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This article is from the alt.music.* List of Known Newsgroups FAQ, by Brian Edmonds edmonds@cs.ubc.ca with numerous contributions by
others.
03 Part 2: alt.music. List of Known Newsgroups
alt.music.beastie-boys (Discussion of crossover group, The)
"This group has been used for discussion of the b-boyz and other Grand
Royals and is now getting quite a bit of mail on a group called 311
without much interference from subscribers. A Tribe Called Quest, a
Grand Royal group called Luscious Jackson and just about any new phunk
gets notice there."
Tim Peter Nicholls <dyslxic3@uclink.berkeley.edu>
alt.music.beck (Beck Hanson, his music and other projects)
"This group is used to discuss the music of Beck, its influences and its
characteristics. He writes a brand of music that refers (both overtly
and stylistically) to many older artists and styles that can be
discussed and argued about here. Since his music is often hard to find,
and his side-projects are often quiet, this group should be a convenient
way for fans to keep in touch with upcoming releases as well as rare
recordings and othe relevant people/musicians."
Vijay Ramanujan <vrmjay@umich.edu>
alt.music.beckley-bunnel (Discussion of the pop-rock group America)
The classic rock supergroup, America, is well known for it's enduring
quality. With soft acoustic sounds blended with rich harmonies. America,
led by the multi-talented Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell, has produced
over twenty albums, and is frequently on tour throughout the world.
* http://www.pacificrim.net/~wahlgren
Rick Wahlgren <wahlgren@pacificrim.net>
alt.music.bela-fleck (Bela and the Flecktones)
"This group is intended for discussions of Bela Fleck's music, including
bluegrass, new acoustic and jazz. Discussions on new acoustic music in
general have taken place here, as have discussions of music by related
artists like Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush, Mark O'Connor, Tony Rice and Edgar
Meyer."
* http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~gnat/banjo/fleck-faq
Nathan Torkington <Nathan.Torkington@vuw.ac.nz>
alt.music.big-band (Sounds from the Big Band era)
No information available.
alt.music.billy-joel (Discussion of Billy Brinkley, err Joel)
"Billy Joel has been a mainstay of Rock music for over 20 years. This
newsgroup includes discussions on Billy's pre-solo career with 60's
bands Atilla and The Hassles, his long solo career (20 years worth of
music to compare, contrast, praise, and critique), and his current
concert tours."
* http://www.cs.umd.edu/~mike/billy-joel.faq.html
Mike Steele <mike@cs.umd.edu>
alt.music.bjork (Discussion of Icelandic singer Bjork)
Bjork is an Icelandic singer, formerly of the Sugarcubes. Her hits
include "Big Time Sensuality".
alt.music.black-sabbath (Black Sabbath and things related to them)
"This Black Sabbath newsgroup was created in late summer 1995, after a
great debate whether it was needed or not. The group is meant to be a
place for Black Sabbath related discussions. As there have been a huge
number of different Black Sabbath line-ups, and the members (for example
Ronnie James Dio and Ozzy Osbourne) have participated in lots of other
projects, discussion about all the band members' lives outside of Black
Sabbath is also appreciated here. However, there are separate newsgroups
for some artists and bands, for example alt.music.dio,
alt.music.deep-purple and alt.music.ozzy, and the discussion about those
artists should mainly take place there."
Tapio Keihanen <dio@snakemail.hut.fi>
alt.music.blues-traveler (For "All fellow travelers")
This group is gatewayed from the blues-traveler mailing list,
blues-traveler-request@cs.umd.edu, which is run by Dabe Murphy
<dabe@cs.UMD.EDU>. HORDE (non-BT) related topics are intended to be kept
to a minimum, and there is a separate mailing list for HORDE discussion,
horde-request@world.std.com. Tim Peter Nicholls
<dyslxic3@uclink.berkeley.edu> was the first to fill me in that "HORDE
stands for Horizons Of Rock Developing Everywhere," and is a tour
featuring a number of bands which seem to be gaining in
popularity. According to Dabe, they have been going on for three or four
years, and were orginally headlined by Phish, the Spin Doctors, BT and
Widespread Panic.
alt.music.bootlegs (Discussion of unofficial recordings)
Recordings released without the authorization of the artist's record
company (typically these are live recordings). In much of the world it
is at least a copyright violation to produce and sell such recordings.
alt.music.boyz-2-men (The harmonizations of Boyz II Men)
"Boyz II Men came out first with their album Cooleyhighharmony. The
whole world was amazed by the beautiful melodious songs with a hip hop
beat. After they realeased another multi-winning album II, Boyz II Men
proved to the world that they weren't another one hit wonder. In
response to their popular demand, this newsgroup was created to discuss,
songs, concerts, and the personalities of Boyz II Men. If it has to do
with Boyz II Men, post it here!!"
* http://rci.ripco.com:8080/~pvranas/boyzIImen.html
Paul Vranas <pvranas@rci.ripco.com>
alt.music.brian-eno (Apparently too popular to warrant further
description)
"Projects by and relating to the British 'ambient' and space music
pioneer. Includes discussion of Eno's former band, Roxy Music, as well
as discussions of current releases and upcoming Eno-related events, such
as U2's recent recordings."
Myke <jerk@earth.execpc.com>
alt.music.butholesurfers (The psychadelic hard-core group Butthole
Surfers)
No information available.
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