FRIENDS OF BMA

 

Friends of BMA offer a deeper insight into the history of recorded popular music and it’s geographical origin nationwide. With localised knowledge and written contributions from the people who were there, these external links highlight the countless musicians, songwriters, music producers and recording studios of British rock and roll. Friends of BMA share an invaluable insight into their respective music histories.

 

A GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION RESOURCE

 

www.brightonbeat.com Brighton & Hove bands

www.broadgategnome.co.uk A-Z Coventry bands

www.brumbeat.net Birmingham music scene 1960s

www.coda-uk.co.uk Welwyn Garden City, etc.. bands

http://coventrymusicarchives.blogspot.com/ Coventry music scene

http://www.davidstjohn.co.uk Southampton music scene 1950s – 1980s

www.fenderstrat.co.uk bands of Cumbria

www.forgottenbands.blogspot.com Obscure British bands

www.ibcstudio.co.uk

www.kernowbeat.co.uk Cornwall

http://www.kentgigs.com/musicbiz/Bands.html South East of England bands

www.lankybeat.com Lancashire

www.manchesterbeat.com Manchester

www.marmalade-skies.co.uk 1960s Brtish psychedlia

www.matamp.co.uk Radio Craft studios, Mat Mathias, etc..

http://michaelcooper.org.uk/C/pmsindex.htm Portsmouth music scene

http://www.musiclincs.co.uk/ Scunthorpe, Grimsby, Lincolnshire, etc..

www.nickwarburton.com

http://www.philsbook.com History of British recording studios

http://pompeypop.wordpress.com/ Portsmouth music scene

www.queenincornwall.blogspot.com Cornwall music scene, etc

www.radiolondon.co.uk

www.readysteadygone.co.uk Newcastle-upon-Tyne music scene

www.rhis.co.uk/jmas/ (Joe Meek Society)

www.rollbacktheyears.co.uk Yorkshire music scene

http://www.soundtechniques.co.uk/about.html

http://www.stanlaundon.com/bands.html Teesside bands

http://stokebeat.yolasite.com/

http://www.suffolkbandarchives.co.uk/

http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/ A historical look at British pop festivals

www.tamworthbands.com Tamworth music scene 1960s – 1990s

http://www.tenthplanet-woodenhill.co.uk/tpmain.html A specilaist music outlet that produces

a wide range of retrospective material related to the content of the BMA.

http://topsoundsrecords.co.uk/home.html A specialist music outlet that produces a wide range

of retrospective material related to the content of the BMA.

http://www.punkbrighton.co.uk/ A Brighton-based site that is dedicated to celebrating it's local

underground music scene of the 1970s.

http://www.frontroommasters.org/ A various artists CD anthology of some recordings made

at Fairview studios over the years.

http://www.fairviewrecording.co.uk/ A more in-depth and historical look at the Fairview

recording studios in Hull. It has been of considerable help to the content of the BMA.

http://www.czar.org.uk/4.html Previously known as Tuesday's Children who are included on

the BMA.

http://www.theklubs.com/ 1960s band from Liverpool.

http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/ An informative resource on the nationwide music festivals

since the 1960s.

http://www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/

http://www.swindonmusicscene.co.uk/portal/

http://www.middletonia.co.uk/nostalgia/musictown.html

http://www.cavernafterhours.com/

http://www.vintagehofner.co.uk/hofner/earlybands/bands.html