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The Story of Barcamp Scotland 2008

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:09:10 +0000

Barcamp Scotland 2008 - (MP3 31.7 mb, 34 minutes 37 second)
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February saw the second Barcamp Scotland to be held, and I was there to find out all the new sites, tools, services and tech that was on offer in Scotland’s capital. Here are some of the highlights…

Paul Farnell (Litmus App, www.litmusapp.com)
Dave Murray-Rust (Mutli Touch Table)
Bonamy Grimes (SkyScanner, www.skyscanner.net
Hugh Hancock (Strange Company, www.strangecompany.org).
Ed Molyneux (Free Agent Central, www.freeagentcentral.co.uk).

[SXSW] The Matador, The Big Interactive Bag and The Black Hollies

Ewan Spence — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 16:13:05 +0000

The SXSW Show - (MP3 21.7 mb, 31 minutes 34 second)
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More of the big bags, as we look deep into the Interactive bag; the challenges and attitudes about the film The Matador, and music from not influenced by the UK Sixties Mop Tops at all, The Black Hollies

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Today’s Guests
The Matador (at the SXSW Film Guide)
CC Chapman, Christian Payne, Phil Campbell, et al open the Interactive Big Bag with me
The Black Hollies (on MySpace)

Tags: SXSW, SXSW 2008,SXSW Film, SXSW Music, SXSW Interactive, The Matador, The Black Hollies.

[SXSW] Ian Scahfer, Second Skin, and Ash Grunwald

Ewan Spence — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:53:08 +0000

The SXSW Show - (MP3 22.4 mb, 32 minutes 40 second)
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Discussing the Zuckerberg keynote is one of the topics that I take of with Ian Scahfer, while the virtual world’s impact on real people is th focus of the Second Skin documentary. Finally, some live music from Australian upcoming musician Ash Grunwald.

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Today’s Guests
Ian Schafer (www.ianschafer.com)
Second Skin (at the SXSW Movie Guide)
Ash Grundwald (Ash on MySpace)

Tags: SXSW, SXSW 2008,SXSW Film, SXSW Music, SXSW Interactive, Second Skin, Ian Schafer, Ash Grunwald.

[SXSW] Here’s Johnny, Rick Calvert, Nerdcore Rising and MC Frontalot

Ewan Spence — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:31:26 +0000

The SXSW Show - (MP3 23.5 mb, 34 minutes 17 second)
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Challenging yourself, not fitting in, making a space in the world for you is the very very loose thread in today’s SXSW show.

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Today’s Guests
Here’s Johnny (at SXSW Movie Guide)
Rick Calvert (Blog World Expo)
Nerdcore Rising (at SXSW Movie Guide)

Tags: SXSW, SXSW 2008,SXSW Film, SXSW Music, SXSW Interactive, Nerdcore Rising, Rick Calvert, Here’s Johnny, Judge Dredd.

[SXSW] Shuttle, Gavin Starks, and Trash Fashion

Ewan Spence — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:05:28 +0000

The SXSW Show - (MP3 21.3 mb, 31 minutes 1 second)
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Things are never what they seem - and thats very true for today’s show. Shuttle is an absolutely engrossing movie, but does require you to know very little about it when you see it (and that makes the interview tricky); the AMEE project is uncovering the truth of our environment, or at least getting a mass of data; and the discovery of new music - today its Trash Fashion - is always a joy.

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Today’s Guests
Shuttle (Shuttle on the SXSW Film Directory)
Gavin Starks (www.amee.cc)
Trash Fashion (Trash Fashion on MySpace)

Tags: SXSW, SXSW 2008,SXSW Film, SXSW Music, SXSW Interactive, Shuttle, Trash Fashion, AMEEy,

[SXSW] SXSW Baby, Sex Positive, and Koopa

Ewan Spence — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 20:53:50 +0000

The SXSW Show - (MP3 18 mb, 26 minutes 16 seconds)
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And so into the interv iws - although one part preview/one interesting story with Brad Graham from SXSW Baby sits alongside the challenging film Sex Positive, based around the beginnings of the safe sex movement in New York, and the youthful exuberance of the one of the top independent bands from the UK, Koopa!

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Today’s Guests
Brad Graham (SXSW Baby)
Daryl Wein (Sex Positive at SXSW Film Directory)
Koopa (Koopa on MySpace)

Tags: SXSW, SXSW 2008,SXSW Film, SXSW Music, SXSW Interactive, Sex Positive, KOOPA, SXSW Baby,

[SXSW] Listen to the Music, SXSW Music Preview with Brent Grulke

Ewan Spence — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:09:39 +0000

The SXSW Show - (MP3 15.5 mb, 22 minutes 34 seconds)
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The final preview of the SXSW Podcast is with Brent Grulke. SXSW Music is the core festival, or at least the oldest, and is regarded as one of the top music festivals in the world - ask any band if they would play here and they’d bite your leg off. Brent Grulke has been involved for many many years, and now is the Musical Director of the festival. What keeps him excited and involved, which bands would want to play, and how do you choose the best of the best to play the showcases?

Today’s Guests
Brent Grulke (SXSW Music)

Tags: SXSW, SXSW 2008, SXSW Music, Ewan Spence, preview.

[SXSW] Raising the Curtain - SXSW Film Preview with Matt Dentler

Ewan Spence — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:39:11 +0000

The SXSW Show - (MP3 13.9 mb, 20 minutes 11 seconds)
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Continuing our previews of the trinity that makes up SXSW, today is the turn of SXSW Film Head Honcho, Matt Dentler. Where do the films come from, what does Matt and the team get up to for the rest of the year, how cool is the Alamo, and what would Matt run in a Film Festival for people who have never seen a film? All that and more is in today’s show.

Today’s Guests
Matt Dentler (SXSW Film)

Tags: SXSW, SXSW 2008, SXSW Film, Ewan Spence, preview.

[SXSW] Previewing SXSW Interactive with Hugh Forrest

Ewan Spence — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:12:51 +0000

The SXSW Show - (MP3 13.2 mb, 19 minutes 12 seconds)
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After the hints and tips yesterday, the first of three preview shows has me talking to Hugh Forrest, the man behind SXSW Interactive. From loaning the team a Mac many years ago, he’s overseen the youngest but fastest growing part of the SXSW experience. What has he learned, how does the team choose the panels, and will Brian Eno ever do a keynote?

Today’s Guests
Hugh Forrest (SXSW Interactive)

Tags: SXSW, SXSW 2008, SXSW Interactive, Ewan Spence, preview.

[SXSW] Top Tips To Survive SXSW

Ewan Spence — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:05:12 +0000

The SXSW Show - (MP3 6.75 mb, 9 minutes 47 seconds)
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Ladies (and Gentlemen), start your engines! SXSW is very very close, and that means it’s time to warm up the podcast muscle for Austin as well. Before the full daily show kicks off, I’ll be previewing the three elements (interactive, film and music) with the organisers of the conference - to start with, a qhistle stop tour of things to do, with some Top Tips on surviving SXSW from those that are setting it up….

Today’s Guests
Hugh Forrest (SXSW Interactive)
Matt Dentler (SXSW Film)
Brent Grulke (SXSW Music)

Tags: SXSW, SXSW 2008,SXSW Film, SXSW Music, SXSW Interactive, Ewan Spence, tips, hints,