It is with some sadness that I learnt, via [Jeffrey Zeldman’s tweet](http://twitter.com/zeldman/status/7382693818), that [Brad Graham](http://www.bradlands.com/) has passed away. While I didn’t know Brad well, his death prompted me to dig up old photos I had of him, and look back at what he did in the context of SXSW, which I am most familiar with. …
Oh dear oh dear. .. I noticed that Gmail was applying the ‘Junk’ filter to a lot of valid emails. Many of them seemed to be just newsletters, but I was also disturbed that it had also filtered emails from my own family, my Media Socialist mailing list buddies and other good friends whose email …
To my Chinese readers: Look at this photo and tell me what this is. This was the decoration on each SXSW Web Awards table. I didn’t notice it at first because there were many things going on, but then my eyes rested on the candles and then the paper they were on… Isn’t this the …
That’s right. I was just asked to fill up a SXSW feedback form and was amused with some of the questions and answer options. (Note that this survey was more on the *operational* aspects of SXSW rather than the actual content of each panel…) Firstly, we were asked to rate items on a scale of …
SXSW music panel. Katrina Carden McMullan, Bill Hochberg (moderator), Jessica Darraby. [Official description:](http://2008.sxsw.com/music/conference/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=MP060324) This panel will explore legal and business issues arising from nontraditional uses of music-related intellectual property (music and graphic art copyrights, trademarks, band names and rights of publicity), such as for restaurants, advertising campaigns, gift book publishing, technology sub-branding, and licensing of …
SXSW Music panel. Panelists: Justin Sinkovich, Richard Gottehrer, Chris Fagot, Ted Cohen *[Official description](http://2008.sxsw.com/music/conference/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=MP060369): Digital retail is a growth market, and recent developments are encouraging for artists and labels alike. While rights management systems have not disappeared entirely, customers are embracing retailers’ DRM-free offerings. Distribution and aggregation are more streamlined. A base of paying customers …
SXSW Music panel. Panelists: [Gerard Cosloy](http://www.matadorrecords.com/), [Amrit Singh](http://stereogum.com/), [Sean Adams](http://drownedinsound.com/), [Maura Johnston](http://idolator.com/), [Carrie Brownstein](http://www.npr.org/music/), [Jason Gross](http://yeweiblog.blogspot.com/) *[Official description](http://2008.sxsw.com/music/conference/panels_schedule/?action=show&id=MP060342): Music blogs have emerged as tastemakers by incorporating unfiltered opinion, audio/video playback, and immediate publishing. As their initial impact expands into the realm of record labels and event promoters/sponsors, can they retain the personality and quirks that …
This is the weirdest SXSW panel I’ve ever been to. The setting is a funeral parlour or church, with a fake pastor (complete with black suit) gives a final sermon to a fictitious porn star whose 13″ penis has been copyrighted by Disney, thus he could not show it in public for the last 20 …
*Official description: This session, hosted by BMI, will take a look at the musician’s relationship with cinema, from composing original scores (Southland Tales) to contributing and licensing his music for film and TV projects (The Bourne Ultimatum, Heat). In addition, it will include a look at ‘moby gratis,’ the musician’s new endeavor to offer some …
*Official description: Oscar-winning actor/director, and country music musician Billy Bob Thornton has spent the last decade crafting one of the most unique and exciting careers in entertainment today. For SXSW attendees, he will sit and discuss the bridge between his worlds of film and music, as well as his eclectic career.* Billy Bob ([IMDB](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000671/)) is …