Resources

Get on your wet suit, it’s time to surf the web… only Darrick-approved links here. If you think there’s a site I should know about, e-mail it to me. You can also visit me on Flickr!

Independent & Lesser-known Music:

Man Born Blind – my band’s webpage
Soular – rockin’ local Albuquerque group
Brightwood – fresh-sounding indie music
Bradbury Press – progressive rock worthy of your support
The Real Matt Jones – a musician friend
Joni Nichols Band – another one of the music allies
Brother Lush – Girl fronted alt. rock
No Motiv – Check these guys out. Do it. Now.
Seth Horan – Singer/songwriter/bassist. And yes, I did say bassist…

Sites to Browse

Digg – discover and share content from anywhere on the web
Reddit – more user-generated news links
Overheard in NY – making eavesdropping a whole new pastime
Post Secret – blog made famous by the All-American Rejects’ video
lowercase people – some interesting reading
Boycott-RIAA – Take a stand against the recording industry
Barcode Art – what you can do with a few barcodes and free time
Church Sign Generator – make your own cheesy church slogan here!

Creative Resources

Stock.XCHNG – free stock images collected & uploaded by users
iStockPhoto – I like royalty-free stock photos
GettyImages – a large variety but not as good as stock.xchng
DeviantArt – community of artists and those devoted to art
HotScripts – a good resource for those do-it-yourself coding folks
BestBrands – get brand logos here, then distribute fake ads
WordPress – content management system I use