for unusual material on LP. The entries detail the music from the album as well as brief backgrounds on the often-obscure artists. |
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Sunset from the Southside - http://www.canyouseethesunset.com/
Mp3 weblog focusing on indie music with track, concert and album reviews. |
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I Rock Cleveland - http://irockcleveland.blogspot.com/
Indie and rock weblog from Cleveland, Ohio. |
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Twang Twang Twang - http://harpist.typepad.com/
Weblog kept by harpist Helen Radice. |
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Sequenza21 - http://www.sequenza21.com/index.php
A weblog kept for the contemporary classical music community. Geared mostly towards composers, the site features a forum, listening room and CD reviews of classical music. |
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Black Sweater, White Cat - http://biotic.blogspot.com/
Companion weblog for radio show of same name. Contains information on advances in music technology and music reviews. |
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Indie Update - http://www.indieupdate.com/
Provides articles, reviews, and news on indie artists. Also includes categorized article listings, and readers' comments section. |
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Tikun Olam - http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/category/folk-world-music/
Mp3 weblog devoted to world music specifically focusing on Jewish and folk music. |
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Hear Ya - http://www.hearya.com/
Indie music weblog offering song reviews, audio files and label coverage. |
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Chris Picks - http://chris-pix.blogspot.com/
Entries and recommendations focusing primarily on rhythm and blues and hip-hop. |
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Hood Fever - http://www.hoodfever.com/
Rap and hip-hop news and music entries. Album reviews, hip hop beef news. New tracks and news weblog updated daily. |
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Just Like Music - http://jeej.wordpress.com/
Song and album reviews, related links and mp3 downloads. |
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7inchpunk - http://www.7inchpunk.com/
Covers two primary topics: current hardcore singles and early-era punk albums. Entries include track listings, distribution details and MP3s available for download. |
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The Muso - http://www.themuso.co.za/
Run out of South Africa, The Muso features daily articles and mp3s on local and international indie rock and pop acts. |
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Damn Hot Mess - http://www.damnhotmess.com/
Video weblog for the newest tracks out and a opinionated ranting. |
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Jazz and Blues Music Reviews - http://www.jazzandblues.blogspot.com/
A completely subjective weblog of music reviews covering mostly jazz and blues but branching out into other genres as well. |
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Killed By Death Records - http://www.kbdrecords.com/
Kept in Sweden, entries cover American and European punk music with candid album reviews, track listings, cover art and MP3 files. |
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ZMEmusic - http://www.zmemusic.com
ZMEmusic offers mainstream news, reviews, and videos. Covers primarily pop and rock music. Also contains cover art. |
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The Devil Has The Best Tuna - http://www.besttuna.blogspot.com
Interesting pop and rock groups, new and old, that have not yet hit the radar of the music papers, magazines or the British public. |
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Grooveeffect - http://www.grooveeffect.com/
A guide to urban style, music, and events, featuring men's and women's fashion guides, and artist pages. |
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Musical Assumptions - http://musicalassumptions.blogspot.com/
Kept by composer and violist Elaine Fine the weblog is focused around classical and jazz music. Features include musical lineage, rare instrument descriptions, and occasionally cooking. |
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PhreshWater - http://phreshwater.blogspot.com/
Music editorial weblog. Music topics are discussed regardless of genre. Questions and comments are accepted and answered. |
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Digitally Born - http://ricky.digitally-born.com/
Weblog offering streaming audio, lyrics and music videos with brief forays into programming and general news. |
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Music-For-All: Blog - http://music-for-all.org/blog/
Kept by Bob Morrison, covers music news as it pertains to music education and music educators. |
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1000 Aspirines - http://1000aspirines.com/
Details non-modern punk music, primarily from the late 1970's through the early 1990's. Also focuses on LP recordings and provides track lists and MP3s for download. |
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Clicky Clicky - http://jbreitling.blogspot.com/
Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, offers reviews, news and album reviews. |
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Pretty Much Amazing! - http://prettymuchamazing.com
Offers music news, videos, and audio files. Also offers a directory of MP3 music blogs. |
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The Collaborative Piano Blog - http://collaborativepiano.blogspot.com/
Lists resources for the collaborative piano field as well as musical activities by Royal Conservatory of Music faculty member Christopher Foley. |
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Café Eclectica Music - http://cemusic.blogspot.com/
Album reviews, concert reviews, music news, mp3 downloads covering world-wide music. |
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I Am Sitting In A Room - http://iamsittinginaroom.blogspot.com/
Entries on (mostly) classical music kept by a Ph.D student at the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. |
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Mysteries Abysmal - http://bryantmanning.typepad.com/
Fodder from Chicago Sun-Times contributing music critic Bryant Manning. |
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ROCK n POP cast - http://www.rocknpopcast.com/
Mp3 weblog with streaming playlists for each entry. |
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Tunes Consumed - http://tunes.bluesummers.com
MP3 weblog promoting the free exchange of thought and discussion in the realm of music with just a dash of hope for world domination. Site also includes live shows happening in Montreal, archives, and snippets of The Poutine e-zine. |
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chrisdellavedova.com - http://www.chrisdellavedova.com
An American expatriate in Oxford writes about music, politics and love of life. Site also includes made-for-baby music playlists. |
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Northwest Music Blog - http://www.nwmusicblog.com/
Music blog based out of Seattle covering live shows and music events around the northwestern United States. |
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Last Days of Man on Earth - http://lastdaysofman.blogspot.com/
Punk MP3 weblog detailing the music and events during the formative years of punk. Includes album reviews with cover art, and discuses how the genre has evolved from a sociological perspective. |
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Digital Burn - http://www.digitalburn.org/
Entries covering digital music, recording, mixing and mastering. |
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!tashed - http://tashed.blogspot.com/
Focused on introducing quality indie, rock, new wave, electro, and pop music with CD reviews, free downloads, mp3s and videos. |
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IntellectualMusician - http://intellectualmusician.com/
A musical instruction weblog and musicians community featuring entries by Berklee College of Music students and other professional musicians. |
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Wicked Whammy - http://wickedwhammy.com
Ideas and thoughts about the future of music industry and internet music marketing. Music business explained for musicians. |
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Songs of Jo - http://songsofjo.blogspot.com/
Kept in Indonesia, the site offers reviews of popular Indonesian music with accompanying streaming audio files. |
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Classical Convert - http://www.classicalconvert.com/blog/
A beginners guide to classical music, blogged by someone who switched at age 23. |
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FictionJunction J-music - http://www.fictionjunction.be/
Updates covering anime and game reviews and news. |
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oboeinsight - http://www.oboeinsight.com/
Double reed weblog kept by professional oboist and educator Patricia Emerson Mitchell. Entries discuss repertoire, concerts and job openings in the oboe community. |
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SFScene - http://sfscene.blogspot.com
Coverage of the San Francisco dance music and gay club scenes. Including event and bar reviews, event listings, local artist downloads and occasional essays. |
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Needless Productions - http://needlessproductions.com
An entertainment weblog reporting on Canadian popular music. Also features original photography, videos, essays and mp3s. |
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About the Composer - http://www.aboutthecomposer.com/blog/
Weblog kept by composer Michael Kaulkin covering classical and world music. The site also includes career information, a list of compositions, and contact information. |
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Born by the River - http://www.bornbytheriver.blogspot.com/
A weblog discussing indie music and includes audio samples. |
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Used Bin Forever - http://usedbinforever.blogspot.com/
Indie and industrial weblog covering albums and artists outside of the popular circuits. Each entry has MP3 downloads available of the reviewed album for limited-time downloads. |
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NilPixel - http://www.nilpixel.com/
Features streaming audio, accompanying lyrics and original art from popular. Audio files, in MP3 format, are available for download. |
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HomeStudioTips - http://www.homestudiotips.com/
Part home studio, part guitar, part equipment. Advice and guidance in constructing your own music studio. |
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Music Mixing Blog - http://www.protoolsmixing.com/blog.html
Thoughts and advice for musicians, artists, and recording industry people by Ken Lewis. |
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The Sweet Escape - http://thesweetescape.blogspot.com/
Video music weblog covering mainstream pop music. Includes album news and reviews along with related cover art as well as a list of albums due out each month. |
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Tha Werd - http://www.tha-werd.blogspot.com
Covers primarily music news and companies currently creating art. Entries mostly focus on music industry with occasional departures into other artistic mediums. Site also features video bar and list of related online music stations. |
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BlogCarnival: Music Blog - http://music.blogcarnival.com/
With entries from several different editors, provides album reviews and recommendations as well as general aggregated music news. |
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Metal Music Blog - http://loadown.blogspot.com/
Kept by several contributors, provides metal album reviews, track listings and MP3 files for download. |
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The Wheel's Still In Spin - http://www.thewheelsstillinspin.com/
Reviews of individual albums as original fiction short stories, new releases, and information related to music. |
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From the Front of the Choir - http://singing-thoughts.blogspot.com/
Thoughts and views from a freelance community choir leader in the UK updated every Sunday. |
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The Soul of Rock and Roll - http://www.soulofrocknroll.com/
Promotes and discusses music I like with the focus being on rock n' roll, blues, folk, and classic rock. Promotes unknown artists to help them gain some recognition for their music. |
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A Quiet Revolution - http://www.aquietrevolution.com/
Covers the Halifax music scene and is focused mainly on indie music. Also covers news of note for independent artists. |
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G|B - http://www.gbrulte.com/blog/
Grayson Brulte's personal weblog about the music industry, record labels and Los Angeles. |
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Hollow Tree - http://hollowtreestudios.blogspot.com/
Blogging on experimental music; accepts user submissions both online and via postal mail. |
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Popround - http://www.popround.com/
Featured mixes and news from around the globe covering dubstep, hip-hop, electronica, dance and indie. |
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DuaneLawton.com - http://duanelawton.com
Features entries primarily on hip-hop music and culture. Archives and blogroll. |
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RealRockNews - http://www.realrocknews.com
Covers classic rock news and gossip. Site also includes classic rock search and links section. |
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VideoMixer - http://videomixer.blogspot.com
Music video weblog with concise commentary accompanying each video. Previous videos are broken down by artist to search older entries. |
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Fan Of The Band - http://www.fanoftheband.com/
Music news weblog posts are mostly about bands, with a section on American Idol. |
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Country Radio Classics - http://www.countryradioclassics.com/
Covers traditional and classic country western music and artists. |
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Rock Transfer Protocol - http://www.rocktransferprotocol.com/
Eight person collective designed to facilitate and encourage the sharing of musical opinions. |
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Guitar-Werks - http://www.guitar-werks.blogspot.com/
Beginning guitar courses, guitar resources and regular updates on all aspects of guitar performance. Written in Singapore. |
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Punk Rockers Unite - http://www.punkrockersunite.blogspot.com/
Directory-style weblog covering over 130 bands in many styles but focusing heavily on punk music. |
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Any Given Tuesday - http://blawk359.blogspot.com/
Music news, album reviews, concert updates and reviews, and artist information. Based in Baltimore, focuses mainly on rock, pop and hip-hop music. |
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Wrath of Daniel - http://blog.wrathofdaniel.com/
Updated 52b7 monthly with playlists and related mp3 files as they pertain to the current month. |
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World Music World - http://www.worldmusicworld.com/
World music resources, videos, band profiles, MIDI files, articles, CD reviews covering world and folk music. |
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For the Love of Polyphony - http://iheartpolyphony.blogspot.com/
Covers grunge, rock and indie music. Features album reviews as well. |
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Music Trend Setters - http://www.musictrendsetters.com/
Music Trend Setters features new music recommendations (both live and recorded); an alternative to the music press to discover new CDs, music and tours. |
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BandWand - http://www.bandwand.com/
Blogged by several users. Updates typically revolve around posted mainstream news. |
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Nepali Music - http://nepalisongsmp3.blogspot.com/
Reviews and audio files (in MP3 format) available of popular Nepali music. |
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The Cold Cut - http://thecoldcut.blogspot.com
Offers a cut of the latest news and tracks in the music world, including free downloads, artist profiles, and reviews. |
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San Antonio Symphony Musicians - http://www.sasmusicians.blogspot.com/
Providing updates on the musicians of the San Antonio Symphony and any noteworthy news from the stage. |
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Naturalismo - http://naturalismo.wordpress.com
Covers naturalismo or "freak folk" and the myriad of musicians who helped shape the movement. Also features reviews and photos. |
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WikiMusicGuide - http://blog.wikimusicguide.com/
Provides music news, artist and album information, upcoming events and interesting articles related to music. Provided in a wiki-style format. |
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Mr Mass - http://masscorporation.blogspot.com
Offers audio samples, mixes, playlists, concert reviews, and events for the DJ audience. |
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Music on Cruise Ships - http://blog.oceanbound.ca/blog/
Discuss on anything that involves music on cruise ships. |
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Soul Drift Music Blog - http://souldriftmusic.wordpress.com
An alternative music weblog that offers news, CD and gig reviews, opinions, and information on a range of bands/artists. |
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Crowded Serpents - http://www.crowdedserpents.com
Features daily originals, music industry news, and other taste-maker music items. |
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Bridging the Atlantic - http://bridgingtheatlantic.blogspot.com
Indie music weblog with contributors based in Canada and the UK. Includes samples, playlists, and videos of new bands. |
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Hip-Hop Fanatic - http://rapwithanattitude.blogspot.com
Weblog about the hip hop culture and rappers, and DJs. Also includes reviews and new releases. |
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Long Live Emo Rap - http://politicalish.blogspot.com
Weblog covering electoral politics from a hip-hop perspective. Site also includes videos, clips and links. |
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Little Rock Jams - http://blog.littlerockjams.com
Focused on motivating players to become better musicians through regular discussion on practice, creativity, playing with others, and lessons. |
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Wolves, Hawks and Kites - http://www.wolveshawksandkites.com
Based in Toronto and primarily focused on independent music, offers musical rants and recommendations as an MP3 weblog. |
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Obscure Sound - http://www.obscuresound.com/
Indie music weblog offering reviews, news and streaming audio of bands primarily in the US and UK. |
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Take Your Medicine - http://takeyourmedicinemp3.blogspot.com/
An mp3 weblog focussing on the alternative music scene in the UK providing mp3s, reviews and music news. Updated regularly. |
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The Lonely Note - http://lonelynote.blogspot.com/
Music reviews and news by contributors with an eclectic appetite for all things rock and pop. |
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Blunted Presents - http://www.bluntedpresents.co.uk/blog
Articles, reviews and interviews. Also available for download is the "Blunted Mix", and several other playlists. |
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Germaniac - http://www.germaniac.com/blog/
Features news about German bands, album releases, tour dates, and other related information. |
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YoRapper - http://www.yorapper.com
Rap/Urban news, album reviews with editorials and commentary. |
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The Oxhorn Music Mix - http://www.theoxhorn.com
Literary music weblog dedicated to uncovering, discussing and downloading lost gems in diverse genres, from Latin to indie-rock. Also includes downloadble MP3s. |
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Real Cool Time - http://realcooltime.com/
Dio Bach selects music, videos and mp3s. Site also has album reviews and newsletter. |
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GulfCoastBands.Com - http://www.gulfcoastbands.com/
Local gulf coast bands networking site with local and national music news. |
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Something Chewie - http://somethingchewie.co.uk
A music weblog offering rare and generally unheard artists from a rather weird mix of music from around the world. |
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Classy Classical - http://www.classyclassical.com/
Articles and essays on symphony music, baroque, choral, and opera. |
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Kevipod Music - http://kevipodmusic.blogspot.com/
Entries on popular music with related videos and commentary. |
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Harmony In My Ears - http://harmonyinmyears.blogspot.com/
Features updates on punk, rock, indie and alternative music. Covers newly released singles, albums, and relevant music information. |
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Rockstarist - http://www.rockstarist.com/
Weblog includes product reviews, band promotion and marketing, computer recording and home studio information. Also contains entries about new technology, new websites, and new music related business. |
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