SXSW 2010
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Alex Chilton 1950-2010: A Rock & Roll Life in Reverse
Alex Chilton had his first pop hit at 16. Then he became one of rock's greatest cult heroes with Big Star. But he spent his last two decades running away
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SXSW 2010's Best Video: Court Yard Hounds, Free Energy, More
Nearly 2,000 bands invaded Austin for rock's annual Mardi Gras SXSW earlier this month, and Rolling Stone was on the scene, bringing you reports from the biggest shows (Stone Temple Pilots, Hole, Muse) and 100 tweets about up-and-comers to watch. RS also hosted our first-ever showcases at the festival — be sure to grab our […]
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Rolling Stone's Texas Takeover: "Historic" Portraits From SXSW
Rolling Stone stayed busy at SXSW this year, tweeting 100 band reviews @RollingStone (catch up on all the reports — and check out video — here), and seeing the biggest shows by Muse, Hole, Stone Temple Pilots and more. We also helped some of the fest's hottest rockers into exhibits at the Bob Bullock Texas […]
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Big Star's SXSW Show Turns Into Powerful Tribute to Alex Chilton
Just as everyone at the SXSW Music Festival was finding their groove Wednesday, news of the death of Alex Chilton hit. "Austin's in shock about Alex," read one of the countless social media memes. On Saturday, heartsick Big Star fans got to hear Chilton songs performed by a cast of guest musicians sitting in on […]
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SXSW 2010 Day Four Twitter Marathon: 23 Reports, From Scissor Sisters to Free Energy
On the last major day of SXSW, the biggest story was the weather — a cold front moved in and badgeholders moved out. With only a few big shows to hold people's attention (a Big Star tribute, Scissor Sisters, unofficial appearances by Andrew WK and Gwar), the streets that once held an impenetrable mass of […]
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Muse Pack Arena-Size Anthems Into Surprise SXSW Show
Muse are a band that like things on a massive scale, igniting big sounds on the biggest stages, with the kind of big visual effects known only to the likes of Pink Floyd and Daft Punk. That's the Muse comfort zone, but the British trio's special appearance Friday on a much smaller stage at a […]
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Hole Cover the Rolling Stones, And Courtney Love Isn't Satisfied at SXSW
"Make a hole!" yelled one of the bouncers at Dirty Dog, where Courtney Love was about to continue her return to music with a reconstituted version of her band Hole on the third night of the SXSW Music Festival. It was creeping up on 1:15 am. The crowd was packed so tightly together stage left […]
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SXSW 2010 Day Three Twitter Marathon: 24 Reports, From Liars to Local Natives
The big story on SXSW's third day was the surprise Muse performance at Stubb's, which was announced during the broadcast of the Fox show Human Target earlier in the week (yes, really) — though Rolling Stone's own showcase featuring Band of Skulls, Jimmie Dale and Colin Gilmore, Court Yard Hounds, John Doe, Rye Rye and […]
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Broken Social Scene, Band of Horses, Drive-By Truckers Bring Big Guitar Rock to SXSW
Night two of the SXSW Music Festival featured a trio of big guitar bands with new lineups, playing new — in some cases not even completed — albums. The pressure was on to strike a balance between satiating fans with classics and testing new material without trying their patience. More SXSW day two guitar rock: […]
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Stone Temple Pilots Debut Songs, Rock With Robby Krieger at SXSW
Stone Temple Pilots are not a band many could have expected to survive two full decades. Even acts without the internal wounds of serious addiction and ongoing conflict rarely make it this long, but when STP emerged onstage at the Austin Music Hall for a special performance at South By Southwest on Thursday, they delivered […]
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