History

• Rock 'n' Roll Timeline - From music megasite digitaldreamdoor.com; very comprehensive, enlightening timeline

• Alternative Rock - Good general overview from New World Encyclopedia; re-written from a Wikipedia entry

• Roughstock's History of Country Music - Very comprehensive history of Western Swing, Honky Tonk, the Nashville Sound, etc.

• Protest Songs - From Librarians' Internet Index; good menu of a variety of resources on protest and folk songs from various decades

Guides/Overviews

• All Music Guide - Part of the All Media series of sites, a comprehensive guide with biographies of artists, arranged and searchable by genres

• HipHop-Directory - Metasite containing links, with categories including Online Shows, Producing, and Politics and Activism

• Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music - A comprehensive guide to various sub-genres of electronic music

• Global Trance and Dance - UK site; guide to trance music with hundreds of artist bios

• Ambient Music Guide - Guide to "contemporary ambient, instrumental and downtempo" music, containing many links, a history, and reviews

• Epitunes.com - Devoted to live music; users can search for shows in their area, meet other fans, or post reviews of shows

• Hip-Hop Dictionary - Comprehensive; click on links for particular segments of the alphabet

Online Magazines

• Pitchfork Media - Specializes in alternative or indie rock, containing full-length feature stories, well-written reviews, and multimedia downloads

• Paste Magazine - Online version of the print magazine, specializing in alternative rock, alternative country, folk-rock, and roots music

• Perfect Sound Forever - Thoughtful, well-written online music and culture mag

• Puremusic - Webzine dedicated to singer-songwriters

• Igloo Magazine - Nicely designed online publication on electronic music; news and reviews

• I Like Music - Covering mostly mainstream pop/rock; a lot of breaking news

• Chesapeake Music Guide - Online version of print publication; devoted to the Eastern and Western shores of MD, including a calendar of live music, band spotlights, etc.

"Best Of" Lists

• Rolling Stone Lists - An index of lists of great albums, etc, published over the years in Rolling Stone magazine

• Digital Dreamdoor: The Music Lists - Huge array of long lists: Greatest Metal Guitarists, Underrated Rap/Hip-Hop Albums, etc; scroll to bottom for note on criteria/authority