Clarence Ewing: The Million Year Trip writesCHIRP Radio Reading List (week of May 16th)

After 22 years, Chicago has a new mayor. What does this mean for the local music scene?
 

Vinyl record sales are going up (very slightly), which is good news, even in Utah.
 

Meanwhile, live music is faltering…or is it just peaking?
 

The RIAA wins a few bucks from LimeWire. Artists don’t hold their breath waiting for a cut of the loot. And ultimately, it may not matter that much, anyway.
 

Every year dozens of outdoor festivals around the country succeed in bringing music to the masses. SuperTwang is not one of them.
 

It survived hair bands, pop imitators, and even Rap-Rock. How Heavy Metal is keeping us sane.
 

(The Reading List is a weekly collection of interesting, important, and thought-provoking articles about music from around the Web. Click here to suggest an article.)