Independent or Alternative (Reviews)

Independent or Alternative Sites:

The Milk Factory The Milk Factory: Monthly alternative music news and reviews of electronica, pop and world music. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk EEEI Data Smasher EEEI Data Smasher: In depth database with releases, reviews, biographies and interviews covering industrial and related genres. Fully searchable, updateable and like all Deterrent Industries sites, 100% DIY. (Independent or Alternative) http://industrial.org/releases.html The Architectural Dance Society The Architectural Dance Society: Reviews of "unpopular" and independent albums, by Jeff Norman. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.uwm.edu/~jenor/ADS.html Internet Underground Music Archive Internet Underground Music Archive: All styles covered. Short reviews. Full songs in Real Audio. CD sales. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.iuma.com Big Orange Crayon Big Orange Crayon: A zine by a just-graduated high school kid. Music reviews, mainly indie pop/rock; random writing; links. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.bigorangecrayon.com/index.html Beardscratchers.com Beardscratchers.com: Alternative and indie CD reviews. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.beardscratchers.com/index.php MSSV Song Critiques MSSV Song Critiques: Song critiques or constructive reviews with a technical approach. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.mssvision.com/Artists/songs/critiques Three Imaginary Girls: Seattle's Sparkly Indie Pop Press Three Imaginary Girls: Seattle's Sparkly Indie Pop Press: Provided reviews of indie pop records and shows around the Seattle area. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.threeimaginarygirls.com Music Underwater Music Underwater: Indie rock album reviews. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.musicunderwater.com Silent Uproar: Music for the Listening Impaired Silent Uproar: Music for the Listening Impaired: Contains indie-rock reviews and the like. Features a large team of reviewers that add new reviews regularly. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.silentuproar.com/reviews.php Zum Zum: Reviews of the latest independent releases. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.zumonline.com/musicreviews.html Local Music Scene Local Music Scene: CD and live reviews, photos and links. Mainly indie artists. (Independent or Alternative) http://reviews.freewebpages.org Dr. Rock's Online Prescription Dr. Rock's Online Prescription: This site includes album reviews for rock 'n roll bands. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.angelfire.com/rock/doktorrock/index.html Opus Album Reviews Opus Album Reviews: Specializes in independent, underground, and experimental music. Contributions welcome. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.opuszine.com/album_reviews/ Gods of Music Gods of Music: Reviews MP3 songs of indie artists. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.godsofmusic.com/gom/index.php Wiretap music review Wiretap music review: Reviews of indie and unsigned demos/CDs/7"s. Submissions of any style welcome. (Independent or Alternative) http://wiretap.8k.com Ear Plugs for Atlanta Ear Plugs for Atlanta: Covers the Atlanta music scene. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.mindspring.com/~dgenpres/earplugs.html Outsight Outsight: Monthly reviews of non-mainstream music, by Tom "Tearaway" Schulte, with related links. (Independent or Alternative) http://detroitmusic.com/outsight/ UnoMas UnoMas: Mix of reviews from the e-zine, based near Washington, D.C. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.unomas.com/reviews/music/index Beta Music Beta Music: Underground music reviews from Singapore. (Independent or Alternative) http://home.pacific.net.sg/~ch_lee/ One Billion Robots One Billion Robots: Covers alternative, indie, noise, punk. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.io.com/~wasson/records.html Alternative Rock Review Alternative Rock Review: Small collection of album reviews. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.entertainment.inuk.com Splendid E-zine Splendid E-zine: Contains reviews. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.splendidezine.com/ Minor 7th Minor 7th: Reviews of guitar CDs, from jazz and folk to rock and new age. Emphasizing acoustic, independent and obscure releases. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.minor7th.com The Cincinnatlas The Cincinnatlas: Reviews of Cincinnati bands submitted by readers. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.cincinnatlas.com/reviews/ Indiepop Spinzone Indiepop Spinzone: Indie and alternative reviews, interviews, and links. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.indiespinzone.com/ Wood, The Wood, The: Reviews, interviews, tour dates, release dates, forum and links. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.the-wood.org/ The Patchetic Caverns The Patchetic Caverns: Opinionated and eclectic reviews of music, film and books. Emphasis on Washington-Baltimore area (Independent or Alternative) http://www.pathetic-caverns.com/ elsol's Album Reviews elsol's Album Reviews: Album reviews / CD reviews. Reviews of newly released albums and classic albums from the 80's & 90's. Updated weekly. (Independent or Alternative) http://homepage.eircom.net/~rwhelan/elsol2/index.html  Consumable  Consumable: A collaborative E-zine with a wide-range of reviews. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.westnet.com/consumable/ Muse's Muse Songwriting Resource: Music Reviews Muse's Muse Songwriting Resource: Music Reviews: Reviews of CDs, tapes and demos; by Ben Ohmart. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.musesmuse.com/musicreviews.html Artist Direct CD Reviews Artist Direct CD Reviews: Links to loads of new reviews. (Independent or Alternative) http://ubl.artistdirect.com/music/ubl/news/general/0,,,00.html Tapefuzz Music Reviews Tapefuzz Music Reviews: Music-focused magazine reviews newly-released independent "indie" records. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.tapefuzz.com/ Mish Mash Independent Music Reviews Mish Mash Independent Music Reviews: A review site that centers exclusively on independent music in all genres. (Independent or Alternative) http://mashmusic.tripod.com Lazyeye Lazyeye: A music magazine that includes interviews and band profiles, reviews and hype. The focus is on the indie music scene (but not restricted to) in Omaha. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.timmcmahan.com/lazyeye.htm The Guilty Pleasures of Art The Guilty Pleasures of Art: Features New Reviews and Links to recent music and artists. Fairly basic layout, therefore quick to load. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Forum/6370 The Down Beat The Down Beat: News, views, and reviews about underground music and culture. Run by a handful of genre afficionados. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.thedownbeat.org/ SOTRW: Review Realm SOTRW: Review Realm: The showcase for new, unsigned and independent bands on the Web. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.geocities.com/reviewrealm Leonard's Lair Leonard's Lair: Latest album reviews. Includes track listings, cover shots, and links. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.leonardslair.co.uk/ CDReviews.com CDReviews.com: well-organized site on independent artists: Friendly, yet opinionated writing style. Sound samples. (Independent or Alternative) http://CDReviews.com Altair 5 Altair 5: Billed as the alternative guide to interesting music by Mark Prendergast. If definitely has an e-zine feel to it. Chatty. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.collective.co.uk/altair5/ FAX Record Label: Reviews of Releases FAX Record Label: Reviews of Releases: (Detailed, adulatory reviews.) (Independent or Alternative) http://www.2350.org/ Music: indie theory and practice Music: indie theory and practice: An e-zine with straight-forward approach. (Independent or Alternative) http://dsl.org/music/ Glorious Noise Music Reviews Glorious Noise Music Reviews: Indie and alternative reviews. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.gloriousnoise.com/reviews/ Seattle's Cruelest & Coolest Reviews Seattle's Cruelest & Coolest Reviews: Archives of past and present live show, CD, and book reviews from a Seattle music journalist. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.speakeasy.org/~nthorn Entertainment Multiple Entertainment Multiple: Reviews of prog rock, jazz, alternative and classical music CDs. Directly linked to amazon.com. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.innternet.de/~peter.patti/shop.htm UsedWigs Music Reviews UsedWigs Music Reviews: Rock and alt rock reviews. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.usedwigs.com/listenup.html Indie Monkey Indie Monkey: Reviewing minor label and self-released artists. Reviews, interviews, opinion pieces, and prizes. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.indiemonkey.com/ Musique[Machine] Musique[Machine]: Reviews in many genres, mostly indie artists. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/index.php Cut The Chord Cut The Chord: Dedicated to reviewing albums from independent labels and artists. Includes articles, interviews, lists, and rants. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.cutthechord.com Music Review Central Music Review Central: Reviews of rock / alternative music CDs and live shows. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.angelfire.com/tx3/MusicReviewCentral Indie Al's Online Reviews Indie Al's Online Reviews: Reviews of albums released by independent artists. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.indieal.com Bryan's Album Reviews Bryan's Album Reviews: A simple layout with less simple content. Contains a mixture of things, including Pink Floyd, Beethoven and Duke Ellington. Also has cinema, book, game, and website reviews. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.fortunecity.com/boozers/oldhouse/54/reviews.html The Mag The Mag: UK based live and CD reviews. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.the-mag.me.uk/ 33 Rebellions Per Minute 33 Rebellions Per Minute: Reviews focusing on obscure records. Pop, progressive, folk, avant, industrial, and anything skewed. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.geocities.com/voxpoptart MusicEmissions MusicEmissions: Reviews of alternative rock, pop, electronica, no depression, world, folk, blues, and contemporary classics. Features include weekly interviews, biographies and contests. (Independent or Alternative) http://www.musicemissions.com