New York rapper A$AP Rocky was more than an hour late for what was supposed to be a 30 minute set. The A$AP in his name obviously doesn't stand for "as soon as possible".

Nite Jewel's new album is cool, if a little uneven. Nite Jewel's live show is just cool.

Corporate shows abound here in Austin. But occasionally SXSW will show flashes of its former, punkier, DIY self.

Blog house was never a genre of music you want to be associated with. In fact, it was never a genre at all. It's just a way to put down mainstream dance music that sprung up online in the MySpace era.

Hospitality sound like Björk fronting a twee, Brit-rock guitar pop band. Not the case, I learned at their SXSW daytime gig at Home Slice Pizza.