links from the widb network

				Updated: All links now open in a new window, so you won't leave this page.   Amazon.com-- Buy stuff from Amazon THRU THIS LINK and we'll get a small percentage of your purchase! It helps to defray our server costs. THANKS SO MUCH! WIDB "The Revolution" -- The station's page at SIU! Saluki Sports Online-- All Dawgs, all the time. Includes audio links to listen to games online.   Newly-added Links (in no particular order): Carbondale Nightlife-- Web home of Alum Chris Wissman's C'dale news and entertainment weekly. Worth checking out just for the independent and brutally honest opinion pieces. Also contains a great selection of mp3s by local bands. VictorLentini.com!!-- World-famous-Alum Vic Lentini's shameless plugs for Universal Records (his employer) as well as a good assortment of links and other fun! BobandDavid.com -- The new on-line home of Alum Bob Odenkirk and his Mr. Show co-star David Cross. Celebrity Outtakes!! -- THIS IS IT! Lee Elia's rant! Casey Casem's rant! Howard Cosell's rants! Unedited, in all their expletive-filled glory! You can thank me later... Shoutcast-- The most comprehensive listing of streaming audio on the web. Find any format at multiple speeds. You'll need WinAmp (Windows) or Audion (Mac) or some other app that handles streaming content. Static Radio -- Alum Bob LeMent's original comedy radio page. He's been begging me for months to add this link...if he only knew that the only reason it took this long is because I've been incredibly lazy updating the site! Fufkin.com -- Dedicated to the majesty of pop music (the good kind: Beatles, XTC, etc.) featuring reviews of cool new bands you need to know about and lots more. Alum Mike Bennett writes for them too! Check out his "Mix CD of the Month" feature and submit your own! Salon.com-- No, this isn't a site for hair stylists. It IS a phenomenal on-line magazine, which has recently posted numerous in-depth articles concerning why commercial radio sucks and the evil empire ClearChannel. Lots to read here regardless of your interests. The Smoking Gun -- How this guy gets copies of all these legal documents has got to be something of legend. Or just well-written, polite requests. Check out the "banned vanity license plate" lists and the concert rider excerpts! Great stuff here. NME.com-- The online presence of the UK music magazine that Rolling Stone will never be. Lots of great stuff including streaming audio and video. Pitchfork Media-- A comprehensive alternative music review site. Often very opinionated, you will still find lots of independent reviews of all the latest releases by tons of bands you need to know about and some you don't. Limewire-- Napster is toast, but Limewire picks up the slack as the most comprehensive app for accessing the Gnutella network. Radio-Info-- The strength of this site is its many message boards that cover radio by city. Unofficial Magic 8-Ball Page--Take a peak at the "Dissection" link.   Broadcast/Music-related Links: Gemm.com -- A GREAT place to look for hard-to-find music and video. Various resellers list their stuff on this gigantic database. Highly recommended by Hot Spotts. Free Radio Network -- LPFM, pirate, free, totally indy radio. www.tvtechnology.com -- The web home of this B'cast trade magazine. Radio KRUD -- From Kevin L., a well-organized, insightful and funny site that slams the industry we love to hate. The Ultimate Band List -- Looking for info on a band? This is the place. The Internet Music Wantlists -- A great page to buy and sell hard-to-find vinyl and CDs. Reel Radio -- From Todd Cave, this site has streaming audio clips of famous and not-so-famous DJs from across the country and spanning the decades. Also has old jingle packages. Very cool! The History of NBC -- And be sure to check out Ed Janik's Chicago Radio page. www.tvspy.com -- From Dave Silver, a great industry page w/job listings, a message board, and lots of juicy TV news. Screen Magazine -- The on-line arm of the "Chicago Production Bible". Check out the Marketplace for job openings and other classifieds. All Access -- From Kevin Lange, this is Joel Denver's (formerly of Radio and Records) radio biz page. Covering the radio and music industry and featuring charts, job listings, news, etc. Radio & Records -- The Web version of this popular trade mag. KRAP4 -- From Dave S., interesting takes on the biz we love. You need to subscribe to this now. NewsBlues -- Also from Dave, more interesting news about b'cast news. Ditto. Spinner.com -- Check out new songs in a variety of formats. The International Lyrics Server -- Recently shut down due to a serious lawsuit, this may be back up soon (if not already) thru an out-of -court agreement--day-to-day. College Media Journal -- CMJ's site. Tony Uhlich swears by it. Sub Pop -- The indie label's site. Check out the FAQ--hilarious. tr-i.com -- The Artist Formerly Known As Todd   Computer- and Internet-Related things: Whatis.com -- A virtual-dictionary of EVERYTHING computer and internet-related. If you have a question the answer is here. Internet Hoaxes -- Read this before you pass along that next virus warning or chain letter via e-mail. Death to Spam -- A helpful guide to dealing with this e-mail menace. Highly recommended! When applied properly, this stuff works! ScanTips -- Got a scanner? Here's an awesome primer to make the most of it. Bring in the Noise! -- A well-written multi-platform computer audio column; with archives. Liszt.com -- Better late than never, this is the ultimate mailing list list. Don't understand the significance? Ask someone who's been on-line since before it was fashionable. www.goldwave.com -- Another one from Dave, home of a shareware audio editing program (for PCs) PureMac -- Speaking of programs, this place is loaded with cool free- and shareware for Macs, all organized by type. If you need something for your Mac, it's probably here. MacAddict -- Another great Mac site, with links to many other Mac sites and lots of cool Mac info. They've also got a great magazine which includes a monthly CD-Rom chock-full of the latest free- and shareware, updates, demos, etc. winfiles.com -- I think this is a PC counterpart to Pure Mac (above), but some of you Windows users will have to let me know. ----------------- Zip Code Database -- Need a zip code? Enter an address! From the USPS.   Odds and Sods: The Brunching Shuttlecocks -- With things like "The Pompatus of Love" quiz and songs like "88 Lines about 42 Presidents" and "The Bjork Song", you're sure to find something great to e-mail to your friends. Truly Odd Star Trek Pages-- The link for "Satan Trek" and other parodies has dissappeared. While searching for it I found this one. If anyone knows where the new home of Satan Trek is, please pass it on! Dumbmentia.com -- Pages of ad parodies in .pdf (Acrobat Reader) format. Mullets Galore -- Must be seen. Worst of the Web Archives-- Some are bad, some are twisted, a few don't work anymore...but there's a lot of silly stuff here. Bill Gates Head Hockey!-- Interactive! You really play hockey with his head...Java-needed. Red Meat -- The on-line home of this twisted comic strip. The Centre for the Easily Amused -- They've got a pages of links to pages that do stuff! It helps to have a java-capable browser...Shockwave and Flash couldn't hurt either! The Onion -- Now this is news! Mr. Show -- The on-line home of HBOs "Mr Show" hasn't been updated in ages. I think they've given up on it. Visit bobanddavid.com instead. The Virtual Cams Index -- Links to 1000s of live-on-line QuickCams from all over the world. The Bioryhthm Page -- Enter your birthdate and go! The Spam Haiku Page -- I kid you not. Now over 15,000 strong! Cool Word of the Day -- An on-line version of those calendars, with accompanying links. Ye Olde English Sayings -- Brief histories of familiar phrases, and other language links. Outgoing Mail -- One man's attempt to get to the bottom of things. Dead People Server -- Where are they now? Here's where to find out. Harry Shearer's Home Page -- Includes audio files from the Credibility Gap! The Really Big Button that Doesn't do Anything -- A web classic! Stiffware Greeting Cards -- Send animated e-mail! A neat application of the Flash 3 browser plug-in.   IRC Links: Ircle for Macs -- probably the best IRC client for the Macintosh, with lots of helpful links as well. pIRCh for PCs -- the big daddy of PC IRC clients irchelp.org -- this site has many FAQs and other info to get you started on IRC.