SXSW 2007 mp3 torrent file

Spare yourself the agony of downloading all 700-something mp3s individually. Get a BitTorrent client (like Azureus) and let it do the work for you.

The link to the .torrent file is on this page: http://2007.sxsw.com/toolbox/

SXSW Schedule and MP3s released

As listed on the SXSW site:

Band Schedule Now Available!

The South by Southwest Music Festival is happy to present the 2007 Music Festival Schedule. Also, don't forget to check out the mp3s.

Also - happy Chinese New Year, y'all...

Mid February Music

Songs

Publish My Love by Rogue Wave. Vertical Horizon meets Pete Yorn.

Rough Gem by Islands. Actually the whole album is pretty good, but I have mostly just been listening to this one song over and over.

Cream and Bastards Rise by Harvey Danger.

Well Thought Out Twinkles and Little Lover's So Polite by Silversun Pickups. The members of Smashing Pumpkins' little brothers all get together and form a band. The rest of the album is good but I'm stuck on these two songs.

Poetry Class / Hit Me by Moi. Cynical pop. Something about love and being in prison. Who the hell knows.

SOS by Earl Greyhound. Go ahead, rock your ass off. Seriously these guys (and gal) are the heirs to the Edgar Winter Group and Grand Funk Railroad.

They Can't Buy the Sunshine by Turin Brakes. Ordinarily, this would be a little on the verge of an alt-country Fleetwood Mac sound for me, but I really like the chorus. Indigo Girls should do a cover, that would be tight.

Albums

Friend Opportunity by Deerhoof. Bjork meets the Cardigans and My Bloody Valentine. Standout tracks: Believe E.S.P., Choco Fight, Cast Off Crown, Matchbook Seeks Maniac.

Momento by Bebel Gilberto. Smooth Brasilian pop. Standout tracks: Os Novos Yorkinos, Um Segundo.

Bring it Back by Mates of State. I'm not sure if this is one of the bands that shares members with Broken Social Scene, but they sound like they ought to be. Standout tracks: Think Long, Punchlines.

Roots & Crowns by Califone. Drum loops, weird creaking sound effects, guitars that sound like they're made out of old boats and bees' nests. All the songs are good. Either you like Califone or you don't, but if you liked them before you'll still like them after you hear this one.

Writers Block by Peter Bjorn and John. Swedish pop. Sweet, innocent, and slightly off key. Perfect. Standout tracks: Let's Call It Off, Poor Cow, Young Folks.

Catching up to the present

Buy these now.

Albums that have been released in the not-too-distant past that are so awesome you should take my advice and get them immediately.

In Exile Deo by Juliana Hatfield. It is a crime against humanity that Britney Spears is famous and Juliana Hatfield is on an indie label. Only Everything and Bed are fantastic as well. Really so is everything she's ever touched (except Evan Dando).

Be He Me by Annuals. Jellyfish performs the lost Jane's Addiction album.

El Ten Eleven. It's two guys, and they play all this stuff live, just like the record. Another band from the Bar / None label, which has the most consistent roster of the indie bunch these days.

Can'tneverdidnothin by Nikka Costa. Don't be fooled by the fact that she looks like Chlamydia Spice (or whichever one the redhead was). This gal can SING.

Effloresce by Oceansize. Yeah we're reaching a few years back with this one but it is still five-star Bitchen.

West Indian Girl. Another band that sounds like they were influenced by Jane's Addiction. Except more the flowers and free love side of Jane's Addiction than the heroin and raging against the machine side.

Trying to Never Catch Up by What Made Milwaukee Famous. Local Austin boys finally got picked up by a major label. BUT THEY SHOULD HAVE LEFT THE DAMN ORIGINAL SEQUENCE ALONE.