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The Daily Chord - Friday, April 12

Created by Andy on April 12, 2013

Music Daily Chord

Twitter buys music discovery site, speculation ensues
Post from The Verge.
Reebok drops Rick Ross
Story from LA Times.
Shoegaze: the genre that could not be killed
Item from The Guardian.
Details on the 'follow' function in Rdio and Spotify
Post from Evolver.

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The Daily Chord - Thursday, April 11

Created by Andy on April 11, 2013

Music Daily Chord

Bobby Bare, Cowboy Jack Clement and Kenny Rogers named to country hall
Story from The Tennessean.
Rick Ross lyrics to be removed from U.O.E.N.O.
Post from LA Times.
The Moving Sidewalks reunite
Story from Village Voice.
Study: There seems to be a universal brain response to music
Post from The Atlantic.

Read more about The Daily Chord - Thursday, April 11

The Daily Chord - Wednesday, April 10

Created by Andy on April 10, 2013

Music Daily Chord

Parsing Brad Paisley's 'Wheelhouse'
Review from NY Times.
Indio residents criticize Coachella expansion deal
Story from LA Times.
Daft Punk to premiere album in Wee Waa
Post from Wired.
White House salutes Memphis soul
Post from CNN.

Read more about The Daily Chord - Wednesday, April 10

The Daily Chord - Tuesday, April 9

Created by Andy on April 9, 2013

Music Daily Chord

Music format use animated through time
Post from Digital Music News.
Northside fest announces lineup
Post from NY Times.
How Thatcherism politicized the arts in Britain
Story from The Guardian.
Pandora reaches 200 million listeners
Post from FMQB.

Read more about The Daily Chord - Tuesday, April 9

The Daily Chord - Monday, April 8

Created by Andy on April 8, 2013

Music Daily Chord

Pay demands of star DJs rock legendary Ibiza club
Story from NY Times.
Les Blank dies
Obituary from The Telegraph.
Andy Johns dies
Obituary from Rolling Stone.
Streaming revenue is a bright spot for music biz
Story from Financial Times.
Jay Z returning to UMG
Story from NY Post.

Read more about The Daily Chord - Monday, April 8

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