The Daily Chord compiles stories from around the internet that have a focus on music, examining the art and business behind the tunes. The big story this week is eleven years old – the 2008 warehouse fire at the Universal lot destroyed historical recordings and was downplayed by the company. Keep up with what’s new with the Chord as your trusty curator. For a handy reminder, we will send you the headlines if you send us your email.
Monday, June 10
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Why spend $4.1BN on A&R? Because new artists are accelerating streaming’s growth
Post from Music Business Worldwide -
A Billboard no.1 is at stake, so here’s an album with your Taylor Swift hoodie
Story from NY Times -
Crowdfunding site PledgeMusic was an antidote to music biz middlemen, until it cheated artists out of millions
Story from Pitchfork -
Geto Boys rapper Bushwick Bill dead at 52
Obituary from Rolling Stone -
Robert Christgau on Vampire Weekend’s puzzlers and Big Thief’s minor miracles
Reviews from Vice -
John Doe and friends explore the decline of L.A. punk civilization in ‘More Fun’ book
Interview from Variety
Tuesday, June 11
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The day the music burned
Story from NY Times Magazine -
Kim Dotcom in final bid to halt extradition
Post from BBC News -
Radiohead release leaked ‘OK Computer’ sessions after hacker demanded ransom
Post from Brooklyn Vegan -
Stars align as Nardwuar inducted into B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame
Story from Vancouver Courier -
Music is YouTube’s most profitable category, ‘crucial’ to bottom line: Study
Post from Billboard -
Court agrees to listen to Led Zeppelin in ‘Stairway’ appeal
Post from AP News
Wednesday, June 12
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R.E.M., Roots, Steely Dan did not know warehouse fire destroyed their recordings
Post from Variety -
Big mood machine
Essay from The Baffler -
Spotify mimics the radio with a news and music playlist for drivers
Item from The Verge -
The hot, turbulent summer of Public Enemy’s ‘Fight The Power’
Story from AV Club -
You’ll never work in this town again! The vicissitudes of a hyper-competitive agency world
Post from Pollstar -
Ten independent rap songs you should hear right now
List from Okayplayer
Thursday, June 13
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Fake festivals: Why more music fans are tuning in
Story from BBC News -
How to digitize vinyl records without a record player
Post from Lifehacker -
‘Disco Demolition Night’ was a disgrace, and celebrating it is worse
Essay from Vice -
Ian Montone: “Music is fundamentally important to people. It’s not disposable nor are the artists who create it”
Interview from Music Business Worldwide -
‘Ágætis byrjun’ turns 20
Post from Stereogum -
William S. Burroughs and the cult of rock ‘n’ roll
Story from Longreads
Friday, June 14
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Inside the DJ Khaled-Tyler The Creator chart battle
Story from Variety -
‘Unknown Pleasures’ at 40: How Joy Division and singer Ian Curtis changed what rock and pop could be about
Story from The Independent -
33 essential albums you probably missed so far in 2019
List from Vice -
Massive soundtrack to Ken Burns’ ‘Country Music’ documentary announced
Post from Pitchfork -
The best music podcasts of 2019
List from Music Ally -
The remarkable ‘plasticity’ of musician’s brains
Gallery from BBC News Capital
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