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Subject: REC.MUSIC.INFO: List of Usenet Musical Newsgroups
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        music-related newsgroups to be found on Usenet.
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*** rec.music.info - List of Usenet Musical Newsgroups

This forthnightly posted list of newsgroups is maintained by the current
rec.music.info moderator, Leo Breebaart, 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.


USENET MUSICAL NEWSGROUPS

At the moment there are over 30 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:

-- 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.christian
Christian music, both traditional and contemporary.

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

-- 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, 'techno' music.

-- rec.music.makers
A group for people who make music instead of just listening 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.synth
Another group for music makers: synthesizer players, in this case.

-- rec.music.video
Video clips and music video's.


 --- Alt Groups:

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

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

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

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

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

-- alt.music.category-freak
Currently an empty group..

-- alt.music.enya
Enya's (as in 'Orinoco Flow') music. Don't ask me about the difference
between this group and alt.fan.enya...

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

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

-- alt.music.machines.of.loving.grace
Currently an empty group.

-- alt.music.pop.will.eat.itself
Currently an empty group.

-- 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 Gint and Genesis. Don't confuse
'progressive' with 'alternative'!

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

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

-- alt.music.the.police.ctl
I have no idea what this group is for.

-- alt.rap
Rap music.

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

-- alt.rave
Rave music, parties, and the whole associated scene.

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

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

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


 --- 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.

-- 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.

[ 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.

--
Leo Breebaart -- Moderator rec.music.info
Submissions & other mail to: rec-music-info @ cp.tn.tudelft.nl
!!! Requests for information do *not* belong in r.m.info! !!!