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Retro Music, Bands, Clubs and Lyrics


Retro Music, Bands, Clubs and Lyrics

Birthday Massacre, The
A new wave post-retro band from Toronto. With news, biography, pictures, sound files, and lyrics.
AMG All Music Guide: All Over the Place
Denise Sullivan's review: "the release capitalized on the pretty, all-girl-group angle rather than the band's actual raw talent, which might otherwise have been too rough and retro for radio at the time." 4 stars.
Calamity Pop
Retro rock-pop band based in Singapore; biography, news, song downloads and studio details.
Plugged In: Mariah Carey - Charmbracelet
Bob Waliszewski's review: "breaks away from the hip-hop influences of recent efforts, giving fans a more retro Carey sound."
Jumpstreet Band
Party Band in the southeast (Columbia US) playing Beach songs, Retro and Rock, Blues, R&B and Country also offers floor shows 'The Blues Brothers', 'Elvis Presley', 'ZZ Top' and 'Chubby Checker. Site includes tour dates, song list, photo's, band information and audio clips.
Digital Retro
Audio files and news.


Rolling Stone
Paul Evans' review: "their chief strength has always been the songs they write, and Retro Active underscores that appeal." 4 stars.
Terrace Retro
Images, band history, and in-depth information.
Inner Lizard
Information, music clips, and photos about this active rock band with a retro-psychedelic feel.
Retro Junk: Kris Kross
Article looks back at the fad of the group's first album and singles.
Yahoo! Groups: Barry's Retro Fans Unlimited
Links, photographs, and member discussion.
Retro
Grim industrial rock from Boston. News, pictures, MP3 audio, and full-length demo CD available at site.
Tonjip
Retro band based in Australia. Includes news, biography, release information, photos and MP3s.
Club Retro
Located in San Diego. Club Retro plays all types electronic music, including: synthpop, darkwave, new wave, trance, electro and industrial dance - anything melodic and electronic is game.
The Velvet Dog
Located in Cleveland, the lounge and dance club provides an atmosphere that's drenched in sweeping colors and lively retro sounds. Site contains additional information for private parties.
Jewels Lounge
A retro-themed martini lounge in San Antonio, with live music.
Spanky
Progressive house/techno/retro-wave DJ/producer/remixer from Denver, Colorado. Profile, news, interview, and sound files.
Future Retro Synthesizers
Makers of the 777, a monophonic analog synthesizer which gets some of the same sounds as the TB303
Vintage Synth Explorer
An evergrowing source of images, sound bytes, reviews and links for over 150 popular vintage and retro-vintage synthesizers.
Organ Service Corporation
Repair parts, manuals and retro kits for Conn, Kimball, pre-1985 Lowrey, and Thomas organs. Online ordering. Marengo, Indiana.
Fret-King
Retro inspired electric guitars and basses.
Lyrics Burger
Browseable and searchable database of modern and retro songs.
Generation 80s Retro
Featuring new wave, modern rock and alternative club classics. Two internet streams available in broadband stereo with DJ Java Jane.
80s Retro Radio
Live365.com based station broadcasting the most famous 80's hits.
Long Playing Microgroove
Streaming audio broadcast playing retro music such as lounge, easy listening, surf, latin-tinged jazz, exotica, groovy themes and spaceage pop.
B.B. and the Blues Shacks
Retro style blues band from Hildesheim, Germany. Pictures, gig dates, reviews, and discography.
Ready Steady Go
Eclectic music site offering exclusive interviews, reviews, news and features from the world of indie, retro and modernist.
Escape to the Seventies
Re-discover the seventies with a huge music database, film reviews, very active forums, sweets,toys,online retro games and more. Bring back the good times.
80s Retro Music
Artist pages, lyrics quiz, 80s games, and links.
Disco Daze
Disco history recounts, clubs, retro music, bands, and fashion.
Studio 54 Retro & The Disco Night Culture
Dedicated to the famed New York disco.
Club Retro Lounge
Sound files, lyrics, and trivia.
Dancevibes
Dance and trance music mixed by DJ Mike Foston. Mix of dance, trance, house and retro every week on Tempo FM.
Intairnet
Official website of Air featuring their discography and tour dates, online retro-futuristic games, and streaming audio and video.
Small Jazz History
Features a history of jazz origins, styles, including retro photo.
The Los Angeles Swing Times
A calendar of swing and lindy hop events in and around Los Angeles. Also features reviews of swing music and information on retro hairstyles.
ATOMIC Online
An online magazine about all things retro, including swing music, bands, venues, and dancing.
Pennsylvania 65000
Links to swing bands, radio stations, clubs and venues, societies, calendars, and other retro sites.
The Retro Cocktail Hour
A weekly RealAudio excursion into lounge music, exotica and private eye jazz, served up by KANU at the University of Kansas. New shows added weekly, along with playlists, CD giveaways and cover gallery.
The Retro Cocktail Hour on KANU
Radio show featuring space age pop, bachelor pad music, exotica, lounge music and cocktail jazz. Site also includes links to related music links.
The Birthday Massacre
A new wave post-retro band from Toronto. With news, biography, pictures, sound files, and lyrics.
Retro Rewind
An Internet radio site specializing in 70s, 80s and 90s music, and interviews.
Retro Metro: The Makers
Reviews and album cover images.
Ezekiel's Wheel
Retro-Progressive Christian Rock. The site contains RealAudio, MP3s, TShirts, and a raytraced virtual club.
Twistin' Tarantulas, The
Retro-rooted rock 'n' roll from Detroit. Includes photos, reviews, tour dates, song samples, and CDs.
Hot Rod Lincoln
San Diego based rockabilly band. Remaining true to the retro-sound of 1950's rockabilly music.
Shackshakers, The
Retro rock and roll from Lubbock, TX. Official site includes bio, gig dates, sound files, reviews, and CD information.
Big Boppa
Email order company specializes in 1960s and 1970s popular music, but also carries comedy, Celtic, film themes, and jazz, vinyl cleaning solution, and retro-style record sleeves. Based in the UK.
Retro Vinyl
Rare and collectable records from 1960's to 1980's. Selection of used CDs available.
Retro Vinyl Records
Specialising in rare and hard to find vinyl from the sixties to the present. Features a listening booth and a live radio station.
Astonishing Sounds
Specializing in dance, hip hop, soul, funk, jazz and retro.
Orange Sync Records
Releases New Wave, Electro, Retro and Dance. Features bands Sharplicks, Mono Living and Juan Silmon. Located in the United Kingdom.
Universal Music TV
Located in the United Kingdom. Focuses on Pop, Dance, Urban, Alternative and Retro. Company profiles, styles of music, artists, contests, and store.

Posted by rri, March 2, 2006 11:34 PM