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The annual South by Southwest Music and Media Conference & Festival gathers members of the music, film, and interactive media industry in Austin, Texas, for a weeklong convergence of ideas and talent...Ireland, Germany, Australia, and Japan, and confirmed...
Tags: SXSW, Dublin, Music of Texas, South by Southwest, Entertainment Culture
ATLANTA, GA - September 10, 2009 -- A few years ago, music lover James Rawls used to recommend undiscovered and underrated music by email to a small group of family and friends. In September 2008, he grabbed a few web design books from the public...
Tags: music, underrated, unsigned, indie, reviews, recommendation, mp3, itunes, sxsw, twitter
It wasn't more than two months ago that I returned home to California from a four year stint in Austin, Texas having received my bachelors degree from an accredited, and well known, university there. Austin lies on the forefront of progressive cities...
Tags: austin, university of texas, sxsw, ut, music, Lance Armstrong, texas, college, bars, allnews, green
Athens, Georgia is known for hosting the Masters Golf Tournament, Georgia football, UGA (Georgia Bulldog mascot), and the Athfest – a three day music and arts festival. While music fans across the pond are rocking out at Glastonbury,...
Tags: Athfest, UGA, The Black Lips, Glastonbury, SXSW
I saw Severe Clear down in Austin, Texas, during SXSW this year. It is a frightening, uncensored and raw film about the experiences of the Marines during the invasion of Iraq. It was created by footage taken by First Lieutenant Michael T. Scotti as well...
Tags: severe clear, human interest, Iraq, SXSW, Marines, war
I attended SXSW 2009 down in Austin, Texas a week back. I was thinking back to see a theme between all the panels. Anticipation. Faith. The opportunity. Being lost. I think most people there realized the times are tough and that we are...
Tags: SXSW, Austin, Texas, publishing, freedom
For better or worse, that amorphous thing called "buzz" has become a central part of modern music listening. Bands are built up by hype on the Internet and taste-making blogs drive audiences by declaring the next cool thing...Kanye West performed twice,...
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March 22, 2009 The US economy is in the grip of recession, but you wouldn't know it from attending the South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas, a 10-day music, film, and interactive industry networking marathon fueled by massive quantities of beer...
Tags: Kid Cudi, Kanye West, Austin, Southwest Festival, Texas, SXSW
Thom has become the latest Scottish artist to part ways with her record label, but she insists she will relaunch herself in America. The 27-year-old Scots singer-songwriter has parted company with Sony, news that comes on the heels of X Factor winner...
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The band played in front of a packed crowd at the outdoor venue, which included a gang of hardcore fans congregated at the front, singing along throughout the set. Keeping true to their surly image, Harry McVeigh and his band kept chat to a minimum, closing...