The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, July 29

In music news this week, Dischord Records made their catalog available on Bandcamp, Jack White plans to play vinyl in space, and Live Nation posted a strong earnings report. Noted producer Sandy Pearlman passed away. The iPod Classic and the 1995 Lollapalooza tour diaries were remembered.

Check out all of the stories since Monday in the weekly Daily Chord wrap-up.

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Monday, July 25

• The KickassTorrents case could be huge
  Post from Wired
• Neil Young's Pono Music site will be offline for 'several weeks'
  Post from Recode
• Like Old Quarter venue he's selling, Rex Bell one of the last of past musical era
  Story from Houston Chronicle
• How Pharrell expanded black identity
  Post from MTV News
• Perry Farrell: "I hate EDM"
  Interview from Pitchfork
• Why drugs testing at festivals is an excellent, and well overdue idea
  Post from NME

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Tuesday, July 26

• Virtual reality waits for the music industry to catch up
  Story from NY Times
• Apple's proposal could transform how streaming services pay songwriters and music publishers...but beware the fine print
  Post from Recode
• Legal fight over isoHunt and downloading of music files ends in settlement
  Post from Vancouver Sun
• Chris Blackwell: He's in your car, he's in your house, he's in your head
  Post from Ozy
• Betty Davis: A cult genius revealed, once again
  Story from MTV News
• Jack White launches bid to play first vinyl record in space
  Post from The Guardian

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Wednesday, July 27

• Pandora now alerts you when your favorite band is playing live
  Post from CNET
• 5 things songwriters need to know about the consent decree
  Post from Music Think Tank
• Sandy Pearlman, producer, manager and lyricist for Blue Oyster Cult, dies at 72
  Obituary from NY Times
• Lady Gaga wins 'Born This Way' plagiarism case against French artist
  Item from BBC
• New York's L train closure: How will it affect the city's live music industry?
  Post from Billboard
• Every Dischord record is on Bandcamp now
  Post from Stereogum

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Thursday, July 28

• Beetles do Beatles: Music coup for animated Netflix show
  Story from NY Times
• How Canada's philanthropic pop-industrial complex took over the world
  Post from Co-Exist
• Secret heroes of UK festivals: Meet the full-time unicorn and the VIP loo owner
  Post from The Guardian
• An ode to the iPod Classic
  Post from The Ringer
• Michigan karaoke bar refuses to pay music fees
  Story from Detroit Free Press
• Bruce Springsteen to release autobiography companion album featuring unreleased tracks
  Item from Pitchfork

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Friday, July 29

• Live Nation stock rises on strong earnings report
  Post from Hollywood Reporter
• Music producers explain how they created a hit
  Story from NY Times
• $9 million later, Music Dealers abruptly shutters sync licensing service, musicians go unpaid
  Post from Hypebot
• A tribute to Viola Beach: 'They wrote songs to make people happy'
  Post from NME
• How the pop video got weird again
  Story from The Guardian
• How the 1995 Lollapalooza online diaries changed rock stardom
  Post from MTV

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