Official sites for my Favourite Bands:

• The Bluetones
• The Darkness
• Doves
• Embrace
• Evanescence
• Feeder
• Foo Fighters
• Green Day
• Haven
• Idlewild
• Keane
• Linkin Park
• Manic Street Preachers
• Mansun
• Muse
• Oasis
• Ocean Color Scene
• Puressence
• Radiohead
• Starsailor
• Stereophonics
• The Strokes
• Sum 41
• Supergrass
• U2
• Unbelievable Truth

Recommended fan sites for my Favourite Bands:

• GreenPlastic.com (Radiohead) - regularly updated news section and comprehensive discography
• AtEaseWeb.com (Radiohead) - great all-round site, including lively forums
• Cuttooth.com (Radiohead) - great source of live mp3s
• MansunHeaven.co.uk - comprehensive discography and other content
• Mansunite.com - loads of info and resources
• Melpomene (Shed Seven) - the world's first (and best) Shed Seven site
• TheStoneRoses.co.uk - as close to an official site as you could get

Music reviews for UK albums and singles:

• MusicOMH.com

Web sites for quality music channels (on UK satellite TV):

• TheAmp
• Kerrang
• MTV2
• Scuzz
• VH2

Recommended online stores for cheap CDs:

• Amazon.co.uk - might not be the cheapest, but they have a wide range of titles and you can also find rare CDs in their second-hand marketplace
• CDWOW - free delivery and great prices (check here first when you want something new)
• Play.com - free delivery and usually cheap CDs (compare with CDWOW before ordering)

Music-related software:

• MusicMatch - the best mp3 library manager you'll find
• Winamp - simply the best mp3 player there is
• WinMX - Napster-style media (e.g. mp3) sharing program, with no spyware or popups.