South by Southwest

Electronic musician Ash Koosha

The World’s music feature this week: Contrabanned at SXSW

Music

The World is part of a very cool project at the upcoming South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. We’ve collaborated on a showcase called Contrabanned: #MusicUnites.

A scene from the movie "Ex Machina."

AI robots, Steve Jobs and other highlights of the year in science films

Arts
Australian singer Conrad Sewell performs at the Spotify House at SXSW 2015.

We traveled to SXSW for the geeks at Interactive, but music grabbed a spotlight

Music
A policeman stops a 'Blockupy' anti-capitalist protester near the European Central Bank building before the official opening of its new headquarters in Frankfurt.

How protesters are using modern branding techniques

Conflict
The World

Mexico’s Centavrvs re-makes ‘Mańana No’ for cowbell and guitar

Music
Amason in Austin, 2015.

From an idyllic back porch in Austin, Amason performs ‘Went To War’

Music

While at SXSW, Sweden’s Amason was staying at an idyllic ranch house outside of Austin. Fresh from their performance as part of the festival, Amason invited us to a quiet performance of their song “Went To War” on their back porch.

Some Latinos at SXSW feel the startup ecosystem leaves them out in the cold

While boot-strapping a company — starting it with your own capital — is popular in the tech startup world, it puts some people at a disadvantage, say entrepreneurs.

Some Latinos at SXSW feel the startup ecosystem leaves them out in the cold

While boot-strapping a company — starting it with your own capital — is popular in the tech startup world, it puts some people at a disadvantage, say entrepreneurs.

Snowden

Edward Snowden was bigger than a rock star at his SXSW panel today

Environment

The former NSA analyst joined the SXSW Interactive Festival on Monday and was a hit. Among other things, he says the NSA is setting fire to the future of the Internet.The former NSA analyst joined the SXSW Interactive Festival on Monday and was a hit. Among other things, he says the NSA is setting fire to the future of the Internet.

SXSW: Bands to Listen For

South by Southwest has come to be known as one of the hippest parties for those who are into cutting-edge film, game-changing technology, and eco-friendly ideas. From the movie “Bridesmaids” to the social networking site Twitter, South by Southwest was the launching pad. But lest we forget, it all started with music. And according to […]