Websites
- Discogs. https://www.discogs.com Basically a huge database of albums and artists. I use this website a lot for finding music credits and making connections between albums.
- WhoSampled. https://www.whosampled.com A database of music sampling. Great for finding music connections besides just being interesting as hell.
- Billboard. https://www.billboard.com
Articles
- Burger, Jeff. "An Interview With Lovin' Spoonful's John Sebastian". Americana Highways, 2022. https://americanahighways.org/2022/01/24/an-interview-with-john-sebastianInterview with John Sebastian.
- Burns, Todd. "Haruomi Hosono". Redbull Music Academy, 2014. https://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/lectures/haruomi-hosonoInterview with Haruomi Hosono. There is a full video version of the interview I have not watched yet.
- Sommet, Moritz. “Intermediality and the discursive construction of popular music genres: the case of ‘Japanese City Pop’.” 2020. Journal of Handai Music Studies, vol. 16, no. 17. A scholarly article about the meaning of the term City Pop.
- Tōno, Kiyokazu. “Shiti myūjikku tte nani?” 2006. in Intermediality and the discursive construction of popular music genres: the case of ‘Japanese City Pop’. [originally published in: Young Guitar No. 2/1977]. An article about the band Happy End written by a Japanese music critic in the 1970s.
Liner/Obi notes
- Hosono, Haruomi. “Hosono House”. 1977, 2018, Light In The Attic. Obi notes.