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The Dubroom has been reviewing
music almost since the foundation of this site in
1997. It started with some humble descriptions of
albums, then came the MP3 format, only to be
followed by Video.
Currently (August 2009), the
Dubroom has several sections. There's a place to
read album reviews, you go to another part of the
site to check out video's, and then you surf to
the MP3 section to download some free and legal
sounds.
You can browse through each
section, but until now one needed to use the
search engine to discover just what the Dubroom
has reviewed from a specific artist. Even though
the site makes use of the Google Search engines,
the need for a section where it is possible to
find out what the Dubroom reviewed from which
artist became more and more obvious.
However, the Dubroom Artist Pages
are more than a collection of the Dubroom reviews
sorted by artist rather than format. In fact, each
artist can potentially have a complete
mini-website and it starts with the web address
(URL). Messian Dread's artist page, for example,
is located at the address http://artists.dubroom.org/messian_dread.
When you enter an artist's page,
you'll see something like an introduction. 
That could be a bio, a (short) Dubroom review of
the artist, a Wikipedia entry or something else.
You will also see at least one "similar
artist".
A small menu will give you the
choice to discover the reviews or the
"MORE" option. If an option is
unavailable, you can't click on it.
"MORE" is nothing less
than what it means. When you press it, you'll see
"links and things" which could be
anything from a short review of and link to an
artist's (official) website to an interview or
(collection of) article(s).
It's also possible to browse the
artist's by alphabet. A couple of little icons
next to the artist's name gives you a quick look
at what's available:
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Available: |
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Video
Review(s) |
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Album
Review(s) |
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MP3
Review(s) |
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Interviews/
Articles |
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More |
Obviously, much of the material
reviewed on Dubroom is not hosted by the website.
We only report on the free and legal online (DUB)
Reggae possibilities, and therefore it's important
to look at the date of the reviews. Things might
have been taken offline and even though
maintenance is performed, we can only guarantee
the availability of the review itself. In that
case, the review remains relevant for historical
reasons.
As the Dubroom Artist Pages are
expanded with new arrivals, existing pages edited
and updated, we hope that this section will not
only be a welcome addition to the Dubroom, but to
the whole online (DUB) Reggae Community as well!
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