In case you are curious, here are some of my favorite places online to discover and/or purchase new music. If you have some other particularly good ones you feel I would like, feel free to let me know

Bands and Artists I Dig
If you are interested in what other bands or artists I am particularly fond of, they include:

David Sylvian [1] [2] [3] Kate Bush [1] [2] [3] My Friend the Chocolate Cake Not Drowning, Waving David Bridie [1] [2] Bill Pritchard Brian Wilson (Beach Boys) [1] [2] [3] The Pearlfishers The Bathers [1] [2] [3] The Go-Betweens [1] [2] [3] The High Llamas [1] [2] Jane Siberry Galaxie 500 (and Luna) The Blue Nile Gary Clark / Danny Wilson / King L Trembling Blue Stars The Field Mice/Northern Picture Library plus many bands on Sarah

The Church [1] [2] Paul Kelly Prefab Sprout [1] [2] The Dream Academy The Railway Children Lloyd Cole [1] [2] The Miracle Mile [1] [2] Deacon Blue [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The Big Dish Pale Fountains/Shack Gorky's Zygotic Mynci [1] [2] Caravan [1] [2] [3] [4] Felt Game Theory China Crisis Shriekback Todd Rundgren The Green Pajamas

Many of these artists can be heard on theACF Radio, my Live365 internet broadcast.

 
General domestic and imports:
CD Now - Online samples and decent prices combined with frequent sales and internet coupons make CD Now a good place to check out first.
 
Indiepop (domestic and imports)
Parasol - both a label and a mail-order distributer of general indie-pop recordings...usually with great prices!
Other Music
Twee-Kitten
Darla Records
InSound
Roundabout
 
General Imports
Amazon.co.uk - UK branch of Amazon has some decent prices even adding in the slightly higher shipping costs.
Siren Disc - US mail-order source for CDs imported mostly from Europe and Japan.
 
Europe-Based Independent Online stores
Action Records, UK
CMS Music, UK
Map Records, UK
Norman Records, UK
Opal Music, UK
PennyBlack Music, UK
Vinyl Tap Records, UK
Music Stop, UK
Total Recall, Germany
 
Gothic & Ambient
SoleilMoon - both a label and a mail-order distributer of gothic and ambient recordings.
 
Australian
Pandora's Music Box - A US-based importer of Australian and New Zealand CDs. Good place for Not Drowning, Waving & related recordings.
Whammo - Australian-based mail-order source for CDs and videos. Formerly Greg's Music World.
 
IndiePop
PopScene - IndiePop on demand.
IndiePop List archives - Searchable archive for the IndiePop Email List
 
PowerPop and "classic" Pop
Not Lame - a label and general mail-order retailer specializing in "powerpop" artists.
BlackVinyl Records - a label formed by members of The Shoes to distribute their catalog. BlackVinyl is also home to a few other pop groups, and the website also lists other non-BlackVinyl pop artists for sale.
SunDazed - a label and general mail-order retailer specializing in lesser known pop artists of the 60's, but also has more recent pop and "post-punk" releases.
 
Used
Second Spin - A web retailer of used CDs. They have a great search engine...unfortunately, they are most often out of whatever it is I am looking for. Still worth a shot though.
 
Out-Of-Print
GEMM - Not a store but a searchable directory of over 1000 smaller retailers with current (sort of) stock lists.
MusicStack - Similar to GEMM in concept but also contains wantlists.
Esprit International, Ltd. - UK-based store specializing in collectable out-of-print releases of the past 20 years.
 
Seattle Music Listings for Upcoming Shows
Crocodile Cafe
Showbox
Fenix Underground
Graceland Tractor Tavern
Sunset Tavern

Stranger Music Listings
 
On-Line Magazines/Reviews/Sound Samples
Rainsound - Covering Scottish pop music including The Bathers, The Blue Nile, Gary Clark, Prefab Sprout, Deacon Blue, High Llamas, etc.
Epitonic - Information and clips of a lot of quality indie bands.
Pitchfork Media - Lots of great interview and reviews.
Hearsay Magazine - RIP. A great magazine with well written articles, interviews and reviews of alternative singer/songwriter types.
Ink Blot Magazine - Online magazine with reviews and RealAudio clips of several imported independent releases.
Pure Pop - Alan Harber broadcasts a weekly 2 hour radio show (available on the internet) which highlights the best in independent pop music. This site contains the playlists for each show, notes on upcoming shows, plus articles and reviews.
Michigan Live Acoustic Cafe - An online site for acoustic singer/songwriter-types. Has several archived RealAudio shows featuring interviews and live performances of artists such as Son Volt, Peter Case, Paul Kelly, etc.
 
 
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