dimanche 27 novembre 2005

Rest note and resources I've reached a rest note. I'm piping down for a little while because I'll be catching my breath (The Orchard) and have other things to do and to reflect on. Musically there are no deadlines. The singer pictured in black and white in the previous entry is the same woman first posted in colour and the giveaway clues as to who she is remain, but her write-up can wait; she's quite a find and has also been around longer than I'd imagined. Those "siren islands" in the blogroll are mostly run by women overdue give a place of their own, with a few more portals in what's now the following section, where you'll also find plenty of men. Some sites have linked internet radio stations -- as I hope this one will within a month or so -- and Laney Goodman (Women in Music) features twice: she's so eclectic and interesting she's a one-woman reason for podcasts! The Wikipedia has grown apace. Women musicians now have enough entries to add its "who's who" both of female singers and its more general list. I've added some more "world music" links and sites set up mainly by musicians for musicians which are useful to non-musicians as well. Other new links like Metal Maidens and one or two classical connections won't be to everybody's taste but this site is here to stay without borders. That's it for now, apart from a special mention for Piero Scaruffi's Music Database: "Please do not use Internet Explorer to view this website," he begs. "Besides being a terrible browser vulnerable to viruses and worms, it displays pages in idiosyncratic ways. Many other browsers can be downloaded for free." Idiosyncratic? The accursed Internet Explorer makes a mess of this place and I've realised there's nothing I can do about it. But that nuisance apart, Scaruffi is a Renaissance Man of our times. The site is a contemporary and historical archive, a musical resource full of links and enjoyably opinionated all in one. His team even keep up with the international music charts. All in all, you should be glad to see the back of me for a while. Happy listening! 10:15:37 PM  link   your views? []

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