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Kids > Listen to music (the links below will take you online)
Buy music
*See Also:* Shopping > Compare prices
	AudioStreet An easy to use site with loads of different types of music to choose form. Searching is easy and the site generally works pretty fast. There are often bargains to be had but it's not always the cheapest so use a price comparison site as well.
	CD Wow This is one of the cheapest ways to buy chart music on the internet. Although their selection of music tends to be limited to current pop music, there are some great deals to be had.
	Crotchet This is a well established business that deals primarily in classical music. It also sells jazz and film soundtracks. There are few reviews of music so you need to know what you want. However, they have a wide variety of music and prices are reasonable.
	More Music - Shops This is a directory of a massive directory of record shops on the UK that are online with a link to each of their websites. There are hundreds to choose from and a brief description tells you what each one stocks. Excellent for hard to find music.
	Shop Smart - Music This is the music section of Shop Smart. This site lets you compare prices of music from some of the best online retailers. It will usually find you a good deal and you can see exactly how much you can save by shopping around.
	Shopsafe - Music This is list of safe, secure an reliable music shops on the internet. There is a brief description of each to help you decide the right shop for you. They all offer good value and usually have some excellent savings over the high street cost.
Download music
	Cnet - Essentials This part of the C Net site gives you the chance to download some of the essential software that is needed for creating, playing and finding MP3s. Many of these programs are free or have a trial version that allows you to test it out before buying.
	Cnet - MP3 Questions This page from C Net answers some of the most common questions about MP3s and where and how to get hold of them. If you are an MP3 novice, this should be of some help. Covers all the essential hardware and software and has loads of useful tips.
	Freebie List This page lists a number of the best file sharing programs that once installed will allow you to search for and download MP3s and other files from other users all over the world. A short description of each helps you to make an educated choice.
	MP3.com - Help This is the help section of the well known MP3.com site. It is a simple yet comprehensive overview of MP3 technology and can help you to understand the process of obtaining and playing free music from the internet.
	Winamp This is the one of the very best music players that you can download for your computer. It is a versatile and easy to use program with lots of sound options and different looks or 'skins' available. Its very widely used and best of all completely free!
	WinMX WinMX is one of the best MP3 download programs available. By installing this program on your computer you can search for a massive range of music and videos and then download them onto your machine.
Find a CD title
	CDDB This is the biggest and best maintained CD database on the internet. It is searchable by artist, album or song title and is one of the best ways to find information about the music you are looking for.
Find music lyrics
	Lets Sing It This site has a huge archive of popular song lyrics that you can view or download. If they don’t have the lyrics you're after, you can leave a request or even add them to the site yourself. Unfortunately, there are occasional pop up adverts on this site.
	Lyrics Dot This site has over 85,000 song lyrics in its database and you can search by song title, artist or album. There is also an alphabetical listing. This is one of the biggest lyrics sites on the web.
Get sheet music
	Music Room This is one of the best places to look for printed music for sale on the internet. It has literally thousands of items in stock and delivery is free in the EU. You can search by instrument, artist or genre, making it easy to find what you're after.
	Sheet Music Direct A brilliant source of sheet music for instant access. They have over 5,000 songs available for a small fee and the site allows you to listen to each one in a variety of keys and on a variety of different instruments before you download them. A great site.
	Sheet Music Online This site provides access to a variety of sheet music that is available free online. Searching is easy and there are loads of categories of music and artist to help you find the music you are looking for.
	Sheet Music Plus This is an American site that sells a vast array of sheet music. It is easy to find music from a wide variety of genres and artists and delivery to the UK is only a few pounds. Worth a look if you can’t find what you’re after in the UK.
	Virtual Sheet Music This site provides classical sheet music to download onto your computer and print, a good way to obtain music for very little effort. The downside is that in order to gain access to their archive you have to pay approximately £30 subscription.
Listen to music online
	Active Radio A massive database of radio stations from all over Europe, including the UK. You can find some extremely weird stuff here, as well as some extremely good stations and some pretty awful ones. Lots to listen to though and worth having a look round.
	BBC Radio This is the radio section of the huge BBC website. You can learn about all the programs, see what's on, listen online and take part in all sorts of interactive features. There is also news about presenters and upcoming programs as well as live web chats.
	Launch The Yahoo effort at online radio really isn't too bad, although the broadcasts are full of adverts for upcoming broadcasts and channels. Lots of music genres are covered and there's generally something to suit all tastes.
	Live 365 A large collection of radio stations to pick from that should satisfy all but the most unusual music tastes. Once you've registered (for free) you can save your favourite stations as 'presets' as you would on a real radio.
	Live Radio This is a good way to listen to radio broadcasts on the internet. It has loads of information to help you understand the technology and get the free software you will need. You can then search through loads of links to radio from all over the world.
	Online Classics This is an internet broadcaster of opera, ballet, classical music and quality theatre pieces. There is a huge library of content to choose from although you have to join and pay a fee to access the full catalogue. Some free samples are available though.
	Radio Feeds The UK's most comprehensive guide to British radio stations broadcasting live on the web. The directory is divided according to the type of software required to listen in. There are no descriptions or details but there's loads to choose from.
	Radio Now This site has links to some of the major radio stations from across the UK that broadcast live on the internet. There are about 150 of these to choose from and they include several regional stations. There are also some interesting extra features.
	Shoutcast Listen to ridiculous numbers of radio stations online playing loads of different music. What makes this even better is you too can become a broadcaster and play your kind of music to whoever is willing to listen. Pirate radio for the 21st century.
Purchase blank CDs, tapes or videos
*See Also:* Shopping > Compare prices \| Shopping > Buy electronics kit (TVs, HiFi, etc.) \| Shopping > Buy IT equipment and software
	Dabs Dabs is a well known and reliable place to find some good deals on a range of computer products. There searches are fairly comprehensive but it can sometimes be quite a lengthy process because of the amount of stock they have. Definitely worth a look.
	eBuyer eBuyer are usually a fairly good bet for finding some good discount computer hardware, software and recordable media such as CDs. Spend some time searching for the right product and you'll be likely to get quite a good deal. Free delivery over £100.
	Richer Sounds Richer Sounds is renowned as one of the cheapest places to find all sorts of quality Hi-Fi equipment. You can buy most of their products online and they will beat the price of any other site. They also do a very cheap range of blank minidiscs and tapes.
Read music reviews
	Classical CD Review This site has absolutely huge archive of classical music reviews. They are knowledgably written and informative and an excellent guide to this genre of music. The site is updated with new reviews on a regular basis. A great site for classical fans.
	Dotmusic This well known music news and reviews site is used by both fans and those in the music industry. Its got up to date news and features about the latest releases, loads of interviews, webchats, videos and much more to keep you happy.
	Drawer B This is an archive of reviews of music from both well established artists and those on smaller independent labels. Worth a look to find some excellent new music from people you may not ever have heard of.
	Music Critic This is a large site with loads of archived reviews of music from a huge variety of artists and genres. Its easy to search through the site and in addition to reviews, there's a lot of up to date news about various artists and the music industry.
	Music Web This is a classical music review site that offers regularly updated reviews, composer profiles, a chartroom, online CD sales and up to date news from the classical music industry.
	Opera Base A great opera site. Opera Base allows you to search for information about specific performances of operas from the mid 90's onwards. You can search for opera houses all over Europe, find recordings and read thousands of reviews.
	Q Online This site is the online companion to music magazine Q. It has a huge and detailed archive of albums as well as loads of current reviews that cover a surprisingly wide range of styles and genres. Can be a little slow to load so give it a chance.
	Rolling Stone One of the longest and best known music magazines around, Rolling Stone is still a good place to come for reviews of new releases as well as well written news stories and a decent archive of previous issues.
	Sonic Net This is regularly updated music news and reviews site that covers music from a wide variety of artists and genres. There's loads here for all sorts of music fans. Includes news of events, downloads, videos and all sorts of interesting news articles.

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