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There's a virtual plethora of music available today, but most of it
you never hear about. Either your local mega-store doesn't carry it or the local
radio station doesn't play it. Take a look around and you'll find something to make
you go "Huh???". A lot of the sites have audio clips or videos. |
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q
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Alligator Records: Got the
blues? Need the blues? Here's the place to start looking. RealAudio
friendly.
Ark21:
Miles Copeland (of I.R.S. fame) runs this joint and it's not bad.
Lots of 80's inspired product and RealAudio clips. |
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Bar None Records: Direct from
Hoboken, your source for Country Dick Montana, Esquivel and other such artistry.
Birdcage
Homepage: From the likes of Stan Ridgeway to Dread Zeppelin there's gold
to be found here.
Bloodshot
Records Homepage: The home of such luminaries as The Waco Brothers, Sally
Timms, Old 97's and Jon Langford (more incestuous Mekons stuff).
Blue Note
Records: One of the most revered jazz labels out there. Tons of audio
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Carri's Music: A
mail-order outfit run out of SoCal they specialize in music from the 30's to the
80's. Looks like mostly vinyl to be found here. A nice place for us hardcore
collectors.
Checkered
Past Records: With a folksy, "Welcome home stranger" they invite you
in and treat you to The Old Joe Clarks, Tom House and Lonesome
Bob. Better company a person couldn't ask for.
Cherrydisc
Records: A home for artists like Boy Wonder, Chevy
Heston and Grither. Pretty diverse crowd.
City
Hall Records: Ronnie Dawson and other rockabilly sounds. Great guitars.
Concord
Records: From Concord California come the purveyors of jazz, jazz and more jazz.
Pinch me now, I must be dreaming. Spend some time and get acquainted with
friends old and new.
Criminal
Records: Featuring the Elementals and others. RealAudio
clips. |
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| Dedicated Records: All
different sorts and some cool Shockwave
feeds.
Del-Fi
Records: Per their homepage, "The home of Ritchie
Valens, The Bobby Fuller Four, And The Originator of The
California Surf Sound!!! Really a prime find. Tons of classic sounds from surf
to Zappa.
Dreamworks
Records: Soundtracks and a crowd diverse as the Rollins Band,
Chris Rock and Propellerheads. Kinda hard to pin
this one down. |
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| Extreme:
Arabic rhythms, ambient experimentation and electroacouostic collage are featured
in this land. Muslimgauze, Social interiors and
more fun inside kids. |
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| Gadfly
Records: A bug in your ear, so they say. The home of a large catalog of
folk and some of the more mellow sounds out therealong with some Graham Parker
and Kate Wolf. |
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| Hepcat Records:
Specializing in Swing, Rockabilly, Surf and a whole lot more. Blue
Hawaiians, Sinatra, Esquivel and on and on. Give 'em a look-see. |
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| Loosegroove
Records: The Peoples Republic of Loosegroove presents artists of the State such
as Critters Buggin', 14 Fathoms Deep and Devilhead. A
nice collective. LookOut Records: With The Donnas,
The Hi-Fives and Pansy Division you know you're in for a
party. RealAudio and video clips and full cuts. |
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Maggie's Music: Music rooted in
ancient folk traditions. This is Celtic music beautifully rendered. The next
time you're listening to some down-home hillbilly music, give a good listen to the fiddle
and mandolin and you'll see where it all came from. At least get the sampler and
give it a listen.
Materiali
Sonori: Contemporary and ambient music source. Brian Eno,
Harold Bud and more. 21 years in business and still going strong.
Merge Records: Superchunk, Polvo,
the Meanies and so much more.
MGR
Records: With friends like Happy the Clown and Jan
Corliss you know you're in good company. A smattering of pop, folk and hard
rock mixed up for your listening pleasure.
Mint
Records: You can't go wrong with the likes of The Groovie Ghoulies
and the Mr. T Experience now can you?
Monolyth
Soundproof Records: The home of The Amazing Royal Crowns, Stickfigure
and The Derangers. Boston based label. |
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Never Records: Techno, DJ,
House, Acid-Jazz... If this is your predilection, then this is the place. Lots
of EPs and 12" vinyl too.
New
Albion Records: From their blurb, "streams of influence commingle the
medieval with the modern, the primitive with the cosmopolitan, and the search through it
all is for music that leads an aware listener into the living moment." New Age
claptrap, but some good artists.
Ng
Records: The Drugs, The Phoids etc... |
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| Pravda Records: They're raving looneys they is. The
Frantic Flattops, Wake Ooloo, Bent Scepters...I
could go on all day. Gotta stop here. |
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| Quarter Stick Records:
Mekons, Bad Livers and Henry Rollins stand out
from the tip of the iceberg here. Fast, loud and angry. The kind of music you
enjoy after a bad day at work. |
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| Rounder Records: My personal
favorite. Jonathan Richman, Blazers, Rosie Flores, roots rock, folk, blues,
and on and on. |
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SubPop Records: Out of the wilds of the
great northwest come some wild sounds.
Sugar Free Records: Another new
favorite. Jon Langford's Skull Orchard is to be found here. |
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Tone Casualties: This is a label
which specializes in dark, atmospheric, cinematic, ambient/industrial music with a surreal
twist.
Tooth
and Nail: Punk and Hardcore rantings. Just what the doctor ordered to
relieve that work-a-day stress.
Triloka Records: Music in a
worldly vein. An offshoot of Polygram.
TVTRecords: The
Connells, Brian Jonestown Massacre and so much more. I
love these guys.
Twin Tone Records: Boss Hog, Lubricated Goat
and the Mekons to give you a small taste of their range. Go there now! |
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| Unit Circle Rekkids:
Jazz, trip-hop and improvisational music from the likes of SubArachnoid Space
and Jupiter 88. |
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| Victory Records: From
Chicago. You'll find the Bad Brains, Catch 22 and Snapcase.
Lot's of hardcore for that rage within. |
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Windham Hill Records: New age, but in
the good sense. George Winston and others.
The Work
Group: Chris Whitely, Fiona Apple and Mary
Lou Lord can be seen among the crowd here. Video and radio links as well. |
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Dependents:
Geffen Records: A huge
conglomeration of artists. From mainstream to downstream you'll find something you
like.
Deutsche Grammophon: Classical selection
with great fidelity.
Atlantic Records: Another company
with a huge stable of artists. Also featuring the "Digital Arena" for live
feeds.
Mercury
Records: With a ton of artists you can spend a whole group of time here.
Virgin Records: Lenny
Kravitz, Dr. John and so on.
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