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The Daily Chord - Tuesday, May 14

Created by Andy on May 14, 2013

Music Daily Chord

Mosh pit physics lead to strategies for crowd control
Video from Reuters.
FYF Fest announces lineup
Post from LA Weekly.
Johannesburg venue robbed of Bieber show money
Story from BBC.
Kiss plan to open 100 restaurants
Item from NME.
Warner Music revenue up 8.3% in Q2
Post from FMQB.
Superchunk announce new album 'I Hate Music'
Post from Pitchfork.
Aretha cancels shows under doctor's orders
Item from Yahoo.

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The Daily Chord - Monday, May 13

Created by Andy on May 13, 2013

Music Daily Chord

Astronaut Chris Hadfield covers 'Space Oddity' brilliantly
Story from CTV.
Inconsistent metadata critiqued
Panel review from Billboard.
The key to Slacker's rumored profitability that nobody's talking about
Post from Evolver.
Attendance down slightly at a rain-soaked Jazz Fest
Item from Pollstar.
Egyptian genre mahraganat draws attention
Story from NY Times.
What happens when artists are legally unable to release music
Post from Buzzfeed.

Read more about The Daily Chord - Monday, May 13

The Daily Chord - Friday, May 10

Created by Andy on May 10, 2013

Music Daily Chord

RIAA to factor streaming numbers into awards
Post from NY Times Arts Beat.
Counterfeit 'Beats By Dre' headphones are most-seized
Story from BBC News.
No iTunes for Windows 8 devices anytime soon
Post from CNET.
Shazam generates 1 out of 14 paid downloads
Post from Digital Music News.

Read more about The Daily Chord - Friday, May 10

The Daily Chord - Thursday, May 9

Created by Andy on May 9, 2013

Music Daily Chord

Indie rap and misogyny at the Danny Brown show
Review from NY Times.
7 female musicians discuss their experiences with sexism
Post from Buzzfeed.
Sony reports first annual profit in five years
Story from BBC News.
Bowie video causes YouTube kerfuffle
Story from The Guardian.

Read more about The Daily Chord - Thursday, May 9

The Daily Chord - Wednesday, May 2

Created by Andy on May 8, 2013

Music Daily Chord

Check out a laser-cut wooden record
Post from Wired.
Blue Note to partner with ArtistShare
Post from NY Times Arts Beat.
As I Lay Dying singer Tim Lambesis arrested in murder-for-hire plot
Story from LA Times.
Alan McGee launches new label
Item from NME.
Downloadify exploits Spotify DRM, pulled from Chrome web store
Post from Ars Technica.
Chesney logs seventh number one album
Chart watch from Billboard.

Read more about The Daily Chord - Wednesday, May 2

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