Independent or Alternative

Altair 5 - Billed as the alternative guide to interesting music by Mark Prendergast. If definitely has an e-zine feel to it. Chatty.
www.collective.co.uk/altair5/

Alternative Rock Review - Small collection of album reviews.
www.entertainment.inuk.com

The Architectural Dance Society - Reviews of "unpopular" and independent albums, by Jeff Norman.
www.uwm.edu/~jenor/ADS.html

Artist Direct CD Reviews - Links to loads of new reviews.
ubl.artistdirect.com/music/ubl/news/general/0,,,00.html

Beardscratchers.com - Alternative and indie CD reviews.
www.beardscratchers.com/index.php

Beta Music - Underground music reviews from Singapore.
home.pacific.net.sg/~ch_lee/

Big Orange Crayon - A zine by a just-graduated high school kid. Music reviews, mainly indie pop/rock; random writing; links.
www.bigorangecrayon.com/index.html

CDReviews.com - well-organized site on independent artists: Friendly, yet opinionated writing style. Sound samples.
cdreviews.com/

 Consumable - A collaborative E-zine with a wide-range of reviews.
www.westnet.com/consumable/

Cut The Chord - Dedicated to reviewing albums from independent labels and artists. Includes articles, interviews, lists, and rants.
www.cutthechord.com

Dr. Rock's Online Prescription - Album reviews for rock 'n roll bands.
www.angelfire.com/rock/doktorrock/index.html

elsol's Album Reviews - Album reviews / CD reviews. Reviews of newly released albums and classic albums from the 80's and 90's. Updated weekly.
homepage.eircom.net/~rwhelan/elsol2/index.html

Entertainment Multiple - Reviews of prog rock, jazz, alternative and classical music CDs. Directly linked to amazon.com.
www.innternet.de/~peter.patti/shop.htm

FAX Record Label: Reviews of Releases - (Detailed, adulatory reviews.)
www.2350.org/

Glorious Noise Music Reviews - Indie and alternative reviews.
www.gloriousnoise.com/reviews/

Gods of Music - Reviews MP3 songs of indie artists.
www.godsofmusic.com/gom/index.php

Indie Monkey - Reviewing minor label and self-released artists. Reviews, interviews, opinion pieces, and prizes.
www.indiemonkey.com/

Indie Workshop - Music, movie and literature reviews along with interviews with musicians, label owners, artists, and authors.
www.indieworkshop.com/

Indiepop Spinzone - Indie and alternative reviews, interviews, and links.
www.indiespinzone.com/

Lazyeye - A music magazine that includes interviews and band profiles, reviews and hype. The focus is on the indie music scene (but not restricted to) in Omaha.
www.timmcmahan.com/lazyeye.htm

Leonard's Lair - Latest album reviews. Includes track listings, cover shots, and links.
www.leonardslair.co.uk/

The Mag - Contains reviews and free mp3 downloads for unsigned and independent bands worldwide and a gig listing for the UK.
www.the-mag.me.uk/

The Milk Factory - Monthly alternative music news and reviews of electronica, pop and world music.
www.themilkfactory.co.uk

Minor 7th - Reviews of guitar CDs, from jazz and folk to rock and new age. Emphasizing acoustic, independent and obscure releases.
www.minor7th.com

Mish Mash Independent Music Reviews - A review site that centers exclusively on independent music in all genres.
mashmusic.tripod.com

MSSV Song Critiques - Song critiques or constructive reviews with a technical approach.
www.mssvision.com/Artists/songs/critiques

Muse's Muse Songwriting Resource: Music Reviews - Reviews of CDs, tapes and demos; by Ben Ohmart.
www.musesmuse.com/musicreviews.html

Music: indie theory and practice - An e-zine with straight-forward approach.
dsl.org/music/

Music Review Central - Reviews of rock / alternative music CDs and live shows.
www.angelfire.com/tx3/MusicReviewCentral/

MusicEmissions - Reviews of alternative rock, pop, electronica, no depression, world, folk, blues, and contemporary classics. Features include weekly interviews, biographies and contests.
www.musicemissions.com

Musique[Machine] - Reviews in many genres, mostly indie artists.
www.musiquemachine.com/reviews/index.php

One Times One - College, indie, and alternative music reviews, interviews, and forums.
www.onetimesone.com/

Outsight - Monthly reviews of non-mainstream music, by Tom "Tearaway" Schulte, with related links.
new-sounds.com

The Patchetic Caverns - Opinionated and eclectic reviews of music, film and books. Emphasis on Washington-Baltimore area
www.pathetic-caverns.com/

33 Rebellions Per Minute - Reviews focusing on obscure records. Pop, progressive, folk, avant, industrial, and anything skewed.
www.geocities.com/voxpoptart/

Silent Uproar: Music for the Listening Impaired - Contains indie-rock reviews and the like. Features a large team of reviewers that add new reviews regularly.
www.silentuproar.com/reviews.php

Splendid E-zine - Contains reviews.
www.splendidezine.com/

Three Imaginary Girls: Seattle's Sparkly Indie Pop Press - Provided reviews of indie pop records and shows around the Seattle area.
www.threeimaginarygirls.com

UsedWigs Music Reviews - Rock and alt rock reviews.
www.usedwigs.com/listenup.html

Wiretap music review - Reviews of indie and unsigned demos/CDs/7"s. Submissions of any style welcome.
wiretap.8k.com

Zum - Reviews of the latest independent releases.
www.zumonline.com/musicreviews.html