This week saw the first hints of what’s to come from the annual British Music Embassy showcase at SXSW, now in it’s 13th year. Having attended every one of them going back to 2007, the BME has always been curated at Latitude 30, complete with a branded transformation that extends to the venue’s external brick […]
It was August in Scotland and my music-geek-buddy-in-crime, Shell Zenner (BBC Introducing Wales, BBC Introducing Manchester, Amazing Radio, XSManchester…woman KNOWS her music!) was driving us through the narrow roads, green hills and the pouring rain on our way from Glasgow to Sterling when she started playing me The Murder Capital. I had heard “Green & […]
The British Music Embassy is celebrating its 12th year at SXSW, taking place once again at Latitude 30 (512 San Jacinto Blvd), which is transformed from the outside in to be thee meeting spot for all things UK music and industry networking. An array of underground and indie acts that reflect the many genres performing […]
Over the decades SXSW has evolved into the most international music festival in the U.S. (Check out our archive piece from 2009.) This year’s line-up is embracing the worldly genres flair even more than before. After several artist announcements since October of 2018, there’s been a noticeable rise of performing acts from Nigeria, Mexico, Columbia, […]
Two years ago my friend Liz and I were running down 8th street in downtown Austin in order to make the set time for Marlon Williams & the Yarra Benders, who was playing at the Presbyterian Church. That week I had been the one mainly leading the way on our band selections, but this was […]
When companies are going through shifts in their business and financial strains, one of the first areas where budgets are cut is typically in marketing and branding. This is often times a mistake. Sure, let’s put even less emphasis on why people or companies should buy your product, service. Although Pandora had a rough 2017, […]
Through the ages and up to our contemporary times, music has united and transformed societies and individuals alike. For Nakury, a Costa Rican rapper, MC, activist, cultural curator, and documentary filmmaker, it has become her mission to fuel change. This spans from the local communities in her native country, to supporting, educating, and mentoring young […]
Alexandra Savior providing the exact sultry mood for a #TwinPeaks shindig. @showtime #sxswfilm A post shared by Kim Owens (@kaffeinebuzz) on Mar 16, 2017 at 1:18pm PDT For those of us who have been going to SXSW for a number of years, we can remember a time when Rainey Street, located on the […]
By 2030, streaming will drive approximately $34 Billion dollars worth of total revenue in the music business, according to Goldman Sachs. That is a whole lot of streams, a whole lot of royalty payouts and a tremendous amount of data. The nature of the listening behavior that comes along with streaming suggests that a songs […]
By Kim Owens, Liz Graves The old-guy studio arguments that movies starring women don’t do well at the box office or movies led by women behind the camera don’t make money were finally placed firmly into the “bullshit” category in 2017. The numbers don’t lie: the top three highest grossing U.S. domestic films all featured […]
