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A Newmatic Army Drops in on SXSW

Nashville band Newmatic, like many of the bands descending upon Austin for SXSW 2010, were eager to promote their music. Adopting a unique alternative to face-to-face interaction with festival-goers, Newmatic took to the skies, sending hundreds of little plastic paratroopers from rooftop bars into the crowd below. Each mini-man came equipped with a ...

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Jovi Rockwell Interview: SXSW 2010

Jovi Rockwell is a self-proclaimed 'Rebel Love Goddess,' spirited with a friendly laugh. Hailing from Kingston, Jamaica, Spinner caught up with Rockwell in route to SXSW 2010 in Austin, armed with humidity spray so that her hair won't fall victim to "everything is bigger in Texas." You'll see what we mean. How'd you get into music? Well, my ...

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K. Flay Interview: SXSW 2010

Twenty-four year old Kristine Flaherty, a Stanford graduate with a degree in psychology and sociology, packs a punch in the music world as a hip-hop artist called K. Flay. Her girl-next-door face isn't run of the mill in her genre, but she insists her academic background and her rap career tie together well because "there's a lot of crazy people in ...

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Kaiser Cartel Interview: SXSW 2010

Kaiser Cartel is the harmonious fusion of Courtney Kaiser and Benjamin Cartel, a Kirk Cameron lover and a sugar-fiend on a quest to self-release their new record, Secret Transit, in the spring and tour Europe. In between bartering voice lessons for an apartment paint job and driving home from a Tuesday night rehearsal, Courtney and Benjamin spoke ...

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