SXSW

This is Devo-lution

Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale of pioneering synth pop band Devo admit they failed to save the world from backward decline. Music devolves as music tech evolves, so artists no longer need to make decisions.

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Wired takes a look at electro-pop gadget girl Little Boots.

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British disco diva ‘Little Boots’ mixes her hipster sensibilities with her thirst for music gadgets. Little Boots tells Wired she wants to keep things raw.

Here’s a must-see Pitchfork.TV video of Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore talking with Steve Reich at last year’s SXSW conference.

While Reich is best known for his acoustic works, his early electroacoustic works have been some of his most influential. Read more…