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5 video revelations from SXSW

by AUX staff

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South by Southwest is in full swing, and whether you’re there enjoying it with us or not, we’ve got you covered. In the March issue of our monthly magazine—grab it free here!—we’ve got a live running photo stream, and a hearty share of must see shows including Canadian and international acts.

We’ll have more in depth coverage coming soon, but until then, here are five revelations we’ve learned so far.

 

Grand Analog stalk us on Google Chat

We’ve long admired the music of Odario Williams, but when we caught up to him after the Canadian Music Blast, we discovered that he’s our secret admirer, too.

 

OFF! call themselves a punk rock Menudo

The Keith Morris-led OFF! are undeniably a punk rock supergroup, but it turns out they’re a bit of boy band too. (And maybe the oldest boy band on the planet.) We learned what the Svengali behind OFF! has planned for the band.

 

Ty Dolla $ign hates fucking to his own music

We named Ty Dolla $ign one of acts to watch at SXSW—mostly, because we love his tunes. As it turns out, he doesn’t love listening to his own songs—well, at least while he’s getting down.

 

Dizzy Wright is a Malaysia Airlines truther

Dizzy Wright is, by his own accounts, is a passionate person. Things he’s passionate about? The truth behind the Malaysia Airlines disappearance (and the maybe-coverup that ensued).

 

The Darcys think Arcade Fire’s stock is falling

Future Juno losers The Darcys are having a moment right now. The Arcade Fire, when they wrote The Suburbs, were, too. Too bad that they released that album in 2010.

Check out the rest of our SXSW content here.