History made: SXSW 2009, Austin, Texas
History made: SXSW 2009, Austin, Texas

David Dallas travelled to Austin Texas in 2009 to play SXSW

Concert review: Nas' Illmatic, Austin, Texas
Concert review: Nas' Illmatic, Austin, Texas

"Smarten up, Nas." With one line from Takeover , the savage takedown of the Queensbridge native who arguably still held…

SXSW: Bigger than Texas
SXSW: Bigger than Texas

My son asked for a space-themed birthday party this year. Sounds quite simple but there is much more to it than you'd think…

Jay-Z's full SXSW showcase hits web (+10 links)

Jay-Z's full SXSW concert, a new Battleship trailer and Zowie's new single all feature in this compilation of the best links…

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Unheard Clash recordings to be released
Unheard Clash recordings to be released

Unreleased recordings from the first ever recording session by punk pioneers The Clash are to finally…

Cat Power vows to quit US

Cat Power has vowed to quit the US in a bizarre rant posted to her Instagram account . The musician, whose real name is…

Manzarek's keys blew Doors open

Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist and founding member of the Doors who had a dramatic impact on rock 'n' roll, has died at 74…

Henry pokes fun at himself

He has long-aspired to have his own television talk show and has pitched himself to Hollywood heavyweights, now Paul Henry…

Eurovision rocked by voting scandal
Eurovision rocked by voting scandal

The head of Azerbaijan's state broadcaster has questioned the vote tally in the Eurovision Song Contest…

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