Randy Nelson
rnelson@sccd.ctc.edu
Rock Music
Randy Nelson
January 2007
Criteria for reliable websites (or, for that matter source of information)
University of California, Berkeley Library
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/teachinglib/guides/internet/evaluate.html
Academic Search Premier
General Reference Center
ProQuest
These are the best general resources for finding journal articles accessible from anywhere via the www through the sscc library.
New York Times Historical
These are specialized databases that you might find useful.
Song and Lyric Websites
What else, but http://www.lyrics.com/ ?
Online Reference Works
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians http://www.grovemusic.com/
Musicweb Encyclopedia of Popular Music http://www.musicweb.uk.net/encyclopaedia/index.htm
Pacific Northwest Bands http://www.pnwbands.com/
Experience Music Project http://www.emplive.com/
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, http://www.rockhall.com/
band website examples, http://www.cream2005.com/
http://www.systemofadown.com/, http://www.gorillaz.com/
Web Directories
Librarians Index to the Internet http://www.lii.org/search/file/music
about.com http://www.about.com/arts/
Some SSCC Library Resources
Humanities Index
New York Times Index
Rolling Stone 1997 - present
Rolling Stone (1973), ml 1 r65
Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature
American Decades ref e 169.12 a419 1994
St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture ref e 169.1 s764 2000
The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians ref ml 100 n48 2001
The African American Encyclopedia ref e 185 a253 2001
Encyclopedia of AfricanAmerican Culture and History ref e 185 e54 1996
The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz ref ml 102 j3 n48 2001
The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments ref ml 102 i5 n48 1984
Encyclopedia of Folk, Country and Western Music rml 102 j3 s78
the Encyclopedia of Popular Music ref ml102 .p66 g84 1998
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rock ref ml102 .p66 i4 1977
Encyclopedia of Pop, Rock and Soul ref ml102 .p66 s8 1974
Popular Musicians ref ml105 .p66 1999
All Music Guide to Rock ref ml156.9 .a39 1997
The Marshall Cavendish Illustrated History of Popular Music ref ml 3470 .m36 1989 (in circulating and reference stacks)
Music USA the Rough Guide ml3477 .u67 1999
This is a wonderful guide to American popular music, including rock, covering 21 major cities, including Seattle. Great for geographical information on rock musicians and movements.
The Secret History of Rock ml3534 .s27 1998
This book is dedicated to bands you've probably never heard, but have contributed greatly to rock music.
Rock 100 Essential CDs (Rough Guide) ml3534 .s645 1999
indexed by performer.
The History of Rock 'n' Roll m1630.8 .h578 1995 [vhs]