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SXSW 2009: Moon and New World Order
I suppose you never appreciate your hometown as much as when out-of-towners spout out about its greatness. That's the way it is in Austin. I DO live in the best city on earth. Especially during SXSW!MoonThis film has two things going for it before it even begins. 1) Its star, Sam Rockwell, is a talented, sometimes underrated, actor, and 2) it's a sci-fi flick, full of cool shots of moon rovers with the big, blue earth in the background, talking computers, life endangerment and extraterrestrial mysteries.Sometime in the future, Sam Bell (Rockwell) is just finishing up a three-year contract for... read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusPaste's SXSW 2009 Party Playlist
In just a few days, Paste will be heading down (more accurately, West) to Austin, Texas, for SXSW. Although we'd like you to believe that we're discovering new artists from all over the world and taking in independent films, we're really just there to party. Actually, we're hosting three parties, each featuring live music from some of the best bands around. And since we're a bunch of party animal(z), you're guaranteed a wonderful time. Check out our full details of our SXSW coverage here.Here are just a few of the bands playing our ragers at SXSW 2009:... read more
Found in: Blogs, PlaylistDevo to appear at SXSW, release new album
Devo might just be human kind's last hope. With the world in shambles and our species devolving into a brainless mess with each passing day, the five men of Devo have taken it upon themselves to set the wicked ways of the world straight with their particular brand of synth pop That, or maybe they just felt like making a record. Either way.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSam Raimi and Jonathan Demme plan SXSW screenings
You may remember our coverage about the screening of Sam Raimi's Drag Me To Hell in L.A. The movie is his return to directing horror movies. At that time the film was still incomplete, and apparently Raimi will offer another sneak peak of the project in its still-unfinished form at this year's SXSW. Also on the incomplete front, a screening of Jonathan Demme's not-quite-complete documentary about Neil Young will go down as well.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsPaste announces SXSW parties
It's party time at Paste. Well, maybe not at Paste—we're actually heading a little farther south to throw these bashes. Austin, Texas, to be exact. For three days, we'll be highlighting some of the best in music at SXSW.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsLions and Tigers and Bears, Beware: Nine New Band-Name Trends on the Rise at SXSW
[Above: Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man., the past and future of trendy band names.]Around this time last year, Paste's marketing director (now-emeritus) Caren Kelleher compiled a pretty freakishly extensive blog post detailing statistical trends among bands playing at the 2008 SXSW Music Conference. It seemed, then, that animal band names were actually on the wane, but judging from this year's schedule, they've definitely made a comeback; there are more than 60 animal bands slated to play the 2009 conference (including associate editor Kate Kiefer's favorite, Kittens Ablaze).... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayLoney Dear announces Spring tour
After a successful, sold-out tour opening for Andrew Bird, Loney Dear is ready to head out on its own. The Sweden natives will headline their own North American tour this May, in support of their new album, Dear John. And while you wait, you can catch them at SXSW later this month.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTroll 2 doc Best Worst Movie to premiere at SXSW
We’re hardly immune to Troll 2, the cult epic that makes a persuasive case to be the worst movie ever made. Some just think it’s a good B movie, though perhaps "Z movie" is a more appropriate description. Others have found it, for better or worse, to be an unlikely fixture of our relationships.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsThe Strange Boys to release debut LP on In the Red
Even if it often seems like every damn garage in Austin is full of Marshall half stacks and a hand-me-down drum kit, few of those car-parks produce the sounds of genuine garage pop. Real, rhythm'd-and-blues'd, countrified, jangle-your-face-off, swagger-like-it's-1965, Nuggets-box-set stuff.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsNo Age, GZA, Brooklyn Vegan join Dickies SXSW battle
As we recently announced, Dickies will be awarding $10,000 to the winner of SXSW's Battle of the Bands this year. A few more details on the event have leaked since then.... read more
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