SXSW Music Videos & Podcasts

With an amazing amount of rock memorabilia and awesome exhibits, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has undoubtedly been successful. However, despite that fact, the question of legitimacy still persists. Attempting to answer that and other questions on the panel "Does Rock and Roll Belong in a Museum?" were moderator Jim Henke, Chief Curator of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, guitarist Lenny Kaye of the Patti Smith Group, LA Times Pop Critic Ann Powers, artist Miles Seaton of Akron/Family, and VP of Education and Public Programs at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Lauren Onkey.

In the late '70s, CBGB & OMFUG was the beachhead of American punk. A wide array of artists first gained acclaim at CBGB, including Television, Patti Smith, Talking Heads and Blondie. Some of those artists were on hand to share their memories of the venerable club on the panel "CBGB Stories" at the SXSW 2010 Music Conference.

The 40th anniversary of the Kent State shootings was May 4. In March, SXSW presented the panel "Music and the Revolution" which looked at Vietnam-era activism and the music which united the protesters. In this clip we hear from moderator Mike Jacobs, musicians Wayne Kramer and Country Joe McDonald and noted activist Bill Ayers. Each speaker touches on how music informed their political dissent.

We were saddened to hear of the passing of Big Star's founding bassist Andy Hummel yesterday at the age of 59. His death comes just four months after he was at SXSW 2010 for "I Never Travel Far Without a Little Big Star," a panel that turned into a tribute after the sudden death of band member Alex Chilton.