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Over the last few weeks, SXSW has received lots of great ideas for panels at the 2010 event...
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SXSW Festival Deadline to submit panel ideas for SXSW 2010 is tomorrow 7/10. We have tons of IA ideas so submit music and film ideas to increase your chances! http://bit.ly/tYIEo

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One of the biggest strengths of SXSW is the creativity and innovation of the worldwide community that attends the event every March in Austin. The intellect of this audience is one of the reasons we give these people so much power in terms of panel programming...
David
David
Putting finishing touches on 2! Fingers crossed for our panel!
Lisa
Lisa
hmmm.
Sudhir
Sudhir
tried one.
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Here is this week's list of new albums from SXSW 2009 Showcasing Artists. Hope you enjoy...
Robert
Robert
If you like Barry Manilow and the Insane Clown posse then you'll love "We Were Promised Jetpacks"
Will
Will
If you like Barry Manilow and the Insane Clown posse then you'll love "We Were Promised Jetpacks"

Ha!
Christine O'Heron

Christine O'Heron Music is Life: Lebanese Sound Stills
photographs of the Lebanese underground music scene by Tanya Traboulsi

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including Scrambled Eggs who played SXSW 2008

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Have a great panel or presentation idea for SXSW 2010? Send it in now! You don't have much time left. The deadline to submit ideas for the Music, Film and Interactive Conferences is this Friday, July 10th...
Sudhir
Sudhir
I'll do it.
Byron
Byron
It's not a panel submission it's the launch of a political campaign . . .
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Today's featured Indie Label is pretty amazing. They are all amazing, of course. If you've been keeping up, you know that last week we featured a label with a love for animals. This week - a label with a love for the earth...
Patricia
Patricia
Right on...a love for the earth, Gaia! : )
Xavier Toscano

Xavier Toscano I WANT TO PERFORM AT SXSW 2010 -HOW DO I SUBMIT?

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We'll start accepting applications in August at http://www.sxsw.com
Damon Cleveland

Damon Cleveland We are looking for to Supporting SXSW next year! All Indie Artists should check out THE INDIE! http://apps.facebook.com/theindie

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Here's some delightful video of Owen Ashworth aka Casiotone For The Painfully Alone performing "White Jetta" courtesy of our most excellent YouTube channel. Pre-festival I was lucky enough to get Mr. Ashworth to do the LP Questionnaire. You can check out the good times here...
Andrew
Andrew
*sigh*
Miranda
Miranda
sxsw is one thing i look forward to every year. EVERYONE MUST GO AT LEAST ONCE.
Elaine
Elaine
uh...what?
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This week brings new albums from SXSW 2009 Artists Sleep, Let's Wrestle and Ebony Bones. Ebony Bones totally wins the most colorful press photo this week. Let's Wrestle has the silliest band name and Sleep gets the award for having the best album name with "Hesitation Wounds"...
Mark
Mark
It's been a few years since I been to the Pacific Amp. I think I saw Morrisey there back in '95 . Last I heard it was shutdown because the neighborhood complained of the noise from the Concerts. But that was some time ago.
Kam

Kam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrsSt0i5vTE&feature=player_embedded

Beautiful piece written by the Iranian rock band HYPERNOVA who have been to Austin's SXSW in the past few years. it turns out this song is part of a broader project by Iranian artists called the Freedom Glory Project.

Kam
Kam
Actually, just found out that only the main singer is from Hypernova, others are from various bands globally, based in NYC.
Michelle Herbert Penington

Michelle Herbert Penington Are independent bands still a part of SxSW? Things sure have changed since I lived in Austin in the early 90's!

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We are excited to announce our unique partnership with the Roskilde Festival and Austin-based Sol Design Lab, in a mutual exchange that will explore both the artistic and practical applications of clean energy...
Heidi
Heidi
And we can confirm that it was fun! :-)
Carlos Javier

Carlos Javier Los invito a conocer frutillar un hermoso lugar al sur de chile ubicado en las laderas del lago Llanquihue

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The 2009 SXSW Music Keynote speech from Quincy Jones contained many unforgettable moments. Among them was a series of stories about his work and friendship with Michael Jackson...
Richard
Richard
such a gift of talent that can bring more talent out of other artist's......
Janet
Janet
I was there too, got his book & he signed it! he's a super talent!
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"Vizrappers are throwing beam on the walls of the 'hood." Amoeba Man, the Mexican Lightning Crew, Sal the Shooter, and Big Ed are all down at Veli's, a funky little graphics bar underneath the freeway in West Oakland...
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We know the SXSW community abounds with intelligence, enthusiasm and creativity, and is brimming with new ideas on the future of music, film and new media, so listen up...
Kristy
Kristy
guess this is for panels only, not for picking bands? Anyway, you need to have Stan Ridgway back.
Patee
Patee
I second Stan!
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A recurring theme with the folks at Kanine Records is that they love life and have a fierce passion for vinyl. And of course, they love dogs, too...
Anne-marie
Anne-marie
We played SXSW in 2008...and are ready to come back. Was a blast! Got to submit this year~!
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We've all been watching the situation in Iran over past few weeks. Yesterday we received the following email from Iranian metal band TarantisT, who played a showcase at SXSW 2009...
Kam
Kam
just bought their album in their support on iTunes.
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SXSW Festival Metal band TarantisT sends news from Iran: http://sxsw.com/node/1843 #iran #sxsw

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tarantist.jpgWe've all been watching the situation in Iran over past few weeks. Yesterday we received the following email from Iranian metal band TarantisT, who played a showcase at SXSW 2009. From: "TarantisT [NEWS]" Date: June 24, 2009
Kam
Kam
I just bought the album on iTunes.
Krystal
Krystal
Extremely sad to read this. They played at my club. Very cool guys!
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Category: Classic - While the SXSW Interactive Web Awards focus on the best new internet destinations, this category is devoted to sites that launched before January 1, 2008...
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Once again, I have scoured the internet to bring you new albums from SXSW 2009 Artists. Dinosaur Jr's Farm came out this week, which is fantastic. Below you'll find a video of the guys performing "Freak Scene" which is one of my favorite Dinosaur Jr. songs. Consider at gift from me to you...
Laura
Laura
Hells yeah...it's awesomely outrageous
Joel
Joel
Already picked my Album of the Year: the new Future of the Left.

Mind. Blown.
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Today's featured Indie Label, Fearless Records, is having a busy summer. Several new album releases are coming your way and there are Fearless artists touring all over the country (and a few on the Vans Warped Tour including A Skylit Drive)...
Aaron Marcel Willridge

Aaron Marcel Willridge how do i get a press pass?

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It depends what conference you're looking to cover. Check out sxsw.com/press for info. The new site won't launch until August but the information will be more or less the same.
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If you hadn't already noticed, the submission process for the 2010 SXSW Panel Picker is now live...
Wendy
Wendy
Got one cooking- by July 11th right?
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@ Wendy. Deadline is July 10th.
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It's a new week, and that means new albums have hit the shelves at your local record store...or favorite online store if you are technically inclined. Again, I have scoured the internet to present you with SXSW 2009 Artists who have new albums out this week...
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In continuing to showcase SXSW Indie Village participants as part of our Indie Label Spotlight series, we present IAMSOUND Records. Based in L.A. and founded by Niki Roberton in 2006, IAMSOUND has really made a name for itself in these few years with quite an impressive line-up of artists...
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Some of the best programming ideas for the SXSW Interactive Festival come directly from the online community. That is one of the reasons we use the Panel Picker to program so much of the content for the event. Proposals for SXSW 2010 are being accepted through Friday, July 10...
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Grab some sweet tea, park yourself near a fan and check out podcasts of a couple of great panels from SXSW Music in March. If these pique your interest, we encourage you to submit panel ideas for the SXSW 2010 Music at our Panel Picker page...
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Kelly
Kelly
WHOO HOO! Who on the list for next year?
Prince
Prince
How do I join?
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@kelly- only time will tell

@prince- check out panelpicker.sxsw.com

@lauren- 'fraid not but your enthusiasm is appreciated. ;)... Read More

@aaron- obviously.
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Category: Blog - Sites that revolutionize the power of publishing by providing regularly updated content of a personal or professional nature. Winner: The Bygone Bureau The Bygone Bureau is an online magazine, specializing in travel writing and cultural criticism...
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Haha. Oh Susie, we didn't mean to rub it in. Dumb As A Blog is great and you should be very proud of it. We still love you no matter what. :)
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Wrapping up our trio of DEVO clips, drummer Josh Freese chimes in on his history with the group. Gerard makes a case for the necessity of DEVO in today's music world, and Mark proposes a new delivery system for music - suppositories. Join the 'work-in-progress' that is DEVO...
Matt
Matt
It's short for "de-evolution." It's also um, a band. http://lmgtfy.com/?q=devo+wikipedia&l=1
Kay
Kay
"music suppositories"
LMAO
no pun intended
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Here's the SXSW 2009 Showcasing Artist new music list for this week. 2020Soundsystem wins this week's award for most interesting press photo. Additionally, this week has a NEW SPECIAL BONUS!!!! Below you'll find the music video for Pelican's Lost in the Headlights...
Sheri
Sheri
missed this year...will be there in 2010! Watch out Austin...
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