The Daily Chord

for Wednesday August 24, 2005

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Today's Stories:

• Duff edges out Paisley in album sales
Chart watch from Billboard.

• At concerts, the cell phone has replaced the lighter
Story from LA Times. (site reg req'd)

• Details about Warner Music's new label
Story from The Times. (London)

• Sharon Osbourne vs. Iron Maiden
Story from The Guardian.

• Turkmenistan president outlaws lip synching
Story from AP.

• Police bust 60 at Utah rave
Story from Salt Lake Tribune.

• Kelly Clarkson's hipness exhaustively examined
Story from MTV News.

Previously:

• Competitors seek to claim market share from the iPod
• Forthcoming movies chronicle punk
• Sony BMG pacts with Playlouder
• China's musical tastes evolve
• Will Google ever get into music?
• Warner announces download-only label
• Motorola gets FCC approval for iTunes phone
• Japan's pop factory
• Bringing Mashboxx to the market
• RIP Robert Moog
• Clear Channel unit set to name Rapino CEO
• Napster president interviewed
• Label finds Peyroux
• A few details on the new Cat Power record
• Paul Moreley ruminates on rock biopics
• Steve Earle plays Camp Casey
• Lyrics Born profiles
• RIP Randy "Biscuit" Turner
• White Stripes in LA
• Universal is looking for Madeleine Peyroux
• Typically cryptic updates from a label-less Radiohead
• Garth pacts with Wal Mart
• Neil Young's Ryman show reviewed
• Kanye West calls for an end to gay bashing
• Yahoo Music Unlimited begins marketing push
• Samsung plans more MP3 players
• Staind sell 185k in #1 debut
• Coach Snoop's football league draws protest

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