Song-Poem
Music Archive - Vast site of fascinating reading about some of
America's most hidden musical treasures. From off-the-charts to total
obscurity
The Laser
Turntable - This technological marvel plays vinyl records using
a laser beam instead of a needle. No needle, no wear. Perfect for
record collectors, archivists and vinyl enthusiasts alike. Audiophile
sound quality, even on worn records!
TV Acres
- Cool pop-culture subject guide quickly finds info on Characters,
Places & Things that appeared on Network TV from the 1940s to
now
Retrowow
- Impressive overview of clothing & hair style fashion trends from
the 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s, plus Retro furniture, architecture, recipes
and nostalgia.
Secret
Fun Spot - Remember those old ads in the back of comic books
for X-Ray specs, life-size monsters & hand buzzers? At this
ultra cool site you'll find that plus a whole lot more pop culture
goodies & fun stuff.
Slang
Of The Fifties - A Hepcat's Guide to 1950s Fads, Fashions, and
Slang!
Slang
Of The Sixties - A Swinger's Guide to 1960s Slang, including
Surfer Slang!
Girl
Groups - The Ultimate site for the Great Songs, Cool Styles,
and Fab History of the early 1960s Girl Groups. Lots of pictures
and info makes this the ginchiest in girldom!
Bubblegum
The Punk - A guide to American Power-Pop Underground 1975-1985
Rate
Your Music - Where music lovers rate albums & write reviews.
Search by artist or album title to find out how the LP you want
scores
Unofficial
Album Covers - One man's idea of record covers that should have
been
Rockin'
Country Style - A discography of Country Rock & Roll and
related records, from 1951-1964 compiled by Terry Gordon. Song samples
included!
Retroplanet
- Find all things retro & cool, from out of this world gifts,
décor, home furnishings, furniture, kitchenware, clocks,
bar & lounge accessories, & kitsch!
Beatnik
Poem Generator - Ramble a fine line and it will write a groove
for you
The
Pinup Page - 1940s and 50s Pinup Girls from the golden age of
Girlie Mags
King Kini's
Club Velvet Cocktail Lounge - A Very Cool Site, fit for a King.
The Heavy
Metal Encyclopedia - Large reference site covering many generes
of metal, including UK; Thrash; Death Metal; Stoner; Progressive;
Christian; etc; past & present, famous & obscure.
The Acid Archives of Underground Sounds - The Lama "Acid Archives"
Website has merged with Ron Moore's excellent "Underground Sounds"
site.
Flashback Magazine
Flashback is a cool magazine covering overlooked 60s and 70s music
in depth, with outstanding new writing from authorities including
Richie Unterberger, Patrick Lundborg, David Wells and Aaron Milenski.
The
Bosstown Sound Everything you need to know about the 60s underground
music scene in Beantown, well researched by Paul 'Blowfish' Lovell.
1960s
US Garage Bands - Exclusive Interviews; a boss listing of TV
& Film cameos by your fave rockers; news about fanzine &
key musical releases & more!
The
Psychedelic Sixties - Literary tradition & social change
from the special collections department of the University of Virginia
library.
Ugly
Things - Read about the wild sounds from past dimension in articles
& interviews with some of the finest overlooked artists from
1920s rural blues; 1950s R&B; 1960s Beat, Garage, & the
Psychedelic era, to obscure 70 & 80s punk rock
Rusted
Chrome - Amazing tribute to Motor City Rock 'n' Roll: 1966 -
1972
Beatniks
and Beat-Flicks - A list of Must-See Movies for the Cool-Set.
Drive-In
Theaters - Comprehensive Site detailing Ozoners everywhere,
old & new
Space
Age Pop Music - In-depth look at Exotica, Lounge, Cocktail,
Incredibly Strange, & Easy Listening Music... and a who's who
of the people who created it.
Yootha
Archive - British & American comic books & magazines available
by expert digital reproduction. Their nostalgic vintage collections
contain hundreds of classic out-of-print titles.
Galactic
Central - Dedicated to authors, bibliographies & checklists
related to science fiction; fantasy; horror; detective; westerns;
girly; pulps; illustrated & men's magazines; more. It's galactic!
Five
Second Wonders! - Sound Cloud user mjs538 has generously compiled
5 second excerpts of every #1 pop single to make the Billboard charts,
so you don't have to.
Gem
Sweater Collection - Sweaters galore! Apparently gold lamé
goes with anything!
More
Cow Bell - Add cowbell to any song! Just upload your favorite
MP3 & instruct the DJ how much cowbell you would like added
to it, or maybe even a little Christopher Walken chanting "More
Cowbell"!
Pop
Cult - The obsessive journal of quality pop culture. Excellent
site to browse.

Comic
Fix - See the wildest comics ever conceived! The comic art of
Mort Todd, includes comic books, flip books, art prints, photo novels,
pulp novelettes, films, animation, DVDs, and more, including Sadistik,
the Diabolikal Super-Kriminal!
Burlesque
Archive - A-Z Archive of Burlesque Strippers includes stage
name & real names, type of dance routine, peak popularity years;
etc; plus Films with or about Burlesque, and much more.
The
Wonderful World Of Longmire - One of my fave sites. Be sure
to check out the (almost) Daily Comment for some truly profound
pearls of wisdom
The
Magic of the Clavioline - The 'In' Sound from Way Out! Interesting
site with fun clips and info about the keyboard instrument popularized
by Del Shannon, Sun Ra, The Tornadoes, Ennio Morricone, & others.
Predecessor to the Sonocon and Musitron
Origins
of Rock and Roll - Timeline of contenders for "The First
Rock & Roll Record", including origins of the term "Rock
& Roll" in lyrics, to various melodic, harmonic or rhythmic
precursors that would influence rock music as we know it.
Music
Resources - Interesting audiophile site with information &
free tools including a large dictionary of musical terms, templates
for setting your tonearm, articles on turntables, speaker placement,
and 6 different vinyl cleaning formulas.
Musical
Heaven - Showcasing the worlds best loved musical shows including
Opera, Movie Musicals, Broadway Musicals, Off-Broadway Musicals
& London's West End
Thrilling
Detectives - Comprehensive encyclopedia of Private Eyes, Spies
& Detectives on TV, radio, comic books, & in the movies
Spy
Bop Royale - Fun site dedicated to the Secret Agent Soundtrack
of the 60s
The
Classic Rock Connection - An extensive Index of Classic Rock
Bands where you can explore information about the makeup of rock
groups from the 60s & 70s
Kapital
Ink - Maine's only Rock & Roll magazine, proving that the
underground still lives! Check out the interview in issue #4 where
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The Uppers
- Your guide to the pleasures of Modern living for the latest and
the greatest