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The first trailer for Richard Linklater's long-awaited film, entitled "Everybody Wants Some," has finally hit the internet. The award-winning director is calling it the "spiritual sequel" to his 1993 stoner cult classic, "Dazed and Confused." -
SXSW Hit-and-Run Drunk Driver Who Killed 4 Sentenced to Life
Rashad Charjuan Owens, the hit-and-run driver who killed four people when he plowed through a crowd of people at 2014's South by Southwest festival in Austin, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. A Travis County jury convicted the 23 year old of capital murder after relatively brief deliberations. -
SXSW Announces 154 Performers and 130+ Conference Panels
The Austin, TX-based South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival has announced its first round of 154 performers, which include a myriad of assorted artists from different genres and places around the world. -
Alice Cooper to Present Award at FestForward Conference in November
Behind every major musical festival is a strong team of producers and promoters and on November 22-24, 2015, the masterminds behind the burgeoning music festival industry will come together in Santa Barbara, California for FestForward, an interactive business-to-business conference and networking event. -
Austin City Limits Curfew for Euphoria, Levitate, Other Area Festivals
The legal battle between a popular Austin-area music festival hotspot and neighboring community is over, with a noise curfew in place. Carson Creek Ranch—the host of events including Levitation (previously known as the Austin Psych Fest), EDM festival Euphoria, as well as the Texas Bandits and Outlaws Country Music Festival—drew the ire of a nearby farm and will now be forced to shut down earlier in the evening. -
Texas Trooper Photographed with Snoop Dogg Files Civil Lawsuit for Unfair Punishment
In April, news broke that a Texas trooper who had been photographed with Snoop Dogg at SXSW was disciplined and ordered to seek counseling. Now, word on Web is the trooper has filed a civil lawsuit for unfair punishment. -
HBO Acquires "I'll Take You There" Singer Mavis Staples' Documentary Following SXSW Premiere
A documentary on gospel singer and civil rights activist, Mavis Staples, has recently been acquired by HBO. The Jessica Edwards' documentary, "Mavis!" on the "I'll Take You There" singer, was well received at its premiere at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in March. -
A$AP Rocky Talks Recording New Album 'A.L.L.A.,' A$AP Yams
Following his SXSW performance Thursday, March, 19, 'Vibe' caught up with A$AP Rocky and discussed recording his new album 'A.L.L.A.' Rocky also talked about his late friend A$AP Yams. -
[WATCH] Porter Robinson's mtvU Woodie Awards Acceptance Speech: 'Lionhearted' DJ Beat Sam Smith, J. Cole, Charli XCX
On Friday, March 20, at SXSW, 'Lionhearted' DJ Porter Robinson beat major pop acts like Charli XCX, Sam Smith, FKA twigs, Run the Jewels and J. Cole to win the mtvU Woodie Award for Woodie of the Year, meaning Artist of the Year. MTV has posted his acceptance speech online with Robinson holding his comically large statue, which he received from a naked Fat Jew and The Bleachers frontman Jack Antonoff. -
Wiz Khalifa Previews PartyNextDoor Collab "Rain" at SXSW [LISTEN]
The 2015 SXSW Festival is coming to a close but, as expected, the annual festivities were jam-packed with crazy performances and a first listen at some new music. During his set, Wiz Khalifa previewed a new collab with PartyNextDoor reportedly titled "Rain." -
Snoop Dogg Reveals His Forthcoming HBO Series at SXSW Following Appearance on 'Empire' Season Finale
Snoop Dogg appeared on this week's season finale of FOX's new hit series Empire and he just revealed some exciting news of his own. While giving his keynote address at SXSW, the legendary West Coast rapper revealed that he's been working on his own forthcoming HBO series. -
Miley Cyrus SXSW: 'Bangerz' Singer Joins Rae Sremmurd, Mike WiLL Made It For '23,' 'Throw Sum Mo,' & 'We Can't Stop' Performances
Miley Cyrus surprised fans at SXSW when she made an unannounced appearance at the Fader Fort in Austin. She came out at the end of Mike WiLL Made-It's set and launched into her rap verse on their collaborative single "23" before singing her own hit "We Can't Stop." WiLL's EarDrummer label protégés Rae Sremmurd joined Future their SremmLife track "Throw Sum Mo," with Cyrus rapping along to Nicki Minaj's verse. Riff Raff and Two-9 also made appearances, Rolling Stone reports. -
Run the Jewels Involved in Altercation with Crazed Person at SXSW
New York hip-hop duo Run the Jewels are one of the busiest acts at this year's SXSW. Who would have known that meant they'd also be busy fighting off crazed people storming their stages? -
McDonald's Agrees to Pay SXSW Showcase Performers
McDonald's has wilted under public pressure after it was revealed by North Carolina band Ex Cops that the fast food giant, valued at $90.3 billion in 2013, had asked the band to play for free at its SXSW showcase in exchange for potential varying degrees of promotion. Due to the public relations nightmare for an event that is supposed to be a marketing tool to youngsters, who unfortunately for the company are more socially aware, McDonald's decided to pay all the musicians who will be performing at its SXSW showcase. The American fast-food firm released the following statement to Billboard on the matter. -
SXSW and Roku Partner to Stream Festival Through New Network SXSW On
SXSW has partnered with hardware streaming aggregator, Roku to create the new network SXSW On. The network will stream this years' conference schedule for free via Roku players in the United States, Canada, UK and Ireland, plus Roku TV in the U.S.
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