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Chances are, there are a ton of newsgroups out there that have content that would interest you. The following are all relatively busy newsgroups covering just two topics - mp3s and guitars. All deserve a good look. If this list doesn't motivate you to get off your keister and get surfing newsgroups, I don't know what will!

Guitar Newsgroups

All of the messages in these newsgroups are text-based. These guitar newsgroups are where you can read thousands of discussions on various topics related to guitar. You'll also find tablature listed here, and you can even request tabs for songs you can't find on the web.

alt.guitar
alt.guitar.amps
alt.guitar.bass
alt.guitar.beginner
alt.guitar.effects
alt.guitar.rickenbacker
alt.guitar.tab
alt.guitar.resonator
fido7.guitar.songs.filtered
rec.music.classical.guitar
rec.music.makers.guitar
rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic
rec.music.makers.guitar.jazz
rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature
uk.music.guitar

Mp3 Newsgroups

Many of the messages in these newsgroups are file-based ("binaries" in the newsgroup name indicates that this). You'll find many thousands of mp3s in these various newsgroups, ready to download. If you happen to have a high speed connection, you'll be in mp3 heaven. Even if you don't, you'll almost assuredly find that you can download much faster in the newsgroups than you ever could on Napster.

alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.1950s
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.1960s
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.1970s
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.1980s
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.1990s
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.2000s
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.beatles
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.bluegrass
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.blues
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.bootleg
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.classic-rock
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.complete_cd
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.country
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.jazz
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.soul-rhythm-and-blues
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.requests
alt.binaries.indian.mp3
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.bob-dylan
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.brazilian
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.celtic
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.classical
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.heavy-metal
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.indie
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.latin
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.metal.full-albums
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.prog
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.reggae
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.repost
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.rock
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.rock.full-album
alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.world-music

Again, the above just covers two subjects of the thousands of different newsgroup subjects. You can try browsing the usenet for software, movies, celebrity pictures, or find discussion groups on almost every imaginable issue. Have fun with the newsgroups, but watch yourself!

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