Sarah Chazan Follow along daily as Spinner Editor Sarah takes on SXSW for the very first time. Day Four: It's my last morning in Austin. It's still dark outside. I'm eating a taco and a Diet Mountain Dew for breakfast. And if I don't write this last diary entry, I maybe never will. So here it goes. ...

Sarah Chazan Follow along daily as Spinner Editor Sarah takes on SXSW for the very first time. Day Three: "Friday is when the weekend people come," a person snidely said to me at a show Thursday night. While I wasn't exactly sure what that meant, it didn't sound great, so expectations for my third day at SXSW were pretty low. Boy, did I ...

Sarah Chazan Follow along daily as Spinner Editor Sarah takes on SXSW for the very first time. Day Two: Overheard in Austin: Hipster One, "Dude, we've been here for six days already." Hipster Two, "Nah, dude, we've been here for seven." Hipster One, "Man ... today's gonna be a bad day, yo." This festival does seem to have a way of ...

Sarah Chazan Follow along daily as Spinner Editor Sarah takes on SXSW for the very first time. Day 1: There were tiny hats as far as the eye could see: Fedoras, beanies, pageboys, all firmly planted atop the heads of men wearing various versions of the same skinny jean. Yep, this was the right gate for my SXSW flight to Austin. ...

Gino DePinto, AOL Tori Amos and I are having a staring contest. OK, maybe not. But as the flame-haired icon sits across from me on a rainy Tuesday in New York City, her piercing and unwavering gaze won't allow me look away, blink, disengage. Not that I want to. As an admittedly huge Tori fan, I jumped at the chance to speak with her about her ...

Jeff Kravitz, FilmMagic It's been almost a week since Madonna's halftime show at the Super Bowl -- and for the most part, the reviews have been positive. However, the one dark cloud hovering over Madge's sporty triumph came courtesy of her duet partner, M.I.A. and her middle finger. Surprise,surprise: Madonna is none too pleased about it! ...

Dave Hogan/Getty Images Now that the guilty verdict of Dr. Conrad Murray has been delivered, the estate of Michael Jackson is looking to move on in a more positive direction. Currently, MJ's family and lawyers are shifting their attentions to making sure his legacy stays strong, specifically on the silver screen. Variety reports today that ...