SXSW 2012

Austin, Texas, the self-proclaimed “Live Sound Capital of the World” host one of the biggest festivals titled South by Southwest (SXSW). SXSW incorporates technology, film and music is a span of three weeks. Though the technology and film sections of the festival bring in thousands from across the world, it’s the music portion that steals the show.  In a land of Indie, up incoming artist, this year, a few big names stole the show. Shady 2.0 showcase included new G-Unit artists Paris and Kidd Kidd, plus Action Bronson, Black Hippy's Schoolboy Q, Don Trip and Big K.R.I.T. and Shady Records signees, Slaughterhouse. Yelewolf, another, on the rise superstar signed to Em’s label had to cancel his appearance due to injury. Oh, and...

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AIDS: Not Only In The Movies

I recently watched a film about a gay con artist living in the era when HIV/AIDS was first discovered. The film’s title “I Love You Phillip Morris” indicated by title to most viewers a film about the founders of a cigarette mogul. The film was not about that at all, impressive marketing strategy. Jim Carey’s character was in and out of prison and quite the promiscuous fellow, especially for his era. Towards the end of the film, we find out that his character had AIDS but his lover did not. At first it spoke to me about the fact that the HIV virus is not so easily transmitted and is essentially a predominantly weak virus. Other viewers would question why Carey’s characters’ lover never caught the virus considering all of the intercourse they were presumed to have had (including some very...

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