Of the many official micro-events within SXSW Interactive, I’m personally very intrigued with SXSW Create presented by Autodesk — as it goes directly to the heart of what makes SXSW so special.
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Category: Inspiration
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Hackers, Makers, Creators Unite
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first peek at shoegeezer.com
Frankly, I’m not sure the world needs another music blog. Despite these very valid concerns, Adrienne and I have embarked on a little project to document another era:
“We melted down a vintage Fender Jazzmaster (Lake Placid Blue of course), a Yamaha FX500 effects processor, a box of cassette tapes circa 1991, an unknown number of random pills from the medicine cabinet, five Boss RV-3 pedals, a pair of ‘monkey boots,’ a packet of grape Kool-Aid powder and a single strand of Kevin Shields’ hair — the resultant machine produces exactly one song a day.
And we share that one song with you right here on shoegeezer.com. Because volume is wasted on the young.”
It’s been a fun and nostalgic journey so far. Stay tuned for more.
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faces behind the posters at flatstock 20
yesterday i took a breather and walked through flatstock 20 — hands down my favorite annual event during sxsw. inspiration overload to say the least.
rather than showcase the obscene amount of amazing work (that you should be picking up from these talented folks via gigposters anyway), i conned a very small handful of participating artists (friends both old and new) into sitting still for just a moment…