Collaboration Nation

Eat Bird - Rachel's kickass podcast show with the delectable Ragan Fox. not for the faint of heart, uptight, or homophobic.

Jinx - Go here to see Rachel in the title role of this ass-kicking cartoon. Let the page load completely, and click on the Jinx window.

The Amy Steinberg Band - One of Rachel's soulmates and eternal collaborators, this music will blow your mind.

Andy Coules - Andy is the creator of this website.

Dumb American - This website features the music of Jeff Spector, who produced POeTTrY MOUTH. It's a collective of artists like Wasteband, Josh Diamond and Big Weirdo.

Phlo - Without this server, the website you are currently visiting would have no home. check out the brilliant work of Ben Del Vento.

You and I Productions - In addition to being resident Bongo Boy at co-lab and a brilliant poet, Jordan Ehrlich has created this website dedicated to the promotion of underground artists, Rachel is one of the artists featured there.

Tack-Fu - Your friendly neighborhood hip-hop producer (and the producer of Rachel's latest hot joints!)

Dakah - 70 piece hip hop orchestra that Rachel performs with now and then.

Poetry/Spoken Word

Poetry Superhighway - A vast source of poetry on the web chock full of contests and info, run by the superhero Rick Lupert

E-Poets - An extraordinarily thorough source for poetry on the web. Built by fellow paradigm-shifter Kurt Heintz

Spoken World - A great reference source for spoken word on the Internet with live webcasts of spoken word performances and interviews.

Next - An unbelievably vast and definitive source for readings and venues in Southern California

Women Out Loud - Kickass Chicago based women's poetry site.

Spoken War - "No Banners. No Bios. No Bullshit." classy site with strong poetry. check it out.

Redondo Poets - Larry Colker and friends and info on their weekly reading in Redondo Beach

Third Option - Never again will you have to take your techno without poetry!

WORDprocessWORKSHOPS - Don "Kingfisher" Campbell's site. Has info about his reading series AND his poetry workshops in the schools, sometimes he lets Rachel teach them. It's so fun!

Poetix - the home site of LAs Poetic Liscence readings and more from Larry Jaffe and Donn Dedon

The Morrigan - super talented group of female poets who by the way, feature at co-lab:ORATION July 1st!

Litrave - Guerilla Poetry, Musical Cacophony, Literary Hullabaloo, Open Mic Roadtrips, Author Parties, Spoken Word Puppetry, World Domination, and much, much more. Don't behave...(go Wayman, go Wayman!)

sheslam - Homebase for Cheryl Maddalena, Emily Kagan and Karen Ladson, three kickass Bay Area poets. They are the creators of Birth of Verse.

California Schemin - Hosted by author Nicole Sconiers, its an underground entertainment site featuring poetry, celebrity interviews, event reviews, book reviews and more!

Poet CD - Run by poets for poets, it's a great place to pick up the work of your favorite underground artists

Optimism through Pessimism - An independent label based in Phoenix, Arizona that caters to musicians and writers.

Painted Lady Press - A lit site for the feminine perspective.

Green - This reading happens every Monday in Santa Monica, hosted by Slim, DJ Jedi, and Joshua Silverstein.

Bands

Bad Fathers - Sexiest cornfed b-boys ever. And really good, too.

Jail - British boys who sound like Joy Division, only actually joyous.

Poets

Sonya Feher - A SlamSister.

Behzad - A poet, writer of prose, and more...

Stefan Sencerz - In addition to stefan's poetry, this site has groovy info on zen bhuddism and meditation.

June Melby - A SlamSister

roni'z backstreet poetri - a reigning queen of the LA poetry scene

Dingo - an LA poet and one of the LA slammasters

Helena D. Lewis - A SlamSister

Staceyann Chin - A SlamSister

Tonya Maria Matthews - A SlamSister

Essence De Zach - Zach and his poetry

Larry Jaffe - reknown LA poet and host of Poetic Liscence

Gabrielle Bouliane - A SlamSister

Thea Hillman - kickass poet woman from the bay

Soul Evans - Human dynamo Soul Evan's website

Ragan Foxxx - Dreamy Texas poet boy who makes me cry

Gina Loring - Soul swingin' poet who sings like an angel

Wammo - They broke the mold on this bad-ass mo-fo Texan poet who is also a rock star in the band Asylum Street Spankers.

Alexx Thompson - LA based poet.

Even More Estrogen

Rebel Books - Bad ass bookstore down south and online run by one of my heroes, Shawna Kenney.

Let Do It On The Road - A fantastic website for women on tour, run by women.

Cybelle Gear - B-girl clothes and gear made by goddesses, for goddesses.

Pink Noises - the one-stop web resource on women + electronic music

Noon City - This online magazine is female owned and operated, super positive girly vibe.

Soul Geek Live - Jessica Wallenfel's brilliant underground online serial. Dope.

Bucky Ball Music - Home of Sarah Pillow's music, a fusion of funk, rock, jazz and 17th century European music

Grey Delisle - Gray's raw, hillbilly melodies and pure, nostalgic lyrics combine into something beautiful.

Essex Girl Records - Goddess singer-songwriter Sheila Nichols' website for her extraordinary artist based record label

Cee Cee Michaela - Diva Soul filled singer-songwriter

Quantum Redhead - in addition to being a kickass poet, check out Lea Deschene's brilliant marketing and web design portfolio

Seasons and a Muse - the brilliant dynamism of Jeanne Spicuzza ...because changes and inspirations create unique communications

Rosalie Ann Christensen - a loving tribute to her life and art by her daughter, Ana

Margie Darrow-Stretz - An illustrator, painter, graphic designer and more, who also happens to make kick-ass girl t-shirts under the logo "Little Sister".

Kelly Moore - Self taught artist hailing from Arkansas

Information Nation

The Prime Spot - Everything interesting in Long Beach (including a poetry section featuring Rachel!)

Spore Culture - A clearinghouse for dope-ass art, science, mind expansion and more

getunderground.net - the brilliant shlomo sher's site dedicated to creative resistance designed for the emancipation of the human spirit

Literary Brothel - where great minds come together:"His wife (The Literary Brothel) was shrill, languid, handsome and horrible." -F. Scott Fitzgerald (parentheses their own)

Slam

Bleeding Edge - The Silicon Valley Poetry Slam site.

Slam On It - The Oakland Poetry Slam site.

Ballabajoomba - The Corpus Christi Poetry Slam site.

LA Slam - The Los Angeles Poetry Slam Site

Miracle Mile Slam - The Miracle Mile (Hollywood) Poetry Slam Site

Big Damn Poetry Slam - The Long Beach Poetry Slam Site

Visuals from NPS & SlamAmerica Tour

Six Gallery - Aaron Yamaguchi's pictures from the 2000 SlamAmerica tour.

Slam Nation - Acclaimed filmmaker & creator of Slam Nation, Paul Devlin, brings you live clips from this years SlamAmerica tour

Poetic Dream - This bay area based web site has extensive archives from 1998 all the way up to and including the 2000 SlamAmerica tour and National Poetry Slam contest.

So ya think ya wanna link ? Just mail me, rat fink.