South By Southwest Festival - March 2009

SXSW – a Twitter Narrative

packing for texas - passport, flight details, clothes- what else? Mar 17th from web

tried to check in on-line, 4 2nd time today - won't work!! grrr. About 2 book taxi 4 6.15am - ouch. Getting very very excited tho' Mar 17th from web

getting my head straight about what I'm actually meant 2 b doing in Texas. 1.developing AHRC project.2.investigating internship opps.. Mar 17th from web

@carolinebonser pack, pack, pack - don't forget ur passport! Mar 17th from web in reply to carolinebonser

off 2 bed in a mo - will try n update tomorrow - but a crazy journey 2 do! Arrive in Austin @ 2am GMT...Mar 17th from web

waiting 4 taxi, then train 2 manchester airport, then 2 planes (changing atlanta), then bus 2 hotel -if I got a boat it's full house! Mar 17th from web

At manchester airport, bags in, 90 mins til boarding. Airports r strange liminal versions of the world...Mar 18th from txt

Still in the airport. Getting bored now - plane delayed. Feeling like i'm missing out on something. Mar 18th from txt

Boarding now 4 atlanta. Wondering whether my fear of flying is rational... Mar 18th from txt

arrived in hotel in austin. very tired but registration open til midnight - wanna go 2 town 2 check stuff out. Mar 18th from mobile web
Hitching a lift into austin with 'that petrol emotion' - remember them? Mar 18th from txt

At mohawk 2 watch 'the chap', very tired but want 2 c a uk band. Might go random after. Picked up conference bag - quite heavy- freebies ...Mar 18th from txt
Great band - thinking about performing indie-ness....Mar 18th from txt

Apparently, art, art, art don't make no rave, dave. Proper songs about girls and clubbing...bit klaxons, bit pixies...Mar 18th from txt

decided 2 finish night at british embassy - boring band tho...Mar 18th from mobile web

Beautiful sunny day in Austin. Looking forwards to Quincy Jones' keynote at 2pm...Mar 19th from web

Quincy jones is 76! 'when u get over the hill, that's when u start pickin' up speed’. I didn't realise how many famous songs he'd written. Mar 19th from txt

Quincy jones' recurrent theme is people who r able 2 'see round the corner'....interesting - means confidence, future focus, risk taking. Mar 19th from txt

Quote, 'not one drop of my worth depends on ur acceptance of me.' - feeling quite emotional - a great speaker. Mar 19th from txt

At festivals panel. U need 3 years to recoup financially. mix of profitable n cic orgs. Food etc, line-up, politics, audience, aesthetic. Mar 19th from txt


Found some boys in mouse make up. Who were mousing up other people 2. They said 2 look out 4 aliens n 2 go 2 21st st tmrw. Bingo. Mar 19th from txt

At auditorium shores stage - feels like a 'real' festival here. Grass, camping chairs - no wellies tho. 25C in march....Mar 19th from txt

Watching a 70s funk band sing about foot fetishes..herman dune next... Mar 19th from txt

Herman dune much reduced line-up - ok but not overexcited...Mar 19th from txt

Take it all back. Herman dune great - got uke out. Buffalo billiards is a fabulous venue...this festival is full of so much opportunity. Mar 19th from txt

At casiokids-great norwegian band. Got some pics of audience performance en route. Little boots, peter bjorn n john later- if we can manage. Mar 19th from txt

Watching little boots-not much different from goldfrapp-lots of people here tho'. Got a couple of good pics on way-crazy 7ft soldiergirls! Mar 19th from txt

Victoria heskith is sooo annoying. Went 2 c that petrol emotion - good fun, nice boys. Overtired again now..Mar 19th from txt

Another hot and sunny day. We've gone totally nocturnal. Up til 3.30am here, 8.30am gmt, sleeping til midday. Gonna b hard 2 readjust... Mar 20th from txt

Waiting 4 the shuttle bus 2 downtown with a load of middleaged men in cowboy hats with battered guitar cases. We're off 2 the IHOP 4 brunch. Mar 20th from txt

Just sorted out some great internships at international music industry week show at earls court in june-events stuff and music stuff. Mar 20th from txt


Found street statue, and a marching band dressed as rabbits/elephants etc. Caroline doing some street shots of 6th from restaurant balcony. Mar 20th from txt

Back at aussie bbq, had a pedicab ride, birds of tokyo on-bit 2 metal 4 me. Shd meet some aussies-good 4 winter fests-no energy today tho.Mar 20th from txt

scottish showcase at la zona rosa-arts council funded-we were promisd jetpacks on, danananackroyd next, then camera obscura, stop 4 a bit. Mar 20th from txt

Danananackroyd r bit like pulld apart by horses w audience participation and bouncing around. They just asked if anyone was 'life blogging'!Mar 20th from txt

Repeat after me, 'must stay awake til devo- only 3 more hours' Mar 20th from txt

Camera obscura r like a boring version of belle and sebastian. zzzzzz Mar 20th from txt

At austin music hall, 4k venue. Datarock on, fantastic but very loud. Loads of people in devo flowerpot hats-got a couple of pics...Mar 20th from txt

Datarock taking shirts off-it's a moobfest! Caroline appears 2 b sleeping thru this one, must b 150db-hilarious...Mar 20th from txt

So, that was Tricky-a study in taking urself 2 seriously-bit dull. Devo in 20mins, need 2 last til 'whip it' n then might need 2 crash.Mar 20th from txt

'whip it good, whip it real good' - worth waiting 4. Mar 20th from txt

@spygirlc good 2 meet another educatorMar 21st from txt

On way 2 yorkshire showcase at latitude 30.Mar 21st from txt

Watching talk 2 angels, eaten miniature toad in the hole. interviewd 4 british music embassy documentary. flyering 4 beyond text later .Mar 21st from txt

@kateholderness devo were amazing, loads of vj-ing - u cd buy the hats 4 30doll -tempted...Mar 21st from mobile web

paul marshall, up next, ex leedsmet staff- nice boy...Mar 21st from mobile web

Seen paul marshall and rollo tomassi. Chatted with darren, organiser, about performance opps, vol opps- meet back in leeds 4 proper chats...Mar 21st from txt

Sky larkin n wild beasts now. Met nice woman from uk who can sort perf. visas 4 2010. Gonna nap b4 tonight-need 2b withit 4 afterpraties Mar 21st from txt

Woken up after siesta. No idea what time or day it is. Probably best...Mar 21st from txt

Had huge texmex at iron cactus-watching theoretical girl-v good. 2 many options at 10...Mar 21st from txt

Ended up at pj harvey-big queue, moved fast tho'-huge venue in a car lot. Caroline snapped a couple of batman and robin ont way. Mar 21st from txt

Hilton garden creekside 4 proclaimers. Posh hotel lobby-sit down gig-cute. Forgot 2 say-bought a gorg red pleather coat 4 $7 yesterday...Mar 21st from txt

thinking about contexts 4 performance-our next funding bid-in relation 2 sxsw. love 2 do something here to do with drinking yorkshire tea..Mar 21st from mobile web

Spinto band r fab-kazoos, hell yeah. Going 2 afterprattie with peeps who give out free cigs next. Loads of pics of people with signs today..Mar 21st from txt
on bus 2 hotel-no party in me however deeply i dig. day off tomorrow. gimme thumbs up or @ message if u been following. Mar 21st from mobile web
It'd be great if you could all give me a thumbs up (facebook), or an @ message (twitter) if you've been following.. ;) Mar 22nd from web

Epic journey tomorrow. austin-atlanta-manchester-belfast. If uv followd me@sxsw & haven't done thumbs up on facebook or messagd-please do; Mar 22nd from web