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SXSW took the risk no one is willing to take... "In a world where honesty is rare, we took that chance to share our pain. SXSW has shown us the future of cinema is now. They have shown us that in the fringes, the marginalized and oppressed have platforms, and voices, and things to say. They have

SXSW has come to Austin once more, and despite days of 30 degree weather, its…

John Wisniewski: what was your first band, William? Before GG Allin. William Gilmore Weber: The Spaztics.…

Interview by John Wisniewski John Wisniewski: When did you begin composing music, Jack?  Jack Curtis Dubowsky: I began composing music as a teenager. (That I can remember!) JW: Are there any composers that inspire you? JCD: Many composers inspire me. Recently I completed a new piece, “Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Henry Purcell,”

Reuel is a former Austinite who has been described as part musical nonconformist, part piano virtuoso.  A classically trained concert pianist, he has come up with the innovative "modclass"  (modern electrical classical) descriptive to describe his synthesis of classical and modern music.  Reuel's classical piano styling and improvisation has helped him to win numerous national piano competitions,

he was the little Gothic Goblin and his followers were Goths. That’s where GOTH came fromJohn Wisniewski: When and how did Sex Gang Children form, Andi? Andi Sex Gang: The precursor to Sex Gang Children, Panic Button, was a spur of the moment creation in 1981. We had a gig booked before there were any

Interview by John Wisniewski John WisniewskI: When did you begin playing music John? John Blair: In the early 1960s when I was in high school. My first band was a surf band in 1963, The Intruders. John WisniewskI: What were some of the band's you played in? John Blair: After The Intruders, I was in a folk-rock group

Singer/Actress Kara Connolly’s haunting new cover of The All-American Reject’s very first single, “Swing, Swing”…

John Wisniewski:  What got you interested in the Swans, Nick? Nick Soulsby: I believe music…

Interview by John Wisniewski William Elliott Whitmore is a is an American blues, country, folk singer and musician newly  signed to Bloodshot Records.  His new release Kilonova is a covers record, including songs by Bad Religion, Bad Religion, Bill Withers, Captain Beefheart, Johnny Cash, The Magnetic Fields, and ZZ Top. Whitmore has toured with Chris Cornell, City and