The crowds have stumbled back home, the streets have been cleaned and the lights are out on SXSW 2009. There’s nothing quite like this big party, considered to be the most intimate of music festivals. You never know who you’ll be standing next to while in line for a beer or rocking out with while in the crowd. Even big names show up in Austin, like this year’s visitors Kanye West and Metallica.
Uncensored Interview chatted it up with dozens of bands in our RV, where we talked about everything from the questionable fashion choices from mothers to wrongly imprisoned youth. But this year we noticed a new trend: everyone was all a -Twitter! Amanda Palmer is probably the most prolific Twitter-er of all UI artists, while Margaret Cho, Little Boots, An Horse, Thunderheist, Lisa Hannigan and DM Stith are also busily tweeting.
Check out what Ms. Palmer has to say about maintaining a community of peeps. She does ticket giveaways and Q&A sessions with fans via Twitter and even takes song requests during performances. She denies being addicted to the microblogging trend, but who can blame her? She’s all about staying in touch with everyone (as long as “everyone” doesn’t become “the entire world” and all their issues).
Thunderheist and Amazing Baby also have some very hilarious Twitter-worthy insights, while Margaret Cho drops some political knowledge. And since we know you can’t get enough, be sure to follow us on Twitter here!
Some moms are just living in their own worlds:
You can do whatever you want in the key of D:
Margaret Cho’s take on The West Memphis Three:
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