Punk & Hardcore

Resources in this category:

popscene.com
http://www.popscene-sf.com/

Indiepop site. "Within this site you'll find downloadable audio files, loads of links, and tons of great records."

Punk and Indie Rock
http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48520

This IPL pathfinder serves as an introduction to some of the many resources available to anyone interested in punk and indie rock music and culture. Both print and Internet sources are provided.

Punk Chronology
http://www.emplive.com/explore/punk_chron/index.asp

The Experience Music Project's Punk Chronology is an examination of punk from its American roots with the MC5, The Stooges and Velvet Underground to its more contemporary incarnations. Includes essays, images, and sound clips.

Punk77
http://www.punk77.co.uk/

"A complete history of UK punk rock featuring fanzines, rare record sleeves, punk music, audio clips, fashion, punk rock lyrics, interviews, an A-Z of punk bands from Adam & The Ants to Eater to the Sex Pistols to X Ray Spex , punk girls, loads of pictures ..." Extensive original biographies of British punk bands, original interviews, and sound samples. Includes "Woman In Punk" and "History of Punk" articles. Content and interviews updated regularly.

PunkMusic Dot Com
http://www.punkmusic.com/

Search and browse for information about bands, record labels, zines, and scenes. Site also hosts classified ads and messages boards dealing with different genres (punk, ska, hardcore, oi!, emo) and various social issues.

Punknews.org
http://www.punknews.org/

"Tours, News, Zines and Stuff About Punk." Site focused on current punk music, provides viewer-submitted news stories, reviews, new release lists, and links to punk record labels.

Reverb Central
http://www.reverbcentral.com/

Instrumental surf music is the focus of this website by Phil Dirt of KFJC 89.7 FM (a "teaching laboratory for the Fine Arts and Communications Department of Foothill College"). Features include CD reviews ande an extensive collection of articles about surf music.

Riot Grrrl Retrospective
http://www.emplive.com/explore/riot_grrrl/index.asp

The Experience Music Project's Riot Grrrl Retrospective "is an in-depth online exhibit that seeks to document and offer new insight into this important musical phenomenon." Includes an essays, photos, audio clips, and links related to the Riot Grrrl movement, primarily all female independent rock and punk bands from the Pacific Northwest.

Search & Destroy, The Punk Rock & Roll Search Engine
http://www.trashsurfin.de/

Thorough listing of punk-related links to web sites. Includes categories for genres, time periods and other resources.

TweeNet
http://www.twee.net/

Includes a comprehensive database of information on indiepop bands, record labels, zines, and other resources. Also provides a link to the archives of the Indiepop listserv.

We Created It: Let's Take It Over
http://www.inch.com/~jessamin/

Contains historical essays on aspects of the early punk movement, with particular focus on early New York bands.

World Wide Punk
http://www.worldwidepunks.com/

Directory of "punk stuff on the Internet." Links to bands, record labels, radio shows, history, newsgroups and other pages. Also contains music reviews, zine reviews, interviews and MP3s.