The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, March 9

The Daily Chord sorts out the day's music news and posts six links of interest. This week, the passing of Tower Records founder Russ Solomon and the end of NME's print edition prompted memories of the twentieth-century music world. Lists of emerging artists and current songs of note help keep tabs on new music. As the SXSW tribe gathers for the 2018 event, The Daily Chord helps get the conversation going. Subscribe to the email blast and keep current.

Monday, March 5

• These may be the best days for streaming music
  Post from USA Today
• Trading one stage for another
  Profile from NY Times
• The compact disc era may finally be entering its hospice stage
  Post from LA Times
• The 8 best DJ mixes of February 2018
  List from Pitchfork
• 15-month-old Bon Jovi album hits #1 thanks to concert ticket bundle
  Post from Stereogum
• iHeartMedia inching closer to bankruptcy
  Post from NY Post

Tuesday, March 6

• Russ Solomon, founder of Tower Records dies at 92 while drinking whiskey and watching the Oscars
  Obituary from Sacramento Bee
• David Byrne apologises for not collaborating with women on album with 25 male contributors
  Post from The Guardian
• The number of illegal raves in London has doubled in a year
  Post from NME
• Spotify emails warning to 'pirates' using hacked apps
  Post from Torrent Freak
• Is Winter Music Conference dead?
  Post from Miami New Times
• Country singer Katie Armiger advocates for Tennessee anti-harassment bill
  Post from Billboard

Wednesday, March 7

• Billy McFarland, organizer of disastrous Fyre Festival, pleads guilty to misleading investors
  Post from CNBC
• The power of Tower
  Story from NY Times
• Why K.D. Lang can keep performing 'Ingenue' the way she recorded it
  Review from LA Times
• Concert ticket resellers ordered to disclose fees
  Post from BBC News
• NME to close print edition after 66 years
  Post from The Guardian
• Congress: Time to modernize music
  Guest column from Variety

Thursday, March 8

• Artists shout out the women that inspire them most for International Women's Day
  Post from NME
• Can New Orleans become a thriving music industry hub like Nashville?
  Story from NOLA.com
• 10 artists to fall in love with this spring
  List from The Fader
• The new indie-pop: Off-kilter, handmade, whimsical and emotional
  Post from NY Times
• Hinds: 'Rock 'n roll is not cool anymore'
  Profile from BBC News
• Farewell to NME, a rock 'n roll riot that petered into silence
  Appreciation from The Guardian

Friday, March 9

• Google's latest search feature is official posts from musicians
  Post from Music Ally
• 25 songs that tell us where the future of music is going
  Feature from NY Times Magazine
• Canary in a coal mine: How streaming music presages the end of ownership...of everything
  Post from Forbes
• Our access to music is unprecedented. Why does it stress us out so much?
  Post from Washington Post
• Seattle's KEXP to play every Sub Pop record ever
  Post from Pitchfork
• Could DJ Taye make Chicago footwork the biggest music in the world?
  Post from Chicago Reader