SXSW
Every year, some of the biggest names in tech, media, film, television, and music descend on downtown Austin for SXSW to talk about the future, what it might look like, and how soon we may find ourselves there. _The Verge_ will be back in Austin this year alongside Vox Media with its own slate of programming and events. We’ll also have reporters on the ground covering the interviews, panels, and meetups that make SXSW such a fascinating snapshot of what’s around the corner.
There’s a lot to cover this year, from the problems plaguing the world’s most influential and widely used internet platforms to prognostications about next-generation technologies like artificial intelligence, self-driving cars, and the blockchain. Additionally, SXSW is a premier destination for film screenings and chats with actors, directors, and all manner of online and offline creators. We’ll be doing our best to cover it all, so stay tuned for more coverage from the festival here.
The creators of UNKLE documentary Artist & Repertoire discuss their subject’s singular career (and what to do when DJ Shadow gives you his entire home video collection.)
‘There are people from five different states here, and I know all of them just from being a touring musician.’
‘People don’t care about genres, what you look like, your age. They just want to have a good time.’
At one point, I make the observation that she has a huge imagination. “It’s too big sometimes,” she laughs. “It’s so fucking big. My little poor pockets are like, ‘Dawn, you cannot fly today. You cannot have wings today.’ I’m like, ‘I want them.’”
Hanging out with the most fun guy in hip-hop right now
‘Gold Bond powder. Gold Bond in the shoes, in the pants.’
