Oldish Psych & Prog

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The name says it all, Oldish Psych & Prog gives you the best of psychedelic rock, rocky garage and progressive rock tunes. All delivered for free to your doorstep ;). What names to expect? Well, think of Simon & Garfunkel's The Sounds Of Silence (great album), the Kinks' Face to Face, the Finish formation Tabula Rasa (which I had had not heard of before) among many, many (Cockney Rebel, Curved Air, Chocolate Watchband) more. Do not be afraid to get bored, this blog has been almost daily updated since January of this year. If you only have time to check out one blog today, this one should be it!

Trapeze - Touch My Life (1970)

My Jazz World

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My Jazz World is probably or most likely one of the best jazz blogs on the Internet. There is no doubt the owner knows his/ her stuff! The blogs provides you with "records which sadly have gone out of print and/ or never have been released on CD". Expect an amazing selection (1000+ posts!) with a database that goes as far as 2007. Reuben Wilson, Keith Thomas, Johnny Lytle, this blog has all a jazz lover needs. Probably one of the best music blogs on the web, success guaranteed!

Turning Point - Creatures of the Night

House Mixes

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Too long have we waited with our review of one of the best, if not the best, house music blog on the net. I am of course talking about House Mixes, an amazing site featuring everything from: Electro House, Funky House, Minimal, Techno to Jungle, Drum n Bass and beyond (far beyond). You name it House Mixes has it!

They have a vibrant Internet community allowing you to create a free profile to bookmark your favourite mixes, something which over 60,000 have already done. The site attracts over 8,000 visitors per day. No wonder people call it the Facebook for DJs ;). Anyways, enough with the talking, lets see hear some action!

gj gremlin - old skool jungle ;-))

NASTY CASH - Sexy Ass Breaks

Akuma-J - Gabba Muthafuka

mr c - ITS FUNKY TIME

Tips for Progressive Indie Sounds

So many blogs, so little time. Here is a selection of some of the more progressive indie blogs! Well worth visiting, I promise!

Missine to New Music
A lot of newer, lesser known, Indie music (good quality music and a good selection).

Trickism
A good selection of Indie music and a lot of experimental sounds.

The New Noise
More experimental in nature with a lot of drone and a crazy selection of Chondritic Sound

No Not Fun Not No
A smart blog with Obscure indie music and progressive sounds. Think: Drunkdriver, Necrofest and Robedoor,

Jake and Elwood

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Some people can do everything. Well nearly everything, Jake and Elwood seem to be such people. They manage to maintain 5 different blogs. One for each decade. Jake and Elwood - 1960s provides you with the best of the Byrds (love 'em), The Beach Boys and many others from a time that has long passed by. Their 1970s blog, which I personally find well worth visiting (might be because I think that it was then that the best music was made), is full of good albums from the Doors, Kraftwerk and many others. The 1980s are again well worth visiting for your Black Sabbath and Blondie tracks. The 1990s is their seemingly most popular blog. Here you find Lenny Kravitz, Outkast, Queen etc. Their last blog (where do they find the time!) is more contemporary in nature and deals with the almost past decade of 2000-2009. Ever heard of Beyoncé, Neneh Cherry or DEUS? Tired of visiting them all at once? Well rest assured Jake and Elwood are willing to help you a bit and summerise the best of the best in their greatest hits blog. That last blog is more informative in nature and thus hosts a lot more text. Well boys and girls, I think Jake and Elwood deserve the title of tip of the day. Congratz, guys - well done!!

Mood Swings Music

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Today's second blog is Mood Swings Music. It is difficult to describe this blog in a few lines. This is not a bad thing, but makes my job more interesting! Where to begin? With some names: "Milemaker (Punk/ New Wave), Killing Joke (Post-punk), Dennis Wilson (Baroque Pop), Eric le Lann (Jazz) and even Van Morrison. Another good thing, apart from the wide variety of music and music genres, is the fact that Mood Swings Music is updated on a daily basis. Sometimes the blog even has more than one post a day. This blog is TIPPED without doubt.

Mp3 Start and It's Linked

Mp3 Start has a nice music selection of music blogs and also uploads single MP3s to zshare. The listed blogs are not categorised by genre or alphabetical, but are nevertheless clearly visible to every viewer. The seems to be a emphasis on hiphop music, but also other genres are represented. Not bad, not at all.

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A lot better even is their other blog, It's Linked. A good place to search and find your favourite tracks and albums. In fact the idea behind It's Linked is quite brilliant indeed. Simply type your query in a Google box and search the results for all your favourite Hip Hop, Rap RnB, Soul and other audio files. The site is still in Beta phase, but could well prove to be a good alternative for your average Google/ Yahoo search. Definitely worth checking out - TIP!

WeLove-music

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TIP of today is for WeLove-music. An amazing blog for world music in the widest sense of the word. Expect the best of African music (98 posts), Arabian rhythms (234 posts), Asian sounds (131 posts) among music from all other parts of the world. Special attention is also paid to Turkish and Sufi Music. In three words: AN amazing blog! Treat yourself and visit WeLove-music now.

History of the 80s

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History of the 80s is a well recommended 80s blog. Their latest post is a wonderful 10CD box set with all the number one hits of the 1980s. The blog seems to be daily updated and features music from Fleetwood Mac, Pet Shop Boys, David Bowie, ZZ Top among many other 80 heroes. A comlete blog so it seems. TIP is well deserved.

Country Update

Today a new link section dedicated to the country genre. Please find below a selection of good blogs which should provide you with a bite more than just an introduction:

• Just Country - Should be one of the most comprehensive country blogs on the WWW. A must see for the fans. TIP.
• Any Music Mania - Has all kinds of music, but is seemingly a nice place to start looking for more contemporary country music.
• Tributo-Americano - Is a Spanish blog dedicated to the beauties of American country and rock.
• Download Country Music MP3 - Does not only do country, but also other genres. Nevertheless, not a bad blog to browse through.

Blues Update

All the below blogs must be checked out in order to be labelled a true blues listener. It is difficult to TIP one of these blogs without recommending them all. Amazing sex for the ears! Please check them out and leave a comment on their blogs just to support them!

• Telhados do Mundo - A gateway and dedication to raw and authentic Blues and Jazz. This one is well recommended for those who appreciate legendary names such as: Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Sonny Rollins and Ben Webster.
• Blues Everyday - What to expect from a blog with such a name? Blues and lots of it! Sonny Boy Williamson, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Joe Hill Louis etc, etc. Enjoy!
• Blues Town - A "must see". Blues Town gives you almost everything on an every day basis. From Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings to Todor "Toscho" Todorovic. An established blog - TIP.
• Crossroads Club 27 - Another, last, blog that one has to check out. A love is shared here for heroes such as Albert King, B.B. King (27 posts!), Big Joe Williams and Bob Dylan. I can't deny that whichever blog dedicates 33 posts on Dylan deserves a TIP (I am biased, I know!).

Smuggled Sounds

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Smuggled Sounds is a pretty cool name for a well recommended and established blog. Smuggled Sounds does all kinds of music, Hip Hop, Metal, Prog., House and is thus to difficult to define in one category. An allrounder, which deserves a TIP. Go ahead and check it out, chances are small you'll get disappointed!

Electro and House Update

Time for some house/ electro/ minimal blogs now. These are all well worth a visit, carefully selected personally. Enjoy!

• Worldmusiky - Is a blog which aims to bring the best of the world of electronic/techno music together. Expect the best of electro from around the world.
  
• House-Musique - Your house haven for everything between Paul van Dyk and Felix Da Housecat. House-Musique also promotes young talented DJs by uploading their mixes. In other words, well worth a visit.
• Beat-Junkies - I should have introduced you probably earlier already to this blog. A TIP no doubt for all those that call them beat-junkies. Lots of updates, nice lay-out and a great variety of house beats. No doubt well recommended for all the fans of this genre.
• Electro Station - A good blog for all you electro and house fans. What to expect? Electro House, Progressive House and a lot more of Electro House. Nice and simple lay-out with very regular updates. Good stuff.
  
• Feeling mnml - A wordpress blog which is specialised in Minimal or as the blog description says itself a place "where minimal music comes to play".

Frankly Not

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Today I want to definitely recommend you to visit Frankly Not. People that know me, know that I am a critical (bordering pessimism) person. However this blog is simply great! Designed for people to meet equals in their love for music from mainly filmscores. The blog is divided into nine exchange platforms which introduces you to:

• The original incredible filmscorium (Big Boom Hollywood scores)
• European Cine-Scores (European movie scores)
• Mr.T's Asian Cinema (Asian movie scores)
• Big Western Round-up (you guessed it, Western scores)
• Golden Age of Hollywood (scores from when Hollywood was in better shape)
• Vinyl Adventures (go figure yourself)
  
• Classical Music Hall
  
• Broadway Bound
• Jazz Speakeasy

03/ 08/ 2008 Entries

Today some more experimental sounds, away from the main current and into the wild! Sounds, avant, noise and a little bit of irony. This is all good stuff, thanks goes out to the owners of these amazing blogs!

• An Index Of Possibilities - A great blog and well recommened. No downloads (as far as I have seen, but an online player, that introduces you to all kinds of cyberpunk noise, avant bizarrities and surreal worlds. TIP (no doubt)
• Carnival of Headache - Wonderful name, don't you agree? Carnival has a Mike Patton (lots of it), Made Out Of Babies, but also Faith no more and Sword. In other words: Avant Rock, Prog. Rock and Funk Metal (yes sir!)
• Cagedream - Another great alternative, independent blog. What you can find here? John Cage, Shellac and Charles Mingus (among many other delights). Come here for your Jazzy ballet, Art rock and even pop punk. Most definitely an avant music blog! TIP for the fans of experimental musica.
• Covermoutt Cassette - "Obscure, Rare & Home Made Tracks & Mixtapes collected from Car Boot Sales, Magazines, Jumbles, Charity Shops & Record Stores". No further description needed, I think!
• cremitafina - I have seen Thievery Corporation (love em!), Anima Sound System and a good range of Uk Hip Hop (Herbaliser, DJ Vadim and other Ninja Tunes). In other words a good blog from funky folk to independent Hip Hop
• Culture Pleasure - Yes pleasure is found here from progressive minimalism to the best of prog. Jazz (Nguyên Lê is indeed great!). Also dont forget to listen to Talking Timbuktu (African blues), recommended love poison for the ears. TIP
  

Likembe

Some people already know... I have a weak for African music. African HH, African Jazz, African Soul, I don't care. The more African blogs the better. This one has mainly lose MP3s, but dont let that prevent you from visiting Likembe, cause this Blog knows its stuff! Enough to read and listen to for some days (I already have so little time)! TIP

Dreumis

Dreumis means small 'little fellow' in Dutch, but who cares when you have got such an excellent Blues collection?! I have seen Buddy Guy, Mo Blues, Cuban Heels, etc, etc. Tip, yes TIP!

Indieducky

Indieducky is a very nice looking (new) music blog. Musicwise, everthing also seems in place. I saw some Hiphop (Gnarls Barkley), Jazz (John Cage) and even some postpunk (Jay Reatard). Yes, Indie Ducky is worth my TIP label. Enjoy!

01/ 08/ 2008 Entries Part I

Another day, new blogs and a lot of small surprises. African Hip Hop, Brecht and a clean lay-out:

• WorldVix - Sometimes you have blogs that are popular, because they have popular music, while other times they have a clean and clear lay out. Well, this blog has both, easy lay out/ easy music.
• Zero G Sound - I like this blog. Why? because it was brave enough to post some poems of Brecht! Who? Forget about it! This blog is definitely Avant, Prog. and Poetic with a lot of German spirit! A TIP!.
• Totally Fuzzy This Blog needs no introduction. Legendary and attracting thousands of visitors each day. TIP!
• Naija Jams - I have been to a lot of countries, but I am ashamed to say that I have never visited any in Africa. High in the list is however Nigeria. The reason - music being one. Check it out, a Nigerian music Blog!
• African Hiphop - Sometimes, I get tired of all that American Gangsta rap. What a relief there is such a thing as classic African Hip Hop. A TIP is well deserved for this blog!