Pitchfork: Today
Hundreds of millions of bands playing hundreds of millions of venues* in Austin, Texas over four nights-- you didn't think we were going to send you into that mess without a little guidance, now did you?So here we are again with a primer/handbook/tipsheet/what you will for the 2008 South by Southwest Music Conference and Fe (Read More)
NME.COM - News
After an afternoon of parties and gigs, the first night of music the SXSW festival 2008 in Austin, Texas is set to kick off with the likes of REM, Van Morrison and The Kills among the highlights of the evening. (Read More)
New York Times
The bill, which also places greater restrictions on the government’s wiretapping powers, would almost certainly be vetoed if the Senate were to approve it. (Read More)
basketblog
The IU men’s basketball team fell to No. 20 in the newest edition of the ESPN/USA Today coaches poll after falling on the road to Penn State on Sunday. IU came in at No. 22 in the AP poll. These is the lowest ranking of the season for the Hoosiers, who play Friday evening in [...]. (Read More)
Huffington Post
"Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Friday he fears that al Qaeda or another extremist group might attempt spectacular attacks in Iraq to try to tilt the U.S. election against him," Reuters reports.McCain, at a town hall meeting in this Philadelphia suburb, was asked if he had concerns that anti-American (Read More)
ProFootballTalk.com
Tennessee Titans assistant coach Chuck Cecil could face league punishment after pleading guilty to reckless driving Monday.Paul Kuharsky of the Tennessean reports that league spokesman Greg Aiello said NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell could discipline Cecil. The NFL says it holds coaches and team staffs to (Read More)
Huffington Post
Craig Gregg, former counsel to Bill Clinton and now Obama supporter, sat down for an interview with National Journal. His comments reflected more strongly a memo he had penned last week, suggesting that Hillary's claims of experience were overblown. An excerpt from the interview:Q: But was that experience, do you think, th (Read More)