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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.
Weekend with Class Actress
Take a moment to enjoy this video from the SXSW YouTube Channel. It's "Weekend" by Class Actress, the Brooklyn trio returning for SXSW 2012. Lead vocalist Elizabeth Harper describes Class Actress as "dance pop for deep thought. Blunt, playful, lascivious...a bit denser and a bit weirder than the stuff you would hear on Top 40 radio... generally stuff that sounds interesting and a tad more adventurous." Harper and her collaborators Mark Richardson and Scott Rosenthal released Rapprocher (French for "to come close to") to positive reviews last fall on Carpark Records.
The Ropes World Video Premiere
SXSW are proud to premiere the latest video from NYC electronic indie-pop darlings (and SXSW 2012 Showcasing Artist) The Ropes on the SXSW YouTube Channel. "Lack Of Technology Made Me A Killer" was recently named KEXP Song of the Day, and is accompanied by a subtitled, self-produced cerebral video.
ANR Are Prepared for Anything
The Miami duo ANR - Michael-John Hancock & Brian Robertson - return this year to SXSW (with a third band member!) They're working on new material for a summer release. The song "It's Around You," from their latest album Stay Kids, deals with something people in Miami have to be mindful of: hurricane preparedness. "This started out real simple, with just the vocal loop and thoughts of how it's been six years since a major hurricane hit south Florida," Michael-John told Rolling Stone.
Twin Atlantic: Proud and Free
We're adding more cool things to watch every day on the SXSW YouTube Channel, including the title track video "Free" by Glasgow's Twin Atlantic, crossing the pond again to join us for SXSW 2012.
Humpday Highlights: The Cabin in the Woods
As announced last week, Drew Goddard's The Cabin in the Woods is set to open SXSW Film this March. Written by Goddard with Joss Whedon, the film takes a fresh look at the horror genre, and dares you to expect the unexpected.
The Niceguys (with Bun B) Video World Premiere
One of Houston's freshest and most innovative new groups teams up with the Underground King himself, Bun B for the remix to their underground hit, "Ari Gold."
We are excited to welcome The Niceguys back to SXSW as 2011 has been quite a year for them. With SXSW vet Bun B's co-sign we expect an even bigger year for them in 2012. And we love to hear all the new sounds coming from the Texas hip-hop community.
Humpday Highlights: Did You Kill Anyone? Reality in War Movies
SXSW Film 2011 hosted Did You Kill Anyone? Reality in War Movies (video clip below), a revealing panel that attempted to investigate the representation of realism in contemporary war films.
Humpday Highlights: You Are Not a Publicist
In "You Are Not a Publicist: Criticism vs. Advertising", Daniel Carlson (pajiba.com), Devin Faraci (Badass Digest), Marjorie Baumgarten (Austin Chronicle), Todd Gilchrist (Box Office Magazine), Neil Miller (Film School Rejects) examine "what it takes to stay honest in a digital worldHumpday Highlights: Life in a Day
Constructed from 80,000 clips, over 4500 hours, SXSW 2011 Festival Favorite Life in a Day is an astonishing, definitive example of the power of crowd-sourcing.
