Music

The blogosphere was made for music enthusiasts. They love to talk about their favorite bands, share music files, and post concert reviews. There's a blog about every type of music, it seems: pop, classical, world, country, and modern. The best part of blogging is that visitors can actually listen to the music under discussion. In many ways, peer-to-peer file sharing and iPod culture are just the same as bloggingrelying on multimedia instead of text.

Indeed, music complements blogging so perfectly that an entire book could be devoted to this topic. The following sections list some brief links to blogs that will help you find your way into the musical world of blogs. Use them as a departure point for finding other blogs.

Popular Music

News and Reviews

Ambitious Outsider

http://www.ambitious-outsiders.com/lowerindex.html

Chris S is based in Los Angeles, so many of his reviews and event listings are tied to southern California, but he also posts reviews of albums and tracks TV appearances by his favorite musicians.

The MP3 Blog Aggregator

http://www.mp3blogs.org/

This blog is an aggregated feed of sites posting about MP3s and music, updated hourly. This is not a definitive list of all MP3 blogs, only those added to a list.

Music for Robots

http://music.for-robots.com/

MP3 fans flock to this well-written MP3 blog that identifies and posts MP3s by unknown musicians or independent bands. Very cutting edge.

Stereogum

http://www.stereogum.com/

Stereogum is an opinionated group blog out of New York City devoted to reviewing the latest music available in MP3 file format.

Mash-up Blogs

Mashup Town

http://mashuptown.com/

This noncommercial site lets visitors post or listen to music mixed together from various records and sounds.

Mashmix.com

http://mashmix.com/xoops/modules/news/

This site shares news about the latest mash-ups available on the Web and shares some files for listening.

Music Biz Blogs

Band Weblogs

http://www.bandweblogs.com/

This site is a collection of blogs created by musicians to promote their bands and music.

Dead Air Space

http://www.radiohead.com/deadairspace/

This is a blog by the members of the Radiohead band that they are keeping while on tour.

BANKOFKEV

http://www.bankofkev.blog-city.com

The official blog of Kevin McKeever. Harmony Gold's Operations Coordinator for Robotech.

Boblog: A Quiet and Uninteresting Life

http://modulate.blogspot.com/

Bob Mould, ex member of Husker Du, shares his thoughts about the current state of music, life on the road, and his life on this blog.

The BizzoIndie Music Industry Tips

http://quikonnex.com/channel/page/coreystewart-bizzo/434

This site focuses on information for indie musicians keen on marketing their work to a larger audience.

Music Reviews Blogs

Blues Blog

http://the-blues-blog.blogspot.com/

Curious about what's happening with your favorite blues musician? Check out this blog that clips news and reviews for blues fans.

Cahl's Juke Joint

http://cahlsjukejoint.blogspot.com/

Let Carl Abernathy's blog inform you about the latest news in rock, blues, and jazz.

Cocaine Blunts & Hip Hop Tapes

http://www.cocaineblunts.com/new/

Hip hop fans can find the latest reviews and news on this blog by a radio DJ named noz.

Jazz & Blues Music Reviews

http://jazzandblues.blogspot.com/

This blog reviews new and old albums covering jazz and blues.

Filesharing Review

http://www.filesharingreview.com

A blog about the latest information on peer-to-peer (P2P) applications and file distribution.

Fluxblog

http://www.fluxblog.org/

Fluxblog showcases the creator's passionate reviews about music. Fluxblog also hosts one of, if not the, best blogrolls for pop-related blogs.

Mississippi Blues News

http://blues.ms/

This blog covers the world of blues musicians in Mississippi. Mississippi Blues News is an invaluable resource for people keen to keep track of a regional scene.

Moist Works

http://moistworks.com/

This well-written group blog covers a variety of music styles, from pop to rock to hip hop. The site features reviews and MP3 files.

So Many Shrimp

http://www.somanyshrimp.com/

A group blog about hip hop and the urban rap lifestyle.

Soul Sides

http://www.soul-sides.com/

A funk audio blog by Oliver Wang (a.k.a. DJ O-Dub) that lets users listen to MP3 audio files while reading reviews and essays about a particular artist or style.

Portable Music Blogs

Internet technology is always changing. Each year brings a new wave of innovative ways to listen to music files. 2005 is the year of the podcast, which is a cute way of referring to music files in a digital audio format that one can download to listen to on any digital media player such as an Apple iPod or MP3 player; hence the name podcast, as in iPod broadcast.

CC Mixter

http://ccmixter.org/

This site, affiliated with the Creative Commons copyright movement, provides music files that have been cleared for reuse, downloading, and sampling. Visitors can check out new music, upload their own work, and trade tips on how to share music legally.

Podcast Bunker

http://www.podcastbunker.com/

This portal finds digital audio files all over the Web and posts only files with the best audio quality. This site is a good introduction to the best and most popular files being downloaded today.

Podcast Alley

http://www.podcastalley.com/index.php

This site is a directory of audio files available for download on your digital player. The directory organizes available files according to categories ranging from food shows to music/radio shows created by amateurs.

Classical Music

Performers

Adaptistration

http://www.artsjournal.com/adaptistration/

Drew MaManus writes about managing orchestras on this blog, hosted by Arts Journal.com, an online magazine.

Violinist.com

http://www.violinist.com/blog/

Several classically trained violinists blog from this site and share information in its forums and newsletter.

Oboeinsight

http://www.oboeinsight.com/

Patricia Emerson Mitchell is the principal oboist with the Opera San Jose who shares her thoughts about her life as a working musician and the state of classical music, in general. Ms. Mitchell is also a professor at University of California Santa Cruz and writes about her experiences teaching music.

Think Denk

http://www.jeremydenk.blogspot.com/

Jeremy Denk is a concert pianist who blogs about his life on the road.

Enthusiasts

Adante

http://www.andante.com/magazine/

This is a site devoted to classical music. Music lovers can find everything here: info about the latest releases, concert schedules, and reviews.

Iron Tongue of Midnight

http://irontongue.blogspot.com/

Lisa Hirsch maintains this classical music blog. She also writes a column for the San Francisco Classical Voice, an online journal.

Magnificat Website

http://magweblog.blogspot.com/

This blog is devoted to information and insights into early music.

Prima la musica, poi le parole: opera blog

http://primalamusica.typepad.com/

Sarah Nobel blogs from her home in New Zealand about local opera news and performances.

Sandow

http://www.artsjournal.com/sandow/

Greg Sandow writes about the future of classical music and new works in this blog, which is hosted by Arts Journal.com.

Vilane Fille

http://vilainefille.blogs.com/

Music writer Marion Lignana Rosenberg, a multilingual writer, broadcaster, and translator, is based in New York and shares news about opera, Verdi, and classical music.