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- A link to the University of Pittsburgh Library home page. This is a great place for Pitt students and faculty to do research via the Web - search Pitt holdings, other databases, and more.
- The Natural Sciences Undergraduate Research Group , composed of UPJ faculty interested in promoting undergraduate research.
- The Council on Undergraduate Research - a resource for faculty at PUIs (primarily undergraduate institutions).
- Project Kaleidoscope - an effort to improve undergraduate education in science and technology. I am one of PKAL's Faculty for the 21st Century.
- Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society. I am the faculty advisor for the UPJ (Phi Delta) chapter.
- FlyBase - a database of molecular and genetic data for Drosophila fruit flies.
- The Berkeley Drosophila Genome Project, formerly the Encyclopaedia of Drosophila.
- The Drosophila Virtual Library, a one-stop source for Drosophila links on the Internet.
- MendelWeb - educational exercises using Mendel's original 1865 paper on genetics.
- Yahoo links - a LOT of biology links.
- On Line Mendelian Inheritance in Man - a current database with information on human genes, particularly disease genes.
- Cells Alive! - a database of computer-enhanced images, animations, and videos of living cells.
- Biotech - an educational resources web site for biotechnology, including an on-line searchable life sciences dictionary.
- The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Home Page.
- The Biology Project is an interactive online resource for learning biology, developed at The University of Arizona.
- If you'd like to find some nice background images this is a good place to start.
Music
- The Beatles.
- Brand X, a jazz 'fusion' group that at one time had Phil Collins as drummer.
- Brand X: The Annotated Discography
- Buckyball Records site .
- Brand X Performances, a list of known performances and live recordings.
- Cheap Trick, the American power pop band that just gets better with age.
- The Dixie Dregs, another one of those cool 'fusion' groups. Is it rock, is it jazz, is it country, is it prog? Who knows?
- The official Steve Morse web site (he's the guitarist).
- Steve Morse/Dixie Dregs tribute .
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer, the classic British progressive rock group.
- Official ELP web site .
- ELP Digest web site .
- Interview with Keith Emerson.
- Fairport Convention, the definitive British folk/rock group.
- Official Web Site.
- Expletive Delighted, a fan site.
- The Flower Kings, a Swedish progressive band.
- Genesis, the progressive rock/pop group of the 1960s - 1990s. (I prefer the band's music through about 1977.)
- Gentle Giant, another eclectic progressive band from the '70s, defunct since 1980, but they made some incredible music.
- Glass Hammer, an American progressive band from Chattanooga, TN.
- Official web site.
- MySpace site with music and video samples.
- Roy Harper, a British folk musician often ignored by the public and industry alike.
- Official site .
- Stormcock Mailing List web site.
- Jimi Hendrix.
- Official Site.
- Various Yahoo links .
- Allan Holdsworth, an amazing British jazz/rock guitarist.
- Jethro Tull, a premier British progressive/folk/rock group for 35 years.
- King Crimson, a classic British
progressive rock group that is still making challenging music in the
21st century (schizoid man).
- Official Site - Discipline Global Mobile Live.
- Planet Crimson.
- Krimson News .
- Elephant Talk.
- Elephant Walk.
- King Crimson Live!
- Photos of the Thrak tour
- Adrian Belew
- Bill Bruford
- Tony Levin
- Pat Mastelotto
- Trey Gunn .
- Anil Prasad's excellent "Innerviews" with band members Tony Levin , Bill Bruford , and Adrian Belew .
- An interview with Robert Fripp .
- The entire text of Eric Tamm's 1990 book about Fripp is available here .
- Official site.
- The Shawn Lane Wiki.
- An archived
webcast featuring Jonas Hellborg,
- Led Zeppelin, probably THE great rock band of all time - and NOT because of "Stairway To Heaven"!
- Official Site.
- Buckeye's Led Zeppelin Page.
- Tight But Loose.
- Robert Plant
- John Bonham .
- John Paul Jones.
- Magenta, an amazing progressive band from the UK.
- Pink Floyd, the kings of "space rock"!
- Official Site.
- Unofficial site.
- Various web sites listed by Yahoo .
- Porcupine Tree, a British psychedelic/progressive band.
- Progressive Rock. You've probably never heard of most of this type of band, but as you can probably tell from my tastes in music I'm very fond of "prog". (Other bands I listen to, other than the ones listed elsewhere on this page, include Gong and Ozric Tentacles .) What is "prog", you ask? "Progressive rock was what happened in the early 70's when certain brilliant instrumentalists got fed up with playing three-and-a-half minute long songs about teenage love. Unfortunately, this led them to start playing ten-and-a-half minute long songs about nothing in particular."-- Geoff Nicholson, `Big Noises: Rock Guitar in the 1990s', Quadrant Books, 1991.
- Rush.
- Official site.
- Rush is a band - blog with news updates.
- The Digital Rush Experience.
- Yahoo links .
- Salem Hill, an American progressive band.
- Sonny Sharrock. Sonny was a jazz/rock guitar innovator who sadly passed away in 1994. I enjoy his music, which can at times be beautiful or terrifying, sometimes both.
- Spock’s Beard, an American progressive band.
- Official site.
- Neal Morse, founding and former member.
- Richard Thompson, THE British folk/pop guitarist/songwriter/vocalist. A cult hero, and a nice guy too.
- Beesweb , the official site.
- Henry The Human Fly Caught In The Web.
- Brilliant Careers - The Madness of Love.
- Transatlantic, a progressive “supergroup” with members of Spock’s Beard, The Flower Kings, Marillion, and Dream Theater.
- The Who, the classic rock group.
- Yes, another one of those old British groups I listen to a lot.
Literature
- Harlan Ellison, the infamous writer of speculative fiction.
- Frank Herbert, author of the Dune series.
- J. R. R. Tolkien., the well-known author of The Lord of the Rings and other material about the speculative past of Middle Earth.
Kid Sites!
- Disney.com - find news, pictures, sounds and video of all things Disney here.
- PBS Kids , a site for children's programs on public television.
- Nick Jr.
- Garfield Online- lots of stuff about the comic cat.
- Seussville- lots of games, pictures, and activities related to Dr. Seuss characters.
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