Boy 8-Bit SXSW Interview
What is your musical background and what brought you into dance music?
Started when I was a teenager, with metal, Metallica, Guns n Roses, then I got a copy of the Slayer album on tape, on the other side there was a copy of the first Prodigy album. I ended up finding myself listening to Prodigy mo...
Cinnamon Chasers - Luv Deluxe (SXSW Winner: Best Music Video)
AMAZING video. After all, who doesn't love a little teenage romance and rebellion, a drive down I-10 from AZ to LA, and a jaunt up to San Francisco for a little hipster recklessness? There's a little bit of Seattle in here also. But I won't spoil it for you, PLEASE watch it for yourself. It real...
Fenech-Soler at SXSW
An emerging unsigned band called Fenech-Soler is exploding in Austin at SXSW playing shows nearly every night drawing impressive crowds.
After years of DIY work in their quiet homes in the UK, two brothers (Ross and Ben Duffy) and two friends (Dan Soler and Andy Lindsay) and created Fenech-Soler, ...
SXSW Music - Day One
The first day of SXSW Music happened to be March 17, which is also St. Patrick's Day. That's a pretty lethal combination.
The day started out with a clusterfuck of a journey downtown. After calling for a cab, I randomly ran into Greg Kozo (of Parisian electro duo "Make The Girl Dance") ...
Grooveeffect is at SXSW - where you at?
SXSW Music kicks off tomorrow (March 17, 2010) in Austin, TX and if any GE readers are around definitely hit us up. Any of the contact links on this site will reach us so don't be shy. What bands are you looking forward to seeing?
So far we're tentatively lined up for a TON of parties, but if you...
New Moneypenny Mixtape
Sexy female electro duo Moneypenny of Chicago released this new mixtape just in time for their upcoming SXSW performances.
Blending electro beats with trendy hip hop and pop jams (Kanye, Kid Sister, MIA) and funny older one hit wonders (Baby Bash) and more surprising tracks remixed into this half ...
Fenech Soler - Lies (video)
These British boys from Kings Cliffe are generating quite a bit of buzz in England with their super catchy electro-pop sound. Catch them stateside touring with the legendary Groove Armada this year, with several appearances at SXSW in Austin as well as San Francisco (March 19 @ The Fillmore) and LA...
