This week in music news (and our Daily Chord), we celebrated new music from Frank Ocean and American Football, and look back at some of the best of the ’70s.
We learned a little more about some oddball music from holy disco to sleep music to the acid-fried antics of Gong. Boy band mogul and Ponzi scheme artist Lou Pearlman passed away in prison, we find out what happens when an artist goes to jail, and the operators of KickassTorrents are, well, getting their asses kicked by the Feds.
Lastly, set your DVRs for what’s sure to be a delightfully trashy TV romp through the life of Britney Spears.
Monday, August 22
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Lou Pearlman, Backstreet Boys and ‘N Sync Svengali, Dead at 62
Obituary from Rolling Stone -
A Primer for the World of Music Licensing and Its Pricing
Post from Billboard -
Frank Ocean Ends His Long Silence With a Variety of Works
Story from NY Times -
Joni Mitchell On the Mend, Snapped at Chick Corea Concert
Post from Billboard -
Music world pays tribute to Architects guitarist Tom Searle
Post from NME -
How Bad Urban Planning Led To The Birth Of A Billion-Dollar Genre
Interview from FADER
Tuesday, August 23
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The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s
List from Pitchfork -
With ‘The Voice on Snapchat,’ NBC opens a new front for itself and advertisers
Story from LA Times -
American Football announce first album since 1999 debut, share new song
Post from BrooklynVegan -
Competitors SoundCloud and Mixcloud Tout New Song, Curator Counts
Post from Billboard -
Grandstand, Countdown, Ski Sunday: the unsung heroes behind TV’s greatest tunes
Story from The Guardian -
15 Musicians Spent the Night in an Active Volcano. Listen to What Happened.
Story from NY Times
Wednesday, August 24
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No Sleaze, All Squeeze: Seattle label Suicide Squeeze has lasted two decades by treating artists like family
Story from Seattle Weekly -
Sample Clearance Expert Pat “The Detective” Shannahan is The Avalanches’ Secret Weapon
Interview from Red Bull Music Academy -
The Surprising Partnerships That Rule Pop Culture
Infographic from Wired -
Divine disco: the beatific sub-genre that delivered sermons on the dancefloor
Post from The Guardian -
Father John Misty Parodies Kanye with ‘Life of Padre’ Tour Merch
Post from Billboard -
Amazon wants to sell a cheaper music subscription service that will only work on its Echo player
Story from Recode
Thursday, August 25
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Britney Spears TV Movie Coming to Lifetime
Story from Billboard -
Beatles’ Acid Test: How LSD Opened the Door to ‘Revolver’
Story from Rolling Stone -
The silliness ran deep in Gong, but they could groove like mothers, too
Post from The Guardian -
Paisley Park, home of Prince, opens for public tours October 6
Post from Yahoo -
Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa Sued for Railing Collapse Injuries at Concert
Story from NBC -
Is Sleep Music a Real Genre?
Item from The Daily Beast
Friday, August 26
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Prince’s Estate Weighs Deals With Publishers, PROs for Artist’s Lucrative Catalog
Story from Billboard -
Good News for MTV’s V.M.A.s: Music Videos Matter Again
Post from NY Times -
Cruel summer: where is this year’s Get Lucky?
Item from The Guardian -
When an Artist Goes to Jail, What Happens to Their Business?
Post from Billboard -
US unveils charges against KickassTorrents, names two more defendants
Story from Ars Technica -
Young kids love YouTube more than Disney and Oreo, study finds
Story from LA Times
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