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.

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.

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.

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,

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,

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.

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,