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DFA 1979
Men Without Hats
Odd Future
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Austra’s tour diary
Katie Stelmanis documents her band’s trip to Texas
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SXSW Report: The misses

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Dancing Dinosaurs
By Benjamin Boles Posted on Mar 24, 2011 at 12:00 AM

For a moment I felt like I was flashing back to the 90s candy raver days when a dude in a dinosaur costume took the stage at Beauty Bar Backyard and started cranking out some banging dance beats.

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The Austin PD tell Jesse F. Keeler the show will be shut down
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Death From Above 1979 strikes SXSW
Photo By Shawn Scallen Posted on Mar 21, 2011 at 09:58 AM
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Lil B
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Swag By Southwest
By Joshua Errett Posted on Mar 21, 2011 at 08:26 AM

Lil B is an outsider if there ever was one. No label, very rarely works with anyone, he even got kicked off Facebook (he just got the account back). 

So it was especially weird to see Diddy, the guy who is basically a recording industry cheerleader, the ultimate insider, on hand to introduce TheBasedGod.

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Photo By Joshua Errett
Videos

Soft Pink
By Joshua Errett Posted on Mar 21, 2011 at 02:05 AM

Watch a video of enfant terrible Ariel Pink keep it together for his South By Southwest set.

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Photo By Jason Keller
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Phair play
By Jason Keller Posted on Mar 20, 2011 at 03:14 AM

The supposed decline of Liz Phair as a songwriter has been well documented and unnecessarily harsh.

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Mon Mar 28 2011 12:14 pm
Posted some video of PS I Love You and Dan Deacon dealing with tech problems at SXSW http://now.uz/gN0EY5
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Mon Mar 28 2011 12:13 pm
Uploaded some live video of Diamond Rings (@stayfierce) playing at SXSW http://now.uz/fySj83
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Thu Mar 24 2011 6:06 pm
More SXSW video: just put up a clip of Dominique Young Unique http://now.uz/hKG5hZ
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Thu Mar 24 2011 6:04 pm
Also added some video of Redinho rocking the talk box at SXSW to this post http://now.uz/hg8A3y #technofunk
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Thu Mar 24 2011 6:01 pm
Just posted up some more video of Big Freedia at SXSW. amazing what the pro booty dancers can do with their asses http://now.uz/hBEUaY
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Thu Mar 24 2011 12:09 pm
We posted up a SXSW tour diary from @austratalks yesterday - kind of a fun look behind the scenes http://now.uz/emI70z
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Wed Mar 23 2011 3:31 pm
The guys at the Starbucks next to the office were following my SXSW coverage...which is pretty cool. Sandwich still cost me $6 tho.
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Mon Mar 21 2011 11:44 pm
My #SXSWi roundup http://t.co/QBWU2FN #in
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Mon Mar 21 2011 12:42 pm
Just got back from seeing 300,000 million sick bands at #sxsw and I'm walking around singing Rebecca Black.
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Mon Mar 21 2011 11:22 am
My take on Men Without Hats triumphant return at SXSW Currently reading http://nowtoronto.com/guides/sxsw/2011/story.cfm?content=179727
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Mon Mar 21 2011 10:12 am
Inside the Death From Above 1979 #SXSW show, there was rock http://now.uz/eQsWVd outside there was trouble http://now.uz/hrjfLl
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Mon Mar 21 2011 9:39 am
Lil B. #SXSW http://t.co/kD44pUC
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Mon Mar 21 2011 9:37 am
SwagXSW: a review of @LILBTHEBASEDGOD and @iamdiddy at #SXSW http://now.uz/frRnSO
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Sun Mar 20 2011 7:16 pm
Barton Springs for the finish. #SXSW http://t.co/0cF2PIo
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Sun Mar 20 2011 5:51 pm
Nine days, four flights, two near-riots, three visits to @homeslicepizza, two Odd Future sets #sxsw
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Sun Mar 20 2011 11:34 am
Still have mace in my lungs RT @nowtoronto: Here's some video of the Death From Above 1979 reunion ruckus #sxsw http://now.uz/hrjfLl
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Sun Mar 20 2011 11:20 am
Here's some video of the Death From Above 1979 reunion ruckus #sxsw http://now.uz/hrjfLl
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Sun Mar 20 2011 8:47 am
Witnessed the DFA79 mace and taser mayhem. #sheesh #SXSW
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Sun Mar 20 2011 2:44 am
Not sure finishing the set is the smartest thing at this point. Shit is on the verge of going really bad at dfa1979 #SXSW
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Sun Mar 20 2011 2:40 am
Wow, genuine riot at dfa1979 show. Shit barely under control. Actually scary #SXSW
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Sun Mar 20 2011 12:15 am
jay z radiohead drake rem eminem dr dre kings of leon #rumours #sxsw
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Sat Mar 19 2011 11:13 pm
Didn't know I was a @iamdiddy fan until he showed up at the @LILBTHEBASEDGOD #sxsw show
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Sat Mar 19 2011 8:24 pm
Where is Mr White? #sxsw http://twitpic.com/4b8f5d
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Sat Mar 19 2011 7:42 pm
RT @m_hollett Men w/o Hats nail it at #SXSW @NXNE showcase http://now.uz/hgUIkM
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Sat Mar 19 2011 6:14 pm
More Men Without Hats at NXNE SXSW showcase Living in China #sxsw Watch Living in China on Vimeo! http://vimeo.com/21238920
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Sat Mar 19 2011 5:32 pm
Chilling out at Dan Deacon's Hit The Lights afternoon party #SXSW hippy-hipster vibes
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Sat Mar 19 2011 4:47 pm
Men w/o Hats nail it at SXSW NXNE showcase #sxsw Currently reading http://nowtoronto.com/guides/sxsw/2011/story.cfm?content=179727
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Sat Mar 19 2011 4:08 pm
.@fucktyler videos and photos of yr #swag RT @nowtoronto: Odd Future own #SXSW. Watch a video here: http://now.uz/g2mb3n
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Sat Mar 19 2011 3:46 pm
ASSES SHAKING #SXSW http://now.uz/hBEUaY
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Sat Mar 19 2011 3:44 pm
Liz Phair played her early hits at #SXSW http://now.uz/e1Pxvk
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Sat Mar 19 2011 2:12 pm
Odd Future own #SXSW. Watch a video here: http://now.uz/g2mb3n
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Sat Mar 19 2011 2:16 am
So I guess no one but me cares about Nite Jewel anymore? Empty, compared to No Joy crowd earlier. #SXSW
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Sat Mar 19 2011 2:08 am
Someone just told me I sounded great onstage. Apparently I play bass in a Mexican Summer band and no one told me #SXSW
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Fri Mar 18 2011 11:21 pm
This is a long line #SXSW http://t.co/CjpHJz3 http://t.co/UnxgAcO http://t.co/jDuB5R1 http://t.co/iEeMpZa
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Fri Mar 18 2011 10:00 pm
No Joy are incredibly loud, in a good way. Shoegazer/stoner-rock meltdown #sxsw
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Fri Mar 18 2011 9:58 pm
#Juggalos are chasing me around Austin...if anything happens to me, please tell my wife I love her. #sxsw #fb
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Fri Mar 18 2011 8:55 pm
.@fucktyler I gotta water bottle for you. #sxsw
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Fri Mar 18 2011 8:50 pm
#OddFuture just destroyed Austin. #SXSW
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Fri Mar 18 2011 8:27 pm
People dancing to Safety Dance at MWH NXNE showcase sound check , nuts #sxsw
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Fri Mar 18 2011 8:23 pm
I've been so promiscuous at #SXSW. So many anonymous wifi hook-ups.
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Fri Mar 18 2011 5:08 pm
Ghostface was a titan RT @nowtoronto: Wu Tang swarm #SXSW, miss some sting http://now.uz/fIK5k3
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Fri Mar 18 2011 4:54 pm
Wu Tang swarm #SXSW, miss some sting http://now.uz/fIK5k3
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Fri Mar 18 2011 3:36 pm
Hectic scene at the Strokes show last night. http://bit.ly/fubZbK #sxsw
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Fri Mar 18 2011 2:15 pm
Having some #sxsw drinks. Guess which is mine? #champagnesxsw http://twitpic.com/4aqlx9
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Fri Mar 18 2011 1:33 pm
“Don’t you remember what happened at Tahrir Square?” – has been called out several time waiting in line at #SXSW #WOW http://now.uz/fWT9iA
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Fri Mar 18 2011 1:23 pm
The Strokes killed it last night in Austin #SXSW http://now.uz/fWT9iA
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Fri Mar 18 2011 2:28 am
Ghostface is fucking electric! #sxsw
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Fri Mar 18 2011 12:47 am
So yeah, @tuneyards just set that Church on fire #sxsw
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Thu Mar 17 2011 11:26 pm
#SXSW x St Patricks Day. It's a very weird day to be in Austin.
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Thu Mar 17 2011 11:08 pm
Upsetting to hear there's a band called Hoodie Allen. #SXSW
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Thu Mar 17 2011 10:55 pm
So Emmy-Lou Harris is not the hottest ticket w young people #sxsw @ Antone's http://gowal.la/c/3MyMb
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Thu Mar 17 2011 9:25 pm
Strokes show turned ugly...two cops trying to keep out thousands in line. Mob rules, I crashed the gate and am now in. Not proud, but #sxsw
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Thu Mar 17 2011 9:20 pm
Strokes show turned ugly...two cops trying to keep out thousands in line. Mob rules, I crashed the gate and am now in. Not proud, but #sxsw
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Thu Mar 17 2011 9:07 pm
About to watch my Grade 9 best friend @rockybusiness open up for Wu and Badu. #SXSW
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Thu Mar 17 2011 8:40 pm
Canadians blast Texas: the best Can-con at #SXSW http://now.uz/e12Kwa
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Thu Mar 17 2011 8:32 pm
Mouth X Mouthwest: they're having a concert in a dentists office. #SXSW
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Thu Mar 17 2011 8:25 pm
I just purchased a yard of margarita. what could go wrong? #sxsw twin shadow sounding good on a big stage
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Thu Mar 17 2011 8:21 pm
Met a Stroke yesterday in the hotel. On my way to their show. New album is tight. #sxsw
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Thu Mar 17 2011 8:02 pm
Just realized that the whole staff of this crepe stand are deaf. Furious signing taking the place of kitchen yelling #sxsw
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Thu Mar 17 2011 7:54 pm
@benjaminboles don't lose batts. We need eachother. #SXSW
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Thu Mar 17 2011 7:52 pm
Phone almost dead again. 3G really eats those batteries. Radio silence maybe coming soon #sxsw
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Thu Mar 17 2011 7:42 pm
This free #sxsw Strokes show feels a bit like a corporate Woodstock. Maybe I should get naked?
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Thu Mar 17 2011 6:50 pm
I think this Big Freedia footage I just shot is the best video I've ever shot for NOW. Sooooo much ass. #sxsw
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Thu Mar 17 2011 5:06 pm
Dominique Young Unique just got a rare afternoon encore, well deserved #sxsw http://t.co/mvwbmN2
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Thu Mar 17 2011 3:21 pm
Way of the Dodos at #SXSW. http://bit.ly/gH0gNA
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Thu Mar 17 2011 1:18 pm
It would be worth the drive to Texas for that Taco alone. #sxsw
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Thu Mar 17 2011 2:49 am
I can see why Tech 9ine appeals to #Juggalos. #SXSW http://t.co/pZu3MmR
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Thu Mar 17 2011 2:31 am
Tech N9ne show is six hours behind schedule. #sxsw
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Thu Mar 17 2011 2:10 am
Burger Records Party #SXSW
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Thu Mar 17 2011 2:00 am
Michael Knight. Michael Knight. #SXSW
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Thu Mar 17 2011 1:51 am
Curren$y tha Hotspitta at #sxsw #jets http://twitpic.com/4a8ebb
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Thu Mar 17 2011 1:20 am
Um, dino dude just put on some kind of headdress #sxsw http://plixi.com/p/84582582
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Thu Mar 17 2011 1:18 am
Yes, this dude is wearing a dinosaur costume, with a tail #sxsw http://plixi.com/p/84582353
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Thu Mar 17 2011 1:11 am
I should really eat some food. Beer is kind of like food, right? #sxsw
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Thu Mar 17 2011 12:15 am
Just met Albert Hammond Jr of The Strokes. We shared a few laughs. #SXSW
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Wed Mar 16 2011 11:52 pm
Watch Dom at the #FaderFort #sxsw http://now.uz/gJ8DBH
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Wed Mar 16 2011 10:47 pm
First post from #SXSW Music RT @keller_jason Fading out in the Fader Fort at #SXSW http://bit.ly/hmFC4r
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Wed Mar 16 2011 10:44 pm
Fading out in the Fader Fort at #SXSW http://bit.ly/hmFC4r
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Wed Mar 16 2011 7:58 pm
Every single waking moment you feel like you're missing something huge. It'll drive you insane if you let it. #sxsw
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Wed Mar 16 2011 7:54 pm
Still can't get over the amount of bass in that 200 person room. Insane. Need to recharge phone and body before sun sets. #sxsw
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Wed Mar 16 2011 7:37 pm
Houston dubstep has a dirty tough hip hop vibe that's kind of amazing. #sxsw
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Wed Mar 16 2011 7:32 pm
Wow, this little afternoon dubstep party is not fucking around. Hair blowing in the wind of the bassbins #sxsw
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Wed Mar 16 2011 6:02 pm
Looks like the airline lost Karkwa's mini moog. At least it wasn't a vintage one. #sxsw
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Wed Mar 16 2011 5:42 pm
Love the STAY FIERCE shirt Diamond Rings (Aka @stayfierce) is wearing. Where do I get one? #sxsw
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Wed Mar 16 2011 5:28 pm
Awesome: opening up luggage to find surprise love letter from the wifey. Pro romance tip. #sxsw
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Wed Mar 16 2011 5:26 pm
Diamond Rings rocking Canada House, looking gorgeous in makeup and an Expos hat. #sxsw
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Wed Mar 16 2011 5:25 pm
Just ran into Ron Sexsmith - reminded him that I used to wash his hair, back when I thought I was going to be a hair dresser. #sxsw
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Wed Mar 16 2011 3:23 pm
My final Interactive joint from Austin RT @nowtoronto: .@Groupon’s guide to being funny #sxswi http://now.uz/euWMwQ
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Wed Mar 16 2011 3:05 pm
.@Groupon’s guide to being funny #sxswi http://now.uz/euWMwQ
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Wed Mar 16 2011 1:26 pm
Just arrived at #sxsw and finally letting go of pre-festival stress
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Wed Mar 16 2011 12:55 pm
#SXSWi ends today but I could write about it for another 10 months.
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Wed Mar 16 2011 2:10 am
RT @keller_jason: first music i've heard at #SXSW is some Ghana beat my cab driver blasted on the way in to Austin. Good start.
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Tue Mar 15 2011 11:50 pm
first music i've heard at SXSW is some Ghana beat my cab driver blasted on the way in to Austin. Good start.
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Tue Mar 15 2011 10:10 pm
Well the Foo Fighters have royally screwed my affairs. They're playing a secret show at the only party I wanted to goto. Now what? #sxswi
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Tue Mar 15 2011 9:29 pm
The best I could do for a boring keynote RT @nowtoronto: Charity is a great business model. #sxswi http://now.uz/dZVPg3
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Tue Mar 15 2011 9:26 pm
So many band guys descending on Austin. I prefer the web people. #sxswi
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Tue Mar 15 2011 8:58 pm
Charity is a great business model. #sxswi http://now.uz/dZVPg3
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Tue Mar 15 2011 4:41 pm
The Marriott is so depressing. #sxswi
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Tue Mar 15 2011 3:47 pm
The next TOMS product will be announced on June 7. #sxswi was the announcement of that announcement.
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Tue Mar 15 2011 12:20 pm
Also, heard credible-ish rumour Playbook will support Android apps. #sxswi
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Tue Mar 15 2011 12:19 pm
Got to play w the Playbook last night. There a no buttons on it, eh? All touchscreen. #sxswi http://twitpic.com/49r9gr
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Tue Mar 15 2011 11:29 am
You know who nailed it at #SXSWi? @alfranken did. http://now.uz/hZVhKp
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Mon Mar 14 2011 9:39 pm
The new app Hashable mixes business and pleasure #sxswi http://now.uz/dTlJiB
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Mon Mar 14 2011 3:56 pm
Waiting to talk to Twitter guy at #sxswi about opening a Canadian HQ in Toronto. Drinking this in shade while I wait: http://t.co/Cp3rpTf
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Mon Mar 14 2011 3:29 pm
Colombia is here promoting the .co country code. I prefer Uzbekistan. #sxswi
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Mon Mar 14 2011 2:33 pm
Google vs. Bing panel. Kind of sick of this battle. Yet I'm here sitting on the floor. #sxswi
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Mon Mar 14 2011 2:11 pm
Watching #sxswi Accelerator, where start ups pitch their products in front of a crowd.
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Mon Mar 14 2011 2:09 pm
See you then RT @googlesxsw: Happy Pi Day! At 1:59pm today we'll have pie in the Google booth to celebrate - come have a bite with us
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Mon Mar 14 2011 2:08 pm
I skipped my morning SXSW post to go for a run. Readers are no doubt irate, but I feel great. You gotta take care of yourself.
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Mon Mar 14 2011 11:50 am
Yesterday's keynote by the 4chan guy at #SXSWi was all about keeping anonymity on the web. http://now.uz/eOD2WV
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Mon Mar 14 2011 12:07 am
Having a drink w/ @ErinBury @ Mashable MashBash SXSWi http://gowal.la/c/3KBYR
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Sun Mar 13 2011 11:27 pm
Karaoke Winnebago #sxswi http://twitpic.com/49bidr
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Sun Mar 13 2011 9:13 pm
On anonymity and creativity with the founder of 4chan #sxswi http://now.uz/eOD2WV
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Sun Mar 13 2011 8:49 pm
Leaving in the morning for #SXSW. #RoadTrip'n across America.
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Sun Mar 13 2011 7:35 pm
Head spinning rumours about Google Circles at #sxswi http://now.uz/eiL56U
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Sun Mar 13 2011 12:09 pm
Group texting may be the biggest thing out of #sxswi this year http://now.uz/h5ej5F
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Sat Mar 12 2011 8:11 pm
At this year's #sxswi, it was Flash vs. HTML5. Again. Who wins? http://now.uz/dW4xiT
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Sat Mar 12 2011 3:02 pm
Going to see SCVNGR keynote then to @Freshbooks party #sxswi
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Sat Mar 12 2011 2:08 pm
Our #SXSW hub is open! Check for posts, pictures, videos and tweets from Austin's awesome 9-day tech/music/film festival http://t.co/e84i6fW
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Sat Mar 12 2011 2:08 pm
Trying to interview @LILBTHEBASEDGOD during SXSWi. #multitasking
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Sat Mar 12 2011 1:35 pm
Three breakfast burritos? On the first day? #paceyourself #sxswi
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Sat Mar 12 2011 1:32 pm
Flash Mobs...a relic at this point, eh? #sxswi
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Sat Mar 12 2011 1:09 pm
Spotted at #sxswi: Morgan Spurlock. (I second guessed the value of this tweet, then tweeted it anyway)
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Sat Mar 12 2011 11:00 am
My first report from #SXSWi: Early signs of "marketer douchebaggery" http://now.uz/hpSWe8
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Fri Mar 11 2011 9:29 pm
My #sxsw trip will clock in at 18 hours of solid travel, but I'm on the flight.
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Fri Mar 11 2011 5:46 pm
Thank you Barack Obama for putting a Chili's Express in O'Hare. #SXSW
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Thu Mar 10 2011 11:00 pm
Going to Austin for 10 days starting tomorrow. Packed more chargers for devices than pairs of pants. #sxsw
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Thu Mar 10 2011 8:07 pm
@rockybusiness I want on the Toronto OG Guest-List. #SXSW
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Thu Mar 10 2011 11:24 am
Two years ago, my man @keller_jason found Janelle Monáe at @SXSW http://now.uz/eS430h Now she's on the cover. http://now.uz/fLz7YQ
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Wed Mar 9 2011 8:13 am
So I guess my strategy for #SXSWi is to follow @erinbury around.
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Wed Mar 9 2011 8:06 am
I've made plans for Village Voice Media SXSW Interactive Party http://planca.st/RxB
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Tue Mar 8 2011 6:39 pm
I need more brunches/parties to go to at SXSW.