Irish Music Resources�
Fastfude- info on and links to most NI bands and the notorious message board where a couple of hundred of the most opinionated loudmouths in the country stab each other in the back. Fun.
Thumped- similar thing based Dublin. More of an emphasis on hardcore/punk/alternative music and political events.
Road Records- cool record shop in Dublin. Gig guide, photo gallery and mail order.
We Love Records- Bangor based label, zine and distro run by Tracer AMC.
Soulfluff- photos of local and international bands by Iona Bateman.
International Music Resources�
Assembly Line- cheap mail order for hardcore, punk and emo records, zines, books and t-shirts.
Diskant- huge UK web zine with interviews, reviews photography etc. Also host to dozens of other sites, zines and labels dedicated to Mogwai, Trail Of Dead etc.
Buddyhead- website and label co-run by Aaron North of The Icarus Line. Gossip, interviews, photography, scams and the rules of rock. Nasty and funny as hell.
Iron Skies- Spanish punk, hardcore, post-rock, metal site.
Labels�
Southern Records- European distributors of many fine labels including Dischord, Touch And Go, De Soto, GSL and Ipecac. Info, mail order and tour dates.
Deep Elm- the most emo label on the planet. Home to The Appleseed Cast amongst others.
Matador- one of the biggest independents in the world. Home to Yo La Tengo, JSBX, Pavement and the like.
Modern City Records- French home of Juno, De Facto and Retisonic, Jason Farrell from Bluetip's new band. They make Fantastic cheap 1" buttons too...
Zines�
Alarm- my favourite zine. Hardcore, punk, alternative and hip-hop and art, independent media, politics and fiction.
Fracture- the UK�s biggest hardcore and punk zine.
Punk Planet- the US�s biggest hardcore and punk zine.
Punk Magazine- New York�s punk original, CBGB�s, Ramones, all that good shit.