The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, May 5

How do analog and digital music co-exist for musicians and music fans? A pair of articles linked by the Daily Chord this week explored the question. In addition, the Fyre Festival fallout continued, the delayed impact of streaming music on mainstream country drew attention, and Adidas introduced something we didn't know we needed, a sneaker/drum machine hybrid. Keep current on important and interesting music news by surfing the links provided each weekday by the Daily Chord. Here's a pro tip - subscribe to our email updates and get the headlines in your inbox.

Monday, May 1

• Mark Geragos files $100 million lawsuit against Fyre festival
  Post from Variety
• Stagecoach festival proves it rides in the shadow of Coachella no more
  Review from LA Times
• Easy as hey, B, C: how this euphoric yell took over pop music
  Post from The Guardian
• Sony recorded music sales fall 6%, hampered by strength of yen
  Post from Music Business Worldwide
• Eminem's 'Lose Yourself' lawsuit with New Zealand political party begins
  Post from Rolling Stone
• Dick Contino, accordion heartthrob, dies at 87
  Obituary from NY Times

Tuesday, May 2

• Twitter partners with Live Nation to livestream videos of concerts
  Post from TechCrunch
• Music industry is singing loud and proud in clash with YouTube
  Post from Irish Times
• How the rise of streaming has radically changed Nashville's music industry
  Story from The Tennessean
• In New Orleans, a festival defies trends and welcomes Cuba
  Review from NY Times
• Sugarhill Gang: How we made 'Rapper's Delight'
  Interview from The Guardian
• Col. Bruce Hampton dies hours after 70th birthday celebration at Fox Theater
  Post from Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Wednesday, May 3

• We're living in a digital world, but analog is making a comeback
  Post from Recode
• Justin Kalifowitz, founder/CEO Downtown Music Publishing, interviewed
  Post from Hypebot
• For frazzled travelers, airports offer live music respite
  Story from SFGate
• Thurston Moore: The first time I saw bands at CBGB (in 1976)
  Post from NY Times
• A musical about The Pogues is coming via The Wire creator David Simon
  Post from Belfast Telegraph
• Grandaddy bassist Kevin Garcia dies after suffering stroke
  Post from NPR

Thursday, May 4

• 'Rap on trial': Why lyrics should be off-limits
  Post from Rolling Stone
• What does it take for a K-Pop band to blow up in South America?
  Story from NY Times
• Alanis Morissette's ex-manager jailed for six years for stealing $7M
  Post from BBC News
• New Adidas trainer design features built-in drum machine
  Item from NME
• Is this the most chill music festival ever?
  Review from NY Post
• Gotcha covered: 'Thirteen'
  Post from Stereogum

Friday, May 5

• Beatie Wolf brings her new album Raw Space to life with augmented reality
  Post from TechCrunch
• Copyright bill momentum has music industry tuning up for a big legislative year
  Story from Variety
• Why I want my own music in the age of streaming
  Commentary from Mashable
• Music festival websites to go dark to campaign against sexual assault
  Item from BBC News
• Dance of death: Are the days of the moshpit numbered?
  Post from The Guardian
• The emerging indie music industry in Saudi Arabia
  Post from World Policy