Today we leave for another South By Southwest music conference/festival in Austin, TX. For those who don’t know, SXSW is the largest new music seminar left in the country and an overall great time. This year we’re going to be extremely busy as we film new episodes for The Green Room — our original video podcast series — with some really great and interesting artists. Some of the artists are new and emerging, like Gabriella Cilmi, an amazing new singer/songwriter out of the...

Every March the music world invades the hotel rooms, music clubs and convenience stores of Austin, Texas for the South By Southwest Music Festival. Originally begun in 1987 as a showcase for unsigned bands, SXSW has evolved into a sprawling media behemoth, a panorama of all musical styles, a minefield of interactivity, and an orgy of conferences and product demonstrations. This year nearly 2,000 musical artists are slated to perform in nearly every nightclub and concert hall in downtown Austin, and...

Check out Zune Marketplace this week: we've got a freebie, and a bunch of cool releases. The freebie comes from The Boggs , a track called "Remember the Orphans." I remember seeing them at SXSW We also have an exclusive Calle 13 track: a Tango Del Pecado remix (sorry, can't tell you what that means; this is a family site ;) And we got the Paul McCartney catalog; although we're not the only ones to get it.

I'm back in the Pacific Northwest today, I thought I'd do a quick recap, and tie up a few odds and ends. First, here's what the Zune room looked like at the Fader Fort. Also, remember the QOTSA debut a few days ago , at the breakfast? IGN has a preview of the album - check it out. Tokyo Police Club at the Diesel Party (an awesome show): And finally, some interesting statistics from SXSW: Total number of miles I jogged/ran: approximately 12 Number of sleazy ironic, hipster mustaches I saw: approximately...