Music

Guitar Notes
A searchable and browsable index of guitar sites, features categories for well known guitarists, instruction, chords and tablature, guitar makers, stores, equipment information, MP3 and other sound files, and thousands of other online guitar resources. Also includes classified ads and auctions. Unfortunately, sites are submitted by owners and not evaluated by Guitar Notes staff, so the quality of listed site may be low.

House of the Rising Punk
A comprehensive directory site on the world of punk rock, featuring links to bands, labels, stores, zines, regional scene and club information. Also features reviews.

Instrument Encyclopedia
Beginning with more than 140 artifacts from the Stearns Collection at the University of Michigan, this resource features musical instruments from around the world. There is also a Resources for Educators page which includes a glossary of musical terms, information about museum instrument collections in Canada and the United States, and other WWW sites.

Live365
MP3s overloading your hard drive? Live365 provides access to thousands of radio channels.

MP3.com
The original music site, MP3.com carries over a million song and audio files posted from the artists and record labels themselves. Search for a band, explore a genre, create your online personal music collection, and more.

MTV Online: Main Page
Information on music, shows, and music awards.

MuchMusic The Alternative Medium
Information on and from Canada's first 24-hour, all VideoMusic channel.

Music for Teens
About.com's website on Music for teens with an A-Z index, Celebrity Bios, Band Name Generator and the latest releases. Includes a Discussion link to Music for Teens. Maintained by Tina Kells who has written for other About.com sites including Teen Advice and is a graduate of University of BC.

Napster
Although the band plays on for Napster, the selection is looking pretty sparse, as Napster's filters are now excluding music that isn't approved for file sharing by the copyright holders. However, the service remains free (for now) and is completely legit!

Planet CD
Dedicated to independent artists, this online CD store offers audio samples and a newsletter.

Primal Beat: the Canadian Music Source
One of the best sites for Canadian music with lots of information on artists, their concerts, etc.

The Rap Dictionary
Here's a site that's related to rap and hip-hop music with a dictionary and more. Maintained by a dedicated music enthusiast since 1992. Includes info on musicians and album suggestions. "Be warned that some of the terms are crude."

The Ultimate Band List
This is definitely the ultimate alphabetically list of Bands, musicians and resources.

Worldwide Internet Music Resources
Don't let the plain layout put you off, this site is a gateway to some of the coolest music sites on the Web. Whether you're searching for information for a school assignment, or for your own pleasure, this site provides a listing of groups from pop to marching bands and everything in between.

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