BACKSTAGE PASS ARTICLE JULY 1997

    So you’d like to take a gander at all the most hip places to go to on the web huh?.. Well you have come to the right place.. Whether you are setting up your own page for your band or just want to check out some really cool music related sites - I’ve got something here for you...

    From the wilds of Long Island come three hard-rockin’ chicks with “power drums, big funky grooves and dark haunting melodies.” They also claim to have a bizarre sense of humor,” which I guess is reflected in their self-description, “music for your pancreas.” Check out something new and wild. Bop on in at
http://webcom.com/inotes/artist/neutron.html

    Rob Bennet looks like your typical dork. But under that stupid grin lies a mind for music that I’ve not seen in a long time. Nonrestrictive, bold and downright melodic! A rare find indeed.
http://www.iwu.edu/~rbennett/

    Have you seen those ridiculous remakes of songs done in Midi. It seems people have gone through the trouble of collecting many of them for your listening pleasure. As ridiculous as they sound, They’re fun. One of my favorites is the midi version of Eruption by Van Halen. It cracks me up!
http://www.netrunner.net/~jshlackm/files.html
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/4063/index.html
http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/9060/midi.html

    Free postings are available for those of you musicians seeking musicians. The page is broken down into individual states to make your search nice and easy. Log in at:
http://xensei.com/users/heartpro/postseek.html

    “The Queensryche Campaign” is your source for the latest Queensryche information. This site is very well maintained. It has a slew of information including Guitar Tabs, a picture of the week, a page entirely composed of people looking to trade Queensryche items etc... It’s no wonder this site has received so many awards.
http://www.mcs.net/~ryche

    TAXI.COM is an A&R service for unsigned bands and songwriters.
http://www.taxi.com

    RAW RADIO - INDEPENDENT ROCK RADIO on the NET. Tune your Real Audio dials in and discover what it is you’ve been missing. You won’t hear blocks of music like this on any corporate radio station. As of now they have 12 separate channels of music. You can get information about submitting your band’s demo for free airplay by contacting soundman@primenet.com
http://wayoutthere.blueroom97.com/raw

    H.E.A.R. (Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers) is a non profit outfit dedicated to raising awareness of the real dangers of repeated exposure to excessive noise levels which can lead to permanent, and sometime debilitating, hearing-loss and tinnitus. SAVE YOUR EARS!
http://www.hearnet.com

    PiNcH “sounds of low-tek” Rarely have I ever seen a true blend of both feel and hook within songwriting. Chicagoland’s own Jon Monico has put together something so unique that only one word describes it.. and that word is
http://www.afternight.com/music/low-tek

    RADIO HK claims to be the first site to broadcast music 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Using real audio. You may even submit music for possible airplay on their playlist. Submissions should be sent to Radio HK, Hajjar/Kaufman New Media Lab, 310 Washington Blvd., Ste. 1, Marina Del Ray, CA 90202
http://www.radiohk.com/radio

    Virtual radio lets you submit your songs for potential “airplay” For additional information contact vradio@vradio.com
http://www.vradio.com/vr.htm

    CMJ (Computer Music Journal) is a quarterly Journal that covers a wide range of topics related to digital audio signal processing and electroacoustic music.
http://www-mitpress.mit.edu/Computer-Music-Journal/

    Looking for a different sound for a song?.. Check out the Scalloped Fretboard Guitar. This is a homepage for this odd instrument combining aspects of the South Indian vina and the steel string guitar to allow forgreater note-bending capability.
http://www.ancient-future.com/guitar/scallop.html

    This months game link is to Quakespy and Quakeworld. It allows people that have the registered version of Quake for the IBM to play against up to 32 people at one time on the internet. All that is needed is an internet connection, the registered version of Quake and Quakespy. NO ONLINE FEE!
http://www.cdrom.com/pub/idgames2/planetquake/quakeworld/qw0613.exe

    If you would like to suggest your band’s webpage for future issues, e-mail: Pangier@primenet.com - Dino Manzella

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