SXSW Music News
The Daily Chord - Thursday, February 9
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Macca pulls albums from streaming services
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BitTorrent and the legitimate use of file-sharing
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Digital revenue boosts Warner Music's bottom line
Story from Paid Content.
Artist Profile: Motoponys
Seattle group, Motopony, creates their distinct sound by combining "seemingly conflicted sounds, and the feelings mapped over them." All perfect harmonies and musical intricacy, their sound could be described as Radiohead meets Belle Brigade.
Member Buddy Ross describes their sound as all of his favorite sounds "rolled into one." Bandmate Daniel Blue, however, has a much more extensive description:
YouTube Designers Give UX Insight at Trade Show
How do you design something for every user on the internet? How do you change the interface of one of the most widely used websites? YouTube will be at the Next Stage presented by Marvell discussing how to design a product that is so widely used by so many different people.
Son of Kick: Way Past 11
West London producer, DJ, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Son of Kick brings his super-charged "Psychostep" live set to SXSW 2012 along with his debut album on his own Way Way Records.
Sonicbids Official SXSW Party: Tasty Teaser
Sonicbids connects tastemakers at SXSW with emerging talent from all over the world. In the past three years, they’ve invited buzz bands like Temper Trap, The Jezabels and The Parlotones to headline their SXSW party. This year’s Sonicbids Official SXSW Party presented by JanSport continues to spotlight great emerging music. While we can’t give away the full lineup just yet, here’s a sneak peek at some of the 12 bands that will be rocking their stage at Maggie Mae’s, Friday, March 16, 11:30am – 5:30pm:
ANR: Miami based pop rockers, ANR (formerly known as Awesome New Republic) gained buzz with their latest release, Stay Kids. Lead by Michael-John Hancock’s cutting vocal, these boys are a can’t-miss at SXSW 2012.
