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2.13.61 Records

http://www.21361records.com/

Provides artist background, pictures, album artwork, and catalog for 2.13.61 Records. The labels artists include Matthew Shipp, Henry Rollins, Mark of Cain, Alan Vega, and many more. Site also includes a chat pit and ordering information.

Acorn Music

http://www.sirius.com/~acorn/

Provides a catalog of traditional and non-traditional folk and world music. Includes background of the label and its artists, including tour dates.

Alternet Sonic Realities

http://www.iuma.com/ASR/

Provides label background, artist history, sound clips, and ordering information for this small, independent "cyber-label." Musicians on Alternet Sonic vary from Australian techno to east coast United States alternative rock.

American Gramaphone Records

http://www.amgram.com/

Provides background and history of the label and their artists. Includes detailed essay about Chip Davis, the leader of Mannheim Steamroller, Fresh Aire, and American Gramaphone Records. Also provides tour and lecture dates.

American Recordings Home Page

http://american.recordings.com/

The label that publishes acts such as Frank Black, Julian Cope, Pete Droge, Slayer, Lords of Acid, and more. Includes discographies, audio and video clips, tour schedules, online chat with the artists, and more.

Axiom/Laswell Web Site

http://hyperreal.com/music/labels/axiom/

Home site for Bill Laswell and Axiom records. Includes label catalog, upcoming releases, Bill Laswell discography, and links to related musical sites. Also provides extensive history of Laswell's career in music that covers all grounds in rock, funk, experimental, and beyond. Fans of eclectic music and those looking for something different would do very well to visit this site.

Badcat Records

http://www.opendoor.com/badcat/BCR_Home.html

Provides home site for Badcat Records. Includes label catalog, artist photos, and downloadable music samples of their records. Provides many choices of information players.

Bedazzled

http://www.iuma.com/Bedazzled/

A label that publishes eclectic bands such as Mistle Thrush, Siddal, Viola Peacock, and more. You can request a copy of the entire catalog to be e-mailed to you or download samples recorded in MPEG format, some of them complete songs.

Black Rock Coalition

http://users.aol.com./brcny/home.html

To fight the notion that all black artists must play either R&B or hip-hop, the BRC have put out compilation albums containing all rock and roll songs recorded entirely by black groups and artists. Check out an overview of the coalition; reviews of their albums; and interviews with progressive black artists, writers, and industry leaders.

Blue Note Records

http://mercury.stumpworld.com/bluenote/

Provides label history, discography, and ordering information for this classic jazz and blues label. Includes profiles and background on artists such as McCoy Tyner, Ron Carter, Mose Allison, Cecil Taylor, and many others. Includes record reviews and sound bytes.

BMG Classics World

http://classicalmus.com/

Provides home site for BMG records classical music division. Site includes artist profiles and sound samples for artists such as David Helfgott, Alexander Nevsky, and James Galway. Also includes online catalog and ordering information.

Bogus Records

http://www.w2.com/bogus.html

Founded in 1979 by a guitar shop owner, this label puts out a variety of albums. Check out the records, download some audio clips, and then purchase them online.

Boy's Life Records

http://www.iuma.com/Boy's_Life/

Provides sound samples, cover art, and catalog for Los Angeles-based label. Includes ordering information. Boy's Life Records artists' music is described as psychedelic rock.

C/Z Records Home Page

http://www.musicwest.com/cz/

Provides online catalog, label biography, artist profiles, and ordering information for C/Z Records. The label's artists include Silkworm, Built to Spill, Engine Kid, and many more.

Capitol Records' Hollywood and Vine

http://www.hollywoodandvine.com/

Provides online site for Capital Records whose artists include The Beatles, George Clinton, The Beastie Boys, Sammy Davis Jr., and many more. This very extensive site includes artist profiles, sound bytes, video files, tour dates, and upcoming release and ordering information. Also includes contests, discussion rooms, and links to many of Capitol artists' sites.

Castle von Buhler Records

http://cvb.drawbridge.com/

Provides home site for this Illinois-based independent, alternative label. Includes band promos and reviews for such acts as Turkish Delight, Splashdown, and sirensong. Also includes sound bytes, album artwork, and ordering information.

Caulfield Records

http://www.acton.com/bernie/

Provides home site for Caulfield Records and their bands. Includes sound bytes, album cover artwork, tour dates, and upcoming releases information. Also includes the Caulfield Web Board for use as newsgroup.

Curb Records

http://www.curb.com/

Provides home site for Curb Records that specializes in, but is not limited to, country and traditional American song forms such as blues and zydeco. Artists on the Curb catalog site include Tim McGraw, Wynonna, Junior Brown, Hank Williams Jr., Lyle Lovett, and Kool and the Gang to name a few. Includes artist background, tour dates, record catalog, lyrics, sound bytes, and ample information on Curb artists. Also includes ordering information. This is a nice music site and is highly recommended for fans of the above artists.

Death Row Records

http://www.grfn.org/~earthdog/drr/

Provides home site for Death Row records, home of rap artists such as Snoop Doggy Dog, 2Pac, and N.W.A. Includes artist profiles and album artwork.

Def-Jam Online

http://www.defjam.com/

Provides label background, artist profiles, tour information, and much more for the Def-Jam label. Artists on Def-Jam include Public Enemy, LL Cool J, Warren G, and many more. Site includes sound bytes and video clips.

Geffen Records

http://www.geffen.com/

A very well-put-together page from the giant recording label. Features a variety of information about its various artists including QuickTime video clips, AU sound files, biographies, rare photos, and more.

Go Kart Records

http://www.w2.com/gokart.html

A Record Company and link from the World Square home page. Links to recording artists and CD ordering information. Click on the CD or song title and download for your viewing and listening pleasure.

Hi-Bias Records, Inc.

http://www.interlog.com/~hibias/

A Canadian-based record label, originally developed by DJs and music enthusiasts, producing CDs and music videos. Provides links to their catalog, artists, new releases, features, club hibias, and so on.

Hollywood Records

http://www.hollywoodrec.com/

Provides online site for Hollywood Records. Site includes tour dates, label catalog, artist profiles, and upcoming release information. Also includes information about sound track releases and the U.S. distribution of the British Acid Jazz label.

ID&T Records

http://www.dance.nl/id&t/

Originally a rave organizer based in Holland and in Germany, now provides CD releases, album info, DJ info, and fashion and party info to the alternative music enthusiast.

Indochina

http://www.china.co.uk/china/indochina/

A listing of new releases on the Indochina record label, a sort of ambient, house, hip-hop kind of sound. Descriptions of and links to new releases.

Magic Island

http://www.magicisland.com/

If you like the music of Bob James, Jazz Stuff, the Island Dwellers, or any other jazz-like sound, check out this site. Links to the home pages of many jazz musicians.

Marathon Records

http://www.netads.com/netads/arts/music/marathon/

A group of indie bands who decided to put their pages together on the Internet. Links to alternative bands' pages such as Able Cain, Animator, Fairwell to Juliet, Sunny Day Roses, Soulstice, and others.

Matador Records Central

http://www.matador.recs.com/

Matador's Records Central provides home site for the label and their artists, which include The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Liz Phair, Pavement, Silkworm, and many more. Provides links to band pages, articles, reviews, and sound bytes. Includes touring information and a bulletin board.

Metal Blade Records

http://www.iuma.com/Metal_Blade/home.html

If you like Metallica, check out this Web site of heavy metal, gothic, and doom bands. You can also browse and order from their mail-order catalog.

Monkeyland Records

http://www.monkeylandrecords.com/

Another page for all you indie music lovers. Includes artwork, CD reviews, sound clips, ordering info, tour dates, and related music links.

Moonshine Music

http://www.moonshine.com/

Musical compilations not often found on top 40 labels. Includes ambient, techno, house, and many more. Links to bands and releases.

Mute Liberation Technologies

http://www.mutelibtech.com/mute/

The Web site of Mute Records, with links to an artist database including Depeche Mode and Erasure, music news, and a full color catalog.

Oh Boy Records

http://www.ohboy.com/

Record label formed by John Prine. Contains pages devoted to John and Heather Eatman. Includes discographies, lyrics, pictures, mail-order catalogs, and more. Also covers Red Pajamas Records and Blue Plate Music.

On U Sound

http://server.tt.net/onusound/

Provides a home site for On U Sound, a label headed by music producer Adrian Sherwood. The label carries genre- bending groups such as Dub Syndicate, African Head Charge, Revolutionary Dub Warriors, and much more. Site includes artist profiles, album previews, and cover artwork.

Pop Gun Records

http://www.camtech.com.au/popgun/

Provides home site and online sales for Pop Gun Records, a small independent record company based in Adelaide, Australia. Specializes in seven-inch vinyl singles and groove-based rock music. Includes catalog and online ordering information.

Propulsion Records

http://www.w2.com/docs2/b/propulsion.html

Provides home site for Propulsion Records. Includes online catalog, sound bytes, album artwork, and artist background. Also includes ordering information.

Rage Records

http://www.w2.com/rage.html

Provides home site and online ordering for Rage Records, a New York City-based hip-hop label. Includes company catalog, artist profiles, and sound bytes.

RCA Victor

http://www.rcavictor.com/

Provides home site for RCA Victor, home of many great artists from jazz to classical and rock. Site features new releases information, links to artist sites, and sound bytes.

Reservoir Records

http://monsterbit.com/reservoir/reservoir.html

Provides home site for Reservoir Records. Includes catalog, artist profiles, and ordering information.

Restless Records

http://www.restless.com/

Provides online site for Restless Records. Includes artist profiles, video clips, sound bytes, upcoming release information, and company catalog. Catalog includes artists like the Sex Pistols, Jack Logan, Wire, and many more.

Rhino Records Home Page

http://pathfinder.com/Rhino/

Search for your favorite artist or song in their 2,000-plus title catalog, check out the upcoming releases, chat with an artist, order Rhino merchandise, read the online version of the Retroactive newsletter, and enter the monthly contests for free stuff.

Rockadillo Records

http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/~latvis/levy-yhtiot/Rockadillo_Records

Provides home site for Rockadillo Records based in Finland. Includes company catalog, artist profiles (not all are Finnish), and contact information. Rockadillo focuses on rock with jazz, ethnic, and country overtones.

Rykodisc/ Hannibal/ Gramavision

http://www.rykodisc.com/3/

Provides home site for Rykodisc Records and their other subsidiary labels Hannibal and Gramavision. Site includes information about artists such as David Bowie, Frank Zappa, Throwing Muses, and Bob Mould. Also includes artist profiles, album artwork, real audio files, and links to many related sites.

Sony Music Online!

http://www.music.sony.com/Music/MusicIndex.html

Provide home site for Sony Records and their affiliated labels. Includes information on such artists as Aerosmith, Miles Davis, Oasis, Shawn Colvin, and many more. Presents tour dates, artist profiles, pictures, sound samples, and links to their artists' sites. Also includes upcoming release information.

Sub Pop Records Online

http://www.subpop.com/

Provides home site for Sub Pop Records whose artists include Sebadoh, The Grifters, Six Finger Satellite, and many others. Site includes artist pages, an online catalog, and ordering information. Also includes links to many different related music sites.

Supernova Records

http://www.intr.net/supernova/

Provides home site for Supernova Records based in Arlington, Virginia. Includes background and ordering information for Supernova's two artist compilations. Also includes links to many bands, 'zines, and tour dates.

Surfdog Records

http://www.professionals.com/~surfdog

Provides home site for Surfdog Records. Includes artist profiles, label catalog, and contact information. Surfdog artists concentrate on the surfer music styles including reggae and instrumental guitar rock.

Verb Audio

http://www.mindspring.com/~brydaguy/verb.html

Home site for the Verb Audio label that specializes in electronic dance music. Includes label profile, philosophy, catalog, DJ booking information, and information about the Atlanta dance scene. This site has some unbelievable graphics. Very cool.

Verve Interactive

http://www.verveinteractive.com/

Provides a home page for the legendary jazz, blues, and rock label. Includes profiles and sound bytes for artists such as Herbie Hancock, Ornette Coleman, Ella Fitzgerald, and many more. Includes concert dates and links to related sites.

Village Pulse

http://www.rootsworld.com/rw/villagepulse/outpost.html

Provides home site for Village Pulse, a record label that specializes in Mandinka drum music and other West African drum artists. Includes label catalog, artist background, photos, and contact information.

Virgin Records America

http://www.virginrecords.com/homepage.html

Provides home site for Virgin Records America, which carries artists such as The Smashing Pumpkins, The Rolling Stones, Sex Pistols, and many more. Includes artist profiles, sound files, pictures, tour information, and a chat room.

Wa Nui Records

http://planet-hawaii.com/wanui/

Provides home site and label information for Wa Nui Records based in Honolulu, Hawaii. Includes artist profiles, label catalog, sound bytes, and contact information. Also includes links to other Hawaiian sites.

Warner Bros. Records

http://www.wbr.com/

Provides home site for Warner Bros. Records and artists. Includes information about groups such as Van Halen, k.d. lang, Ministry, Lou Reed, the artist formerly known as Prince, and many, many more. Also includes discussion groups and links to related sites. There are quite a few famous musicians on Warner Bros.

Windham Hill Records

http://www.windham.com/

Provides home site for Windham Hill Records. Includes artist profiles, sound bytes, tour dates, label catalog, and ordering information. Windham Hill artists include George Winston, Michael Hedges, Tuck & Patti, Timbuk 3, and many more.

Your K Homepage

http://www.olywa.net/kpunk/

Provides home site for K Records, a punk and love rock label based out of Olympia, Washington. Includes label discography and a listing of distributed records. Provides profiles of artists such as Beat Happening, Dub Narcotic Sound System, Fitz of Depression, and many more. Includes contact and ordering information.