March 17, 2012 9:21 am by: Terrence Henry

Photo courtesy of the film 'Shut Up and Play the Hits'
By Yana Skorobogatov
“Shut Up and Play the Hits,” one of the documentaries featured at this week’s SXSW Film Festival, chronicles the final days of the beloved indie da…...
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Officials speculate that 200,000 to 250,000 people travel to Austin for the South by Southwest conferences each year. Some are registered participants, some are performers, and still more just come to Austin to party. That influx of people can make getting around -- and parking -- a nightmare.... » read more
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The Japanese earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear power plant emergency have derailed plans for many South by Southwest attendees who work for non-profit fundraising organizations. Even those outside that community have been riveted by the scale of the calamity.
"I was expecting to go to some...
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SXSW has opened the gates to a wave of creative minds that will flood this city for the next ten days. People were trickling into the Austin Convention Center Thursday and the crowds are slowly building....
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More than 3,000 people were killed last year in the Mexican border town of Ciduad Juarez. But 98 percent of the families can't afford the $300 required for a funeral, according to Judith Torrea, who describes herself as the only foreign journalist living in Juarez.
Torrea spoke today during a...
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The South by Southwest Film festival gets underway Friday. In the coming days, theaters all over Austin will host dozens of screenings, many of them world premieres. Joining us to talk about this year’s festival is Janet Pierson, who produces the event....
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