SXSW Finds: POWR BTTM
Don’t make the mistake of searching for “Power Bottom” on the Internet when you can’t remember how this band is spelled. But these dudes in dresses did a great job at their SXSW set!...
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Trump, Trauma, and the “Mexicanizing” of American Politics
Here in the middle of election season, we bring you a guest post from independent scholar Byron King, who unpacks the historical foundations that may have some part in Trump’s rise as a leading...
The SPIN at Stubb’s Party, 2016 Edition
The 2016 SPIN at Stubbs party happened. Chvrches played for the party–this time as a headliner–and a lot of fun happened, even though it was SO HOT this year!
David Bowie Tribute from Michael Stipe
Not being in NYC this week, I wasn’t going to be at the David Bowie Tribute Concerts taking place this week. You can see coverage from last night’s Carnegie Hall event over on Consequence...
A Vinyl Bonus: The Neon Boys
As a bonus of watching the pilot of the new television series Vinyl, the recap over at Vulture brought up the Neon Boys. I now love The Neon Boys! I suspect I heard them...
Life on Mars on GIRLS
If you’ve been watching Lena Dunham‘s show GIRLS, you may have heard a haunting cover of Life on Mars that lingered over the end credits as Shoshanna walked down a lonely street in Japan. This is...
Today’s Column on More Diversity in People *Acting* in Tech Roles
If you missed it, you can read today’s Statesman column “Hanks: More women, minorities needed for tech roles on screen” here.
SXSW Finds: The Wet Secrets!
At the end of SXSW, I was drug into the Swan Dive to see a band from Canada, who were sporting marching band outfits. They were crazy fun!
Hanks: More women, minorities needed for tech roles on screen
By Anna Hanks – Special to the American-Statesman Posted: 12:36 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, 2016 A giant Ferris wheel dominated Congress Avenue during the South by Southwest Film and Interactive Conferences. The neon attraction...
Change the Casting, Change the World
During the South by Southwest Film or Interactive Conferences in Austin, Texas there was a giant ferris wheel that appeared just south of the state capitol building. The ferris wheel that added a touch of boardwalk...
