The Internet is exploding with every kind of musical site imaginable. You can find sites on Christian music, jazz, bluegrass, reggae, rhythm & blues, rock, rap, classical, country, heavy metal, and music from other countries. 

Be sure to visit Yahoo's music category where you'll find links to just about everything:http://www.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Music/

Elvis Presley on the Internet: http://www.elvis-presley.com/

The Ultimate Band List is fabulous. http://ubl.com/

Warner Bros. Records features top stars such as Tom Petty and R.E.M.: http://www.wbr.com/

MTV's site even has a trivia game: http://www.mtv.com/

Mr. Showbiz has articles & charts: http://www.mrshowbiz.com/

Rocktropolis is a rock & roll fantasy theme park: http://rocktropolis.com/

Firefly is an interesting site where you can chat with folks who share your music interests. CD's can also be purchased there: http://www.firefly.com

Here's Nashville Online: http://www.nol.com/cgi-bin/nol/musiclinker.pl

Virtual Nashville, an online game: http://virtualnashville.com

Jewel and her music: http://www.smoe.org/lists/jewel/angels/

Smashing Pumpkins: http://cs.gfc.edu/~snickeso/sp/index.html

The Fugees Web Site: http://www.music.sony.com/Music/ArtistInfo/Fugees/

L.L. Cool J: http://spider.media.philips.com/defjam/artists/llcoolj/llcoolj.html

You can join lists to discuss your favorite musical artists. Examples are Allman Bros., Green Day, TLC, Beach Boys, Golden Oldies Lyrics Quiz, and Southern Gospel Music: http://www.liszt.com/select/Music

You can also access newsgroups for stars such as Elton John, Alanis Morissette, and Hootie: http://www.liszt.com/cgi-bin/news.cgi

The Virtual Opera House gives biographies of composers and singers, stories about the opera, and even sound bites. http://www.lia.co.za/users/dlever/

At Festival Finder, you can find out where your favorite musicians will be performing. All types of music are featured, from jazz to reggae, bluegrass to country, and even rock and alternative. http://www.festivalfinder.com/

At Rockwire, you can find the latest news in the world of rock: http://jitter.com/skinny/rockwire

Steal-A-Record Auction is a dream come true for record collectors. Each month, it auctions off more than 250 collectible LPs and 45s from the '50s, '60s and '70s with no minimum bids. http://www.wizvax.net/mpekar/index.html

Mariah Carey's home page has audio-video clips: http://www.mariahcarey.org

Next week, we'll discuss hunting sites on the WWW. Until then, enjoy the Web!

Robin Nobles is a freelance writer who can be reached at robinnobles@robinsnest.com.

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