SXSW Music Daily Chord

• Venues impacted by performance right fees
  Story from Christian Science Monitor.
• One night with Prince
  Post from LA Times.
• Dave Dee dies
  Obituary from BBC News.
• NARAS announces alliance with RAC
  Post from LA Times.
• Yo-Yo Ma asks listeners to remix his solo
  Story from Wired.
• Singers who need to STFU
  Story from The Stranger found via Daily Swarm.
• Best music scribing awards 2008
  Post from Popmatters.
• Meet the people who can save rock and roll
  Feature from Rolling Stone.

• #1 album sells 90k units last week
  Chart watch from Billboard.
• Harmonix 'very interested' in partnership to sell music
  Story from Ars Technica.
• Zavvi to close 22 stores
  Story from AP.
• Todd Rundgren has it backward
  Story from CNN.
• Okkervil River in NYC
  Review from NY Times. (site reg req'd)
• Benazir Bhutto's daughter raps in tribute to slain mother
  Post from LA Times. (site reg req'd)
• The marketing of Erin McCarley
  Review from Wall Street Journal.

• Obama picks RIAA's favorite lawyer for a top Justice post
  Story from CNET.
• Selling music at Tupperware party-like events
  Story from Billboard via Yahoo.
• RI judge hears arguments in music downloading case
  Story from AP.
• Analysis of Apple's deal for DRM-free downloads and variable pricing
  Post from Wired.
• Stonehenge was a giant concert venue
  Story from The Telegraph.
• Gigaholics anonymous
  Story from Philadelphia Weekly.
• Norwegian Beatles podcast pulled
  Story from BBC News.

• Ron Asheton dies
  Obituary from Ann Arbor News.
• Revived 45 heads for 60th birthday
  Story from BBC News.
• Music biz easing anti-piracy tactics
  Story from Billboard via Reuters.
• Musebin: The future of music reivews?
  Post from LA Times blog.
• Report: Apple to expand DRM-free content, offer variable pricing
  Story from CNET.

• Lil Wayne tops album sales in 2008
  Story from Billboard.
• Fleet Foxes win vinyl art prize
  Story from BBC News.
• Songs from the heart of a marketing plan
  Story from NY Times. (site reg req'd)
• Teaching A&R
  Post from LA Times blog.
• Learning from Prince
  Post from LA Times blog.
• RIAA ditches MediaSentry
  Story from Wall Street Journal.
• Freddie Hubbard dies
  Obituary from Wall Street Journal.
• Delaney Bramlett dies
  Obituary from AP.
• Eartha Kitt dies
  Obituary from Billboard.

The Daily Chord is off to venture over the river and through the woods for the holidays. We'll make our way back to this little corner of the interwebs on Monday January 5, 2009. See you next year.

• Matisyahu deploys the only mirrored rotating dreidel in showbiz
  Review from NY Times. (site reg req'd)
• Tapulous gives artists new spotlight
  Story from NY Times. (site reg req'd)
• Pakistani all-girl band draws notice
  Story from BBC News.
• Finding rare songs on YouTube
  Story from CNET.
• Warren Haynes' Christmas bash benefits Asheville
  Story from CNN.
• Sources: YouTube, not Warner Music, pulled videos
  Post from CNET.
• Analysis: RIAA strategy shift looks legally murky
  Commentary from Wired.
• Musicians feel auto crunch
  Story from Windsor Star.

• Warner pulls videos from YouTube
  Story from Reuters.
• 'Long Tail' theory contradicted by sales data
  Story from Times Online.
• Sony BMG pacts with Project Playlist
  Post from CNET.
• MySpace bans Project Playlist, Facebook defies RIAA request
  Post from Wired.
• Game revenue for musicians detailed
  Story from AP.
• LaBelle reunite at the Apollo
  Review from NY Times. (site reg req'd)
• 'Drunk' Lennon tape sells in LA
  Story from BBC News.

• RIAA drops mass lawsuits in strategic shift
  Story from Wall Street Journal.
• Ann Powers sums up the year
  Story from LA Times. (site reg req'd)
• Chet Flippo's best of the year via Nashville
  Column from CMT News.
• U2 record set for March release
  Story from BBC News.
• Donald Trump digs Neil Young
  Item from Rolling Stone.
• Indies: Synch or swim?
  Story from Billboard.biz.

• Digital music track sales surpass one billion
  Post from LA Times blog.
• Apple's blind-side hit on IDG
  Story from CNET.
• Blue Xmas for music retailers
  Story from Billboard via Reuters.
• McCready hospitalized after suicide attempt
  Story from AP.
• Morrissey inks with Lost Highway
  Story from Billboard.
• U2 sale of Live Nation stock noted
  Story from Wall Street Journal.
• What's doing with Q
  Story from CNN.

• NY Governor proposes tax on music downloads
  Story from Newsday.
• Taylor Swift back on top of album sales
  Chart watch from Billboard.
• Heart of gold, car of biodiesel
  Review from NY Times. (site reg req'd)
• Robyn Hitchcock on "Rachel Getting Married"
  Post from LA Times blog.
• Davey Graham dies
  Obituary from BBC News.
• EMI wades into music retail with web store
  Story from CNET.
• Eno scoring "The Lovely Bones"
  Post from The Playlist.