Maybe I'm old school, but I prefer bands to have official websites rather than just forums, myspace, etc.
The forums and such are nice for interaction, but you have to have a band that actually interacts. You seem to be very active on the forum, whereas some bands start an official forum and only check in once every 6 months (or more), which is not very effective.
I usually just come to UM for the merch (I desperately need to replace my red WoY shirt). In fact, after years of lurking, I only just registered now to put my $.02 in on the shirt ideas thread.