Friends of TagYerit

and the categories are ...

SPECIAL listings:

The Indie Bible - This is a terrific resource meticulously updated yearly - Thousands of contacts to send your songs for airplay and review. Spend more time promoting your music and less time researching. I've been using this resource for over 10 years. Each listing features a contact name, e-mail, phone, fax and physical address. The Indie Bible is the ONLY resource that is TOTALLY dedicated to Musicians and Songwriters that have recorded a CD or a Demo. The brand new 12th Edition of the Indie Bible contains: - 4200 publications from around the world that will REVIEW your CD! - 3400 radio stations from around the world that will PLAY your songs! - 600 vendors and services that will help you to SELL your music! - 330 sites where you can UPLOAD your band's MP3 files! - 500 helpful resources and sites where you can PROMOTE your band! - 52 articles that will help your career to MOVE forward rapidly!

BANDS:

• Ed Vadas and the Fabulous Heavyweights - East Coast blues
• Max Cohen - Extraordinary fingerstyle guitar
• Tom McClung - an outstanding jazz pianist in Paris. (formerly from our neighborhood)
• The Kate OConnor Group - music that's beautiful, soulful & otherworldly
• Michael Bluestein - Currently the keyboard player for Foreignor. He's an accomplished jazz and rock keyboard player, singer and composer.
• Julia Burrough - "Brighter Road" Inspirational and soulful. - music on the road to recovery
• Flush2 - French pop-rap duo featuring Hush Hush and Ton Flew
• The Gilev Show Band UK - The party band performs at: weddings, bat mitzvahs, live parties etc. also charity events in the UK and internationally.
• Living Illusion
• Ruthann Friedman - Most people know her hit song Windy. but even better yet are the songs she released in 1969 Constant Companion. Finally been rereleased. TagYerit says , "Check her out! She was an early influence of ours."
• Shave Librarian - synth,electonica, pop, rock - from Boston
• The Shredmistress - Guitar music - hot & heavy with Shredmistress Rynata.
• Twisted Helices As near as I can tell it's twisted experimental pop (an early internet sensation)
• Lucias Tokas - Marty Walsh, guitarist from Supertramp, and songwriter. By all rights I shouldn't put his link here, since he's not into link swapping (although he may give us a link to our Toilet Paper museum). So if you do go to his site, tell him Rich at TagYerit sent you and maybe he'll get the idea... But I've met him and liked him so here's his link anyway
• Zettaimu - a band on the Japanese independent label "Garando".

MUSIC Websites, Calendars, Zines & Blogs

• 5 STAR PRODUCTIONS
• Bass Player
• Buddy and Hopkins - A comic strip for musicians and fans of music.
• The Celebrity Cafe - On-line interviews with your favorite musicians, actors, singers, songwriters, artists, writers, cartoonists and more...
• Expose' - Progressive Rock
• Guitar Player Magazine
• Hip Hop Music Video - Latest hip hop music videos at Urban-Nation.com! They provide hip hop music videos from the world known hip hop artist including Kanye West, Chris Brown and more.
• IMPACT press - Florida's Best Alternative Press
• Latest Album: News About Music: Latest Album blog covers topics such as music composing, home karaoke, new country music, rap hits, hip hop dances, belly dancing classes and much more.
• MusicDish, Music Industry Magazine - showcasing the hottest indie artists, tips to help your career, reviews and news.
• Music Video Websites Looking for music video websites with new artist's signup capability? Hiphop-voices.com provides new artist signup along with the latest music videos of popular artists.
• Rock Notes On-Line Concert calendars, reviews and more. Mainly, but not exclusively Connecticut.
• SoundChronicle - Concert news, tour dates, and concert tickets.
• Virtual A&R List Hosted by UK journalist, Sean McManus.
• The Loud Music Festival - Review of The Loud fest in Northampton, & Cambridge MA 1996 & 1997 ( a TagYerit report)
• Music Musings - Show Reviews 1997 & 1998 Dar Williams, Richard Thompson, Bruce Cockburn, Huffamoose, Meredith Brooks (a TagYerit report)

GUITARS:

• William R. Cumpiano Guitarmakers - author of "GUITARMAKING: Tradition and Technology" - learn about ordering a custom guitar or building your own guitar along with him.
• Details about Thunderclap, the rabbit guitar.
• String This cheap quality guitar strings

MUSIC STORES

• Buy Cellos -StringWorks developed high quality Violin Viola & Cello for all playing levels at affordable prices. A family business dedicated to handmade cellos, violas & violins . We help you to find the right instrument or bow & provide you with courteous advice.
• CD Baby - A great online store for buying indie CDs like TagYerit's
• Dance Music Catalogue - Buy Vinyl Online : Global Groove Records - UK online dance music record store for house, funky house, trance, techno, break-beat, garage vinyl & CD's. Listen and buy online. Old and new vinyl & CD's available
• Printable Sheet Music - Download printable sheet music for popular songs here.
• Dominic's Band Instruments Buy, sell, trade, repair - saxophones, violins, flutes, trumpets, clarinets, and all band instruments - Brookline, MA
• Free music downloads for MP3 - Get access to millions of songs, playlists, and albums of new artists at Bear Share. Explore, experience, and enjoy free music downloads for MP3. Get connected to great music community instantaneously.
• MusicStack Shop 15 million music CDs & LPs from 3000 record stores at MusicStack

MUSIC MAILING LISTS

• The InterMixx Music List - Sign on for the email discussion group.
• Indiegrrl:    Very effective group. Highly recommended for female fronted groups
• JPFolks.com  A moderated newsletter. Lots of good people with good music.

• Songwitch - an experiment in lyric search for independently released songs by the friendly folks of TagYerit
• The Getting Up Anthem About the theme song for Atari & Marc Ecko's video game, "Getting Up Contents Under Pressure featuring TagYerit, Rakim & Talib Kweli.
• Applause Music Careers Learn a career in the music and entertainment production touring industry! ... from performing and artist management to sound, light, and technical production.
• Arabic Music - BKP Music is one of leading Dubai Based Music, Audio & Video Production Company with over 9 state of the art Sound Studios established across the Middle East.
• Artist Direct - music links, news & reviews
• Artist Pr: www.artistpr.com is the #1 Music Promotion site for unsigned Bands and Artists
• The Audio Production Suite - ampthetex.co.uk - the audio production suite, covering all areas from music production, audio technology, sound engineering, courses, and more.
• CD Manufacturing -CD & DVD packaging and printing, production services, manufacturing and short run as well as high volume duplication are available at discount pricing from industry leader, Bison Disc.
• Concert Tickets : Premium tickets for concert, theater, and sports events nationwide. Buy concert tickets online 24/7
• Encore Music Lessons - Besides helping you to find a music teacher in your area, the Encore Music site has an engaging collection of free online lessons & videos
• Entertainment - Bis Majeur organisatiebureau is uw partner voor artiesten, entertainment, evenementen, workshops, feesten, shows & theater.
• FemMuse  Female musicians network
• GEMM - Global Electronic Music Marketplace
• Go Girls Music Network Site for women who rock.
• Hip Online The premier entertainment site for interviews, reviews and much more
• Holton Media Services - Services for Country - Christian Country & Gospel Music Fans & Artists.
• Kind WebMusic Links, Resources, News, Events, Activism and more
• Lyricstrax.com - song lyrics - rock rap country music, mp3 downloads plus music news and trivia.
• The Local Music Directory - Real Support for local music.
• Midnight Rain Productions  Music Promotion News, Reviews, and Opportunities on the Internet.
• Music Network USA - includes music industry free classifieds
• The Music Room - sheet music, books about music, tutor methods, and instructional videos and DVDs.
• Music World - voice training
• My Virtual Reference Desk /Music on the Internet
• The Netizen's Cyberstop Music Page
• Northeast Digital Recording - A highly acclaimed mastering studio. TagYerit and friends use them, (also so does Bowie, and Rykodisc!)
• Partial Guide to Indie Bands
• Piano Lessons New York For piano lessons in NYC look no further than Kathryn Brickell Music at Music-Instruction.com. We offer beginner piano lessons in and around NYC and will provide piano lessons in your home.
• Singer Song - Dedicated to linking unsigned and independent artists with the best singer and songwriter resources.
• Songwriter's Collaboration Network Molly-Ann Leikin, Songwriting Consultant, has created this site, where singers looking for songs, publishers looking for hits, and songwriters looking for writing partners, find each other. and a one-month listing is free! I Also highly recommend Molly's bi-weekly column, Success Strategies for Songwriters.
• Sound Effects cd - Sound effects (fx) cd, high definition, surround sound effects offered by Sound Effects Shop, the largest collection of professional sound effects and royalty free music for post production, broadcast, podcasting, motion picture and more.
• Sound Effects Online - Sound Effects Online is your go-to source for an incredible selection of Sound Effects Libraries, Royalty Free Music and Production elements. Our sound effects libraries are available on CDs, DVDs and HDDs.
• SYNTHMUSEUM.COM - The largest online museum of vintage electronic musical instruments
• Terra Firma Music Service - Plays 3 new bands each month in RealAudio
• What you MUST know about using Stock Music   ProductionMusic.info contains valuable information for users of Stock Music or Royalty-Free Music and what rights you get with your music license.

FUN and/or UNUSUAL Sites

• The Whole World Toilet Paper Museum
• Wonderful carved pumpkins from the artistic to the unusual
• The Trick or Treat Trials - costumes, stories, candy, masks, trick or treat & more.
• The TagYerit Blog - Views of the world from my ever so slightly skewed position. Music, literature, art, Pumpkins, politics, toilet paper and more...
• Comedy Production Company in NYC - Comedy production based out of NYC, presenting young New York comics fitting into the urban, stand-up, comedy genre, and featuring one of the nation's funniest headliners on every show. - videos, audio, show schedules, fan interaction, and comic bios.
• Turtle Moon Studios - Susan Shie & James Acord - I highly recommend this site. Colorful soft sculpture in fabric and leather.
• JEFFREY ZELDMAN PRESENTS "A genius with too much time on his hands." Advertising the way it's supposed to be. Includes many rejected ad campaigns

MORE, MORE, MORE:

• Octaband - Octaband™ is a playful, interactive tool for increasing one’s sense of belonging and connection through movement. - A toy/tool designed by a movement therapist for other movement therapists - can be used in nursing homes, day care and more.
• TagYerit's rabbit - guitar pin - in pewter.
• Center For Harmony - Tai Chi & Qigong classes in Northampton and Springfield Massachusetts - We've been taking classes there since 2008 and highly recommend it.
• Spoontiques. is a manufacturer of giftware and collectibles. If you are a retailer, looking for thousands of collectible items, their catalogue currently contains over 3500 items (and they're good folks too)
• Great Northern Maple Syrup - manufacturer from Canada. And good friends. Real maple syrup - what's not to love?     :~)
• The House Rabbit Connection - includes rabbit links and other pet links
• Subway Surfing - Transportation links: Subway Surfing in music and on the web.
• Wabbit Wecordings Video Division
• Custom Ink - T-Shirts - design and order online
• Miserandino.com  Dominick A. Miserandino's collection of essays and writings.
• For the flavor of TagYerit's geographic community, try The Gazette Northampton, MA
• Western Mass Web Directory
• LongIslandTalk.com
• NOVEDADES DE QUINTANA ROO,MEXICO - DAILY MEXICAN NEWSPAPER DISCUSSING NEWS,WEATHER,TOURISM IN CANCUN & MEXICO
• contact lens online- Find the contacts you need at a discount price from Just Lenses. Contact lenses for less right to your door.
• Queers4Gears.com - NASCAR and Motor Sports - from a Queer Perspective

RADIO and music samplers

• Outlaw Radio Guy  - DJs post playlists; artists find DJs; fans find stations - A forum for discussion and promotion of independent programming and music. Remember when radio was fun? Maybe even felt Dangerous?
• Belgium - Planete Indie Since 1997, a leading European independent radio show, dedicated to airplay of independent music.
• Wabbit W.I.S.E. (Wabbit Wadio Indie Song Exchange) Radio the way you like it!

ARTS

• Barbara Newman - Lampwork beads, unique jewelry & Museum demonstrations - Barbara's Etsy store
• Christin Couture  - Christin painted the cover art for TagYerit's CDs "Heavy Construction" and "Tubeman".
• Stephen H. Schmidt - Steve is an award winning nature photographer, who contributed photos on TagYerit's CDs.
• Janet MacFadyen - Poetry
• "My Wild Friends" Blanche Cybele Derby's book about finding free food from field and forests. And you thought they were weeds. The book includes many mouth watering recipes. I know because I've had some of them. I highly recommend the Dandelion Rhubarb bread.
• Marty Klein - Fine Art Scanography & Photography
• Shingle Art Gallery - featuring "The Giant at the Back Door" and many more wonderful shingling projects.
• The Collector - a vignette © Richard Newman, 1997
• Trash Gargoyle - TagYerit's CD cover also carved by Flo
• Spaceman Our Flower
  Sculptures © 1996 by Rich Newman

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