Licorice Pizza Calling it Quits

I am sad to report that the legendary Licorice Pizza is calling it quits after nearly two years. For those unfamiliar with the blog, it is well known for being one of the best lounge music blogs. There is a great deal of vinyl rips of jazz, exotica, space age pop, and many other vintage sounds to be found there also. If you are familiar with LP, please do go pay your respects and thank this man for two years of music blogging. I will be leaving Licorice Pizza on the blogroll, as it still receives a great deal of traffic; however, you may want to download what you can before it is too late.

Licorice Pizza
http://my.opera.com/Licorice%20Pizza/blog/

Featured Blog: Weirdo Music

Weirdo Music is the first non-blog to be featured here. You may be wondering why the featured blog isn't a blog at all. The reason I chose to feature Weirdo Music is because it's owner does a great deal to promote and share music that would remain largely unnoticed were it not for his efforts. The site is operated by Marco Kalnenek from Heerlen, the Netherlands.

Weirdo Music is a multi-purpose site, delivering news, reviews, and columns, in addition to serving as an online record shop. One of my favorite areas of the site is the downloads section, where Marco features a revolving collection of music blogs which focus on rare and unusual music.

In addition to Weirdo Music, Marco has also been operating his own net-label, WM Recordings, since 2004. The WM catalog features a rather eclectic selection of independent artists, offering everything from Pop to Afrobeat. The majority of the WM Recordings catalog can be downloaded for free, but there are also a few commercial releases available at a generous price. Marco is also an accomplished independent musician in his own right, having self-released several full length albums and EPs. You can read more about his musical projects here.

Weirdo Music:
http://weirdomusic.com/


WM Recordings:
http://wmrecordings.com


Previously Featured Blogs

A Few New Features and Plans for the Future

As some of you may have noticed, I have replaced the Grazr widget that I used to display the latest blog updates with a new method. The Grazr widget was great, and is a more user friendly method for displaying blog updates, yet it only allowed me to list 50 blogs. I would like to thank Mindfield, who runs the Xchannel aggregator for introducing me to the Google Feed Ajax API, which is the script used to display the updates. It will allow me to list updates for every blog on the list. As of yet, I've only managed to add a few dozen blogs, but I will work my way through the entire list over the next few days.

I'm still not entirely pleased with the appearance of it though, yet my javascript skills are rather weak, so I will have to need further assistance before I can make any more modifications. I plan to increase the amount of text from each post that is displayed, and list the title of the blog instead of the post author, as I'm sure more of you are familiar with blog titles rather than their respective authors. If you're familiar with javascript and willing to help me out, please leave a comment.

I also plan to overhaul the custom search engine that I created. I just recently found out that more people are using it than I realized, so I will do my best to make it more user friendly. I will be adding more sources to search, changing the appearance, and possibly integrate it directly into the blog so that you don't have to exit the page.

The last bit of news I would to announce is that I have created a new button for the blogroll. The old button looked nice, but it gave one little clue as to the purpose of the site. I think the new version does a much better job of that. If you are currently displaying a button for the blogroll on your site, please replace it with the updated button. The new button can be found below, and if you need the code to display it click here. For future reference, you can find the button and code on the main menu where is reads "Show Your Support". I would like to know what you think of the recent changes, and the possible new features. Please leave a comment.

http://zer0ii.zer0ii.googlepages.com/dmblogroll.png

Featured Blog: Chocoreve

The Chocoreve music blog hardly needs any introduction to many within the music blog community. It's operator, Chocoreve has been going strong since February of 2005. During it's first few months of existence, it simply linked to other websites, pointing out where to find quality albums. However, in June of 2005, Chocoreve started to serve up albums from his own collection. During the last couple of years it has developed into a vast treasure trove of vintage music from around the world.

Chocoreve is probably best known for it's huge collection of compilations of rare garage rock and psychedelic tracks from the 60's and 70's, the majority of which contain tracks that you won't find anyplace else. It is a simple site in terms of presentation and design, remaining largly unaltered in appearance since it's first inception. Most of the albums do not feature reviews; however, don't let this small fact discourage you from downloading any of them, as the majority of them are unsung gems well worth listening to. Chocoreve is a legendary blog to all who are familiar with it, and if you're unfamiliar with it, upon visiting it you will soon understand the reason why. Have you left your comment today?

Chocoreve:
http://chocoreve.blogspot.com/


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Featured Blog - Stigma Rest Room

This week's featured blog is Stigma Rest Room. There is much that could be said about Stigma Rest Room, but unfortunately time permits me from writing everything I would like to about this amazing blog. Stigma Rest Room is one of the more eclectic blogs on the list. You can literally find music from all over the world at the Rest Room, as Stigma2 leaves no stone, (or nationality) unturned on his quest to share hidden gems from around the globe. There are also a number of great series/compilations to be found here, such as the Ultra Lounge, A Rough Guide, The History of Rock and Roll, Secret Museum of Mankind, and a number of others. It become obvious rather quickly that this blog doesn't shy away from music regardless of it's genre either. You can find everything from punk rock to soft jazz here.

One thing that really stands out to me about this blog is the exceptionally nice layout. It would be a daunting task to seek out a specific type of music on such an eclectic blog, but fortunately there is a very handy tag cloud at the top of the page, which makes finding what you are looking for on Stigma Rest Room a snap. The three column layout is also something that you don't see on most blogger-hosted blogs, and it serves to put all that free space to good use, and makes for a clean looking and easily navigable blog.

Stigma Rest Room:
http://stigmarestroom.blogspot.com/


Previously Featured Blogs

Major Update Tomorrow

As some of you may already know, I spent the majority October working on uploading material for my other blog in celebration of the blogger community's Halloween Countdown. During that time I managed to put together two lists of blogs offering Halloween treats, but my work on these projects didn't leave me much time to update the blogroll itself.

Tomorrow I will be making extensive changes to the list. Unfortunately, several blogs have been deleted since then. I will update the urls if they have moved, and remove them from the list if they haven't. There will be a number of new blogs appearing on the list, and a few old blogs that I've only recently discovered.

I also plan to replace the grazr widget at the top of the page. The grazr widget is great, yet it limits me to including only 50 blogs, and I've also recently been made aware of better methods of sharing unlimited blog updates. It may take some time for me to implement this change, but it will definitely be worth the wait. I hope you all will enjoy the changes and additions to come. As always, please leave me feedback to let me know what's working, what isn't, and what could be improved.

Halloween Music Blogspot

I had intended to put a list of Halloween related albums up much sooner than this, and wanted it to be much larger than this list, but I got carried away with uploading albums for my other blog - http://digitalmeltd0wn.blogspot.com I suppose it's better late than never though.

Audio Books/Spoken Word
Aleister Crowley - The Great Beast Speaks
Alexander Scourby Reads the Pit and the Pendulum
Anton LaVey - The Satanic Mass
Christopher Lee Reads Edgar Allan Poe - Tales of Mystery and Horror
Christopher Lee - Fireside Tales
H.P. Lovecraft Audio Books
The Edgar Allan Poe Audio Collection

Halloween Sound Effects/Ghost Stories
Alred Hitchcock Presents Ghost Stories For Young People
Boris Karloff - Tales of the Frightened Vol. 1 & 2
Chilling Thrilling Sounds of the Haunted House
Ghost Stories - 2 Complete Halloween Ghost Stories
Hallmark Presents - Spooky Sounds
Sounds to Make You Shiver
Spooky Stories Halloween Flexi
The Haunted House - 20 Tracks to Make You Jump in the Night
Monster Mash - Sounds of Terror
Vincent Price - Tales of Witches, Ghosts and Goblins
Vincent Price - A Coven of Witches' Tlaes
Vincent Price - A Graveyard of Ghost Tales
Vincent Price - A Hornbook For Witches
Weird Tales of the Unknown

Radio Shows
Dr. Demento's 1984 Halloween Show
Great Radio Horror Shows
Lights Out Radio Show - Old Time Radio Collection
Murder at Midnight - Old Time Radio Show
Nightfall - Old Time Radio Show
The Black Mass - Old Time Radio Show
The Creaking Door - Old Time Radio Show
The Hall of Fantasy - Old Time Radio Show
The Hermit's Cave - Old Time Radio Show
The Sealed Book - Old Time Radio Show
The Weird Circle - Old Time Radio Show
The Witch's Tale - Old Time Radio Show

Halloween/Horror Soundtracks
Bernard Herrmann - Psycho Original Score
Bernard Herrmann - Vertigo OST
Charles Bernstein - A Nightmare on Elm Street OST
Charles Bernstein - April Fool's Day OST
Christopher Young - Hellraiser OST
Danny Elfman - Beetlejuice OST
Danny Elfman - Corpse Bride OST
Danny Elfman - Nightbreed OST
Danny Elfman - The Nightmare Before Christmas OST
Ennio Morricone - Exorcist II OST
Ennio Morricone - The Thing OST
Friday the 13th Special Edition Soundtrack
Goblin - Suspiria OST
Goblin - Zombi (Dawn of the Dead) OST
Graeme Revell - The Crow Score
Jerry Goldsmith - The Omen OST
John Carpenter - Christine Score & Soundtrack
John Carpenter - Halloween OST
John Carpenter - Halloween II OST
Joseph LoDuca - The Evil Dead OST
Joseph LoDuca - The Evil Dead 2
John Carpenter & Alan Howarth - Halloween III Season of the Witch OST
Michael Hoenig - The Blob OST (1988)
Michael Hoenig & J. Peter Robinson - The Gate OST
Night of the Living Dead OST
Philip Glass - Candyman Official Score
Popol Vuh - Nosferatu: The Vampyre OST
Return of the Living Dead OST (Special Edition)
Richard Band - H.P. Lovecraft's From Beyond OST
The Addam's Family (TV Theme Music)
The Exorcist OST
The Rocky Horror Picture Show OST
Toby Hooper & Wayne Bell - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre OST
Wojciech Kilar - Bram Stoker's Dracula OST

Death Rock/Gothic Rock/Horror Rock
45 Grave - Autopsy
Ausgang - Manipulate
45 Grave - Debasement Tapes
45 Grave - Only The Good Die Young (Live 1989)
45 Grave - Sleep In Safety
Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead (Single)
Bauhaus - In The Flat Field
Bloody Dead and Sexy - Paint it Red
Christian Death - Catastophe Ballet
Christian Death - Deathwish
Christian Death - Only Theatre of Pain
Christian Death - The Doll's Theatre
Cinema Strange - Cinema Strange
Cinema Strange - The Astonished Eyes of Evening
Plan 9 - Death With The Dead
Roky Erickson & the Aliens - Evil One
Skeletal Family - Futile Combat
Super Heroines - Love and Pain
Tragic Black - Articulate Lacerations
Tragic Black - The Decadent Requiem
VA - Kaliffornian Deathrock
VA - Songs of Terror: A Gothic Tribute to Edgar Allan Poe
VA - Undead - A Gothic Masterpiece (3 Discs)



Horror Punk/Psychobilly
Calabrese - 13 Halloweens
Calabrese - Midnight Spookshow
Calabrese - Traveling Vampire Show
Phantom Creeps and Damien Storm - Greetings From Hell
Samhain - Final Descent
Samhain - Initium
Samhain - November-Coming-Fire
Samhain - Unholy Passion EP
The Misfits - Walk Among Us
The Misfits - Earth A.D.
The Misfits - Static Age
VA - The Horror of it All Vol. 1
VA - The Horror of it All Vol. 2
VA - This is Horror Punk Vol. 1
VA - This is Horrorpunk Vol. 2... The Terror Continues
VA - Too Much Horror Business 1977-1983 A Tribute to the Misfits
Wednesday 13 - Fang Bang
Wednesday 13 - Transylvania 90210
Zombie Ghost Train - Glad Rags & Body Bags
Zombina & the Skeletones - Death Valley High
Zombina & the Skeletones - Halloween Hollerin'!
Zombina & the Skeletones - Monsters on 45
Zombina & the Skeletones - Taste the Blood of Zombina and the Skeletones

Dark Ambient/Dark Industrial/Dark Classical
Æthenor - Betimes Black Cloudmasses
Devil Doll - Dies Irae
Einstürzende Neubauten Discography
Ministry - Land of Rape and Honey
Ministry - Psalm 69
Ministry - The Mind is a Terrible Thing To Taste
Ministry - Twitch
Skinny Puppy - Cleanse Fold and Manipulate
Skinny Puppy - Bites
Skinny Puppy - Last Rights
Skinny Puppy - VIVIsectVI
Swans - Children of God
Swans - Cop
Swans - Filth
Throbbing Gristle - In The Shadow of the Sun
Throbbing Gristle - Once Upon A Time
Throbbing Gristle - Mission of Dead Souls
Vern Langdon - The Phantom of the Organ/The Vampyre at the Harpsichord
Whitehouse - Birthdeath Experience
Whitehouse - Erector
Whitehouse - Total Sex
Zombie Girl - Back From The Dead
Zombie Girl - Blood, Brains and Rock 'N' Roll

Happy Halloween Music/Party Mixes/Compilations
Bobby "Boris" Pickett - The Original Monster Mash
Drew's Famous Halloween Party Music
Elvira's Vinyl Macabre
Halloween Stomp
Horror Rock Classics Vol. 1 & 2
The Rocky Horror Picture Show OST
VA - Doo Wop Halloween Is A Scream
Zacherle - Dinner With The Drac!

Blogger Halloween Compilations
Rock Sellout - Halloween Mixtape
Deepgoa - Time Is Weird Mix
Evolve Happy - Robot Mix Halloween
The So Very Show - The So Scary Mix
Moon Lit Night - Halloween - The Ultimate Mega Mix
Murder by Baltimore - Halloween Mixtape 2008
The Ghost Town - Werewolf by Night The Halloween Mix
Random Ramblings - 22 Minutes of Mayhem - Runaway Nightmare Scary Halloween Mix
Music You (Possibly) Won't Hear Anyplace Else - Halloween Slaylist
Idle Minds Inc. - Greetings For Halloween
C-60 Low Noise - C-60's Halloween Party - Alone In The Dark
Vinnie Rattolle's Records - See Me In The Mirror
This Is My Happening - |Part 1|Part 2|Part 3|
Distinctly Jamaican Sounds - Distinctly Non-Jamaican Halloween Mix
Scared Ya, Didn't I?: Halloween Hits - |2008|2007|2006|2005|2004|

Halloween Music Blogs

Halloween is almost here, and this month the Digital Meltd0wn Music Blogroll will be putting the spotlight on all the music blogs that are celebrating the occasion. I will be featuring all the blogs that have posted Halloween compilations, Halloween soundtracks, and other horror related music. Of course I will also be listing the blogs which feature Halloween music year round. Once I have gathered enough blogs which are celebrating Halloween, I will also be temporarily replacing the widget currently at the top of the page with one featuring only those blogs. I will replace it with the current one once Halloween has passed. If you are a blogger paying tribute to Halloween, please leave a comment and let me know. Likewise, if you you know of a blog that should be included on this list, please leave me a comment. I hope to put together the most comprehensive list of Halloween related music blogs available. Please help me with my mission.

Year Round Halloween/Horror Blogs
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Scar Stuff
52 Zombies & 1 Bullet
The Manchester Morgue
The Inferno Music Crypt
Universal Horror Sounds
Scary Sounds of Halloween
Azathoth's Abode on the Plateau of Leng
Mostly Ghostly Music Sharing Blaaaggghhh!!!
Azathoth's Abode on the Plateau of Leng: The Dungeon

Blogs Counting Down To Halloween
Electric Mud
Idle Minds Inc
Digital Meltd0wn
The Devil's Music
Harvey's Midnight Hour
Vinnie Rattole's Records
Distinctly Jamaican Sounds
Music You (Possibly) Won't Hear Anyplace Else

Halloween Countdown 2008

I am excited to report that there is a community event taking place with several blogs participating. John Rozum started the idea of Halloween Countdown 2008 (More Info: http://johnrozum.blogspot.com/2008/09/youre-invited.html). Basically the idea is to make one Halloween related post a day until the end of the month. I should point out that the majority of the blogs on this list do not primarily focus on music, and although some of them may post an album or two during the countdown, the majority of them are sharing a variety of Halloween related posters, comics, novelty items, etc. So without further ado.. here is the list of blogs participating in Halloween Countdown 2008:

13 Visions
Azathoth's Abode on the Plateau of Leng (Music)
Azathot's Abode on the Plateau of Leng: The Dungeon (Music)
All Eyes and Ears
Art By Bubba Shelby
Branded In The 80's
Calvacade of Awesome
Comic Coverage
Cool-Mo-Dee
Cool-Mo-Dee
Creepy Los Angeles
Dave Lowe Design!
Diversions of the Groovy Kind
Distinctly Jamaican Sounds (Music)
Digital Meltd0wn (Music)
Dr. K's 100-Page Super Spectacular
Drunken Severed Head
Frankensteinia
Franklin Mint Blog
Geektarded
Halloween Addict
Harvey's Midnight Hour
The Holiday Queen
Houses of Wax
The Horrors of it All
Horror Host Graveyard
I-Mockery
John Rozum.com
Mark Harvey's World
Monster Crazy
Monster Memories
Monster Rally
Monsters and More
Moongem Comics
Mostly Ghostly (Music)
Music From The Monster Movies 1950-69 (Music)
Music You (Possibly) Won't Hear Anywhere Else (Music)
Musty TV
Neato Coolville
Negative Pleasure
Nostalgia Factory
A Nostalgic Halloween
Oh the Horror
Orange and Black
Para Abnormal
Plaid Stallions
Plastic Pumpkins
Pumpkin Hollow
Pumpkinrot
Random Acts of Geekery
The Retropolitan
The Sexy Armpit
Skull A Day
Sweet Skulls
Tikiranch Hallows
Trixie's Treats
Universal Horror Sounds (Music)
Valhella
Vinnie Ratolle's Records (Music)
Weird Hollow
Wonderful Wonderblog
X Entertainment

New URL for the TWILIGHTZONE! blog

I am happy to report that RYP is up and running with a new TWILIGHTZONE! Unfortunately, it looks as if the old blog is gone for good though. I'm happy to see that RYP isn't giving up as so many other bloggers have done when their blogs were removed. When I posted the pages that google had cached, I had forgotten about the download links being in the comments, so I would like to apologize for that. Thanks to those of you who pointed that out to me. I'm going to attempt other ways to access the comments page, and I will let you all know if I have any luck. You can find the post concerning the removal here. Here is the new url for the TWILIGHTZONE!:

TWILIGHTZONE!:
http://twilightzone-rideyourpony.blogspot.com/

TWILIGHTZONE! music blog down...

I have just received terrible news. One of the best music blogs in existence, TWILIGHTZONE! has been removed. This is a huge blow to the music blog community. For those unfamiliar with the blog, it was the best resource for rockabilly/psychobilly and garage rock on the internet. To the best of my knowledge, all of the music shared there was out of print or otherwise unavailable. It makes me wonder how much of a chance other blogs have of staying up if the TWILIGHTZONE! has been deleted by blogger. RYP, if you happen to read this, please let us know something. If there is anything I can do to help you out I would be more than willing to do so, and I'm sure many others would also. I know of other places that you can host your blog where you wouldn't have to worry about it being taken down. If any of you hear any news as to why TWILIGHTZONE! was removed, or hear from RYP, please let me know. I will keep you all updated on news concerning this matter as soon as it is made available to me.

In the meantime, here is a the last cached version of TWILIGHTZONE! that was saved by google: link
I would recommend grabbing whatever you can in case it really is gone for good.

Featured Blog - Idle Minds Inc.

I had the pleasure of discovering Idle Minds Inc only a couple of days ago, but I've been overwhelmed during that time by the amount of treasures ready for the taking on this fantastic blog. The first thing I've noticed is that one of my favorite experimental groups, The Residents, are featured extensively on IMI, which certainly isn't a bad thing. There are many Residents albums that I've stumbled across, which I have yet to see on any other blog, and a few that I wasn't even aware that existed. In addition to the numerous Residents albums, there are a host of other experimental albums, and although they may be obscure, they do not fail to stimulate with their distinct and innovative music. IMI isn't afraid to genre-hop either. You never know what type of music lurks around the corner, but you can rest assured that it will be good.

Idle Minds Inc.:
http://idlemindsinc.blogspot.com/

Previously Featured Blogs

Comments Deleted

I deleted the majority of the comments that were left on the main blogroll post. There were close to 300 comments, and it was becoming a rather difficult task to go through the comments and figure out which blogs I had checked and which ones I hadn't. I finally managed to make it through the entire list and added all of the blogs that met the required criteria. The only comments that I did not delete were those that were not requests to be added to the blogroll.

If you are a blog owner who posted a comment requesting to be added, but your blog still isn't on the list, then it's either because I missed it, or it didn't meet the necessary requirements. Feel free to submit it again. I will reply to all requests to be listed, whether they meet the criteria or fail to.

Outorogod

Yeah! Another African music blog, loving it! Check out Outorogod. "Oro is invisible. He is only audible by the rhomb's sound. Oro is a musical Voodoo". There is a lot to see and listen to on this blog: traditional music, voodoo (check out the compilations), African rock, African Jazz and even some soul. The music comes from Niger, Benin, Ghana among other African countries. This is good news for the fans (of which I am one)!

Melomanoamable

Melomanoamable is yet another good eclectic (Spanish) music blog. Melomanoamable does not only Electronic music however, you will also find here: experimental sound, a bit of Arabic music, Flamenco, Rumba, Spanish Hip Hop etc. Most of the music is of Spanish origin. Updates are on an irregular basis and come together with a short Spanish description (sometimes with a video) to the album discussed. Although the blog is relatively new, it is worth checking out.

Featured Blog - Star Maker Machine

I have been following this week's featured blog since it first started a few months back. Their approach to music blogging is very unique and innovative. Each week the blog admins pick a different theme, the visitors then submit a song with a review that ties into the weekly theme. The result is a truly eclectic mix of songs and reviews. I am truly impressed on a constant basis by the creativity behind some of the readers choices. This weeks theme is 'Heaven', in contrast with last week's theme of 'Hell'. Previous themes on the blog have been: Fifty States, Songwriting, Footwear, Advice, Boats, 1984, Little Black Book, History, 2:42, City Songs, Spring & Flowers, My First, and Days of the Week. If you haven't had a chance, be sure to stop by the Star Maker Machine today. A wealth of great music awaits you.

Star Maker Machine:
http://sixsongs.blogspot.com/


Previously Featured Blogs

El Hombre Infinito 8

Mckinon has been nagging me for weeks now to add his blog here. Normally, I really detest people that spam me and give them accordingly and appropriately an instant ban. However his El Hombre Infinito 8 is not all that bad. Mckinon provides you with mostly homemade podcasts (from Radiohead to The Beatles and beyond) on his not so frequently updated blog. Although there are not a lot of posts as of yet, it is definitely still worth a glimpse.

LA Friendly

LA Friendly is a pretty new English/ French blog which brings you cool music for cool people. Expect heavy electro sounds, liquid acid trips, revibed hiphop mixes, new wave electronic among other delicacies. Posts are dropped on a frequent, daily basis. This blog has potential and I am sure it will even only get better. Enjoy, cos this stuff is well recommended!

Miscreant Productions

Miscreant Productions (love the logo) is a very interesting early electro/ booty blog. A good selection of electro sounds, sample sources and Miami bass rhythms provides the visitor enough to listen to on this now officially classic electro and booty music blog. Although, recently the posts have come in smaller numbers, Miscreant Productions still is an essential place for people with a love for the nostalgic, early days of urban street noise. I am sure there is enough stuff (beyond only music) here to keep you busy for a while. A true recommendation, they rock!

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AusPopMix

AusPopMix provides you with a growing collection of 80's pop and rock (INXS, Breakfast Club etc). The blog is yet brand new and the amount of posts is thus still limited. Nevertheless, it looks as if this blog could be well worth a bookmark for future reference.

House Music @ 18 BPM

House Music @ 18 BPM delivers well... House music at 128 beat per minute, of course! Posts are dropped on a daily basis and consist of sub genres such as Progressive House, Techno House, Electro House among other things. Although the blog is relatively new ( the author commenced in August this year), everything seems in place to make this place worth visiting. Enjoy.

OG Latansa

OG Latansa is specialised in both contemporary Arab music and more traditional music from the Middle East. A fine niche blog which usefully categorises its assortment of posts in the labels: Video Clips (50 posts), Male Voice (44 posts), Female Voice (38 posts) and Top Arabic Mp3s of 2008 (37 posts). Posts come regularly (sometimes 3 a day) and are of good quality. In other words, a well-recommended blog for the fans of world music and unmissable for the lovers of Arab music! Good job, guys!

The Jackboyz

The Jackboyz is a kool looking Hip Hop blog complete with albums and music videos. The Jackboyz have their base in the US HH scene and promise to deliver you daily updates. Expect names such as DJ Muggs, Nas, DJ Quick, DJ Premier, Talib Kweli among many new and older US HH legends. Definitely not a bad place to hang around a bit. Keep it up guys.

Radio Rommeltje

Radio Rommeltje can, judging by its name, only be a Dutch blog. Am I right or am I right? Well, it might also be Flemish. Anyways, Radio Rommeltje is a relatively new blog which provides you with mostly popular music from the 80s, 90s and today. Expect albums from Whitney Houston, Avril Lavigne, The Pet Shop Boys and some Euro things. It still looks a bit uncertain which direction this blog will take, but the beginning is made.

R-T-C

R-T-C (no, I have no idea what that stands for) is a very good blog which does Rock, Pop (43 posts), Indie (95 posts), Electronica (70), Metal (43), Acoustic (27) and Rock (90) among many other genres (Dance, Hip Hop , New Wave etc). This multi-disciplinary blog knows its stuff well and provided you with both quality albums and entire discographies. I have seen everything from Roots Manuva to Limb Bizkit and from Shitdisco to Tool. The contents loads easy and the music is plenty (updates are at least daily and up to 100 posts a month). Very convincing good stuff, no doubt. Still, I would love to know what R-T-C stands for! Anybody?

Rio Groove FM

Rio Groove FM is Brazilian, hot and... groovy. Tito Puente (Latin Jazz), Jimmy Castor (Disco Funk), Raul Mascarenhas (Brazilian Jazz), Brooklyn Funk Essentials (of course!), you will all find them at Rio Groove FM. Posts are updated daily together with a short review in Portuguese. A good place also to grow love for the latin groove. Enjoy.

Kucsimuka

Kucsimuka is a pretty straight forward blog where you are able to download fine Blues, Jazz & Pop and Rock music. A nice feature is that the links are provided through anonymz. The posts are both in English and in Hungarian and updated every two to three days or so. The selection is good and diverse. Well recommended.

Fire Drills

Fire Drills is a relatively new blog which provides reviews and publishes single MP3s. The reviews are short and concise and give you a good understanding of what to expect from the music under discussion. Expect reviews from Moondoggies (Rock), The Features (Psych. Rock), Greg Laswell (Indie Rock) and Night Marchers (Punk Rock). Useful blog for information on lesser known rock/ indie bands.

Doctor Mario

Doctor Mario is a Spanish, Catalan Blog which provides you with music commentaries from different epochs. I find it difficult to catagorise this blog, but expect a wide range of different music genres ranging from The Deadly Snakes (Indie Rock), Tom Waites, The Staple Singers (Gospel) to Alex Chilton (known from his work with Box Tops and Big Star). The blog is updated twice to thrice a month or so. For those whose Spanish is better than mine this blog must be welcomed.

Scott Gill

Scott Gill is a somewhat difficult blog at first, but once you get the hang out of it, it all becomes clear and pretty straight-forward. This link generating blog is organised alphabetically by the name of the band, artist or DJ you are looking for. As soon as you found what you were looking for, the link will take you to Gill Scott's Wiki Site (master site categorsised by music band is to be found here), where you are able to find a great amount of third links to albums of the music you were initially looking for. Still difficult? Go ahead an try it out yourself, thus stuff is well recommended!

Retro Universe

Retro Universe is well a... 80s blog of course! The site is regularly (daily) updated and features a whole range of quality music. For the 80s generation names such as Julien Lennon (the son of), Eruption (I can't stand the Rain), Rupert Holmes (escape) and Smithereens (recommended stuff) must sound familiar. A well recommended blog for the fans and a great job the blog's contributor has already done and is doing. My thanks to him!

Ultra8201

Ultra8201 is an Austin (Texas, US) based blog which provides you with "tour dates, (single) MP3s, concert pictures and (music) videos". Expect an emphasis on music from Coldplay, Ben Harper and Radiohead but also (though to lesser extent) from Ghostface and Spank Rock. The two contributors to a good job in keeping the blog interesting and update their site at least every two to three days. Thanks guys, keep it up!

Hidden Track

Hidden Track is a professional looking blog which has the "great vision to cover anything having to do with music" (paraphrased). The blog is related to Glide Magazine, an online mag which provides you with reviews, single MP3 downloads, columns etc. Hidden Track is a nice daily updated blog which gives you everything from the latest on Alice Cooper, links to Mp3s to remixes and concert reviews. Schedule some time to visit this one, because there is a lot to be seen here. A blog to be enjoyed!

Música y Cómic

Música y Cómic is a small Spanish music blog which mixes (mostly rock) music and comics. The comics you'll find on the page, while the download links are to be found in the posts' comments. This relatively new blog is updated 2 to 3 times every month. I hope that to hear more from this blog and that more posts will follow.

Moustacheland

Finally for today then there is Moustacheland. A fine name for a blog with a range of House DJ Remixes and Bootlegs. Besides some albums and single MP3s (25 posts), expect a lot of videos (38 posts in total). A blog worth checking out for the fans of House and Club music.

Mood Swings Music

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Today's second blog is Mood Swings Music. It is difficult to describe this blog in a few lines. This is not a bad thing, but makes my job more interesting! Where to begin? With some names: "Milemaker (Punk/ New Wave), Killing Joke (Post-punk), Dennis Wilson (Baroque Pop), Eric le Lann (Jazz) and even Van Morrison. Another good thing, apart from the wide variety of music and music genres, is the fact that Mood Swings Music is updated on a daily basis. Sometimes the blog even has more than one post a day. This blog is TIPPED without doubt.

Eclectic Grooves

At Eclectic Grooves one can find "everything but the kitchen sink". Rap, Psych Fuzz Rock, Electro-Jazz, Free Folk, you name it, Eclectic Grooves probably has it. The lay-out is simple, yet clear and straight-forward, updates are seemingly almost on a weekly basis. The music selection is diverse, albeit of good quality. Yes, this blog is a winner! Go ahead and check out!

Mp3 Start and It's Linked

Mp3 Start has a nice music selection of music blogs and also uploads single MP3s to zshare. The listed blogs are not categorised by genre or alphabetical, but are nevertheless clearly visible to every viewer. The seems to be a emphasis on hiphop music, but also other genres are represented. Not bad, not at all.

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A lot better even is their other blog, It's Linked. A good place to search and find your favourite tracks and albums. In fact the idea behind It's Linked is quite brilliant indeed. Simply type your query in a Google box and search the results for all your favourite Hip Hop, Rap RnB, Soul and other audio files. The site is still in Beta phase, but could well prove to be a good alternative for your average Google/ Yahoo search. Definitely worth checking out - TIP!

Sound Roots

Sound Roots is a pretty cool blog which does world music and global culture. The latter intends to add a bit of political and historical background information to the music discussed. There are only a few full albums available, but there are lots of samples available. I (out of my own interest) especially appreciate the blog's post on Chinese POP music. Well worth a few minutes of your time.

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Sehirliderviş seems to be a Turkish owned blog. Don't hate me when I am wrong, our Turkish is somewhat rusty! Anyways, Sehirliderviş does Metallica, The Walkmen (Indie Rock), The Moody Blues, Black Stone Cherry (Post-grunge, Hard Rock) and other alternative music genres. It is a pity my knowledge of Turkish is so limited, otherwise I think I could discover some good Turkish bands/ artists. Nevertheless, this blog is promising and well recommended for those with an alternative spirit. Enjoy.

Back

We have come back from our respective holidays and are now accepting and adding new blogs again. Enjoy our new selection of quality music at the place where music lovers begin.

Bluesman's world

Bluesman's world is a (proudly) Hungarian owned blog. The blog does World Music (a lot of good Hungarian stuff), ethno, folk and even some gipsy. I even saw some good old klezmer, well done! The blog started in April this year and is updated on a daily basis. This one is well worth checking out for those who want to hear something new!

Modern Music

We were told that we forgot to include Modern Music. Well, I guess we did. Modern Music is a cool and recommended mostly Indie (but also Pop) oriented music blog. A place to listen to sample MP3s and to read reviews of (mostly) new albums before actually buying/ downloading them. In other words, not a place to download the whole thing, but rather to taste before possible acquisition (or download). The reviews are not bad and pretty critical (which I personally find a plus), the downloads are solid and mostly go through Rapidshare. Not bad, not bad at all!

Splash en los Oidos

And the reviews keep on coming. Splash en los Oidos is a Spanish (mostly English) Indie blog. I have seen Air, Architecture in Helsinki, The Walkmen and even Dido among other things. The owner(s) post about two to three posts a week which is a tad of downside. Anyways, check it out yourself.

The Trance

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The Trance is the TIP of the day. A massive and diverse amount of vinyl at arms length. Definitely worth a visit for your 1970s and 1980s pop and disco. Most of the stuff posted here I was initially unfamiliar with, but this soon changed as I filled up my hard drives! This one was a pleasant surprise! Enjoy!

Bug In The City

Bug In The City is an eclectic blog which in other words does almost everything. Expect, Dj Krush (Turntablism, Hip Hop), Adjeef The Poet (Dutch pop), Schwabinggrad Ballet (Prog. Ballet), Brain Donor (Classic Rock), aparagonofbeauty (Avant Jazz Rock) and other lesser known musicians and music streams. Well worth a visit to find new things (at least for me it proved to be a good source of a lot of novelties).

House Depot

I am behind my review schedule, so today I will try to catch up as best as I can. First one on the list is The House Depot. A good looking house (naturally) blog which attempt to "bring you the freshest, illest, rawest,dopest, grimeyst, hardest, dirtiest, nastyist, baddest, biggest, best, sickest, loudest, dankest, mos def, house music on the planet". Well at least that is the promise they make on their website. However, dont get me wrong, this shit is tight! A recommended blog for all bangers.

The Mood Indicator

The Mood Indicator is a somewhat different blog which introduces you to a whole range of music. Lykke Li (Indie), Gavin Friday (Alternative Rock), German Schlager (German Folk), Chris Rea (Vocal Pop) and Tinariwen (Protest Songs). In other words, a whole lot of different music for a whole lot of different moods. Find your own.

80's tapes

80's tapes is another cool 80s blog. Expect two posts a week, mostly dedicated to mainstream 80s pop music. The nice thing is that the music on this blog comes from old cassette tapes. Not bad at all!

Tommy Gunn

Tommy Gunn is a relatively new blog which does a lot of different things. Expect everything from Billy Joel to De La Soul and from Rod Stewart to The Notorious BIG. It still looks a bit uncertain where this blog is going, but go ahead and check it yourself.

WeLove-music

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TIP of today is for WeLove-music. An amazing blog for world music in the widest sense of the word. Expect the best of African music (98 posts), Arabian rhythms (234 posts), Asian sounds (131 posts) among music from all other parts of the world. Special attention is also paid to Turkish and Sufi Music. In three words: AN amazing blog! Treat yourself and visit WeLove-music now.

Industrial, Post-Punk Update

Get ready for some industrial, post-punk and hardcore noise. Some of these blogs I intend to categorise under the metal and punk sections, others will find their home in a new Industrial/ Gothic/ Emo section.

• Salmagundi Syncopation - Blog description says: "All kinds of music from out of print LPs and CDs to world music, punk, hardcore, industrial and metal". Now you now what to expect! Weekly updates, nice lay out.
• Imaginary Dark does Cello Metal, Dark Cabaret, Dark Electro, Deathrock, Doom Metal among other dark genres.
• Destroy Silence opens your ears for Alternative, Post Punk, Gothic and other industrial inspired music.
• Happy Fun Good Time Smile Look Ouch (great title) looks somewhat dead but did experimental music with a classic touch (Randy Newman, Peter Gabriel, Coil and Roxy Music).
• Glinena ovca (argillaceous sheep with ceramic teeth) is an infrequently updated music blog which is specialised in experimental and industrial music.
• Gatekeepers is most definitely not only a metal blog, but also does alternative and progressive rock. Unfortunately the blog has not been updated in the last 3 months.
• SheerInertia's Engine - "Music for those inclined to think", well that is what the description says. Expect Christian Death, Love and Rockets, Swans, The sisterhood etc.
• MantelDerNacht - Is also an industrial electronic blog which does Electronic, New Beat, Techno, Goa Trance, synth pop among other things.