It’s The Beginning of the World As We Know ItBy
David
In many ways, the gloom & doom associated with music these days is unsubstantiated. Here at SXSW, you have artists & THE MAN behind them spending thousands of dollars each to attend, eat and lodge here in lovely Austin (as I was told yesterday, a dot of blue in a sea of red). [...] Where have all the rockstars goneBy
David
To see R.E.M. very late last night was a reminder of what the rockstar is. The word is not easily definable and cannot be summed up by a simple description or visual or video. Michael Stipe on stage is captivating… you cannot easily take your eyes off him. You [...] PhD in SoulBy
David
Lou Reed just gave the keynote at SXSW and the coolest man alive did not live down being Lou Reed. He would utter something in the most dead pan of ways and would then have to scream “JOKE!” and people delivered nervous laughter. He may be cool, but you could easily imagine [...] Driver 8, meet Client 9By
David
A story broke earlier this week concerning the idea that various new flavors have been appearing in the US water supplies, such as “the sedative Diazepam, the mood stabilizer Carbamazepine and estrogen”. In some ways we can be grateful for this news… it finally explains why the NBC show “Friends” was so popular. [...] AuservationsBy
David
What started out as a Seattle-meets-London day turned out very nice indeed weather-wise here in Austin and still at SXSW. Some other observations from today… Elliot Spitzer sex tapeBy
David
Someone else was caught tapping his foot recently. This time in Room 871. And we have it all on tape. The video, if you chose to watch it, is quite disturbing and not safe for work, or maybe even home. You may have to watch it in your car outside a [...] The EgosystemBy
David
During a panel today at SXSW interactive entitled “Gossip – Britney leaks iPhone upgrade on Facebook. w00t. Gossip or News? Do we have time for facts?” a member of the audience was speaking passionately about a point made towards the panel only to have the moderator say “did you say ecosystem or [...] SXSW… we have landedBy
David
The time is upon us and we have arrived. Austin is a warm place, and that is not just a comment regarding the weather so far. It’s almost a perfect city for an event such as this, given the emphasis on walking here, great and diverse food choices (and drink!) and, barring the [...] |
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