What’s the recipe for a viral video? The rock-pop band Atomic Tom seems to have found at least one answer: a talented set of musicians, AT&T smartphones and an unsuspecting subway car full of New York straphangers.

• Billy Joel, slack and drunk
  Interview from NY Times.
• Pandora stock jumps as revenue beats the street
  Post from TechCrunch.
• Fan-generated Springsteen film to debut July 20
  Item from LA Times.
• Carole King receives Gershwin Prize from Obama
  Story from BBC.

Photo by JW WalthallToday we launch our #V2Vstartuptips Twitter conversation to share ideas and take a glimpse into the type of advice you could receive at SXSW V2V. Whether you’re a seasoned entrepreneur or just beginning your first startup venture, you’ve all received opinions from your friends, family, and mentors--and that’s what we want to hear.

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• RIAA not satisfied with Google's copyright takedown system
  Post from Ars Technica.
• Beatles biographer donates song manuscripts
  Post from NY Times Arts Beat.
• Rapper Tim Dog accused of faking own death
  Story from The Guardian.
• New Shazam iPad app is always listening
  Post from The Verge.
• The five best and worst replacement singers
  Post from Consequence Of Sound.
• Fifteen reasons I should be in your band
  Post from New Yorker Shouts and Murmurs.