Snippets
· Gorilla vs. Bear has a link to the video for SOUND team’s “The Fastest Man Alive” by local director Peter Simonite and Music Glob has mp3s and a YouTube version of the video.
· There’s now a trailer for Jacob Vaughan and Bryan Poyser’s new film, “The Cassidy Kids.”
· Austin attorney Roxanne Wilson will be appearing on The Apprentice 5.
· I find Janet Higdon’s blog “the chippie” to be quite entertaining.
· Oooh…there are secret tunnels under UT.
· A comic/zine/media festival called Staple is coming the Red Oak Ballroom on March 4th.
· An Oregon writer reflects on last year’s SXSW.
· Day Party Watch: Chunklet Magazine has a fun comic [via] promoting their day party. The Statesman gets in on day party action with this list. Austinist/Gothamist are co-hosting a shindig. “Oh My Rockness” is compiling their event picks. Even SXSW has an official day party list. And as usual, Showlist Austin is compiling ’em all.
· The Heart of Texas Quadruple Bypass Music Festival, is happening the same time by SXSW. And at $39, their wristbands are a little cheaper than the $130-$170 SXSW is charging this year.
· The other big event for March is the Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo. Dwight Yoakam, Ashlee Simpson, Bow Wow and George Jones are set to headline.
Thanks for the links!!!
SOUNDTEAM is a gem to be cherished.
I remember checking out some of the tunnels under the old dorms by Jester when I used to deliver for Gumby’s Pizza back in 1990. Prather? Roberts? There’s a whole site dedicated to the UT tunnels.