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On day one of the music portion of SXSW, one of the first music-based tradeshow panels built a discussion around how live streaming music festivals are slowly becoming the norm for big music events and what technological advancements are making it possible to bring the music festival experience to fans all over the world via the Internet. -
SXSW 2016: David Bowie Producer Tony Visconti to Deliver Opening Keynote Address
SXSW 2016 is shaping up to be an exciting year for the grass roots to large scale festival. Tony Visconti, who was the mastermind behind some of fallen legend David Bowie's most lasting albums, including his last, Blackstar, has just been confirmed as opening keynote speaker. Perhaps partly in honor of Bowie, Visconti is slated to deliver to deliver the opening address on the music portion of the festival, which stretches a week for the festival's 30th anniversary. Other portions of SXSW include film and technology. -
SXSW Co-Founder Roland Swenson Admits to Placing David Bowie Street Sign in Austin
SXSW co-founder Roland Swenson has admitted to being responsible for pasting a sticker reading "David Bowie" over a street sign on Bowie Street in Austin. -
Richard Linklater Follows 'Dazed and Confused' With ‘Everybody Wants Some’ [TRAILER]
The first trailer for Richard Linklater's long-awaited film, entitled "Everybody Wants Some," has finally hit the internet. The award-winning director is calling it the "spiritual sequel" to his 1993 stoner cult classic, "Dazed and Confused." -
SXSW Hit-and-Run Drunk Driver Who Killed 4 Sentenced to Life
Rashad Charjuan Owens, the hit-and-run driver who killed four people when he plowed through a crowd of people at 2014's South by Southwest festival in Austin, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. A Travis County jury convicted the 23 year old of capital murder after relatively brief deliberations. -
SXSW Announces 154 Performers and 130+ Conference Panels
The Austin, TX-based South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival has announced its first round of 154 performers, which include a myriad of assorted artists from different genres and places around the world. -
Alice Cooper, Van Warped's Kevin Lyman Flock to FestForward Conference For Festival Business
Behind every major musical festival is a strong team of producers and promoters and on November 22-24, 2015, the masterminds behind the burgeoning music festival industry will come together in Santa Barbara, California for FestForward, an interactive business-to-business conference and networking event. -
Austin City Limits Curfew for Euphoria, Levitate, Other Area Festivals
The legal battle between a popular Austin-area music festival hotspot and neighboring community is over, with a noise curfew in place. Carson Creek Ranch—the host of events including Levitation (previously known as the Austin Psych Fest), EDM festival Euphoria, as well as the Texas Bandits and Outlaws Country Music Festival—drew the ire of a nearby farm and will now be forced to shut down earlier in the evening. -
Texas Trooper Photographed with Snoop Dogg Files Civil Lawsuit for Unfair Punishment
In April, news broke that a Texas trooper who had been photographed with Snoop Dogg at SXSW was disciplined and ordered to seek counseling. Now, word on Web is the trooper has filed a civil lawsuit for unfair punishment. -
HBO Acquires "I'll Take You There" Singer Mavis Staples' Documentary Following SXSW Premiere
A documentary on gospel singer and civil rights activist, Mavis Staples, has recently been acquired by HBO. The Jessica Edwards' documentary, "Mavis!" on the "I'll Take You There" singer, was well received at its premiere at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in March. -
A$AP Rocky Talks Recording New Album 'A.L.L.A.' and A$AP Yams Following SXSW Performance [WATCH]
Following his SXSW performance Thursday, March, 19, 'Vibe' caught up with A$AP Rocky and discussed recording his new album 'A.L.L.A.' Rocky also talked about his late friend A$AP Yams. -
[WATCH] Porter Robinson's mtvU Woodie Awards Acceptance Speech: 'Lionhearted' DJ Beat Sam Smith, J. Cole, Charli XCX
On Friday, March 20, at SXSW, 'Lionhearted' DJ Porter Robinson beat major pop acts like Charli XCX, Sam Smith, FKA twigs, Run the Jewels and J. Cole to win the mtvU Woodie Award for Woodie of the Year, meaning Artist of the Year. MTV has posted his acceptance speech online with Robinson holding his comically large statue, which he received from a naked Fat Jew and The Bleachers frontman Jack Antonoff.
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