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DJ Jubilee Interview: SXSW 2010

DJ Jubilee a.k.a. Jerome Temple is the current face of a musical movement in New Orleans called Bounce. The hip-hop style involves shouting chants for the audience, and once DJ Jubilee, 44, began his rise, creating dances to match those chants. Hit songs like Juvenile's 'Back That Thang Up' and Master P's 'Wobble Wobble' centered on phrases DJ ...

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Magic Wands Interview: SXSW 2010

There's a distinct ambiance to both the Magic Wands and the band's pulsing, mystical songs such as 'Teenage Love' and 'Black Magic.' After a summer courtship in 2007, the two moved in together in Nashville and formed the band. Three years later, Dexy and Chris Valentine are hoping they have enough to translate that unique energy into their upcoming ...

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Magno aka Magnificent Interview: SXSW 2010

Hailing from Greenspoint, Texas near Houston - Magno aka Magnificent - started his career rapping with Paul Wall, Chamillionaire and Mike Jones at acclaimed indie rap house Swishahouse. While those three represent Houston's rap scene in the mainstream, Magno is the face of the Texas underground's rap scene. He just released his most recent mixes, ...

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The Downtown Fiction Interview: SXSW 2010

All it took was a MySpace page and a few shows to turn The Downtown Fiction into one of the hottest pop-punk band's in the country. After TDF's debut EP last March, the trio was listed as one of MySpace's top 25 unsigned bands. Now that the group has signed with Photo Finish Records, the band is releasing its second EP, The Best I Never Had, on ...

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Pegi Young Interview: SXSW 2010

Pegi Young released her soulful, country-twanged debut album in 2007 -- more than 30 years after she started writing music. But for so long, Young never found the time to get into the studio to work on her own material. Between being a background singer for her husband, rock legend Neil Young, and co-founding a special-needs school (The Bridge ...

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Shannon Bourne Interview: SXSW 2010

Shannon Bourne's second solo release, 2009's 'Dark Things,' brought him into the Australian spotlight, earning high praise across the Outback. The 30-year-old now intends to spread his contemporary blues sounds to Austin, Texas during SXSW. Spinner recently spoke with Bourne about his growing solo career, his weakness for antique guitars and the ...

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