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Classixx Interview: SXSW 2010

L.A. DJ duo Tyler Blake and Michael David -- better known professionally as Classixx -- got their start just a few years out of high school, scoring plum remixing duties on officially sanctioned releases from Yacht, Fischerspooner and Phoenix, among others. Spinner spoke with Tyler Blake in between European tour dates about SXSW, what it means to ...

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Longital Interview: SXSW 2010

On paper, Slovakian electronic rock duo Longital invite comparisons to Nordic brethren Sigur Ros, playing bowed guitars and singing in a language understood by few outside of their homeland. The similarities end there, however. Schooled as a jazz musician and steeped in the traditional music of Iran and India, Daniel Salontay joined together with ...

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Carsick Cars Interview: SXSW 2010

After pushing through a childhood filled with Chinese pop music and state-sponsored patriotic pabulum, Carsick Cars frontman Shou Wang started an indie rock movement in Beijing. Along with drummer Li Qing and bassist Li Weisi, the band has opened shows throughout Europe for Sonic Youth and learned to love Michael Jackson, although not necessarily ...

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