Beth's Music Links

If you're looking for my music page (for the the Northern Virginia/Washington DC music scene), click here. This page is all of the miscellaneous stuff that I pulled out of it.

Guitar & Bass Tabs & Chords ~ Lyrics ~ Magazines ~ Radio/TV ~ What's Left

Guitar & Bass Tabs & Chords

Tabs (tablature) and chords are two different ways to write down how to play a song on guitar or bass, and a great way to get started. Try looking at a few different versions of a song; there are lots of variations. If you want the real deal, buy the songbooks from the bands (or guitar magazines) and learn to read music.

Chordie http://www.chordie.com/ .

Chords Handbook http://www.mattsmusicpage.com/guitarchords/tuningdown.htm .

Fretplay - Faster Tablature Search http://fretplay.com/ .

Guitar Tabs at GuitarBoard.com http://guitarboard.com/ .

Mxtabs.net | Guitar Tabs, Bass Tabs, and Drum Tabs http://www.mxtabs.net/ .

TabCrawler.Com http://tabcrawler.com/ .

Ultimate Guitar Tabs Archive http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/ .

Lyrics Sites

A-Z Lyrics Universehttp://azlyrics.com/

Lyrics.com http://lyrics.com/

Lyrics Search Engine - Popular Lyrics http://lyrics.astraweb.com/

Real Lyrics of Artists http://www.reallyrics.com/

Sing365 Lyrics http://www.sing365.com/ .

Top 100 Lyrics Sites http://www.top100lyrics.com/

Magazines

Use your own discretion with these. They have good articles but some of the language is inappropriate for school.

Alternative Press (AP) http://www.altpress.com/ .

Backbeat Books http://www.backbeatbooks.com Although this isn't a magazine, this book publisher has lots of titles about the music industry.

Bass Player Magazine http://www.bassplayer.com/ .

Guitar One Magazine, the magazine YOU can play! http://guitaronemag.com/ .

Guitar Player Magazine http://www.guitarplayer.com/ .

Guitar World Magazine http://www.guitarworld.com/ .

The Inside Connection: Today's #1 Source for the Music Industry http://www.insidecx.com/ This is a little mag from Long Island that has great columns about the business & some good interviews. You can get complimentary copies at Guitar Center.

Keyboard Magazine Online http://www.keyboardmag.com/ .

Music Player.com http://www.musicplayer.com/ .

RollingStone Magazine http://www.rollingstone.com Great reviews & articles.

Scene Trash http://www.scenetrash.com/ This print magazine, by four girls from Baltimore, also has this Web site.

SPIN Magazine Online: All the Music that Rocks http://www.spin.com/ .

Radio/TV/Web

DC101 - DC's Rock Station http://www.dc101.com/ . I've been listening to this station off & on for more than 30 years.

Fuse TV http://fuse.tv/ .

LAUNCH - Music Videos http://launch.yahoo.com/musicvideos/

MSN Entertainment - Music http://entertainment.msn.com/music/ .

MTV.com - Music http://www.mtv.com/music/ Check out The Leak to hear CDs a week before they're released (when it's available).

Myspace.com http://www.myspace.com/ Lots of bands have music on here as well as PureVolume. Also check out Myspace Music at http://music.myspace.com.

Pheer.com http://www.pheer.com I don't know who runs this one, but it's a great listing of mid-Atlantic shows.

purevolume (TM) http://www.purevolume.com This is a great way to hear new bands and established bands, and to get your own music heard.

Rock.com http://www.rock.com/ Check out the music videos & interviews.

VH1.com http://www.vh1.com/ .

WHFS http://1057freefm.com/ Looks like this station's all talk now, but they still have HFS2 Alternative Music Stream online 24/7 at http://www.whfs.com/pages/217623.php.

WYSK 99-3: The Rock Alternative http://www.wysk.com/ This Fredericksburg station doesn't come in very well in Woodbridge, but they play more music in the morning than DC101.

What's Left

8notes.com http://www.8notes.com/ Free sheet music for a wide range of instruments.

AOL Music http://music.aol.com/ Formerly Netscape Music. Check out the Full CD Listening Parties at http://music.aol.com/songs/new_releases_full_cds.

Apex Booking http://www.myspace.com/apexbooking Check this site for lots of Northern Virginia show listings. Thank you, Mikey and Wali, for putting on so many awesome shows!

BandMecca.com http://www.bandmecca.com This merch site has a great listing of subgenres (emo, grindcore, surf, thrash, etc.) with examples of bands in each. I can never figure out what all that stuff is, but if you like categories this will help you.

CreateBands.com - Create A Band Online http://createbands.com/ Just for fun.

Drive-Thru Records http://www.drivethrurecords.com/ . Click on Radio to listen to some of Drive-Thru's bands.

Go-Kart Records http://www.gokartrecords.com/ One of the best punk record labels

MP3Search.Ru http://www.mp3search.ru/ Listen to (and buy cheap) whole songs here. The company is back in business after a change in ownership. Click on Rock and check out the loooong list of subgenres!

Guitar Center, Inc. http://www.guitarcenter.com/ This store has an awesome selection of guitars, keyboards, music, etc. Local stores are in Fairfax, Seven Corners, and Fredericksburg. The Web site includes interviews and lessons.

Interpunk.com http://interpunk.com/ A great online source for CDs, clothing, and merch. Based locally in Sterling, VA!

Island Records | Audio/Video http://www.islandrecords.com/ This record label has audio and video clips for you to listen to.

Little Kids Rock http://www.littlekidsrock.org/ Donates instruments and money to school music programs, associated with an impressive roster of board members that includes Paul Simon, Bob Weir, B.B. King, Carlos Santana, and Joe Satriani.

MetroMusicScene.com http://www.metromusicscene.blogspot.com/ News about DC music.

MP3.com: Genres: Rock/Pop http://www.mp3.com/rock-pop/genre/13/all-styles.html Good descriptions, with examples, of types of music. Not sure exactly what shoegaze is? How about cowpunk? Sadcore? Check it out here.

MusicBox Entertainment http://www.musicboxrocks.com/ Started by a teen and her mom, MusicBox has become one of the premier promoters in the DC/Baltimore area.

Musician : BLS Career Information http://www.bls.gov/k12/music06.htm The scoop on a career as a musician, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Musician's Friend - The World's Largest Online Music Gear Company http://www.musiciansfriend.com/ .

Nerd Wide Web Music Reviews http://www.nerdworld.com/nw820.html I dunno, it still says Nerd Wide Web but it just has a blue background with pop-up ads. Am I missing something here?

NOVABANDS http://www.myspace.com/novabandsx Good collection of Northern Virginia bands, sorted by genre.

NOVA ROCKS http://www.novamusicrocks.com/ I was looking for a new name for this page and ran across this site. Doesn't look like anyone's added anything since 2006, so we'll see if anyone complains.

SmartPunk.com http://www.smartpunk.com/ You can probably get it here.

Strangeland Records http://www.strangelandrecords.com/ A local independent record store right here in Annandale; they are closing in January 2008, hopefully to open in a new location.

SupportMusic.com http://www.supportmusic.com/ Another organization supporting school music programs.

Vagrant Records http://www.vagrant.com/ . Another good punk and rock label.

VH1 Save The Music http://www.vh1.com/partners/save_the_music/ This program contributes money to support school music programs, without which many of our best musicians would never have discovered and honed their talent.

Victory Records http://www.victoryrecords.com/ This label hosts The Audition and Bayside, among others.

Warped Tour http://www.warpedtour.com/ This amazing music festival keeps getting better every year. Just be prepared to be really, really hot. As in sweat rolling down your face. But it's worth it!

What's The Download http://whatsthedownload.com/ This music industry site aims to educate music listeners about Internet music downloads.

You can e-mail me at booklady99999@yahoo.com.

Updated on January 20, 2008.