Entries from Austinist tagged with 'greatbritain'
February 5, 2008
As everyone waits for the laundry list of over 1,500+ bands that SXSW should release late this week or early next (going by last year), here are a few bits of SX news to tide you over.
- This Crowe Has Flown: The Black Crowes have canceled their appearance at Stubb's. This is likely because (a) they have a record deal, (b) they have a loyal fanbase, (c) critics have already judged them for better or worse, and thus, (d) there was no reason for them to play SX in the first place.
- Okkervil River w/ Roky Erickson: In a move that will draw in some tourists along with the locals, the Austin Music Awards will feature Okkervil and Roky - playing together - as a headliner. Let's just say that this will be trippy and special.
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October 12, 2007
You've probably been bludgeoned to miserable death via hype on this one. Who knows, maybe you even sat motionless and glassy-eyed at your computer, click-clicking your way through the purchase and download process, battling all the while against ever-threatening website overload. Gasp! There's no way in god's green Great Britain that you could pay as much as you want for the new record, is there? Well, yes sir, there is. Radiohead, the mystery marvels......
Continue Reading "Radiohead's Nasty Habit of Turning the World Upside Down"April 18, 2006
You may remember that druing SXSW we got a chance to interview Turk Pipkin to discuss his new documentary Nobelity. And you may remember how we said that there would be another screening in April. Well, that day is today. Head over to the Paramount this evening to see the movie about which Harry Knowles said, "Absolutely brilliant. This is one of the most important films of this year or any year." Turk Pipkin......
Continue Reading "National Release of Turk Pipkin's Nobelity Tonight at the Paramount"March 16, 2006
Turk Pipkin is a Texas original who has built a colorful and successful career as a writer and actor. After appearing in dozens of productions and writing several books, Pipkin decided to focus his creative energies on an issue of global importance. Through his interviews with nine Nobel laureates, Pipkin’s documentary Nobelity, which premieres today at SXSW (Paramount, 7pm), focuses on the most pressing problems in our world today and how we can attempt......
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