- Music Video Bibliography - http://www.zx.nu/musicvideo/bibliography/
A list of books, articles, and sources for the study of music video and its place in consumer society.
- Popular Music and Society - http://www3.niu.edu/popms/
Bibliographical links to a large number of articles analyzing popular music in contemporary culture.
- The Bards Crier - http://bardscrier.com/
A free guerrilla music marketing and promotion ezine for the working musician.
- Earshot Media - http://www.earshotmedia.com/
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.
- IndiaStar: Why MTV Digs India? - http://www.indiastar.com/juluri.htm
Discussion of MTV's colonial interest in India and the Indian subcontinent as a market. By Vamsee Juluri.
- Frontline: The Merchants of Cool - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/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.
- Marketing Factory - http://www.marketingfactory.com/
Specializes in merging music and popular lifestyle brands via uniquely creative promotions. Good PR case studies of Honda's popular Civic Tour as a youth-market branding exercise. Flash site in frames. Based in Venice, California.
- Diva DJs - http://www.divadjs.com/
Devoted to girl musicians and specifically female DJs. Fun interviews. Good information on how to become a girl DJ.
- DJ Suzy C - http://www.suenote.com/
Los Angeles hipster DJ provides links, an interview, and a perspective on being a top female DJ in the urban megalopolis.
- ACLU Briefer: Music under Siege - http://www.eff.org/Censorship/music_censorship_aclu.article
Discussion of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the creation of a uniform labeling system using the logo, "Parental Advisory - Explicit Lyrics."
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