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Subject: REC.MUSIC.INFO: List of Usenet Musical Newsgroups
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*** rec.music.info - List of Usenet Musical Newsgroups

This fortnightly posted list of newsgroups is maintained by Dave Walker,
who can be reached at [e-mail].

All comments, updates, new additions, etc. are more than welcome.

If you do not know what newsgroups are, or how to read them, check out the
introductory articles found in news.announce.newusers and news.answers, or
ask somebody more experienced to help you.

By the way: many periodic or FAQ articles, including this one, are
available for anonymous ftp on the archive site rtfm.mit.edu
in the directory pub/usenet/news.answers. The name under which a FAQ is
archived appears is the one that appears in the 'Archive-name' line at the
top of the article. The FAQ you are now reading is archived as
music/newsgroups.

If you can't do or don't know about ftp: there's also a mail server on that
machine. Just send a e-mail message to [e-mail]
containing the word "help" in the body of the message.


USENET MUSICAL NEWSGROUPS

At the moment there are over 125 newsgroups on Usenet that deal with some
genre, or artist, or aspect of music. These groups can be divided into four
categories: moderated rec.music groups, unmoderated rec.music groups, alt
groups and 'other' groups. Groups in the 'alt' hierarchy are 'unofficial'
in that they are not created by standard Usenet voting procedures.
Therefore, some sites prefer not to carry (all) of the alt newsgroups.
'Other' groups are those groups that do not reside in the rec.music or alt
hierarchy, but which nevertheless might be of interest, musically.

Here follows a brief description of each of these newsgroups. An '[FAQ]'
behind the group name means that for this group a so-called Frequently
Asked Questions article is maintained, which you really should read before
attempting to post to the group in question.


 --- Moderated Groups

-- rec.music.reviews
Reviews of albums, singles, movies, books, concerts -- anything as long
as it has to do with music. Moderator: Stewart Evans ([e-mail])

-- rec.music.gaffa
Kate Bush, Kate Bush, Kate Bush, some other women performers, let's not
forget about Kate Bush, some other 'arty' performers, and did we mention
Kate Bush yet? Moderator: Bill Wisner ([e-mail])

-- rec.music.info [FAQ]
This group. Moderator: Leo Breebaart ([e-mail])


 --- Unmoderated Groups:

-- alt.music.a-cappella
Music featuring vocals, unaccompanied by instrumentation.

-- rec.music.afro-latin
Latin American music (Salsa, Merengue, etc) in general, with sidesteps to
other forms of World music.

-- rec.music.beatles
Beatles' music.

-- rec.music.bluenote [FAQ]
The newsgroup for Blues and Jazz.

-- rec.music.cd
Discussions of the *music* should go elsewhere, but all other aspects
of CD's, including non-(technical/hardware) ones, are discussed here.

-- rec.music.celtic
Discussion of Celtic popular and folk musics.

-- rec.music.christian [FAQ]
Christian music, both traditional and contemporary.

-- rec.music.classical [FAQ]
Classical music.

-- rec.music.classical.performing [FAQ]
Performing classical (including early) music.

-- rec.music.classical.guitar
Classical guitar music.

-- rec.music.compose
Creating musical and lyrical compositions.

-- rec.music.country.western
Country & Western music.

-- rec.music.dementia
Weird, strange, twisted, demented music (as in comedy & novelty). Ah-aaah!

-- rec.music.dylan
Bob Dylan's music.

-- rec.music.early
Early music, as in *before* classical.

-- rec.music.folk
Folk music, from sea shanties to singer-songwriters.

-- rec.music.funky
Dance, rap, funk and other 'black' music forms.

-- rec.music.gdead
The Grateful Dead's music

-- rec.music.indian.classical
Classical Indian (as in Asian) music.

-- rec.music.indian.misc
Other Indian (still as in Asian) music.

-- rec.music.industrial [FAQ]
Industrial music, both "dance industrial" and "traditional".

-- rec.music.makers.*
A hierarchy of newsgroups for people who make music instead of just
listen to it.

-- rec.music.marketplace
Got something for sale? Looking to buy something? This is the place.

-- rec.music.misc
Main musical discussion group. Musical omnivores read and post here.

-- rec.music.newage
New Age music.

-- rec.music.phish
Cult group Phish's music.

-- rec.music.reggae
Discussion of reggae music and closely related styles.

-- rec.music.video
Video clips, music videos, and music video networks.


 --- Alt Groups:

-- alt.binaries.sounds.misc
Primarily sound effects and the like, occasionally includes excerpts
from works of music.

-- alt.commercial-hit-radio.must.die
Devoted primarily to the destruction of Top 40 radio as we know it.

-- alt.fan.elvis-presley:
The Elvis Culture.

-- alt.elvis.king
*High* Elvis culture.

-- alt.elvis.sighting
True and apocryphal tales of Elvis sightings.

-- alt.emusic
Music about things that start with an 'e' (as in electronic, exotic, ethnic,
etc.) No joke...

-- alt.exotic-music
World music, mostly Asian-oriented.

-- alt.fan.blues-brothers
Blues Brothers fandom.

-- alt.fan.david-bowie
The Thin White Duke, Ziggy Stardust, the Man Who Fell To Earth, and
a cast of thousands...  David Bowie's music.

-- alt.fan.debbie.gibson:
Debbie Gibson's music & acting.

-- alt.fan.enya
This group has been superseded by alt.music.enya.  Post there instead.

-- alt.fan.frank-zappa
Frank Zappa's music.

-- alt.fan.jimmy-buffett
Jimmy Buffett's music and tour information.

-- alt.fan.laurie.anderson
Music and performance art of Laurie Anderson.

-- alt.fan.madonna:
Madonna's music and all that goes with it.

-- alt.fan.maria-callas:
The music of Maria Callas.

-- alt.fan.michael-bolton
The music & golden locks of Michael Bolton.

-- alt.fan.peter-hamill
Peter Hamill's music.

-- alt.fan.run-dmc:
Are you Down With The King?

-- alt.fan.shostakovich
devoted to music of the Soviet composer.

-- alt.fan.spinal-tap
True tales of the greatest band in rock n' roll history.

-- alt.fan.u2
Discussion of the band U2.  Will probably be superseded by
alt.music.u2.

-- alt.fan.wang-chung
Discussion of the band Wang Chung.  Everybody Wang Chung
tonight.

-- alt.gothic
Discussion of gothic (in the modern sense) music and culture.

-- alt.icelandic.waif.bjork.bjork.bjork
Discussion (in a somewhat irreverent tone) of Bjoerk
Gudmundsdottir (and sometimes the Sugarcubes).

-- alt.music.u2
Discussion of the band U2.

-- alt.music.alternative
Alternative or indie music. Generally defined as That Which Is Not Top 40.

-- alt.music.amy-grant
Discussion of the music of Amy Grant.

-- alt.music.bela-fleck
Music by Bela Fleck and/or the Flecktones.

-- alt.music.blues-traveler
Music of the band Blues Traveller

-- alt.music.canada
Music by Canadian artists.

-- alt.music.category-freak
Currently an empty group, probably created as a joke.

-- alt.music.deep-purple
Discussion of the music of Deep Purple.

-- alt.music.ebm:
Electronic Body Music.  Not exactly industrial, not exactly techno.

-- alt.music.enya
Enya's (as in 'Orinoco Flow') music.

-- alt.music.filk
Folk music, with usually funny or parody lyrics, often having to do with
Science Fiction.

-- alt.music.jewish
Discussion of Jewish popular and folk musics.

-- alt.music.journalism
Discussion of music magazines and how to go about getting published
in them.

-- alt.music.karaoke
Currently an empty group.

-- alt.music.machines.of.loving.grace
Discussion of the group Machines of Loving Grace.

-- alt.music.nin
Discussion of the music of Trent Reznor / Nine Inch Nails.

-- alt.music.pat-mccurdy
Discussion of the music of Pat McCurdy.

-- alt.music.peter-gabriel
Discussion of the music of Peter Gabriel.

-- alt.music.pop.will.eat.itself
Discussion of the group PWEI.

-- alt.music.prince
Discussion of the music of He Who Cannot Be Named Without
Using That Weird Symbol.

-- alt.music.progressive
Progressive Rock, as it was defined in the 70's (i.e. what non-experts might
call 'symphonic'): groups like Yes, Gentle Giant and Genesis. Don't confuse
'progressive' with 'alternative'!

-- alt.music.queen
Queen's music and associated topics.

-- alt.music.rush [FAQ]
Rush's music.

-- alt.fan.shostakovich
devoted to music of the late composer Dmitrti Shostakovich

-- alt.music.synthpop
Discussion of the music of synthesizer based "pop" bands.

-- alt.music.techno
Discussion of techno music and closely related forms.

-- alt.music.the.police
The Police's music.

-- alt.music.tmbg
The music of They Might Be Giants.

-- alt.music.james-taylor
The music of James Taylor.

-- alt.music.pink-floyd
The music of Pink Floyd, and the solo work of its current
and former members.

-- alt.punk
Punk Rock and culture.

-- alt.rap
Rap music.

-- alt.rap-gdead
For fans of both rap music and the Grateful Dead. Really.

-- alt.rave
Techno, ambient, house, trance, and tribal music, and more.
Raves, smart drinks, Cat in the Hat and Vap-O-Rub...

-- alt.rock-n-roll
Rock music, of the 'soft' or 'classic' kind.

-- alt.rock-n-roll.oldies
Primarily intended for rock music from the fifties and
early sixties (so I'm told).

-- alt.rock-n-roll.acdc [FAQ]
AC/DC's music.

-- alt.rock-n-roll.aerosmith
The music of Aerosmith.

-- alt.rock-n-roll.hard
Rock music, of the classic 'hard' kind, e.g. Guns 'n Roses,
Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple.

-- alt.rock-n-roll.classic
Classic rock music.

-- alt.rock-n-roll.metal
Heavy Metal music, as in *real* metal (Slayer, Venom, Motorhead).
Definitely *not* for Classic Rock or for Def Leppard.

-- alt.rock-n-roll.metal.heavy
Death metal and other REAL metal, even realer than that discussed in
a.r.metal.

-- alt.rock-n-roll.metal.death
Apparently even realer than alt.rock-n-roll.metal.heavy...

-- alt.rock-n-roll.metal.progressive
Progressive metal. They tell me groups like Queensryche, Fates Warning
and Crimson Glory belong here.

-- alt.rock-n-roll.metal.metallica
Metallica's music.

-- alt.rock-n-roll.metal.gnr:
Guns n' Roses' music.

-- alt.rock-n-roll.metal.ironmaiden:
Iron Maiden / Bruce Dickinson's music.

--alt.music.blues-traveler
Music of the band Blues Traveler

-- alt.music.hardcore:
Hardcore/Punk music.

-- alt.rock-n-roll.symphonic:
Symphonic Music (ELO etc)

-- alt.music.marillion:
Marillion & Fish's music.

-- alt.journalism.music:
Same as alt.music.journalism, except for people who didn't like that
name.

-- alt.music.ska
Ska music, bands, and culture.

-- alt.music.world
If you would find it in the "World Music" or "International" section
of a record store and it doesn't have its own newsgroup, then
alt.music.world would be the place to discuss it.

-- alt.skinheads [FAQ]
Discussion of skinhead culture and music, primarily the anti-racist
variety.

-- alt.thrash
Hardcore, alternative (metal) thrash music.

-- alt.fan.devo:
Devo's music.

-- alt.fan.biafra:
The music and writings of Jello Biafra.


 --- Other Groups

-- bit.listserv.emusic-l
Technical discussion of electronic music.

-- bit.listserv.allmusic
Discussion of all forms of music.

-- comp.music
Applications of computers in music research.

-- k12.ed.music
Music and performing arts in schools.

-- rec.arts.theatre
Also a musical resource for musical theatre and showtunes. Frequently
discussions therecenter on musicals and artists who dabble in
musical theatre (like Dennis DeYoung and Jason Donovan).

-- rec.audio
Primarily for discussion of audio equipment, quite often contains
discussions of optimal equipment for various types of music.

-- rec.audio.car
Primarily for discussion of automotive audio equipment.

-- rec.audio.high-end
Primarily for discussion of high-end (read _expensive_) audio
equipment, quite often contains discussions of optimal equipment
for various types of music.

-- rec.audio.pro
Discussion of high-end audio equipment for recording, public
performance, etc.

-- rec.folk-dancing
A group not only about folk-dancing, but also about the dance music itself.

-- rec.games.trivia
This group often has lyrics or other musical quizzes.

-- rec.arts.marching.drumcorps
Discussion of drum and bugle corps.

-- rec.arts.marching.misc
Discussion of marching bands, color guards and related activities.

-- rec.radio.broadcasting
Discussion of radio stations, formats, programming, etc.

-- rec.radio.noncomm:
Discussion of non-commerical radio stations, formats, programming, as
well as lots of technical type discussions.

-- alt.radio.pirate:
Pirate (ie non-liscensed) Radio

-- rec.radio.info:
Moderated..., drop off place for Radio related FAQs and daily
technical info. Not much to do with music.

-- rec.radio.shortwave:
Shortwave Radio. Programming, Formats, News, etc.

[ I'm looking for folks to give me some good, reliable info on some of
the other 'other' groups, most notably the .radio and the .makers
groups. Anybody? ]


 --- Local Groups

Your site may carry local newsgroups (as in: local to your site, your area,
your country, your continent -- anything that does not have world-wide
distribution) that may very well be about music. Check with your news
administrator for more info on those groups.

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