AMERICAN SONG-POEM MUSIC ARCHIVES
Phil Milstein runs this entertaining site devoted to archiving the legacy of the long-running song-poem industry and its participants.
The BLUE PAGES
Neglected by discographies and forgotten by most music fans, David Diehl is preserving the history of 78rpm Party Records.
CLUB VELVET
King Kini's Cocktail Lounge offers up a variety of treats for the swanky surfer. Although the Hi-Fi section is no longer spinning tunes, you should still check out the excellent gallery of album art, the cocktail recipes, and the massive Cocktail Nation links page!
DADA'S EXOTIQUARIUM
An incredible journey through the wide world of exotica music with reviews, radio, and links!
DEUCE Of CLUBS
A gaggle of music matters, strange attractions, and the Whipped Cream & Other Delights Art Car!
DR. DEMENTO
The homepage of the rec.music.dementia newsgroup. A mind-boggling resource of info about the music featured on the Doctor Demento show, including past newsletters, profiles on the artists, photos, articles and contacts for adding demented music to your personal collection!
DRAGSTRAVAGANZA
An online archive preserving the history of recordings by female impersonators and drag queens. Plenty of cover art, mp3s, trivia, and more!
GARGOYLES
Not a tribute to the gothic statuettes, but rather an intriguing database of neglected recordings. Scour through lists of such recorded curiosities as Answer Records, Death Records, Tribute/Cash-In Records, Personality Records, Political Records, Religious Records, Xmas Records, and even Silent Records!
The HIP SURGERY MUSIC GUIDE
Exploring unusual music, fringe artists, and way-out sounds! Chock-full of biographies, discographies, and more links than you can handle!
The INTERNET MUSEUM Of FLEXI / CARDBOARD / ODDITY RECORDS
...and you thought they were only round and black! Whether they were glued to cereal boxes, sent as postcards, or stapled into magazines, this site's got 'em!
JAVA'S BACHELOR PAD
A celebration of the classic American bachelor in words, pictures, and music.
The KNOCK-OFF PROJECT
Pete's amassed quite a collection of copycat album art. Marvel at the numerous parodies, tributes, rip-offs and peculiar coincidences in record sleeve design.
K-TEL CLASSICS
An unofficial and very groovy archive of the compilation album kings!
The LEOPARD SKIN LOUNGE
The site for the swingingest '60s nightclub in Newcastle!
The LOUIE REPORT
Eric Predoehl is keeping tabs on all aspects of the song "Louie Louie," written by Richard Berry and made famous by The Kingsmen, John Belushi, Black Flag, etc. There are over 1600 versions!
The LUNAR LOUNGE
Get the skinny on upcoming shows at this North London club, or peruse through the archived articles, interviews, recommended discs, and galleries of flyers and live photos.
MAD MARTIAN MUSEUM Of MODERN MADNESS
The eyes have it at this site! Point your peepers at the vast gallery of eyeball art, partake in some music fun, or explore the curiosities up for grabs in the gift shop.
MR. LUCKY
Your musical communique! Music for grown ups in the form of Jazz, Latin, Vocals, World, and vintage sounds! Be sure to visit the page of cocktail recipes!
OBSERVING OBSCURE KULTURE
Eclectic sundries for the kulturally shellshocked! Articles, interviews, reviews, galleries, and lotsa links!
POP CULT
An online repository concerning all things pop culture. Some entertaining writing here and lots of quirky looks at movies, music, tv, and celebrity in general.
ROCKLOPEDIA FAKEBANDICA
It's the ultimate fake band list. From cartoons (The Archies, The Banana Splits), movies (Stillwater, Soggy Bottom Boys), tv (Zack Attack, Partridge Family), and more (The Meaty Cheesy Boys)!
SHARPEWORLD
America's No. 1 Website? Where else are you gonna view classic Scopitones, hear wild mp3s, browse unusual online museums, and catch the craziest links?
SONGS IN THE KEY OF Z
Keep up with Irwin Chusid and the latest news involving the curious universe of outsider music.
SPACE AGE POP MUSIC
The Web's most comprehensive guide to Space Age Pop, Exotica, Lounge, Cocktail, Incredibly Strange, Easy Listening, and other Cool Music ...and the people who created it!
SURFER JOE
Nice and extensive site focusing on the surf rock scene in Italy. (Site is in Italian)
THRIFT STORE ADVENTURES
John Book has created an online archive of his favorite thrift store stories and finds. There's plenty to relate to here!
TOM LANE'S MUSIC PAGE
A barebones design, but there's plenty to explore. Check out the articles, reviews and cool and strange sounds and links here!
VINYL CONFESSIONS
Alan Zweig pours his thoughts into diaries about life (or not having one) and his obsession with records and music. He even made a film about it!
VOICE CHASERS
A great database of folks who do voice work for cartoons, movies, commercials, and video games.
WEIRDOMUSIC
Your portal for weird and wonderful music. Good original content and a wealth of links to all things cool and strange!
ZUBAI HOUSE PRODUCTIONS
The Chipmunks, Raymond Scott, Les Paul, Roger Roger, The Nutty Squirrels and more. Great pictures and cover scans too!