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Artists
Yo
La Tengo An unofficial site. Not very sophisticated, but
it includes lotsa good links to YLT stuff and a message board.
Fridge
Like their name: cool. Britain's premier post-rock outfit virtually
unheard of in the US. Shame.
Billy
Mahonie UK post-rock band admittedly heavily influenced by Aerial
M, Tortoise and other US shoe gazers. "The Big Dig" is highly recommended
by your webmaster (if only cos they answered my e-mail). Very good
site too with lots of pics, history, MP3s, discography - the usual useful
stuff.
Mouse
on Mars Germanic electronic. Annoying Shockware.
Elephant
Talk Link to unofficial King Crimson and Robert Fripp web site. 
DGM
Discipline Global Mobile world HQ - Fripp, Crim, Bill Nelson, California
Guitar Trio. Join the DGM Club and watch your bank balance disappear.
Tortoise
Post-rock band from Chicago.
Mogwai
The band of the next Millennium, today! mogwai: are tremendous as the t-shirt
says. Triple guitar assault on your eardrums.
Stereo
dee Possibly the best unofficial Mogwai site. Lo-fi from Glasgow. Scotsmen
with guitars.
bright
light! More 'gwai. Possibly the best Mogwai site. Yes!
I am a long way from home.
M
O G W A I Quite literally one of the best Mogwai web sites. Mogwai
fear satan.
With
Portfolio One of my favourites sites of one of my favourite bands.
may nothing but happiness come through your door
Aerial
M The excellent ‘M’ - brainchild of David Pajo of Tortoise and Slint
fame.
Ganger
Oh aye. More Scots with guitars. Supported Mogwai on ‘99 US tour.
godspeed
you black emperor! Broody post-rock ensemble from Montreal. Music
for the Apocalypse.
Stereolab
Anglo-Brit collective with penchant for Kraut Rock, 50's lounge music,
analogue keyboards and Marxist lyrics. Not too much info on the band,
but sound clips and concert info.
stereolab
rather brill if understated fan site.
Royal
Trux Official Web Site the cunningly named Royal Trux official
web site.
Dead
Lyrics Here's an interesting one even if you're not a Dead-Head.
Try it out!
Sigur Ros Ethereal Icelandic
band in the vein of ethereal Icelandic bands. Reykjavik is dead cool
(and in April: cold).
bobdylan.com All you'll ever
need to know about what Bobby wants you to know about him and his musick.
Bob gets an Oscar - cool! I know, I know, there's hundreds of
other sites out there. Indeed. Why don't you let me know your
faves and I'll put in a link or dozen.
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Labels
Matador
Records The fabulous official site of the fabulous Matador Records
- YLT, Mogwai, Cornelius, Pavement and loads of other marvellous bands.
Marvellously fabulous.
Southern
Studios Very useful resource on alternative bands, including the splendid
Don Caballero, Pittsburgh’s finest.
Thrill
Jockey Independent record label from Chicago specialising in indie,
lo-fi, post-rock, electronics - Trans Am, Tortoise, Gastr, Mouse
on Mars etc
Drag
City Royal Trux, Jim O'Rourke, David Grubbs, Stereolab (US label)
and other suspects.
Constellation
Montreal based label specialising in great modern music soundscapers and
hand designed and crafted packaging. Highly recommended.
Alien8
Recordings If you like quirky avant garde Canadian stuff, this
is your label! Home to noise acts like Japan's Merzbow.
Kitty-yo
Here Kitty, Kitty. Berlin based indi-label. The diverse likes
of Laub, Schwermut Forest, Surrogat, To Rococo Rot and Couch. Meow!
Kranky
by name and by nature. Labradford, godspeed!, Bowery Electric and
that ilk.
Merge
Chapel Hill label for guitar bands (aka Superchunk) and the mighty Lambchop.
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'Zines
Post-rock.com
Just what is this Post-rock thing? Essential gateway. Links
to lots and lots of points of reference.
The
Wire “Adventures in Modern Music” as they say. British music-zine covering
electronic, ambient, jazz, new music, post-rock and anything else non-mainstream.
Ya get a free cd of intersting stuff from time to time.
Nude
as the News Reviews, features, top 100 of the 90's. Voice
your own opinions.
Venues
South
Bank One of London's arts and music centres - on the South Bank of
the Thames: Hayward Gallery, Royal Festival Hall etc.
The 9:30
Club D.C.'s finest concert venue. Sees lots of mainstream and
not-so mainstream acts.
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Hockey Sites
European
Hockey League Me own Hockey site 
NHL-Official
Site Er, the official NHL site. Stats, standings, live radio feeds,
spend $$. Lies, propaganda.
NHLPA
The players official site. Stats, interview, pictures. Lies, propaganda.
Toronto
Maple Leafs (unofficial) Matt McCormack’s Maple Leaf site. Worth a
visit.
Whalevolution
Hartford Whalers tribute site. Make sure you sign their new petition to
get NHL hockey back to Hartford.
Hockey
Boards Hockey fan site. Chat rooms, message boards, etc.
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Sports Resources
Soccernet
Scores, reports, tables, scorers. English and Scottish leagues and cups,
international teams, European competitions. Now with added Disney-fication (ie linked up with ESPN).
Soccertimes
“Sarker” - ie US based football site.
Ballparks.com
Great site with info, pictures of current, demolished and future stadiums
and arenas of all NHL, NBA, NFL and MLB teams. Also some college, CFL,
worldwide stadia. Better still, wait until I post some of my pictures
of ballparks across the US.
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Sport Sims, Fantasy
Games
Face-off
The zenith of hockey board games now available in a Windows 95 version.
Updates on the game, download demos, find other leagues.
Diamond
Mind Baseball The sucessor to Pursue the Pennant. Good DOS based baseballsim
now in version 7 - pitch-by-pitch feature adds to the excitement.
Dynasty
League Baseball Desinged by Mike Cieslinski, the guy who designed the
original Pursue the Pennant board game. DLB features board and Windows
based versions.
Unofficial
Fantasy Hockey League Listings Wanna find a fantasy league?
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The Media
ESPN Live
from Bristol, Connecticut.
BBC
For a British spin on sports.
Sky
Sports Murdoch-vision (UK)
USA
Today Link to sports section - lots of useful resources.
Washington
Post Deep Throat may be gone, but it’s the only daily paper within
the Beltway not owned by the Moonies. Good sports section and complete
guide to what’s on the D.C. (no listings for Zamboni games yet).
Washington
City Paper For an alternative look at the nation’s capital. Listings
database.
Soccer Stuff
Hitchin
Town (official-ish) Ryman League club with a lineage back to the first
FA Cup.
Hitchin
Town (unofficial) English Minor League soccer to the uninitiated.
They never win anything, but that’s not the point.
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Miscellaneous
The
Office
Xoom
Host with the most.
Geocities
Get your own free home page (as they say).
Erols
My Internet Service Provider - darn good value too!
Virus
Hoaxes and other urban myths
B0rk
Don't ask me what this is about
Car
Talk Crazy NPR radio show on cars.
Complaint
letters Generate your own complaint letters.
 Alaska
Marine Highway If you want a great vacation and don't mind roughing
it, take the Alaska ferry services. (Sick bag not included)
McClymont.com
For all your ploughing needs. I have nothing to do with this site. I just
share the name.
Enlightenment
With a Vengence (EWAV) Scott Christiansen's crazy travelogue 
Animation (c) Scott Christiansen.
JoJaffa's
adventure life guide Stressed out? Looking for ways to
improve your love life? Ask JoJaffa.
ShippingBabes
-eh? Well, it's not quite as bad as it sounds. No nudity,
but be warned if you have no sense of irony.
Roadsideamerica:
a compendium of roadside Americana and ephemera.
My Little
Tony - our great and glorious leader. (Requires Flash 5.)
Britain is
open - there is no quarantine, people! (Requires suspension of
belief.)
Radio
silliness. Pizza dude.
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