The Daily Chord

This is The Daily Chord, part of the SXSW website in which we share a few pertinent stories from the music business each weekday. Join our email list and get the headlines in your inbox Monday through Friday.

Friday, May 16

Rock’s new economy
Story from Rolling Stone.
Judge calls for hearing in Jammie Thomas case
Post from LA Times blog.
Analysts suggest music biz changes
Post from Wired blog.
Lou Reed on the satellite
Story from Reuters.
Robert Plant outside of his comfort zone
Story from The Guardian.
Robot conductor prompts hand-wringing
Commentary from The Telegraph.

Posted 05/16/08 in Today's Stories +

Thursday, May 15

The RIAA explains how it catches alleged music pirates
Story from Houston Chronicle.
Kanye’s space odyssey
Review from NY Times.
Music can lower blood pressure
Story from WebMD via CBS.
CBS to buy CNET for $1.8 bil
Story from Reuters.
Radiohead fans protest rain-marred Virginia concert
Story from Billboard.
Ticket pricing could hurt concert biz
Story from Rolling Stone.

Posted 05/15/08 in Today's Stories +

Wednesday, May 14

Music ‘can enhance wine taste’
Story from BBC News.
Honda robot conducts Detroit symphony
Story from AP via CNN.
Clear Channel sold for lower price
Story from Reuters.
Chicago’s event/promoter ordinance put on hold
Post from Chicago Tribune blog.
Works added to National Recording Registry
List from AP via Yahoo.
Clem Burke talks ‘Parallel Lines’ anniversary
Story from Pitchfork.
Neil Diamond tops album sales for the first time
Chart watch from Billboard.

Posted 05/14/08 in Today's Stories +

Tuesday, May 13

Chicago aldermen’s attack on music
Story from Chicago Sun-Times.
Clear Channel sale appears to be close
Story from NY Times. (site reg req’d)
Carrie Brownstein says Dead asked for coverage in exchange for tune
Post from LA Times blog.
Live Nation owes Dallas nearly $850k
Story from Dallas Morning News.
Terra Firma set to cut more EMI jobs
Story from Reuters UK.
One-day Ozzfest announced
Item from Billboard.

Posted 05/13/08 in Today's Stories +

Monday, May 12

Music biz hopes upgrades boost mobile sector
Story from Billboard via Yahoo.
Badu in NYC
Review from NY Times. (site reg req’d)
Sinatra marketing group gears up
Story from LA Times. (site reg req’d)
How Scooter topped Madonna on UK charts
Story from BBC News.
Gospel singer Dottie Rambo dies
Obituary from The Tennessean.
Rwanda: Hip hop dominating music industry
Story from All Africa.
David Byrne to make music with a building
Story from AP.
Spider named for Neil Young
Story from Reuters.

Posted 05/12/08 in Today's Stories +

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