Wouldn't it be nice to have something good to listen to while we toil away on our computers? Fortunately, there are plenty of ways to hear the music of the Beatles, the Who and all of the British Invasion bands online without paying a penny.

Internet radio streams hundreds of different music channels. And Live365, the largest online radio network, lists almost two dozen stations playing at least some British Invasion band music. If you choose to listen for free, you'll have access to fewer channels and will have to put up with advertising -- often one commercial after every song. If you're willing to shell out $6 or $7 a month, you become a VIP, which means no advertsing and CD-quality audio. Here are a few of the British Invasion channels on Live365:

• British Invasion Radio, from the same people who bring you this website. It's Live365's most popular British Invasion radio station!.
• Beatles Cavern comes out of Detroit and specializes in deep tracks and interviews. While I was listening they were playing the Beatles' "I'll Follow The Sun."
• The British Invasion, a subscription-only station, was playing the Kinks' "Well Respected Man" and the Beatles' "Octopus's Garden."
• ALLRS Musicradio says it features early 60s music but appears to lean a bit toward American artists.
• Rock Starz features the Beatles, the Kinks and the Who, among others.
• Treacle Toffee World (also subscription-only) pretends it's a pirate radio radio and plays British Invasion and psychedelic music.

More on Internet radio in future posts.

The heavy lifting is over! I've just finished the month-long task of adding 24 pages to this website, each devoted to one band from the British Invasion of 1963-1968. It was kind of like writing two dozen different term papers, all at once. For each of the groups, I've included:

• A biography
• Photographs (now and then, in most cases)
• Videos (also now and then, if possible)
• Discography
• A 'Where Are They Now?" section

Each page gives you the opportunity to buy the band's CDs, vinyl, downloads and concert tickets.
And looking ahead, we're adding a section devoted to memorabilia from each group -- guitars, posters, autographed tickets and the like.

For now, we'll keep all of the band blogs on this page. I invite you to check out the band pages, make comments, ask questions, contribute facts and, in general, make yourself known to the community we're about to form.

My first question is... just what kind of people are interested in British Invasion Bands? Even though we're talking about music that's close to 50 years old, I've noticed plenty of comments on YouTube and in other blogs from people of all ages who love the music. I was 13 years old when it started (that makes me 57 now), but I suspect lots of you are much younger. Let us know... and also tell us about which groups you like best, and why... and what you'd like to see on the site.

Next time, I'll talk about some things that struck me during my research.