Web Directory

» ACLU Briefer: Music under Siege
   Discussion of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the creation of a uniform labeling system using the logo, "Parental Advisory - Explicit Lyrics."
   http://www.eff.org/Censorship/music_censorship_aclu.article

» Earshot Media
   Shows how they market and promote alternative, indie, punk hardcore and metal music online. Most notable for interview and review links, FAQ, and a model for similar sites.
   http://www.earshotmedia.com/

» Frontline: The Merchants of Cool
   Journeys into the world of the marketers of popular culture to teenagers. They are the merchants of cool: the creators and sellers of popular culture, who have made teens the hottest consumer demographic in America.
   http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/cool/

» GoListenLive.net: Indie Bands and Guerilla Marketing
   Very basic music marketing advice. Short and to the point. By James Blakely
   http://www.golistenlive.net/columns/indy-bands-guerilla-marketing.asp

» IndiaStar: Why MTV Digs India?
   Discussion of MTV's colonial interest in India and the Indian subcontinent as a market. By Vamsee Juluri.
   http://www.indiastar.com/juluri.htm

» Music Video Bibliography
   A list of books, articles, and sources for the study of music video and its place in consumer society.
   http://www.zx.nu/musicvideo/bibliography/

» Popular Music and Society
   Bibliographical links to a large number of articles analyzing popular music in contemporary culture.
   http://www.popms.org/

» Stanford Online Report - Rock & Roll: Does it influence teens behavior?
   A discussion by Kathleen O'Toole on the above topic (1997) and the central role music plays in the lives of teens.
   http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/1997/november12/teenmusic.html

» The Bards Crier
   A free guerrilla music marketing and promotion ezine for the working musician.
   http://www.bardscrier.com/

» University of South Australia - Marketing and Development Unit: Teen Beat Gives Girls Power
   Australian academic Sarah Baker's research into teen girls, music, and dance.
   http://www.unisa.edu.au/news/media2001/140901.htm

» Writing Better One-Sheets by Jett Black
   ABC's of music marketing. Terms defined, a basic strategy. A short but good "how-to."
   http://www.nocturnalmovements.net/offline/