Discussion of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the creation of a uniform labeling system using the logo, "Parental Advisory - Explicit Lyrics."

Devoted to girl musicians and specifically female DJs. Fun interviews. Good information on how to become a girl DJ.

Los Angeles hipster DJ provides links, an interview, and a perspective on being a top female DJ in the urban megalopolis.

Shows how they market and promote alternative, indie, punk hardcore and metal music online. Most notable for interview and review links, FAQ, and a model for similar sites.

Journeys into the world of the marketers of popular culture to teenagers. They are the merchants of cool: the creators and sellers of popular culture, who have made teens the hottest consumer demographic in America.

Very basic music marketing advice. Short and to the point. By James Blakely

An academic study of case in Europe.

Discussion of MTV's colonial interest in India and the Indian subcontinent as a market. By Vamsee Juluri.

Homepage for the book by academics Peter G. Christenson and Donald F. Roberts of Stanford University.

Specializes in merging music and popular lifestyle brands via uniquely creative promotions. Good PR case studies of Honda's popular Civic Tour as a youth-market branding exercise. Flash site in frames. Based in Venice, California.

A list of books, articles, and sources for the study of music video and its place in consumer society.

Bibliographical links to a large number of articles analyzing popular music in contemporary culture.

A discussion by Kathleen O'Toole on the above topic (1997) and the central role music plays in the lives of teens.

A free guerrilla music marketing and promotion ezine for the working musician.

Lists scholarly articles on popular music and understanding contemporary music from a media literacy perspective.

Australian academic Sarah Baker's research into teen girls, music, and dance.

ABC's of music marketing. Terms defined, a basic strategy. A short but good "how-to."