SXSWeek 2009: March 13-22
Interactive: March 13-17
Film: March 13-21
Music: March 18-22
Interactive: March 13-17
Film: March 13-21
Music: March 18-22
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.
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The Daily Chord - Wednesday, December 3
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Kanye sells 450k to top sales
Chart watch from Billboard. -
How much of a jerk is Kanye?
Review from Slate. -
Odetta dies
Obituary from Reuters. -
Advice to the Grammys
Post from LA Times blog. -
Jamaica appeals for looted music
Story from BBC News. -
Amazon launches UK download store
Story from BBC News. -
Ron Wood says Faces reunion tour is 'ready to go'
Item from Rolling Stone.
The Daily Chord - Tuesday, December 2
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Black Friday music sales are down
Story from Billboard. -
Growth projected for online music sales
Story from Reuters. -
Long Blondes guitarist praises 'bionic hand'
Story from The Guardian. -
New Neko Case album due in March
Story from Billboard. -
Jason Bentley's new gig
Post from LA Times blog. -
Getting to Carnegie Hall via YouTube
Story from NY Times. (site reg req'd)
The Daily Chord - Monday, December 1
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Superstar album delays leave labels in lurch
Story from Wall Street Journal via Baltimore Sun. -
NYC's lost clubs: Tier 3
Story from Perfect Sound Forever. -
Elvis Costello discusses his TV show
Story from NY Times. (site reg req'd) -
Notable music books of '08
List from Times Online. -
The Jesus Lizard reuniting
Story from Reuters. -
Satellite radio's business model questioned
Post from Slashdot. -
Live Earth India cancelled after Mumbai attacks
Story from Billboard.
The Daily Chord - Wednesday, November 26
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Digital sales surpass CDs at Atlantic
Story from NY Times. (site reg req'd) -
Holt named chief of MySpace Music
Post from LA Times blog. -
Musicians lobby Gordon Brown on copyright change
Story from BBC News. -
Beyonce sells 482k to top sales
Chart watch from Billboard. -
The Beyonce/Hank Williams connection
Commentary from Slate. -
Radio's revenue falls even as audience grows
Story from NY Times. (site reg req'd) -
70s rock icons photographed in their parents' homes
Post from Apartment Therapy.
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after our Thanksgiving break.
The Daily Chord - Tuesday, November 25
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(Red) bows subscription music site
Story from Varitety. -
Heineken in copyright dispute with music festival
Story from SB Post. -
Rapper among those pardoned by Bush
Item from Washington Post. -
Why country not only survived but thrived
Story from Wall Street Journal. -
Wyclef Jean loses Miami Beach house
Story from CBS4 Miami. -
Beatles iTunes deal is 'stalled'
Story from BBC News. -
Are 'deluxe' albums fair to fans?
Story from BBC News. -
Warner Music profit beats Wall Street view
Story from Reuters.
The Daily Chord - Monday, November 24
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Klosterman reviews 'Chinese Democracy'
Review from AV Club. -
Checking in with Iovine
Interview from Billboard. -
Neil Young talks archives and more
Interview from Rolling Stone. -
Gary Calamar discusses music supervision
Story from LA Times. (site reg req'd) -
No Doubt to return
Story from BBC News. -
Chris Brown sweeps AMAs
Story from Reuters. -
MC Breed dies
Obituary from Flint Journal. -
'Cocaine and women won't make you happy'
Jarvis Cocker interview from The Guardian.
The Daily Chord - Friday, November 21
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How the election will effect country music
Article from The New Republic. -
Math and music: Are they connected?
Item from The Washington Post. -
Musicians provide impromptu soundtrack for wildfires
Post from the LAist. -
Medeski, Martin, and Wood still going their own way
Article from the LA Times. -
The Who look back to '77 on live DVD
Story from Reuters. -
AC/DC debuts on dance chart
Item from Yahoo News. -
Kiss unhappy about rock hall of fame exclusion
Article from Reuters. -
'Lost' Beatles' George Harrison interview tape discovered
Story from BBC. -
Gary Glitter to appeal against court order
Story from NME.
