ART/PHOTOS/POSTERS:

• Morrison Hotel Gallery: Henry Diltz - famous rock photographer
• Richard E. Aaron: The Rock-n-Roll Gallery Collection - classic rock photos, with interesting anecdotes
• Robert Altman - classic rock photography
• Cryptographics - rock band posters
• ELECTRIC EARL MySpace Photo Albums - concert photos
• Brian Ewing Illustration and Rock Stuff
• Jonathan Exley - Photographer
• Heather Harris - classic rock photography
• Jim Marshall Photography - classic rock stars
• Michael Ochs Archives [Getty Images] - photos
• Museum of Bad Album Covers

BAND NAMES:

• Yahoo! - Entertainment:Music:Band Naming
• From ABBA to ZZ Top, All the Good Band Names Are Taken - 2/17/2010 Wall Street Journal article
• Rocklopedia Fakebandica - The Ultimate Fake Band List - fictional band names and singers in TV shows and movies

DIY INFO:

• Alliance of Artists and Recording Companies (AARC) - distribution of royalties from home taping and rentals
• Amazon.com Advantage - for musicians artists wanting to market their music online
• Artistopia - an online community for independent music artists
• ASCAP vs. BMI (also SESAC) - which one to join?
  • ASCAP vs. BMI comparisons (Google search results)
  • join: ASCAP / BMI / SESAC
• Austin City Limits: Talent suggestions - use the comment form at the bottom of the page (no need to register!)
• California Department of Industrial Relations: Talent agency license database - find out if your booking agent is licensed in California or just an amateur
• CD Baby:
  • How to sell your CD at CD Baby
  • About UPC, ISRC, CD Text, CDDB
  • UPC Barcode
  • ISRC codes for your music
• Future of Music Coalition - links to articles about the current debate about recording contracts, artist royalties, etc.
• Indie-Music.com ~ Free Musician Resources
• Music Business: Producers - how the music industry works, including record companies, music biz attorneys, managers, and producers
• The Musician's Guide Through the Legal Jungle - music contracts, copyrights, agents and more
• The Musician's Guide to Touring and Promotion - a Billboard publication
• OpenMikes.org: 90028 - open mike nights in L.A./Hollywood area
• Pandora Forces $29.95 Payments From Indie Bands - 2009 article from Hypebot.com
• Social Networks Around the World - going beyond Facebook and MySpace
• SoundExchange - sign up to get royalties for digital sound performances

NEWS/HISTORY/TRIVIA:

• Allexperts.com: music/performing arts ("Ask any question!")
• All Music Guide - huge database of musicians, bands, etc.
• SpectroPop - pop music of the 60s
• Phyllis Pollack:
  • Phyllis Pollack: publicist and music journalist
  • MySpace.com - Phyllis Pollack
  • Phyllis Pollack rock music articles at Examiner.com
  • Phyllis Pollack concert reviews at Examiner.com
• Pamela Des Barres - Groupie Guru [official site]
• UCLA Library: A&M Records Collection - documents trace the history of the company
• Green Book of Songs by Subject - lists of songs about any topic
• L.A. Musical History Tour - Art Fein's site
• Little Hits - online rock journalism about obscure but notable records from the past, stopped updating in July 2009 but old articles are still online
• The Chelsea Hotel (NYC) - historic home-away-from-home to famous writers and musicians
• The Dead Rock Stars Club - list of dead musicians, grouped by year of death
• Eeggs.com - Music - "Hidden tidbits about Songs, Albums, Videos, and Artists"
• The Rock and Roll Roadmap: Los Angeles & San Francisco
• The Beatles: "Blue Jay Way" - see the L.A. street that inspired the song
• Worldwide Internet Music Resources: Music Humor - big list of links
• Rock Stars Who've Caught Fire Onstage

ORGANIZATIONS:

• American Federation of Musicians (AFM) - also includes Canada, links to other music unions
• ASCAP - see the SONGWRITING links page
• BMI - see the SONGWRITING links page
• British Phonographic Institute (BPI)
• Harry Fox Agency (HFA) - for distribution of mechanical royalties
• NAMM [formerly National Association of Music Merchants]
• National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (NARAS) - Grammy Awards
• National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM)
• Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)
• SESAC - see the SONGWRITING links page
• Sigma Alpha Iota - a "music fraternity" for women (wouldn't that make it a sorority?)
• Society of Professional Audio Recording Services (SPARS)
• Songwriters Guild of America

TRAINING:

• Artists House Music - practical advice about careers in the music industry
• Berklee College of Music
• ChordWizard Multimedia Music Theory - a six-part online tutorial
• CNET glossary of music terms
• Crossroads: Guitar Lessons and Tabs - streaming video guitar lessons online
• Juilliard School
• Los Angeles Pro Tools Users Group
• Music School Directory
• Musician's Institute (MI)
• Recording Connection - on-the-job recording engineer training
• Reed Kotler Music - Learn by ear from your favorite recordings - devices to aid transcribing music
• Research and Study (Indiana University School of Music)
• Silverlake Conservatory of Music