October 13, 2017

The Daily Chord Weekly Recap – Friday, October 13

You know about Kendrick Lamar, but how about Jay Park, or YoungBoy Never Broke Again? The Daily Chord shared stories about all three this week. Keep current on what’s new from artist profiles to business developments by subscribing to our email blast.

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Monday, October 9

• Jay Park – From K-Pop to Jay Z
  Story from CNN
• Jack Good, who put rock ‘n’ roll on TV with ‘Shindig,’ dies at 86
  Obituary from NY Times
• Where is the musical underground in 2017?
  Post from The Guardian
• Warner Music Group announces licensing deal with Mixcloud
  Post from Variety
• Understanding Kanye West’s Saint Pablo tour lawsuit
  Story from Pitchfork
• Shania Twain’s ‘Now’ debuts at no. 1
  Post from Billboard

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Tuesday, October 10

• In praise of Kendrick Lamar, guest star
  Post from AV Club
• A guide to meme rappers
  List from Pitchfork
• Suzi Quatro: Rock’s female role model
  Interview from BBC News
• Pandora helps students launch social-awareness campaigns with Common, Jack Antonoff and BloodPop
  Post from Variety
• How Jon Langford’s Four Lost Souls found a second home in Muscle Shoals, Alabama
  Post from Chicago Reader
• This music video uses industrial robots as stand-in musicians
  Post from The Verge

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Wednesday, October 11

• The Frightful Five want to rule entertainment. They are hitting limits.
  Story from NY Times
• Eminem attacks Trump in freestyle rap at BET hip hop awards
  Post from BBC News
• Which sounds better, analog or digital music?
  Post from Scientific American
• The teen rap prodigy worth rooting for
  Profile from The Fader
• Atlantic Records and Artist Partner Group launch Emerge, a nationwide talent search
  Post from Variety
• The 100 greatest debut singles of all time
  List from Consequence Of Sound

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Thursday, October 12

• Spotify launches iOS app for musicians
  Post from Music Ally
• Robert Plant, party of one. (With friends, too.)
  Profile from NY Times
• Fan snapshots make ‘Smithsonian Rock and Roll’ a candid compendium of music history
  Post from LA Times
• UMG’s vinyl recommendation and delivery service launches in US
  Post from The Verge
• Music rights collection startup Kobalt adds another $14m at $789m valuation, Bill Maris joins board
  Post from TechCrunch
• Sound takes center stage at Roskilde festival
  Post from Pollstar

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Friday, October 13

• At State of Music in Media Conference, demystifying the role of music supervisor
  Story from Variety
• Spotify records surging revenues, continued losses in first half of 2017
  Post from Billboard
• Why streaming may predict the next generation of country stars
  Post from Rolling Stone
• From Mick Jagger to Mike Love: All hail the money-grabbing men of rock
  Post from The Guardian
• The music I test headphones with
  Post from The Verge
• Grady Tate, jazz drummer turned vocalist, dies at 85
  Obituary from NY Times

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October 13, 2017

SXSW Place by Design Entry Tips – Extended Deadline Sunday, October 15

The Place by Design entry deadline has been extended through Sunday, October 15. Below you will find valuable information about Place by Design and tips to make sure your entry stands out.

Place by Design is SXSW’s public space design competition highlighting transformative work at the intersection of art, technology, and design that rethinks how we use and interact with the places around us. All artists, designers, community organizers, and entrepreneurs working in transforming the public realm are encouraged to apply. Selected applicants will present their work in a fast-paced pitch competition in the Cities Summit at SXSW (March 12-13, 2018).

Public space is a democratized testing ground for artists, designers, technologists, and entrepreneurs. What better place for them to speak about their work than SXSW, where the city of Austin becomes a thriving, active public space? Small-scale, site-specific projects that transform underutilized aspects of the built environment have the potential to enhance the public good through social interaction, education, civic engagement, health, and much more. Place by Design is a celebration of this work, and a chance for these ideas to gain new practitioners and scale.

Tips for Entry

• Place by Design is about transformation – Projects that transform underutilized urban fabric into something useful, interactive or beautiful. Surprise us!

• Anyone can apply – No formal accreditation is necessary; student work is accepted.

• Work needs to have achieved implementation in the past two years – Because the work is in part judged on impact, speculative design work is not accepted for this year’s program.

• Place by Design is not for fundraising – If you’re seeking investors for your idea, check out the SXSW Accelerator Pitch Event. PXD is for telling the story of your design, why and how it worked, and what it ultimately means (in under five minutes).

If you have additional questions about the program or application process, please contact citiessummit@sxsw.com. Get inspired by watching presentations from last year here.

Place by Design Applications Close: Sunday, October 15, 2017 at 11:59pm PT

Apply Now

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Register for SXSW 2018 by Friday, October 20 and save. Make your hotel reservations through SXSW Housing & Travel for the best available rates. We hope to see you in March!

2016 Place by Design Random Generators by Anjali Deshmukh

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