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- SXSW Day Two: Springsteen’s keynote address
AUSTIN, TX—We’ve gotta give the Boss this: Though his much-anticipated keynote address at SXSW 2012 was rife with as much mawkish sentimentality as his music at its absolute hokiest, the man alone at a lectern—armed only with an acoustic guitar…
- Lollapalooza finally will pay what it owes
In a tacit admission that Lollapalooza’s original long-term, tax-free deal with the city, crafted in part by Mayor Daley’s nephew Mark Vanecko, was inequitable and possibly corrupt,…
- SXSW 2012: Day One: Crowdfunding, Paul Williams, Napster’s founders & more
AUSTIN, TX—With the crowds larger than ever—thanks to the burgeoning interactive soiree lingering as the music attendees arrive—and the corporate presence more ubiquitous and obnoxious than this blogger has witnessed in 20 years of covering this event—a temporary four-story tribute to/advertisement of…
- Music in film and how it got there: Mark Mothersbaugh, Randall Poster and Richard Linklater
Tuesday at SXSW is crossover day, when Interactive and Film are winding down and Music is just revving up. As a result there are a number of sessions that don’t neatly fall into any one category. Anthony Bourdain did a session on social media, Pitchfork threw a party for the Interactive conference and Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo talked about composing for television and film.
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