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Jonathan Edwards
Artist background, pictures, album artwork, and catalog for 2.13.61 Records. The label’s artists include Matthew Shipp, Henry Rollins, Mark of Cain, Alan Vega, and many more. Also includes a chat pit and ordering information.
Provides a catalog of traditional and nontraditional folk and world music. Includes background of the label and its artists, including tour dates.
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.
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Background and history of the label and their artists. Includes a detailed essay about Chip Davis, the leader of Mannheim Steamroller, Fresh Aire, and American Gramaphone Records. Also includes tour and lecture dates.
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.
Home site for Bill Laswell and Axiom records. Includes label catalog, upcoming releases, Bill Laswell discography, and links to related musical sites. Also provides an extensive history of Laswell’s career in music, which 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.
The home site for Badcat Records. Includes the label’s catalog, artist photos, and downloadable music samples of their records. Provides many choices of information players.
Provides artist and label information, concert information, sound clips of current albums, current news, and a tour of the Raptor Recording Studios, its recording facility.
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-’n-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.
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.
Home site for the BMG records classical music division. Includes artist profiles and sound samples for artists such as David Helfgott, Alexander Nevsky, and James Galway. Online catalog and ordering information.
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.
Sound samples, cover art, and catalog for this Los Angeles-based label. Includes ordering information. Boy’s Life Records artists’ music is described as “psychedelic rock.”
An 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.
Online site for Capitol 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’s artists’ sites.
Provides information on the four labels (Sequel, DOJO, Transatlantic, and Castle Records imprints), plus artist information and current releases. This group includes artists ranging from Ugly Kid Joe to Tangerine Dreams.
Home site for this Illinois-based independent, alternative label. Includes band promos and reviews for such acts as Turkish Delight, Splashdown, and sirensong. Sound bytes, album artwork, and ordering information.
This is the 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 a newsgroup.
Curb Records 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. The site 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 these artists.
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.
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.
The home page for a small independent, this site provides the mission statement for the label, and lists bands currently signed with them. Also some information about the bands.
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.
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.
Goodlife Recordings is a hardcore music independent (and based on the straight-edge philosophy); the site contains an extensive catalog and includes news and other information.
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 Hi-Bias, and so on.
Online site for Hollywood Records. Site includes tour dates, label catalog, artist profiles, and upcoming release information. Also includes information about soundtrack releases and the U.S. distribution of the British Acid Jazz label.
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.
Provides information on a series of jazz labels, each with their own catalog, and ordering information. Each label represents a style of jazz: Jazzlogy is Chicago style, GBH Records is New Orleans, Solo Art is piano jazz, and so on.
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.
This company, born out of the Jesus Movement of the early ’70s, provides Christian music for church worship services. Complete listing of services, artists, releases, worship material, and history of Maranatha! Music.
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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.
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.
This graphics-intensive site seems to take over your screen, providing artist information, new releases, news, employment opportunities, a chat room, and an online store. This is Madonna’s label for the artists she’s interested in.
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.
Label information, artist info, new release information, tours, reviews, and sound clips. Moniker is a small full-service label (from recording to manufacturing) that’s artist-oriented, and handles anything from pop to spoken word, from CDs to 75s.
Another page for indie music lovers. Includes artwork, CD reviews, sound clips, ordering info, tour dates, and related music links.
Musical compilations not often found on top 40 labels. Includes ambient, techno, house, and many more. Links to bands and releases.
The Web site of Mute Records, with links to an artist database including Depeche Mode and Erasure, music news, and a full color catalog.
Dedicated to “Power Pop”—the music that is “all things melodic, hooky, moderately sugary, and songs that stick like Super Glue to your brain and don’t let go!” Provides label infomation, current releases, a mail order music store, samples of what’s currently available. Also has vinyl for sale.
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.
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.
From one of the biggest record companies in the world. The site provides artist bios, video clips, sound clips, a complete catalog for PolyGram and its sister labels, tour information, lots of photos, and links to the PolyGram Online site for access to information on Polygram films, videos, and other items.
This home site for Propulsion Records includes an online catalog, sound bytes, album artwork, and artist background. Also includes ordering information.
A leader of independent world music. This site provides Putumayo’s catalog of CD releases, news and upcoming information, plus ordering information and other music links.
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.
The home site for RCA Victor, home of many great artists from jazz to classical and rock. This site features new releases information, links to artist sites, and sound bytes.
The home site for Reservoir Records provides a catalog, artist profiles, and ordering information.
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.
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.
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.
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, RealAudio files, and links to many related sites.
The music recording and music history branch of the Smithsonian Institution. Search the 35,000-track database, visit archives, listen to recent releases, place an order, read the E-zine, and much, much more.
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The home site for Sony Records and its affiliated labels. Information on artists such as Aerosmith, Miles Davis, Oasis, Shawn Colvin, and many more. Tour dates, artist profiles, pictures, sound samples, and links to their artists’ sites. Also includes upcoming releases information.
Sub Pop Records artists include Sebadoh, The Grifters, Six Finger Satellite, and many others. This site includes artist pages, an online catalog, and ordering information. Also includes links to many different related music sites.
Home site for Supernova Records, based in Arlington, Virginia. Includes background and ordering information for Supernova’s artist compilations. Also includes links to many bands, zines, and tour dates.
Artist profiles, label catalog, and contact information. Surfdog artists concentrate on the “surfer music” styles, including reggae and instrumental guitar rock.
http://www.kneelingelephant.com/
A site designed not only to provide links to hundreds of record labels, but also links for radio stations, artists, clubs and concerts, news, magazines (including E-zines), and even a search engine for your browsing pleasure.
The Verb Audio label 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.
The 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 is 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 carries artists such as Smashing Pumpkins, The Rolling Stones, Sex Pistols, and many more. Includes artist profiles, sound files, pictures, tour information, and a chat room.
A complete catalog of Disney’s children’s music, read-a-longs, and movie soundtracks. Also provides a list of stores carrying Disney records, and an online store.
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.
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.
K Records is a punk-and-love rock label based in 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.
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