From the digital music wire newsletter: "An Austin-based blogger has compiled a single webpage that contains links to MP3 files of songs from 726 of the bands performing at this year's South by Southwest music festival in Austin. The files are all hosted on the official SXSW.com website, which itself offers a streaming music player featuring songs from artists scheduled to perform at the festival. This year's South by Southwest Music Festival runs from March 16-20 and will feature a total of over 1,300 acts." http://www.moletiemedia.net/php/ http://2005.sxsw.com/player/player.php
I've wasted so much time and money on that "festival" over the years. Ugh. Years and years ago when it first started, it was really cool. Now, it is just an excuse for record label people to kill their expense accounts. There is now an entire set of "anti-SXSW" shows and showcases in an effort to try and get back to some of the show's original roots. I hope it works.
Is this correct? The New York Dolls - Stubbs 1am on Friday March 18th? http://2005.sxsw.com/music/showcases/date/2005-03-19.html
i agree with you man. it does seem to be a bunch of slicked-out industry people who dont really care about actually enjoying the bands playing as much as being seen at the cool bands showcases. ive been attending and/or playing sxsw for 10 years and its definately lost some of its luster in that time by getting more corporate (and its gotten way more expensive too), but its still a good time. i dont worry about all the extra b.s. and just focus on seeing as much music as possible. every year i come away with a few new favorite bands. the day shows have gotten very popular in the last couple years though. most clubs have free shows all day, record stores, ect. most of the good bands will play at least one of the free day shows. im not playing this year, but im a "roadie" for my friends band and i got a free wristband out of it. however, i plan on getting so drunk that they wont want me to help them load in and out...diabolical!
Right, but read this... Morrissey Reforms New York Dolls Morrissey Reforms New York Dolls In his role as creative director of the Meltdown Festival, Morrissey has convinced legendary proto punk outfit the New York Dolls into reforming for a one-off gig, and has roped in members of Guns N' Roses and The Libertines to help out. The ex-Smiths frontman was once president of the UK New York Dolls fan club as a kid and was an obsessive follower of the group, who despite (or maybe because of) their self destructive behaviour and legendary lack of musical prowess, are largely held responsible for kick-starting the punk movement. According to MTV, Morrissey contacted the former Dolls singer David Johansen to personally ask him to reform the group for the event in June. "That was the last thing on my mind," Johansen explained, "But I thought about it for a couple of days and thought, ‘That could be a hoot’." "He called and said that he was the president of his local New York Dolls fan club as a kid," Johansen's manager Darren Hill continued. "They have not been in the same room for years. There has been absolutely no animosity in our discussions." The band’s original guitarist Johnny Thunders died from a heroin overdoes in 1991 and is being replaced at the festival by former Guns n' Roses guitarist Izzy Stradlin, while Libertines drummer Gary Powell will be filling in for the late Doll’s drummer Jerry Nolan. Hill went on to hint that the group may even be joined by members of Primal Scream and The Pretenders’ Chrissy Hynde. The New York Dolls formed in 1971, and absorbed glam rock’s look but pre-empted punk’s attitude with a handful of shambolic yet intense records that are often credited with inspiring the Sex Pistols – in fact, Malcolm McLaren managed the band before assembling the Pistols. The Meltdown Festival takes place at the South Bank Centre, London from June 11 until 27. The Libertines and Franz Ferdinand are also rumoured to be appearing. Ok, that is in June 2005, so could that be the same lineup that is scheduled for the SXSW show?
I met Johnny Thunders at an LA Rehearsal Studio in 1989. Nice guy, but you could tell his time on earth wasn't going to last much longer.
yea. one of the greatest guitarists of all time in my opinion. He wasn't the most technically skilled-wise gifted, but style, attitude, and wide-spread influence more than made up for it. Bummer that he couldn't shake that needle. A friend of mine actually spent the night in the New Orleans motel he died in... btw i'll be in austin all week for sxsw. Rockhead lets meet up!
