Here is just a sampling of sites that will be music to your ears and eyes!
Absence of Faith has risen to be one of the most comprehensive fan pages for Nine Inch Nails on the Internet:
http://uslink.net/~cpunut/nin.htm
Arlo Guthrie fans will love this definitive source of information about the beloved folk singer. ArloNet contains biographical data about the singer, concert dates, lyrics, tablatures, and more:
http://www.clark.net/pub/downin/cgi-bin/arlonet.htm
A top-flight home page leads you into the media world of Black Entertainment Television. The key to this site's appeal: It emphasizes information, not marketing, and the information covers serious political and social issues as well as rap, jazz, and soul:
One of a series of classical music pages sponsored by BMG Classics World, Liszt's page includes a portrait, biography, and list of recommended recordings:
http://classicalmus.com/composers/liszt.htm
This composer page, dedicated to Beethoven, includes a portrait, biography, and list of recommended recordings:
http://classicalmus.com/composers/beethove.htm
This site is one of a series of composer pages sponsored by BMG Classics World. Claude Debussy's page includes a portrait, biography, and list of recommended recordings:
http://classicalmus.com/composers/debussy.htm
This page includes a portrait, biography, and list of recommended recordings:
http://classicalmus.com/composers/wagner.htm
Schumann's composer page includes a portrait, biography, and list of recommended recordings. Schumann (1810 - 1856) was a master of piano music:
http://classicalmus.com/composers/schumann.htm
Puccini's page includes a portrait, biography, and list of recommended recordings. A rugged individualist, Puccini tackled thorny social issues and portrayed his characters in his music:
http://classicalmus.com/composers/puccini.htm
Mozart's page includes a portrait, biography, and list of recommended recordings. In his short life, Mozart (1756 - 1791) composed over 600 works:
http://classicalmus.com/composers/mozart.htm
This page, dedicated to Felix Mendelssohn, contains a portrait, biography, and list of recommended recordings. Mendelssohn was a musical prodigy:
http://classicalmus.com/composers/mendelss.htm
The George Frederich Handel (1685 - 1759) page includes a portrait, biography, and list of recommended recordings:
http://classicalmus.com/composers/handel.htm
Chopin's (1810-1849) music, no matter what the setting, is instantly recognizable:
http://classicalmus.com/composers/chopin.htm
A giant of 20th century music, Bartok (1881-1945) was a brilliant and original composer:
http://classicalmus.com/composers/bartok.htm
Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) is one of the most beloved composers in history:
http://classicalmus.com/composers/tchaikov.htm
This site is one of a series of composer pages sponsored by BMG Classics World. Schubert's page includes a portrait, biography, and list of recommended recordings. Schubert was a master symphonist and sculptor of unforgettable melody:
http://classicalmus.com/composers/schubert.htm
If you need information on Early Music instruments from the Middle Ages and the Rennaissance, this is an excellent site with pictures and sound clip demonstrations of various instruments, including the Shawm, Bass Recorder, Glastonbury Pipe, Treble Viole:
http://www.hike.te.chiba-u.ac.jp/cons1/
J.S. Bach Homepage is a guide to the complete works of Johann Sebastian Bach. It contains a biography, an index of the complete works and an index of recordings:
http://www.tile.net/tile/bach/index.htm
Johannes Brahms 's composer page includes a portrait, biography, and list of recommended recordings. One of the most beloved composers in the history of music, Brahms (1833-1897) was perhaps the greatest symphonist to emerge after Beethoven:
http://classicalmus.com/composers/brahms.htm
This composer page includes a portrait, biography, and list of recommended recordings. With his contemporary Bela Bartok, Igor Stravinsky was the most important figure in 20th century music:
http://classicalmus.com/composers/stravins.htm
This is a comprehensive database of musical events in Italy. It indexes festivals and concerts, theaters,orchestras, musical associations, musical competitions, music press, music education, and musical groups:
http://www.fastnet.it/cultura/music_en.htm
Formerly a part of WWW Classical Music Resources, Classical Music Resources has instrument resources listed by instrument.
http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/classical/resources/instruments.htm
Classics World presents an opus of classical music offerings primarily to inspire visitors on a virtual shopping spree of BMG recording titles. Open an account and add recordings to your shopping list at the click of a button. You will be enticed by music:
Classical Music Composers and dice fanatics alike will marvel at the ingenuity and wackiness of 'Mozart's Musikalisches Wurfelspiel.' This site, named after Mozart's dice game where individuals can randomly compose minuets and trios from pre-written pieces, is an interesting place to visit:
http://mendel.berkeley.edu/~jchuang/Music/Mozart/mozart.cgi
Classical Music Online is a new online database that offers a variety of resources and event listings. The News category lists the latest and greatest classical music news; the Classical CD Titles category allows you to get information on CD's:
http://www.crl.com/~virtualv/cmo/
This site contains numerous links to classical music pages on the Net. Subjects covered by the pages include a composers list, a classical music introduction, a list of music business corporations, and links to music reviews and other resources.
http://rulgla.leidenuniv.nl:8080/zeger/clasmus.htm
The life of the artist formerly known as Prince is taking a radical turn, and The Dawn is on its way to becoming a very large Web site:
Review: The Def Leppard WWW site offers the visitor news, 'b' sides & rare songs, bootleg samples, some band history, and more. The rare and 'b' song section has an extensive list and reviews of the 'b' sides from their singles such as 'Tear it Down,' and 'I Wann ...
http://www.xs4all.nl/~eldritch/leppard.htm
House of Blues has been both praised and panned for its broad definition of blues music. Breadth is always a good thing on the Web, however. The info contained here ranges from news (CD releases, concert reviews, birthdays) to performance schedules:
Purely for obsessive/compulsives, the Underground Beatles Guide comprehensively indexes every 'unreleased' studio outtake the band ever recorded, as well as 'historically significant' live numbers:
http://www2.cybernex.net/~boywundr/beatles/unrel.htm
Whether you're looking for a hot show to see or you're organizing you're own gig, 'Internotes NY Music Archive' is a wonderful resource. The highlight is the NYC subway map that features roughly 40 popular music venues:
The atmospheric graphical interface alone makes it well worth swinging by this site -- but that's just the waiting station for many destinations in the vast universe of Jazz Central Station's criss-crossing tracks:
http://www.jazzcentralstation.com/
This is a good Web site with some real gems of historical and musical information about the Los Angeles, California, band founded in 1971. Lyrics to all their songs are here:
http://www.coc.powell-river.bc.ca/eagles/eagles.htm
Always on the cutting edge of technology, Thomas Dolby has created a state-of-the-art Web presence that should serve as a model to other musicians:
KISS is still alive and well on the Internet, especially at this impressive fan page. You can read up on the latest band news direct from the KISS MADNISS fanzine:
http://www.buffnet.net/~toefer/
Who could ask for anything more? Brian Sweeney's archive celebrates the canon of composer George and lyricist Ira with enthusiasm and reverence. Included here is a chronological listing of the duo's complete works plus an annotated discography:
http://www.sju.edu/~bs065903/gershwin/
Massive Brings is a DJ-produced site for and about music. Jazz, funk, soul, R&B, and rap all have a presence at this San Francisco-based site, although it takes a minute to figure out where these folks are coming from stylistically. Massive is a good word:
This is the home page of Russian acoustic blues artist Yuri Naumov. Here you'll find a biography of the artist and information on upcoming shows. In addition, this site offers a collection of audio clips, as well as song lyrics in both English and Russian:
http://www.interport.net/~yuriblus/
Plagiarism isn't a crime, it's a way of life. Beatthief delivers some of the best black market culture to your computer. Indulge in a bit of 'shoplifting,' and you'll discover a sound and picture tribute to jazz and funk.
This bluegrass newsgroup is a members-only group for posting. However, non-members are free to browse and read selections. Twenty current articles are posted with links and there is a separate link for earlier articles.
What makes this site special is not just the sparkling photography of Ray Avery but the way his work is integrated with information about his musical subjects. Almost 50 photographs document the burgeoning West Coast jazz scene of the 1950s:
http://www.book.uci.edu/Jazz/jazz.htm
OffBeat Magazine is New Orleans' and Louisiana's only music and entertainment magazine. This page will guide you to the best blues and jazz available.
http://www.neosoft.com/~offbeat/
The Jazz Net home page provides a complete index of jazz news and happenings online. Users can download the current issue of JazzNow:
Margaritaville is much like Buffett's music: breezy, fun, and relaxing but without much substance. The only information comes in the form of the Coconut Telegraph newsletter, a lighthearted look at Jimmy, his Margaritaville club, and his music:
http://key-west.com/margaritaville/
John's Unofficial Toad the Wet Sprocket Home Page gets an A for congeniality and cool graphics. Fans can get the latest on the band members in this all-male alternative/rock/pop band that originated in Santa Barbara, California:
http://www.prairienet.org/arts/listen/toad.htm
This is certainly not the most artful jazz site out there, but the Jazz Web offers a wealth of excellent links and resources on this lush genre:
Steve's got it all at this page devoted to legendary pop music vixen, Madonna. Madonna fans can check out the latest gossip on the star and her upcoming recordings, or access a link to the Madonna Lyrics Archive:
http://www.buffnet.net/~steve772/maddy.htm
The companion site to a now-defunct radio show, X Communications' Music View describes itself as a 'cornucopia of crap from an eclectic bunch of artists.' The CD-ROM-quality multimedia downloads, called Interactive Press Kits, are nothing short of astonishing:
http://www.webcom.com/~xcomm/MV/
Under construction, this tribute to Satchmo is by no means complete, but its light-hearted and enthusiastic presentation help make up for its lack of depth. Many images of Louis Armstrong grace these pages:
http://www.netspace.org/users/haaus/shome.htm
The Rolling Stones 'Official Web Site' was put up in 1994 in honor of the Voodoo Lounge Tour. So the tour's over, folks, when are you going to update the page?
The Rounder Records group is arguably the premier outlet for 'roots' music -- bluegrass, jazz, blues, country, reggae, folk, gospel, zydeco, to name a few styles. You can wade through their 36-label, 20-genre ocean of audio and video releases:"
The legacy of Simon and Garfunkel lives on in cyberspace! At this fan page for the harmonic '60s duo, users can access a wealth of information on the group, including a complete discography extending back to the musicians' meeting at Forest Hills High School:
A disclaimer from 'Al,' the maintainer of this site, assures users that he is not a Soul Asylum fanatic but rather, 'just a guy who heard 'Closer To The Stars' and dug it. With that in mind, Al has put together quite a humorous treasure trove of information:
http://www.crown.net/~wirtes/sa/soulasylum.htm
Welcome to the Sony Online WWW Server! Sony Music Artist information, tour schedules, sound clips, cover art, music video and special promotions. Sony Electronics Product information for consumer electronics, business and professional products:
Sony Corporation of America and Visa announced a multi-year agreement for the development of a first-of-its-kind, multi-faceted entertainment, information and consumer transaction environment on the World Wide Web to be called Sony Station. Check it out:
http://www.sony.com/SCA/station.htm
The Van Halen Universe unfolds with a multimedia interface, just as this legendary rock band keeps cranking after all these years. No mere discography depository, this site offers tons of video feed, album art, tour dates, and interviews: