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August 2009 - First of all: this section of
the Dubroom is under heavy construction and
will unlikely be ready before the end of the
year. But when it's finished, it will be a
very interesting place to browse as you can
find stuff on the hundreds of artists
reviewed on this site.
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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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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