February 24, 2017

The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, February 24

Long-time readers of The Daily Chord know that interviews with Brian Eno and stories about ticket scalping are two ongoing subjects that spark our attention, and this week saw new material on both fronts. Also, Jay Z made news as a venture capitalist and songwriter, the Brit Awards were ceremoniously dispensed, and the BBC announced a documentary series about 2017 SXSW Keynote Nile Rodgers.

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Monday, February 20

• Clyde Stubblefield, the ‘Funky Drummer’ for James Brown, dies at 73
  Obituary from NY Times
• Despite a winning lineup, Soulquarius proves not worth the headaches
  Review from LA Times
• Kim Dotcom eligible for extradition to US in Megaupload case
  Post from CNET
• Creative industries and search engines strike deal to tackle piracy
  Post from Music Week
• Bono meets with Mike Pence, thanks him for AIDS relief support
  Post from Pitchfork
• Pollstar Live! 2017 coverage
  Recaps from Pollstar

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Tuesday, February 21

• Arts groups draft battle plans as Trump funding cuts loom
  Story from NY Times
• BBC to broadcast Nile Rodgers documentary series
  Item from The Vinyl Factory
• The disappearing art of bar band music
  Column from Paste
• Guitarist Lary Coryell, godfather of fusion, dies at 73
  Obituary from NPR
• CD Baby back online after multi-day outage
  Post from Hypebot
• A conversation with Brian Eno about ambient music
  Interview from Pitchfork

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Wednesday, February 22

• Jay Z is launching a VC fund
  Post from Axios
• Rock legend Eddie Van Halen helps bring music back to schools
  Post from CNN
• Hear how ‘Moonlight’ got its sound: Violins, chopped and screwed
  Story from NY Times
• Stagehand dies in tragic accident on Avenged Sevenfold tour
  Item from NME
• Is folk music still relevant for the resistance?
  Story from Billboard
• Hamtramck Music Festival schedule fractures amid controversy
  Post from Metro Times

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Thursday, February 23

• Grime is ghosted and George Michael gets a sendoff: What we learned at the Brits
  Review from The Guardian
• 2017 Brit Awards winners list
  Post from Brits
• Radiohead’s saddest song is ‘True Love Waits,’ according to data analysis
  Post from The Verge
• Eric Church ups war against scalpers, cancels 25,000 tickets
  Post from Rolling Stone
• How early 2000s emo became a subject of scorn and salvation
  Story from Consequence Of Sound
• Jay Z just made history as a songwriter
  Post from MTV News

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Friday, February 24

• Beyoncé bows out of Coachella due to pregnancy
  Item from CNN
• If Don Corleone were alive, he’d be a ticket scalper
  Op-ed from Billboard
• California sounds: New electronic tones from Tokimonsta’s Young Art Sound and Kingdom – and a new Hil Jaeger video
  Post from LA Times
• The mysterious origins of jazz
  Feature from BBC News
• Bay of punks: Remembering when punk rock invaded San Francisco
  Review from The Guardian
• AI, blockchain tech, wearables for live concerts: Techstar Music Incubator unveils first class
  Story from Variety

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